I was at Ulta the other day to buy L'Oreal's Infallible Gel Lacquer Liner and had a coupon where I could get $3.50 off of $10. The gel liner, however, was only $8.99, so I looked around and came upon these Revlon Lipstains. Who could pass up the adorable packaging? And, an added plus? It was buy one get one 50% off! ;)
The two that I got are Sweetheart Valentine and Cherish Devotion. I actually enjoy these balm stains a lot because they apply smoothly and don't accentuate chapped lips. They fade throughout the day, but I think that's the best part. A few hours later, my lips have a nice tint to it giving my lips a natural-but-better-than-my-natural-lip-color-look. I don't have to reapply that often as well! I think the "balm" part of the stain just helps in initial application, but wouldn't be able to substitute an actual lip balm.
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| The color looks like the color of the packaging! |
Sweetheart Valentine (left): vibrant hot pink that gives the look of just having eaten a lollipop
Cherish Devotion (right): a light, nude-y pink
Packaging: 9.5/10
Color Pay-Off: 8.5/10
Moisturizing: 7/10
Application: 9/10
Overall Rating: 8.5/10
I haven't tried out any of the other high end lip stains that have similar packaging to the Revlon Balm Stains, so I can't compare, but for $8.99 compared to Clinique's Chubby Stick Moisturizing Lip Colour Balm for $16 or Tarte's LipSurgence Lip Tint for $24, I'll stick to the Revlon Balm Stains for now.. :)
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