These days, a sleek, compact cell phone is the standard – but do you remember how ridiculously huge, heavy and impractical the cell phones of 10 years ago were? Technology is advancing, baby, and it’s definitely not leaving lip gloss behind. Get familiar with Prodigy, the revolutionary lip gloss line from Hourglass, the brand behind LA PERLA’s Fall 2010 Collection Preview at Fashion Week, because it’s the first smart phone in a sea of walkie talkies as far as lip color is concerned.

Prodigy puts shame on the conventional tube of gloss with a new kind of packaging that’s designed with the contours of the palm of your hand in mind. Oh, it also fits perfectly inside your back pocket. And your wallet. And your clutch. And your digital camera case. And the back of your rubber Blackberry phone cover (okay, so maybe that spot isn’t so practical, but it’s still nice to know that it’s possible).

Can your lip gloss fit snugly in your palm?

How does it size up to your library card?

Of course, none of that would matter if the gloss itself wasn’t above average. Don’t worry – it is. The gloss packs an ample amount of color without being waxy, tacky or heavy. It’s fragrance-free, so you don’t have to be concerned with smelling like a pre-teen, and it’s paraben-free, so the anti-suspicious-preservatives soul can rest a little easier. It has Vitamin E to hydrate your lips, but if your puckers are particularly parched, you should apply a hydrating primer (like Cover FX’s MintGlaze FX) underneath for good measure.

Prodigy gloss in Hypnotic

I had the pleasure of trying out Prodigy in Hypnotic, a berry color with gold shimmer. It looked like a daunting dark pink in the tube, but once on my lips, it proved to be as warm a shade as I had hoped for. Other colors (there are six total) include: Legend, a rose without shimmer; Opium, a plum with shimmer; and Eden (which looks like it would be my favorite), a dark peach beige with shimmer.

Years from now, we’ll never admit that we ever used a lip gloss that didn’t fit in our wallet, back pocket or palm. Sure, there might be some fine-tuning to do – I’m still not sure how easy the gloss will be to get out of the tube once it’s almost empty – but it looks like Prodigy is the lip gloss of the future.

You can get your own pocket-friendly piece of Prodigy for $26 from Hourglass’s website or from Sephora.

Photos: Cover – Hourglass Cosmetics; Allison Giuffre/BeautyXpose
Disclaimer: Product furnished complimentary for review purposes