Thursday, April 19, 2012

Revlon Lip Butters - "I'm late to the party" review

Yes, I am the LAST to blog about these. But I never seemed to think the price of these was justifiable when they came out. However, at  $3.99 at Shoppers a few weeks ago, I decided it was time to try a few.

I think I must be the only one who isn't completely blown away by these. The texture these is fine - they are in fact, "buttery" smooth. However, the glitter bits can be a bit gritty in some of these lipsticks. I found that after the lipsticks had worn off, I still had these grimy particles left on my lips. Also, while they do glide on and give your lips a glossy finish, I didn't find they were moisturizing. I think the Maybelline advertisement said something like 94% of women thought these were moisturizing - I guess I must be the 6% because I truly did not. But my lips are also pretty finicky and pretty dry, so take that with a grain of salt. Plenty of reviewers have said that these are moisturizing to them, so I think it's a more individualistic thing. 

I do think however, that the color of these is quite nice. I don't find they apply patchy (not the colors I picked anyway) and they do not smell of anything (that I can detect). They do not wear for more than 2 hours, but given the type of product it is, I'm not bothered by this. I don't find they leave behind a stain on the lips, but that might just be because I chose lighter colors - I can't comment on the darker shades. They are not very pigmented but this didn't bother me either - I expected them to be a cross between a gloss and lipstick and the level of pigmentation was appropriate for the formula in my opinion.

Left to right: Strawberry Shortcake, Berry Smoothie, Pink Truffle
Strawberry Shortcake

Berry Smoothie

Pink Truffle

Left to right: Strawberry Shortcake, Berry Smoothie, Pink Truffle 

While the packaging is plastic and light, I quite like it anyway. I like that the outside of the packaging is supposed to represents the lip color inside. Whether it represents the color accurately is debatable, but I like it nonetheless. And I really like the pattern on the cover - it's cute without being gimmicky or too girly. Points for that.

Of my three choices, I've particularly been taken by Pink Truffle. It's a neutral brown/pink color that would suit pretty much anyone. It's the kind of lipstick I can put on without worrying about matching my eye makeup - I like that lot!

Botttom line is that I'm neutral about them. I like them but I could have lived without them. I have lip products at the moment I prefer which offer better pigmentation and  longer wear time. But that's not to say that these aren't good. They are! If you don't have anything similar, I highly suggest you pick up a tube, try it out for a bit, then if you love it, pick up more! Again, I went safe with lighter colors, so I can't comment on the darker shades, but take a peek around the internet for more reviews - there's a slew of them out there!

I hope this was relatively helpful. I know there's a lot of reviews of these on the Blogosphere but I thought I'd put my thoughts on these out there as well, just in case ;) 

Hope your week is going well!




8 comments:

  1. Hi Annick, I really like Pink Truffle on your liips! I noticed the glitter in one of my lip butters too; I prefer the ones without. The balmy texture isn't luxurious like you said, but for some reason I can't stop wearing them!

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    1. I feel like I'd wear them a lot more if I didn't have a bajillion other options in my makeup collection! Ooops, that's what happens when you're a beauty addict! ;)

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  2. I don't think these are moisturizing, either, and I only bought one to test. I haven't blogged about it yet, though, because I'm just kind of mleh about it. I suppose I should go do that. I do think they look pretty on you, though! :D

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    1. Okay good! I'm glad I'm not the only one who thinks these aren't moisturizing! I was totally meh about putting up this review too haha, but the pictures were taken - so sense wasting good pictures! Thanks for the comment Larie! <3

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  3. I agree with Larie, they all look very pretty on you! I picked up three of the colours from the range (Pink Truffle, Peach Parfait & Berry Smoothie) and they're all nice shades, but Pink Truffle is my favourite of the bunch. Peach Parfait is very glittery, and feels a bit gritty, and Berry Smoothie is very pigmented, which was a bit of a surprise.

    I think I'm kind of neutral about them too, really. They're nice, but I haven't been blown away by them.

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    1. Exactly! They ARE nice but not omgosh amazing! I almost got Peach Parfait too but noticed the glitter so I passed. Glad you're liking your Pink Truffle and Berry Smoothie!

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  4. So pretty! I have Pink Truffle and love it too:)

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    1. It's pretty isn't it?

      Thanks for the comment! <3

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