I have used lip crayons before and this is the very first time I am using something like this. The moment I heard these lip balms were out in India, I was very excited to try them out and bought just 2 of them, one in matte and one in lacquer. I am sure by now most of the bloggers have posted about this.
I found these lip balms from lifestyle store in Forum Mall, but now even the H&G has these lip balms stored. I bought these lip balms in the beginning of the month, I waited this long so I could try them out properly before giving the review. Both matte and lacquer lip balms are priced at INR800 for 2.7 gm.
These lip balms have cello tape stuck, something to show that it is a new product. I really wish the whole lip balm came in the plastic packaging so that we as customers would know that somebody hasn't used the lip balm earlier. This cello tape is so easy to remove, use and put it back in place. I mean considering the price I am paying for this product and a top international brand, I expect atleast the packaging to be good. Ok! enough of me grumbling, let us get to the product.
Standout Remarquable: When the SA showed me all the 16 lip balms; 8 in matte and 8 in lacquer and after having tried swatches for all, the one that impressed me the most was Standout Remarquable. It is a beautiful deep red in color. This a matte lip balm, having said that, it didn't make my lips dry at all. Most of the matte lipsticks after application feels very dry on the lips and also settles on the lines. There was no such thing with this lip balm.
This lip balm is very moisturizing and has pepperminty flavor which lasts for about few minutes. The pepperminty flavor is used to plump up the lips. The lip balm is so moisturizing and it just glides on the lips. The lip balm is very pigmented which I love and is completely opaque. The color lasts for up to 3 to 4 hrs, after having my dinner, the color started fading. The good part is that the color fades out evenly and does not leave ugly patches.
Whimsical Fantaisiste: Since I already chose a matte one, I had to choose one in lacquer. I chose this lovely mauve purplish shade. The lacquer ones have shimmer in them. These lip balms also have a pepperminty flavour and also very moisturizing like the matte partners. These lip balms also fades evenly and do not settle on fine lines. The only issue with this is, it doesn't last more than 1 or 2 and if you have something to eat in between, it starts to fade more quickly and only the shimmer remains. It is also not as pigmented as the matte ones. Hence the need to reapply after every 1hr or so.
Love both the products. Yes even the lacquer one even if it means reapplying. The price is on the expensive side and I am sure would last really long.
Hope you all this review? Have you tried these shades? Please leave your comment below.
OK.... just to be clear I didn't buy all these products at the same time...Some of these products I bought online and some from different stores at different times. So it's more like a collective haul. I am very excited to share this month's haul with you all. It's been a huge shopping for me. Hope you all like it.
1. Socks: I
was actually looking for a fancy purse in Lifestyle Forum mall and these
socks were placed right next to the purses. I didn't buy the purse but
bought these cute looking socks from Ginger priced at INR99 each. One
pair is black with red roses and the other is baby pink self
embroidered. You might still be able to find these on sale. There were other cute looking ones but I just bought two.
2. Fan brush:
I stopped at Health and Glow to check if they had the new Revlon Matte
and Lacquer Lip balms. Unfortunately they didn't have it. I bought this
fan brush cause I needed a brush for the highlighter. This is priced at
INR80. 3. Maybelline Baby Lips: I bought the Maybelline
Baby Lips in Tangerine pop with SPF 16 from H&G store. I checked the other flavors and most of them
were nearing expiry so had to be content with only this one. Price is INR150
4. Green earrings:
This I desperately needed for a family function and I needed a big
Chunky earring as it is the only piece of jewellery I would be wearing. I
didn't have time to go shop and so I bought it from a fancy store
nearby. I was surprised to find they stored some pretty nice jewellery
and necklaces. Overall happy!! I think this was around INR150 5. Dirty Works Buttery Salt Scrub: I have heard about this brand for the first time. It is a UK based brand. I have been wanting to get the Chocomania from
The Body Shop, but since these were not sale and it is quite expensive
for me otherwise, I found a cheaper alternative. I found the Dirty Works
Buttery Salt
Scrub, It is almost 50% cheaper and also is slightly higher in quantity.
The packaging looked kind of retro, something like Soap&Glory ( I am yet to own
one!:-().. So for its affordable price and great quantity, I bought it. 6. Dirty Works Hand Cream:
I needed a hand cream as my previous hand cream was almost getting over
and since I was already ordering the Body scrub from the same brand I
decided to go with this one as well. I ordered the Dirty Works Buttery Salt Scrub and the Dirty Works Hand cream from fashion and you online website (link here) and it was on a sale.
7. Revlon Matte and Lacquer Balms: This was the favorite part of my purchase. Continuing my search for Revlon
Matte and Lacquer Balms and after all the shopping in the mall, I
decided to check the Lifestyle store. I jumped with joy when the
SA showed these jewels to me. They have 8 shades for matte and 8 for lacquer(swatch below). I
bought just 2. One in Matte and one in Lacquer. I bought 'Standout Remarquable' shade# 250 which is a lovely Matte red and 'Whimsical Fantaisiste' shade # 115 from the Lacquer collection which is a berry shade with shimmer. They are priced at
INR800 each.
8.
Revlon Eye-shadows: Like the Lip balms weren't enough I landed up buying
these cute eyeshadows. This is really an awesome idea from Revlon, usually
you get eye shadows in singles or in a palette. Here you can choose
colors of your choice and make your own palette. Yes you heard it right
... you can connect all these singles and have your own palette.I bought 3 of them 'Onyx' shade#300, 'Java' shade#280, and 'Plum' shade#110. Out of the 3 only the Plum is matte. At INR
175 each, it super affordable. 9. Nail Polishes:I bought the green Elle to suit the color of my dress for the function. The Eyetex Dazzler looked green under the store lights ... now it kinda looks bluish.:-( and finally the shimmer which I purchased is mainly for my nail art. All these were bought from a Fancy Store near my home. Prices: Elle- 50INR , Eyetex Dazzler- 40INR, Shimmer nail polish- 30INR
