16/08/10
Revlon Matte Lipstick Review

What is it?

Ultra-creamy saturated lip color that delivers beautiful, lightweight matte color without any dryness, caking or fading. Beautifully rich matte color glides effortlessly across lips. Suede-like, cushiony feel and with maximum color impact. Beautifully rich shades from nude to deepest berry.

www.revlon.com


Active Ingredients:

Not available

Packaging:

Black plastic tube with transparent circle on the top of it's cap, allowing you to see the color without opening the package. 4,2 g






















Swatch:

























* rubbed + washed with water and soap

































- Color:
  • Pink Pout: Mauve pink. Best for cold skintone
  • Pink About It: Coral Pink. Wearable for both cold and warm skintones
- Texture: Matte
- Scent: Unscented ( which is very exceptional for a Revlon's product)

My review:

Did you know that Revlon won 9 awards for 2010 Beauty Awards in Australia? *gives applause*

Getting to the point, I generally like the product. But still not enough to make me fall inlove with it.

It has a range of vibrant vivid colors selection. Very pigmented. It also has great staying power. As you can see from the picture, I rubbed it using tissue and then washed my hand twice using hand soap and it stays. The one on my lips stays on during eating and drinking for around 4 hours.

My major drawbacks about the product: it cause dryness and it requires professional tricks to get smooth lustrous result as seen on it's commercial. On my first attempt to applied it decently, I wear nothing under the lipstick and it went clumpy all over my lips. I put another layer to get it distributed evenly, but it just got thicker and looked unnatural. Plus it dries my lips so bad after I took it off from my lips. Then I tried to use some lip balm under the lipstick, brushed it evenly all over my lips using fine lip brush and it went better ( take a note, just better. Not perfect). But still, it got clumpy a little bit. It can be frustrating if you don't have much time to put make-up on or re-touching.

The first shade that I bought is Pink Pout. I thought it would looked like nude pale pink on my lips. Oh, it does look pale. So pale that I looked like a dead person. Adding the fact that the product creates no gloss or shine, it really looked dull on my lips. I really... really... hate the color. Pink About It looked better on me, though the shade is still too much vibrant to my like. I got an eye on Strawberry Suede shade, but I'm just afraid if I would hate the color just like the two I've owned.

Another tips, scrub and moisturize your lips well before using this product. The intense characteristic could magnify fine lines, dead skin cells, etc.

Price:

55.000 IDR

Overall Rating:

3 out of 5

Will I re-purchase:

Um... I don't know...

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11/08/10
Revlon: ColorStay™ Mineral LipGlaze Review

What is it?


Revlon’s first longwearing lip gloss with a unique mineral complex that provides a glossy seal of conditioning color. Just one application of this cushiony formula keeps lips coated with comfortable color for up to 8 hours, with no need for touch-ups. Available in 12 gorgeous, glossy shades including 4 new shades.

Usage Tips:

For a polished and perfect lip look, apply foundation on and around the lips before lip color. Foundation helps to prep the lip area for a more flawless application and helps lip color last longer.

Active Ingredients:

Not available

www.revlon.com

Packaging:

Plastic hour-glass shaped tube. Feathered brush applicator. 4,4 ml






















Swatch:











On lips,

































* Both pictures were taken under indoor's lighting, no flash

- Color:
  • Eternal Blossom: Frosty, shimmering pink
  • Neverending Nude ( Timeless Nude): Solid beige
- Texture: creamy, thick, solid liquid to cream.
- Scent: Smells ( and tastes) like burnt plastic. So awful.

My Review:

This has been one of my favorite products for quite a period of time.

It has everything that it promises. Beautiful glossy colors, great pigments, and decent staying power. The only turn-off is it's strong awful plastic scent.

At first application, the formula feels thick, sticky, tacky, and heavy on my lips. But soon as it dries, the gloss lightly covered my lips and doesn't feel as sticky or heavy as it first applied.

Beware of the scent though ( as a reminder, it also tastes awful). From another reviews that I read before purchasing the product, it was said that the product could cause nausea and minor headache to some people. I, personally, have experienced it several times but not as bad as people said. If you're allergic or strongly dislike intense or chemical-ish scent, than this product is not recommended.

Talking about the staying power, this product could stay up to around 3-4 hours on my lips. When I eat or drink, the gloss fades and creates pretty natural stain. So, eating or not, drinking or not, the gloss still look pretty on my lips. I have nothing to worry about.

So far, it doesn't dry up my lips and I'm not allergic to it.

Price:

I don't remember. But it was sold under 100.000 IDR

Overall Rating:

4 out of 5.
I wish Revlon would work on the formula to create better scent.

Will I re-purchase:

Yes

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