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| L-R: Cherry Cola Lip Smacker, Revlon Nail Polish in Heavenly, Revlon Lip Butter in Juicy Papaya, Paul Smith Floral Perfume, 17 Berry Crush Lip Stain, Vaseline Paint The Town Lip Tint and Collection Eyeshadow pencil in Vanilla Sky |
When you open the tin a gorgeous deep red pot of joy looks back at you, with a lovely fruity smell.
Then I put it on.
It.makes.no.difference. The colour really, really doesn't show, it may as well be normal Vaseline.
The worst thing? It was 3 sodding pounds and 49 pence. For Vaseline! There was no price when I picked it up and I naively assumed it wouldn't be more than £1.99 - as it's Vaseline! What a fool.
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| No lip tint here Vaseline! |
See - no colour at all and I've had to share this deeply awful photo to prove the point. Thanks a bunch Vaseline.
I will keep it in my drawer at work as it is always handy to have lip balm around if you are hooked on it like I am. But would I rebuy? Nope.
In future I will stick with the only lipbalm I have ever used up and purchased again instantly...
...Lip Smacker Cherry Cola Lipbalm.
It smells DELICIOUS! You know sometimes products like this sometimes smell , odd? Well this doesn't, it really does smell like Cherry Cola.
Even better it is super moisturising, adds a tiny hint of colour (which it doesn't even promise to do UNLIKE SOME, VASELINE) is only £2.50 and can be found easily.
I have tried the lip smacker Sprite lipbalm which was a little bland, but am definitely keen to try the others in the Cola range.
This has become a handbag essential!
Rebuy? Hell flipping yeah!
Next up: Collection Eyeshadow stick in Vanilla Sky. I'd seen a couple of bloggers rave this range so had to try as it wasn't expensive at all. The choice in my local boots was rather limited - grey, brown or the cream. I tend to wear a light eyeshadow with eyeliner most days, and the perfect L'Oreal eyeshadow I used has been discontinued, wah.
This isn't bad - but the colour is rather bright. If applied to liberally it does look a little tacky, as it is very shimmery too.
The plus is it goes on very easily and dries QUICK! When I swatched it in Boots I couldn't rub it off by the time I reached the next aisle!
Would I rebuy? Possibly - it is good value and until I find my perfect everyday eyeshadow it is better than nothing.
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What makes it different to other sparkle polishes are the chunky, foil pieces instead of tiny glitter particles.
I spotted this polish called Heavenly in Revlon's range, and as it was Buy One Get One Half Price I thought it was worth a try.
I've popped it over my nude polish from the weekend and was a bit disappointed, it didn't show much and it took two coats to get lots of the shiny bits out.
Then I realised I am not being fair-of course it isn't going to show over such a light polish! I need to give it a chance.
Rebuy? I think I will end up loving this, so yes.
Sticking with Revlon, using the offer in Boots I added another Lip Butter to my growing collection.
A few bloggers seem a little divided over these, but I absolutely LOVE them. I have quite a few from the range and find on a night out I can just take one of these instead of two or three lip products, making my clutch bags much happier! I find them super moisturising with a great hit of colour.
I opted for Juicy Papaya, as an easy shade to wear. I went for a deeper coral in the summer, and it just didn't suit me.The colour was too harsh on my pasty chops and it also made my teeth look yellow, yeurch.
This thankfully is much kinder, however,it is the weakest colour I've had from the range so far.
As you can see from the pic on the right it doesn't offer a lot of colour, and perhaps if someone bought this one first from the range I can see why they would be a little unimpressed.
It's a good job I already own about 5 shades (!) and two I have already used up and repurchased (Berry Smoothie and Peach Parfait) so I am letting this one go.
It will be great for work as an easy wear, especially as when I wear bright lippie it can go horribly wrong when applied without a mirror (how does it find it's way to my teeth so quickly?!)
Would I rebuy? No, but I will still buy others from the range!
I discovered Paul Smith Floral when a friend was wearing it recently. It was on offer in Boots, just £11 for 30ml!
Don't let the floral title deceive you; it is fruity, fresh and a little bit different.
It's a great everyday perfume and lasts a good few hours. If you were to wear it all day you would need to top up again if you were going out for the evening, but I don't mind that at £11!
Would I rebuy? Definitely if it's on offer again, and preferably a bigger bottle as I think I will use this up very quickly as it is SO lovely!
I have saved my favourite new product till last. 17 Lip Stain in Berry Crush.
This was bought on a whim at Boots for just £2! The till I was at had a little box of reduced make up on it (I know, I am Boots' dream customer, so terrible for these add on purchases) and the colour caught my eye.
It is so FAB! I love felt tip applicators, mainly because they are somewhat fool proof but also because I feel like a kid at school being a little bit silly.
It has a lipbalm applicator on the other end, which I am not a fan of as once you use it once it looks , well, a little bit skanky...but it is needed as the felt tip doesn't offer a lot of moisture. Once it is applied it does finish the look really nicely.
I have used it non stop since I purchased it and you should be able to see in the pic how nice the colour is.
It's a very wearable colour - that slightly berry tone is lovely and makes it great for everyday wear. I think it will be my Autumn make up essential!
Would I rebuy? YES!
Can I rebuy? Not sure! It looks like this baby has been discontinued seeing as it was in the bargain box, so please, please dear bloggers send me your recommendations to replace this beauty when it finally runs out!
Have you tried any of the products I've reviewed today? Do you think I am
mad for hating the new Vaseline but being so madly in love with Revlon's lip butters?
Let me know! x
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