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Saturday, August 25, 2012

Swatch Update: Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Cherish, Precious, and Smitten

revlon balm stain cherish, precious, and smitten

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Cherish, Precious, and Smitten

These were on a good sale so I coudln't resist. :D

My original review is here.

And my second swatch update is here.

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Cherish, Precious, and Smitten

revlon balm stain cherish precious smitten

I was afraid that Smitten might be insanely dark but as you can see, it's not. It's a dark lip but not too much if you wear it sheerly! Precious doesn't leave too much of stain but other two definitely stain that stays on for long. :D Hope this helps.

Monday, August 13, 2012

Swatch Update: Revlon Colorstay Whipped Creme Makeup in Buff, Sand Beige, Warm Golden

So I have three jars of this foundation now. Lol. This is a swatch update.

The original review is here. And the second update is here.

Now I have Buff, Sand Beige, and Warm Golden, which are all supposedly warm tone shades. I have three different swatches with different lighting. :) Quick note. Between Sand Beige and Warm Golden, I find that Sand Beige has a bit more pink.

In intense natural light:

Revlon Colorstay Whipped Creme Makeup in Buff, Sand Beige, Warm Golden, and MAC Studio Finish Concealer in NC20 Swatches

Revlon Colorstay Smoky Shadow Stick in Torch Review

Revlon Colorstay Smoky Shadow Stick in Torch

I've got lots and lots of love for Revlon Colorstay line. It's full of great long wearing products for oily skinned people like me! But cream shadow is still tricky business. I decided to try it out any how.

Revlon Colorstay Whipped Creme Makeup Review Part 2 with Buff and Sand Beige

Revlon whipped foundation buff sand beige

Revlon Colorstay Whipped Creme Makeup: Buff on the left
and sand beige on the right

As I was getting paler like I usually do in the summer (yes, I do that. lol), I decided to get Buff. My original review is here. This is more of a swatch update. I used Studio Finish NC20 Concealer and original Colorstay shades for comparison. I also used natural light for the swatch. :)

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain Review Part 2 for Honey and Rendezvous

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Honey on top and Rendezvous on the bottom

This is a followup of the review of shade in charm in this post. Review of the product remains the same so this post is more like a color description and photos. :)

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Charm Review

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Charm

Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain in Charm is a very pale peach balm stain. I would say it's the balm stain version of Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter in Creamsible. Charm has a light pink tinge when applied on lips. Of course the pink tone will be more obvious on people with pink/mauve toned lips as the product is not completely opaque.

Formula is great. It goes on smoothly but it's not too smooth and buttery that it will melt all over the place in heat. This particular color is not too opaque but few swipes, then it's no problem. It moisturizes little bit. Not too much though. But considering that most stains and long wearing lip colors dry out your lips quite a bit, it's really good. This does tend to accentuate dry patches so I recommend regular exfoliating. :) It does not settle into lines on your lips. Also it doesn't get used up quickly. Yay!

Staying power is not too great for this shade. It wears off in a couple of hours and then the stain is supposed to remain. However, since this is such a light color, the stain isn't too noticeable. As shown in the pic below, it does stain but it doesn't quite compete with your natural lip color. It does change the tone of it slightly. Darker colors have much much better staying power as they stain more.

It's a pencil type product that you can twist up and down (nice because some don't twist down for some reason). The narrow tip is bound to be lost as you use it but even when it's flattened out, the surface area isn't too big. It's still small enough for a precise application. I really like pencil type product because it's easier to apply/reapply without mirror if need be.

Here are some pictures!

Revlon Colorstay Whipped Creme Makeup in Sand Beige Review

Revlon Colorstay Whipped Creme Makeup in Sand Beige

Updated swatch with Buff is here.

Second update with Buff and Warm Golden is here.

Revlon Colorstay Whipped Creme Makeup is the latest Revlon Colorstay foundation. Regular Colorstay liquid foundation in combo/oily skin formula is one of the foundations I use on regular basis. I wasn't going to try this one out because I have plenty of foundations but I decided to try it after many positive reviews. I am NC25, and I chose 200 Sand Beige. As far as the darkness goes, the shade is workable on me but the tone doesn't suit me. Sand Beige is supposedly warm shade (for yellow undertone people) but it has quite of bit of pink for a warm shade. So it's neutral than warm in my eyes. This shade wasn't yellow enough on my skin. This wouldn't be an issue if I didn't have to apply foundation past my jawline but since I have to bring it down to my neck, the the pink tone is way too noticeable. I did side by side swatch with this and Nude sample packets that were available on display, and there was no real difference. Sand Beige has tiny bit more yellow. I did comparison swatches with original Colorstay shades I have so I hope that helps. :)

The formula is not the airy mousse type I think of when I hear whipped. It's consistency is somewhere between liquid and cream. It's liquidy enough to flatten out overnight after you make a dip in the product but it doesn't run either. It doesn't dry down as quickly as original Colorstay foundation, so you can take your during application. It gives you nice satiny natural finish when it dries down. It's dewier than original formula. Revlon calls it buildable coverage foundation, and I agree. I think this is the most buildable foundation I have used. What I mean by that is sometimes when you build up foundation, it can look so cakey and thick. It looks like the foundation is not meant to be worn that way. This looks quite natural when built up to full coverage. It covers all my acne scars and redness really well.

Staying power is great! It lasts and doesn't move around until I take it off. It may last 24 hours as Revlon claims, but I haven't worn it that long to test (I can't have foundation on for 24 hours). I don't think it will look very fresh even it lasts. After 8 hours, oil breaks through. It stays put but it definitely does look shiny. It doesn't keep me matte as long as original Colorstay does but this doesn't oxidize like the original.

Packaging leaves a lot to be desired. The consistency is not thick enough to require a jar. It would be much more convenient in a squeeze tube. That way it would be much more sanitary than dipping your finger into the jar. I like to use metal spatula to scoop out the product and then sanitize the spatula with alcohol to keep it sanitary. And the jar is too bulky for the amount it contains, which is less than typical foundation. Lastly, it's impossible to tell the color of foundation because of the jar so prior research may be helpful!

Here are some pics

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