"94% of women felt lips were softer, smoother, and instantly hydrated."
- Revlon.com
I've heard (read) nothing but praises about this product. A week ago, when the shelves were cleared at both my local Ulta and Wal*Mart, I realized it must be worth having.
Not that $7.00 is a bad price for a lip butter, this week (1/8-1/14) there are multiple deals going on which gave me motivation to finally go purchase it.
CVS has these on sale for $5.99 with $3 Extra Bucks (Register Rewards) making it just $2.99 - that's nearly the cost of your basic chapstick! Target Mobile has sent out $1.00 off any Revlon cosmetic item. Ulta has these BoGo 1/2 this week.
I was happy (and surprised) to see an untouched display at CVS:
Unfortunately, there's a limit of one (for the Extra Bucks) at CVS or I probably would be going back to clear the shelves. I had a gift card at Target and decided to use the mobile coupon to purchase a second shade ($5.49) there.
I'm a sucker for the color-of-your-lips-but-better lip shades. I first chose Pink Truffle, I had a hard time picking a second shade but I opted for a more wearable hot pink - Raspberry Pie.
It's a true lip butter formula that glides on and lasts awhile. It's a really smooth, creamy texture making application even. Pigmentation depends on the color, they're buildable..from sheer to a heavy tint. If you want it completely opaque, it'll be best with a lip liner underneath. It moisturizes, gives pigmentation, and a little shimmer/shine.
There's a wide color selection, barely-there colors to a deep vampire red. All of the colors have food names but they're tasteless and unscented!
Pros:
• Unscented - and tasteless! I hate when good products are ruined by unneeded/unwanted scents.• Packaging - the lid matches the color of the butter, it's easy to see which color is which.
• Long-lasting - not in the lipstain way, but typical lip butters and balms usually vanish within 30 minutes. This held up for a few hours. Even after eating and drinking there was still a little bit of color left behind.
• Moisturizing - it really is. I'd usually carry around both lip balm and lipstick but takes care of both moisturizing and the color.
• Shades - extremely large color selection
Cons:
• Limited Availability - Some stores didn't get all of the colors. Some stores can't keep it on the shelves.• Messy- It's the formula, I like the formula but... the butter softness has potential to be a big mess. There's no way you can leave this barely hotter than room temperatures without it melting. (This as a backup lipstick in your car is out of the question.) It'll easily loose its shape so you'll have to be extra careful to hit it while twisting and putting the lid back on. I've had it for a few days now and the lip product has made its way around the exterior of the silver tube. (What my lipsticks usually look like after a few months.)
Rating:
Product: 5/5
Value: 4/5
Packaging: 5/5
Overall: 5/5
Overall: A short description is a lighter version lipstick in a lip balm formula. The product delivers as advertised... moisturizes and gives shiny color.
Retail: $6.49-$9.99 (depending on store and location)
Best For: Those fearful of lipstick but looking for color.
Bottom Line: Yes, I would recommend this product to a friend.
It's hard to pay full price for an item when you first purchased it as low as $2.99! - I'll probably wait it out for another similar sale or a BOGO half off. I definitely want to pick up a few more shades.
wearing Raspberry Pie,
-Kaitlyn
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