Personally I think lipstick is messy, dry and makes you look old - I don't care how expensive it is. Lipgloss is light, easy, moisturizing and can have different levels of shine and relatively inexpensive - anywhere from $12 (Clinique) to $32 (Chanel) some "glosses" have heavier deposits of color and can be thicker almost like a liquified/creamer lipstick but with the benefits of "gloss" not "lipstick". Go to the Bobbi Brown counter at Nordstrom, they can probably give you a better understanding of the differences and why people prefer one of the other :-)

I like lipgloss with color (Burt's Bees Watermelon is my fave). You can put it on without using a mirror, doesn't leave as big of a splotch on coffee cups or glasses and you can eat with it on without having to worry about it getting all over.

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Lipgloss is so much lighter and not as messy as lipstick can be. I also like the more natural look of lipgloss.

I feel like a clown with lipstick on, totally unnatural looking on me. Plus it just feels gross and you have to limit your kissing or wipe it off of him/her :)

I use both, but mostly gloss. Lipstick feels dressier, more professional. Gloss is easier to put on for sure.

Personally, I find lipgloss rather juvenile. I wore it in high school regularly, but never do anymore. Ever.

Lipstick I'll wear on occasion. Usually matte, and usually red, and probably in the context of dinner/drinks/etc. Rarely to work. Lipstick to me generally feels dressy/sexy.

I'm 25, FWIW.

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I prefer a sheer gloss with little to no color. My favorite is Bigelow & Co Menthalip, its minty fresh.

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So this was always kind of my thought; I coached track and field for a number of years and my girl athletes always had the stuff. I always found lipstick to be the more "adult" of the two. It seems then, most of the womens here don't use it because it takes more time and lip gloss is fast and easy??

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I lurve C.O. Bigelow mentha stuff--I have the body wash, the scrub, and the lip stuff.

Have you ever had the chocolate mentha? Soooooo good. Strawberry milkshake mentha is a close second, but the chocolate is the best.

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I really like Sugar Lip Treatment SPF 15. It comes in several nice colors and it is moisturizing. I find other gloss/lipstick feel yucky on my lips and dry them out.

Uh, no....I think most of the women on here are saying it messy..I don't think it has anything to do with "time".

And seriously, lip gloss being juvenile...give me a break. I've never heard a more asinine comment . Talk to Bobbi Brown about that one....

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For me it's simple. If I have my hair tied back its gloss, if it's down it's lipstick. Gloss it like a hair magnet and I'm constantly pulling my hair off my lip.

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Womens wearing lip gloss always look like they just ate a greasy pork chop to me. Then again, I'm starting to get mail from the AARP...

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it's a matter of personal taste I think. I wear lipgloss more frequently as it's easier to put on without a mirror, and doesn't look ridiculous when it wears off. Lipgloss is better for daily use. I find I like to wear a lipstick if it will compliment my outfit, or when going out on an evening. i feel lipstick is dressier and can complete a look.
Lipstick, however, rubs off during the course of the day/night and requires frequent touch ups.
My boyfriend hates me kissing him when I have lipgloss on though as he says it's sticky...