If there’s one gripe I hear constantly from beauty junkies, it’s that their lipstick makes their pucker way too dry. I’m not even talking mildly dry …I’m talking cracked and siphoned off all the “juice.”

There have been lipsticks and lipstains, markers of the matte and glossy varieties. Many pass the test, but many leave us feeling short of the Rapture. CoverGirl has given us (and you) a lipstick challenge. Their new LipPerfection set of lipsticks promises to transform your lips within 7 days, using their unique silk moisturizing complex. The formula promises to sustain moisture levels.

Photo credit: Matthew Minucci

The set of 7 lipsticks arrived at my door last week, encased like Cartier jewels in a shiny leather keepsake box with a magnetic closure. The shades range from smoky browns, lilac/mauves to pinks and roses. The challenge is to use one lipstick each day, for seven days, and report back.

I’ve got to say, I love this kind of challenge. It’s fun and scientific, at the same time. It’s a beauty focus group of sorts, and I feel like a girly girl to be part of it, and also a little geeky to see if that experiment really works. The best possible outcome is, of course, that the LipPerfection really transforms your pucker. I’m on the road quite a bit over the next two weeks, and it’s nice to see if the lipsticks really hold their end of the bargain.

Photo credit: Matthew Minucci

The worst possible outcome is that the lipsticks do nothing…but I’m erring on the side of victory here.

Have you tried the CoverGirl LipPerfection lipsticks? Do you feel they measure up in the hydration department?

– Charu Suri