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Monday 30 July 2012

Review: Maybelline Colour Sensational Popsticks

Shade: Citrus Slice


This is one of those products that I saw advertised and thought oooh I have to try one of those, commence the endless search to find it, proceed to try it and then unfortunately becomes a bit of a disappointment!!??

To me this is a gimic product making a lipstick look like a popsicle or an old school push pop (do you remember those!!) and in principle it is a great idea, however with this shade in particular the pay off was not there for me. It is balm/lipstick with a nice shine to it and even though this shade of Citrus Slice is orange to look at, when swatching it on my hand in Boots it actually is a pink shade which was a bit of a "oooh that's interesting" which added to my excitement, however when you try it on the lips the colour pay off is just not there and although it gives a lovely balm/shine texture to the lips, the colour is a barely there pink. Now for some this may be great and don't get me wrong I do like it, but you can get a similar finish from a tinted pot of Vaseline and for the price (just over £7, I think about £7.19, odd number I know!!!) for me for the product was a bit much for what it does, so really the price point for me should be under £5. For the scent of this product it is lovely and does remind me again of push pop's with a mix of citrus and sweetie scents, but if you are not keen on scented products this would not be one to try.

All in all for me it was a slight let down colour wise and price but a nice texture on the lips, however I don't think I would re-purchase it.

Thursday 12 July 2012

Review: Revlon Lip Butters

Shades from left to right:
Creme Brulee - Neutral beige colour
Tutti Frutti - Orange
Sweet Tart - Bright pink
Berry Smoothie - Muted purple/pink





Swatch does not show the colours particularly well.


Hands down I love these lip products!!

I have never been a lipstick person and my lips tend to be something that I always overlook (perhaps because I was self conscious as they are quite large, the older I get though the more I embrace them), and when I did buy products they were more glosses than balms or lipsticks. Over the past couple of years I have started to change and have started buying more lipsticks and experimenting with different colours, and these lip butters are by far my favourite purchases (which is why I have 4 and I would like more of them!!).

These products are a cross between a lipstick and a lip balm, so if you like the colour payoff of a lipstick but the conditioning of a balm Revlon lip butters are the way forward! They are packaged well with the lid having a diamond pattern on them which I am a little OCD with putting them back on correctly :-), they feel fantastic to apply and very conditioning on your lips 9not drying at all) and the colour pigmentation is fantastic considering that they are balm based especially for the brighter colours such as Tutti Frutti and Sweet Tart!! The price is very reasonable as well as they cost £7.99 in Boots and with the offers that sometimes Boots have you may be able to pick them up cheaper.

I have also mentioned these in a couple of my youtube videos which you can find on my channel SBSparkledust

Overall I totally recomend these and are worth investing in whether you like a subtle neutral lip or prefer experimentation with bright colours!

*Star Product* :-)!!