Hello everyone,
Notice how every brand is trying to come
with lip crayons or jumbo lip pencils? Thank you Clinique, for starting the
trend with their chubby lip pencils and thanks to Revlon for bringing it to
drugstores with their Just Bitten Balm Stains. NYC and Rimmel are the latest to
jump on this with their versions to hit drugstores soon [Expect reviews on them soon].
I am not complaining; I love ‘em! They are
quite handy for travel or for office use when you don’t want to goof up with
applying lip colors. Also it reminds me of the crayons I used to play with as a
kid; fun eh?
Anyways, Revlon has added 2 new balm stain ranges
to its repertoire - Colorburst Lacquer & Matte balms. They are very similar
to Just Bitten Balm Stains; in fact, I really don’t know if there is any huge
difference other than shinier packaging for the lacquer balms. They launched
this last year around Halloween here, but I picked this beauty quite recently. It
costs around $9.99 CAD but it differs from store to store and on sales.
What Revlon says: “High
Shine Lacquer. Moisture Rich Balm; A lacquer finish that’s beyond brilliant.
Balm that’s beyond comforting. Our Triple Butter Complex of Shea, Coconut and
Mango butters nourishes lips. In 10 collectible, craveable colours” Link: http://www.revlon.ca/Revlon-Home/Products/Lips/Lipcolor/Revlon-ColorBurst-Lacquer-Balm.aspx
My experience:
I’d tried some of the shades when this
launched, but at the time I was not impressed enough to buy this. I can't remember which shade I tried but it had some glitter in it and I didn't like it much. Then a month
back, I found myself without a lip balm and in the harsh winter here in
Toronto, my lips soon started cracking. So I darted into the nearest Rexall [a
drugstore chain in Toronto], found that this range was on a half price sale & grabbed this shade as it was
the only one remaining that was not broken into [Seriously, people should stop trying to break and use products!]
I was not very sure of the color, but my
purpose mainly was to get a nice tinted lip balm. I applied around 3-4 layer of
this to soothe my lips and it worked perfectly well. The balm effect remained
for another 2-3hours and even though I didn’t reply till night, I felt like it
did the job.
Regarding the color, I was very favorably
impressed by the glossy finish and staying power. Provocateur is a blue-toned cherry red; it comes off as a very
pink-coral-reddish shade on my lips. Actually on lips, it goes a shade deeper
than on swatches. If I apply just one layer, it looks more coral pink than red [which actually doesn't suit me very well].
The color can be built upon but gives really good pigmentation on a single
swatch.
This shade has no noticeable shimmer; there are other
shades with shimmer, so I am glad I picked this as I am not a huge fan of the
glittery lips. On applying, this has a minty scent and effect which I like;
there is no taste and it does not feel heavy on lips at all.
Staying power depends on if you eat
something heavy but on an average it wears around 3-4hours on my lips. Even
after the glossiness goes away, it leaves a tint on lips. I don’t expect long
wear from these kind of glossy-finish lippies, so I am okay.
The packaging of these lip crayons are nice and pretty and since the casing is the same as lip color, selecting your fave
color is easy.
On my lips with 2-3 swipes of the color- note the
glossy finish [no lip balm applied]
Overall: This is a great lip product
especially if you like jumbo lip pencils and don’t mind the average staying
power.
Will I buy again – I may not buy the same shade
but I will definitely try a different one like Coy or Enticing.
I wish Revlon would add some purple and berry shades... come on Revlon, you know not all gals are fair and can carry off all the pretty nude, pastel and coral shades!
