Review: Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter in Creme Brulee

Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter gets so much hype lately and here I am being the party pooper. I was going to get Tutti Frutti (based on online swatches) but the soon I saw it in real life, I chickened out. The color's much too bright for me. In the end, I decided to play it safe by picking up a nude shade called Creme Brulee.

I don't have swatches of the other two nude shades (they didn't allow cameras, sadly) but Creamsickle is more of a whitish nude shade with peach undertone while Brown Sugar leans more towards brown with a hint of bronze. Creme Brulee, the one I picked up, is somewhere in the middle. It has more of a frosty finish than cream, I think, but not as frosty as Brown Sugar.

In my opinion, this isn't a cross between lipbalm and lipstick at all like most people seem to think. This is a full on lipstick with shiny finish and moisturizing feel. It reminds me of MAC Slimshine or Maybelline Watershine Pure (Asia exclusive) lipsticks. In other words, this kind of product isn't something new at all. They just came up with a better, more attractive name to catch our fancy.

Though so, I can understand why this line managed to be such a big hit among women. Many of the colors are bright and bold but they are definitely easier to pull off than most conventional lipsticks. They are less opaque in terms of coverage but at the same time are quite buildable. This makes them suitable for women who normally don't wear much makeup but are curious to try out challenging lip colors.

The lip butters also give that moisturizing feel most conventional lipsticks don't. But really, they don't actually moisturize your lips the way lipbalms do; you just feel that way because of its lipbalm-like texture. They might feel nice on the lips for a good couple of hours but then your lips will feel quite the same, if not dryer. In my experience, my lips become dry and a bit chappy after having this lip butter on for 2-3 hours. I have to wear lipbalm underneath it to prevent that from happening.

So, do these lip butters are highly moisturizing like some people say? I would say no. They are just lipsticks with fancy features. You know, like the iPhone 4S is a bit fancier than iPhone 4. Haha. These lip butters are just like any other shiny-finish lipsticks but with better formulated texture (thank you, makeup scientists!) and apparently, more playful colors.

All in all, I think the Colorburst Lip Butter is an okay product for the price. Because of its texture and barely there pigmentation, I bet I will finish this up quite fast. I have to apply a significant amount of layers to get the color to show up (probably not the case had I picked a darker color, though). And since it doesn't last very long on the lips, I have to reapply a lot throughout the day.

my Colorburst lippies :)

Revlon Colorburst Lip Butters are now available in stores and priced reasonably at Rp 75,000. Have a go at it if you're curious because they sure are fun. But beware if you have pigmented lips, you might find the ligther shades to look almost the same once applied. I personally prefer more opaque lipsticks than them so I don't think I'll go back to grab more. I'm glad I restrained myself and bought one first to try out.

Oh and by the way, sorry for the nonexistence of lip swatches in this post. I'll wear it some time tomorrow and take some FOTD pics for you to see how this looks on me. :)