Revlon Colorburst Matte & Lacquer balm Review

While browsing through Priceline a little over a week ago I stopped by the Revlon section to see if the new Colorburst balms had come in, and YES! they had. Even better? Priceline currently have a 2 for the price of one deal on, so of course I picked up two of them to try them out.

The new balms come in two finishes, one is matte and one is a lacquer finish; I picked up the colour '250 Standout Remarquable' in the matte finish and the colour '125 Flirtatious Charmeuse' in the lacquer finish.

'250 Standout Remarquable' is a beautiful deep red it has a smooth consistency, is extremely pigmented, glides on smoothly and doesn't settle into any fine lines. As it is a crayon it makes application super quick and easy, but not 100% precise, If you really want a precise line (just as if you were applying lipstick) I suggest you use a lip brush to apply it. What I really love about this is that it doesn't feather outside the lip line and it lasts a long time (until you eat something greasy) on the lips. One thing I'd like to point out however is that unlike its proceeder it is not a lip stain, nor does it claim to be but I think people might get confused as the packaging is the same as the Revlon Just Bitten lip stain. You can use a lip pencil underneath if you wish for the colour to last longer, just as you would a lipstick.  I think this colour would be gorgeous on people of all skin tones, but of course if red isn't your cup of tea they have a nice variety of shades including a beautiful nude, a orange and a dark purple! I think I might pick up the purple one next!

'125 Flirtatious Charmeuse' is beautiful reddy pink colour with red sparkles, it shows up sheer when you swatch it on your hand but on the lips it's very pigmented. I really love this colour, it shows up beautifully on the lips and looks "shiny" for quite a few hours until it wears off, which by the way, just as the matte version, fades evenly and nicely. The consistency is the same as the matte version, very buttery and smooth, I'd also like to mention they both have a slight peppermint smell/flavour but nothing overwhelming. 

I thought I wouldn't like the lacquer finish at first just because of the 'lacquer' factor but the overall finish is a nice gleam, it looks like you're wearing a nice gloss but your lips don't feel sticky. I really like that they have a nice variety of shades for these as well, they have a really nice glossy looking red which I'd like to pick up. Again these are not lip stains and they will wear off just like any other lipstick but I really think they're worth the hype. 

Let me know if you've tried them out or what you think of them in the comments.

xo Sam