So, I know everyone is talking about the new Revlon Lip Butters and I got myself one last weekend in Sugar Plum. It is a nice wearable red with some cranberry tones I would say. Below I posted a picture of myself wearing it:
It's kind of a rough picture, but hopefully you can kind of tell what color it is =)
Anyways I got mine at Target actually. They did not have all of the colors, but they had a lot of them. I had been wanting Red Velvet, but they did not have that which is how I ended up with Sugar Plum. I am actually kind of glad because I feel like this one is more wearable for school and stuff. I also saw these at Wegmans when I was there today, but I resisted the urge to get more of them because I am pretty much broke (high school girl problems). I do not often go to actual drugstores, despite the fact that I live within walking distance of a pretty nice CVS, so I do not know their availability status at places like that. What is annoying me is that the Revlon website has yet to add them to their products so I cannot go on and drool over the gorgeous color selection.
In total I believe their are 20 colors. I spent yesterday evening scouring the internet for what those 20 colors were. Many blogspots and Youtubes later, I have gotten a list of all 20 together (let me know if I am missing any). Below I will put a list of the colors along with descriptions based on the swatches I have seen. I cannot promise that they are completely accurate, as I only have one, but I wanted to put this up so there would be a complete list of the Lip Butters somewhere.
- Berry Smoothie- This one is like if a hot pink was just sheered out and it makes it like a wash of pink without the intensity.
- Brown Sugar- kind of a bronzey tan. I could see this one being popular for the darker skinned ladies.
- Candy Apple- A vibrant hot red that looks like the candy on a candy apple. Seriously, Revlon hit the nail on the head with the names for these lip butters!
- Cherry Tart- Again, a hot red. This one is even truer of a red I would say, with a very neutral tone and more pigmented from what I can tell.
- Cotton Candy- A less blue-toned version of Cupcake. Also, less intensely pigmented.
- Creamsicle- Seems like a very sheer orangey nude. Does not seem like it adds much pigmentation or anything.
- Creme Brulee- A very bronzey nude. It does seem to add pigmentation to the lips rather than "concealer lip" look, but it does not have any color like pink or red or what have you.
- Cupcake- An extremely cool-toned and pigmented baby pink. Personally, I myself am going to steer clear of this one and go for something like Strawberry Shortcake, but for those with fair cool-toned skin this could be amazing.
- Fig Jam- Like Brown Sugar, just a brown nude. The two actually look very similar in swatches.
- Gumdrop- This one, like Cupcake is an extremely cool-toned light pink, just maybe a little less pigmented.
- Lollipop- Pretty much a super hot fuschia. This one looks pretty intense.
- Peach Parfait- A sparkly peach color. Pretty self explanatory I guess.
- Pink Truffle- A mid-toned nude pink. It is like Creme Brulee with pink tones. Seems like one of those "my lips but better" kind of dealios.
- Raspberry Pie- A deep berry that literally looks like the inside of a pie. Seems like a great fall color!
- Red Velvet- A deep rich red. It is like Red Velvet cake (Mmm! I love red velvet cake) in that it is very rich and decadent in color. Already seems like a cult favorite.
- Strawberry Shortcake- A sheerer light pink that seems like it could work for most skin tones as it is a soft way to wear baby pink.
- Sugar Frosting-Very similar to Cotton Candy except maybe even less cool-toned. It is just a neutral baby pink type color which leans slightly more cool.
- Sugar Plum- a muted red, this one is like the other reds (Cherry Tart, Red Velvet) but more wearable for day-to-day. At least on my lips, I do not get any plum tones. It is pretty much a soft red for me.
- Sweet Tart- This one looks like what I would describe as a watermelon type pink. Just a (sort of) coral toned but wearable pink. It is definitely not intense, so do not be scared of this one.
- Tutti Frutti- Oh my gosh! Such a unique color. It looked hot orange in the tube, but it comes off as a coral with lots of pink tones. It looks very wearable and seems like it could add flair to any look while still staying somewhat neutral.
As far as the colors, my one complaint is that there are far too many cool-toned light pinks, but that is all personal preference and I am an extremely warm-toned girl with medium skin, so baby pinks just DO NOT work on me. Personally I really want Tutti Frutti, Red Velvet, Sweet Tart and Pink Truffle.
These lip butters contain three varieties of moisturing butters for the lips and are a great way to get nice color without cracking and peeling like other lip products tend to do this time of year. I love the feel of them on my lips. They feel luxurious and are so easy to apply.
As far as packaging, they come in sleek little tubes in colors close to the color of the lipstick and the top is clear so you can see the actual product. Their design is so cute and yet classy! My only complaint would be that as I scroll the product back into the tube it feels like some of it (very minimal amount) scrapes off.
These all retail anywhere from $6-$8 (I have seen them on the lower price range and the higher). They will be available at all retailers by early 2012 and are supposed to be permanent.
Thanks for reading my first blog post!!
Shelby
PS: I am planning on doing a video soon comparing these to Maybelline Baby Lips, so subscribe to my YouTube, sapphiremakeup928 if you want to see that! =)
