Hi, guys!
Back for another review again and this time we're looking at Revlon's new Colorburst® Lacquer and Matte Balms. This new line is the upgrade to their Just Bitten Balms, which of course I loved! I wondered if this Colorburst® line would have the same staying and moisturizing ability and because these seem to be two different lines, I bought colors that were similar with each other.
These are the colors that I have:
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| 135 Provocateur |
Colorburst® Lacquer
Packaging:I like how the cap is very sturdy
Price:☆☆☆☆☆
This sells for $9.29 at my local CVS. Its definitely at the higher price range for a drugstore product, but Revlon prices tend to be up there anyways.
Consistency:☆☆☆☆☆
I love how it feels like butter on the lips when you "put it on." I'll explain later why I'm putting such an emphasis on that. Anyways, I like how it feels on the lips and even though it does have that initial shine, I didn't feel like there was any stickiness to it like a gloss which is a plus on my side.
Color:☆☆☆☆☆
Love, LOVE the color payout! A little does go a long way and I was really surprised at how opaque the color was on my lips!
Gloss:☆☆☆☆☆
I like how it does have that gloss shine when you put it on, but I've found that after 10 minutes or so, that shine fades away to a matte finish. I think I'm being generous by giving this two stars since this is suppose to be at the other end of the spectrum compared to their matte line. It seems to me that its just a glorified matte lipstick.
Longevity:☆☆☆☆☆
I was really happy to see that they have the same staying power as the Just Bitten line. I put this one one and pretty much stayed on my lips for hours!
Smell:☆☆☆☆☆
I like how there isn't a scent to it. I think that sometimes companies forget that these products go underneath your nose and after a while you don't really notice it, but when you do its just that unpleasant feeling of spraying perfume in your mouth...don't try to do it! So, I'm going ahead and giving this a 5 for that.
Hydration:☆☆☆☆☆
I really wanted to give this ZERO stars for hydration, but decided to give this one instead. This was a very disappointing lip BALM. Although it did feel moisturizing when you first put it on, a couple of minutes after I could feel my lips tightening and drying out. It got so bad that I had to keep rewetting my lips just to make sure that they don't crack.
Overall:☆☆☆☆☆
I just have to say that this is a great lip color product. The saturation and opaqueness is to die for and would be perfect if they had not advertised it as a lip balm. I think that they have gone completely left field with that idea since this actually ended up drying my lips in the end. So would I buy this again? Probably not, I like the colors that are available, but my lips are already prone to peeling and I'm not going to make it worst by wearing a product that dries them out even more.
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| 240 Striking |
Colorburst® Matte
Price:☆☆☆☆☆Just like the Lacquer, this sells for $9.29 at my local CVS.
Consistency:☆☆☆☆☆
I like that it felt buttery on applications, I've tried other matte lip products before and found them super drying when you first put them on your lips so appreciate that this attempted to be like a balm.
Color:☆☆☆☆☆
Love the color! Being partial to a matte finish, I just adore this pop of color and I don't think that its a very hard color to wear either no matter what undertone you have, but then again I think that you should wear whatever color that makes you feel beautiful!
Longevity:☆☆☆☆☆
I didn't find that this one lasted as long as the Lacquer. Before the hour was even up, I could see some cracking on the color and it was already starting to fade around inner lip area which was very disheartening.
Smell:☆☆☆☆☆
Same as the other one, didn't think I'd have to repeat why again. :D
Hydration:☆☆☆☆☆
I am seriously disappointed with this line seeing as they are claiming it to be a lip "balm." This was even worst than the other one because my lip actually started to crack the longer I had it on. I think I lasted about an hour and a half before I was forced to wipe it off and apply an actual lip balm before my lips would start splitting.
Overall:☆☆☆☆☆
Again, completely disappointed that this did not hydrate my lips at all! I mean why call it a balm when its not even moisturizing your lips? I think they paid too much attention on the color quality and had let everything else fall to the wayside
