I had heard that these were a great dupe for Stila's Lip Glazes. I haven't tried those so I can't comment on how the actual product compares, but the packaging is definitely similar. I have these in the colours 'Fairy', 'Vixen' and 'Bubblegum'.
The applicator is a little brush which I am not a massive fan of - I feel it is slightly unhygienic even though I have no evidence to support this. You twist the bottom of the pen up and the product comes up through the brush. I don't like this at all because it is difficult to see how much product you have and it is easy to get too much and make a mess and/or waste product.
These have a very slight pigmentation - more like a hint of colour. They do feel quite sticky and gooey on your lips so I wouldn't recommend them if you dislike sticky glosses.
They give your lips a nice shine and hint of colour, so if you are looking for something subtle and shiny then this might be something you're interested in. I haven't tried these over lipstick but if you wanted a shiny lipstick then these would work well for that.
These don't last that long on my lips (maybe half an hour or so), and do tend to dry my lips out a bit so that is something to be aware of.
Overall I wasn't impressed with these and - despite the cheap price, they aren't something I would repurchase although I will use them as I hate wasting product.
This is another nice lip gloss from e.l.f that comes in a pen style tube with a brush applicator.
I find this one a little bit sticky and it had no aftertaste at all, so if you're not into flavoured lip gloss this is the way to go.
This is also easy to use, just twist the tube and product is dispensed, I find this one a bit easy to over dispense product as you can't see through the brush that well and I often twist it too much.
I have it in the shade fairy gloss, it looks quite pink in the tube but it's almost clear upon application, with a very nice shimmer to it. Would also be good over another lipstick to give it a boost.
The long lasting claim on this product is not correct, I might get 1 hour out of it if I'm lucky, but for the price of $1.99 on iHerb it's very much worth it. There's not a heck of a lot of product in the tube, mine's almost empty and I've had it for just over 4 weeks. I will get this again tho as I love the shine factor.
As with most e.l.f product, I feel it's more suited to the younger, beginner make up junkie.
Tips: Go for the darker shades if you're looking for something with a noticeable colour to it.