Loving right now: Revlon Lip Butters

I think it must be the excellent sales that have come to my local drug stores that made me do it, but lately, the Revlon Lip Butters have been exactly what my lips have been looking for. Their softness, moisturizing properties and wide range of color have made them pretty much exclusively what I've been reaching for these past couple of weeks. You're pretty much guaranteed to find something you like in their range. I've gone pretty much all over the place - from the darkest red to the nudest nude.

From left to right: Creme Brulee, Peach Parfait*, Strawberry Shortcake, Berry Smoothie, Pink Truffle, Fig Jam, Red Velvet, Cherry Tart

I had too much fun snapping shots of these. They're just so colorful!

My favorites of the bunch are Berry Smoothie, Pink Truffle, Red Velvet and Cherry Tart (my go-to this week).

What's your favorite Revlon Lip Butter?


* I have received this product for consideration but my opinions are always my own. I am not being compensated for this review and I always strive to review products with honesty.

A drugstore search for the perfect bordeaux lipstick!

I find inspiration in the strangest places.

This past week, I had to attend trade show for high school kids, in order to promote a scholarship we offer at my work. One of the high school girls was wearing the most gorgeous bordeaux colored red lipstick. It was absolutely stunning on her and sent me on a mad dash to find that exact color as my local drugstores (yes, plural, because I only buy on sale!). Here's what I came up with!

I tried to find the deepest reds, without leaning too much towards a wine color. It wasn't an easy task! My picks ended up being the Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick in Bordeaux (HA!) 124, the Marcelle Rouge Xpression in 851 Obsession, and the Revlon Lip Butter in 040 Red Velvet.

They kind of look like a little family in their silver tube!

Here they are swatched on my hand.

 Left to right: Rimmel Bordeaux, Marcelle Obsession, Revlon Red Velvet

And on ma face!

Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick in Bordeaux

Marcelle Rouge Xpression in Obsession

Revlon Lip Butter in Red Velvet

The verdict?

Well, my favorite was definitely Revlon's Lip Butter in Red Velvet. It's so pigmented! It was smooth on application and the color is stunning. However, Rimmel's Bordeaux is the closest match to the color I was looking for - the color is stunning on. It was also the easiest lipstick to apply because the formula wasn't slippery at all. But it was a bit drying. My least favorite is the Marcelle Xpression out of the three. The formula was a bit dry, and not what I expect of the Xpression line which I'm already a fan of. It also applied a bit patchy.

If you're looking for a drugstore lipstick of the bordeaux variety, I highly suggest the Revlon Lip Butter in Red Velvet. The Rimmel lipstick was also quite good!

What is your favorite drugstore lipstick? Do you find any line particularly moisturizing? 

I hope you had a great weekend! I spent most of mine trying to finalize a light box for the blog since daylight is sparse these days! And then the rest of it pretty much relaxing. It was good!

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