Thursday 12 April 2012

Review : What I think of Revlon Lip Butters

Left to right: Sweet Tart, Tutti Fruiti, Pink Truffle, Price: £7.99 





















So I realise I'm a bit behind on the bandwagon with these but I've only just managed to find them at my local Boots. I entered. They beckoned. I rejoiced. Finally.
Boots is having their 3 for 2 deal so of course, I picked up 3. I stood for ages deliberating on which colours to get, finally settling on a pink, a coral and a nude so I could test a little bit from each colour range. So first of all:





















Consistency : I found them really creamy, I swatched ALL of them at the shop and decided I didn't like any of the sparkly ones, they were a bit.. gritty? for lack of a better word. But these three were lovely, they glide on your lips like thick cream cheese. or Nutella. Or a mixture of both like that chocolate Philadelphia which I keep seeing on the adverts and I need to try.Yum. 

Pigmentation : Well, for me, with just one layer, it looks just like a tinted balm. For example :

Tutti Fruit on my lips!
















Which is actually how I like it, you can however keep on slapping it on and it builds up to something close to a lipstick. Just be careful with the Tutti Fruiti one because you could end up looking like you ate one too many cheese puffs and forgot to wipe your mouth (Why am I talking about cheese so much in this post?)

Price : Honestly speaking, I would not have purchased these at £7.99 each. With the three for two offer at Boots, each Lip Butter works out to just over £5 (ah the accountant in me speaks), and I think that is about the right price for them. But with all the hype surrounding them, I think Revlon knew they could pull it off. I know L'Oreal's Caresse range is very similar and also priced at £7.99. Some clever marketing by L'oreal might have dragged me over to their stand instead if they had just charged a pound less but who am I to dictate supply and demand.

Overall : This is a great product, I would definitely buy it again but not at that price. The hype will probably build your expectations up a bit higher than what they are worth though. A little problem I have with them is they can highlight dry lips, so I had to exfoliate like crazy before applying and taking a picture. Which is so WEIRD, because you expect a lip BUTTTER to make your lips softer, not flakier. Oh well. Good product, too expensive. What do you think?

16 comments:

  1. I agree, your lips need to be in great condition as I found these made my dry lips a little more dry... weird! Great post! xx

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  2. everyone has been blogging about these lately! I don't think they're THAT fantastic, but they are nice :) I liked your review, thank you!

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  3. I think you picked really flattering shades and I agree, some of the ones with glitter are a little bit gritty. These have been a little bit overhyped, which possibly built up too high expectations. For one, they're not as buttery as I expected them to be. I still think they're a really nice product, though for the price they are where I live, wayyyyy too expensive. If they were at discounted American prices, I'd probably have close to the whole collection :p

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  4. Hi! Just blog-hopping by and subscribed to your blog!

    I have to agree with Canadian Beauty. I didn't find the lip butters all that they cracked up to be. I found that they dried my lips and didn't so nice on. Though, i do have to agree with you, they are a little pricey.

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  5. great post so wanting to try these out but they still haven't srrived here in the UAE :) great blog now following :)
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  6. I want the Tutti Frutti shade. But it's not available in Malaysia. AHHH :( I love the shade Cherry Tart though. It's such a wearable shade :)

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  7. Great review! I agree completely with you. It's a decent product that is overpriced and doesnt live up to it's claims or its hype. And the glitter shades are horribly gritty...smart girl for not getting any of them!

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  8. Great post! They look really good but I can't find them anywhere :(

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  10. LOVE LOVE the color you chose. Great review too.

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  11. Great post, the colour is lovely!
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  12. Great Post!I have just bought a few of these too...

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  14. I agree that they're too expensive, especially as they aren't particularly pigmented. I think you're paying for the idea of it rather than the actual product! Good going taking advantage of the 3 for 2 offer though :D Great review:)

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  15. You have nice lips)

    Lili
    http://natcosmetics.blogspot.com/

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