Run Out And Buy Your Tampons Everyone!

Have you bought tampons lately? Even if you have, I suggest going out and buying more. The boxes are under $7 and come with a free Revlon Colorburst Matte Balm in either 210 (Unapologetic) or 240 (Striking).

Now neither of these are really shades I would choose which I guess is good since if I would have naturally chosen them I would own them already! 210 is the pink one on the bottom and 240 is the red one on the top.

They are matte and they are smooth. And free with a product we are all going to use anyways. So go buy tampons!

New Offerings For Revlon Spring 2015

Not much of a drugstore makeup girl, I usually ignore many (ok, most) of the releases and offerings from Revlon. But I am a big fan of the lip butters and am quite interested to see what the new lip products coming out are going to be like!!

The Ultra HD Lip Lacquers (photoed above) have already launched in the USA to rave reviews (will keep my eye out in Vegas for them) and the new Ultra HD Lipsticks that are gel based lipsticks and completely wax free also look extremely interesting!!

Revlon Lip Butters - Swatches, Swatches And More Swatches

So I was asked to swatch the two new lip butters I picked up 3 weeks ago from the limited edition set. I figured I would just swatch all of the ones I have. Some of them are really pigmented and some are not so much so this should give you a good idea of them. There are 20 in the regular line (I have ten of them) and there are three limited edition ones (I have two of the three). So its a pretty good representation of at least half the colours.

Sugar Frosting, Creme Brulee and Pink Truffle

Peach Parfait, Berry Smoothie and Sugar Plum

Creamsicle, Pink Lemonade and Juicy Papaya

Cupcake, Strawberry Shortcake and Cotton Candy.

Revlon Baby Sticks In Sunset And Tahitian Swatches & Review

So I have been loving the Revlon Lip Butters recently which you all know. So when I saw the new summer Gucci Westman limited edition display FINALLY I was overjoyed. Even better, at London Drugs right now all Revlon products are buy two get one free. And with a $10 off Revlon coupon burning a hole in my wallet, I jumped at the two new Lip Butters (to be reviewed later) and these.

Now while online it says there is three colours and reviews (that I should have read FIRST) seem to show three. And they say that the displays only have a spot for one of each colour. Well our displays had spots for two Baby Sticks. One each of these two colours. So I do not know if the third one is going to arrive on this side of the border or not but I am happy I did not buy three. Two was bad enough.

These are a pale peachy/corally pink and a bright tangerine colour in the tube. The pictures above show them turned up all the way. As you can see, you get very very little product (.1oz) for the whopping $10.49 price tag. The price is slightly outrageous and the craptastic product inside makes the price even more disgusting. As Nouveau Yuppie Beauty said, even if these were being given away, they would STILL not be worth it.



Now I apologize for the photos. I am away for the week and all I have is my Samsung Galaxy SIII so that is what I took the photos with. Let me start with the pros of this product........ Ok. Done. Now on to the negatives. Ok, I am slightly exaggerating. They do slide on nicely. But since they are a waxy lipgloss formula that makes sense. That really is the ONLY positive thing I have to say about them. In theory a gel blush should glide on to the skin effortlessly and then sink in. These don't. They feel like what you would expect an old chapstick would feel like if you swiped that on to the skin. They are a thick waxy dewy formula that just sit on the skin. Add to that the fact that there is ZERO colour pay off and you get a good idea of this product.

The first picture is of FIVE swipes of the minuscule blush/lip product. FIVE!! And as you can see (my skin is glow in the dark its so white. So imagine it on someone who had a colour to their skin!) there is almost no colour. The bottom two pictures are with TWENTY (yes, literally TWENTY swipes) swipes of the product. Now who wants to swipe a product on their cheek twenty times? And then to have such a build up of waxy gloss that does not sink in to the skin. And forget about blending it. You will end up with the colour rubbed off and STILL have a waxy residue on the skin.

This is far and beyond the WORST product I have ever tried makeup wise. And to make matters worse, EVERY SINGLE REVIEW seems to say the SAME THING! Lesson learned - read a review before buying.

Revlon Just Bitten Balm Stains - Swatches, Swatches & More Swatches!

So I am going to start out this post with a picture of a new limited edition Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain. The colour is called Sweetheart Valentine. My mom picked this up for herself at Superstore. It was in a display case (I never saw this at either store when I went!). I am not going to get this one (not really my colour) but I grabbed my moms 020 Lovesick to compare. I hope this gives you an idea of the colour. I would have swatched it to show you but my mom would have KILLED ME!

 

And here are my six. From top to bottom are Precious, Rendezvous, Charm, Honey, Cherish and Crush.

And here are swatches of them all in order. For each one I swatched it once to show what it looks like with one swipe, and then I finlled itin to show you how it looks at its darkest as it is certainly buildable colour. As you can see, precious (the one on the very left) is almost non existent unless you really go to town on it. And even at its very darkest its barely there. Then there is Rendezvous or Crush which build to a REALLY dark colour! So I think there is really something for everyone in the line!

The New Look Of The Beauty Department At Superstore!

Oh. My. Gosh. I am beyond stunned. I have a confession to make. I HATE superstore. I avoid stupidstore like it is the plague.  It is too big, there is ZERO service, and when something is on sale it does not show the original price or show that the price is a sale price. So you never know if what you are buying is a sale or a regular price. BUT............ I heard a rumour that Revlon Lip Butters were 4.99 this week there so I decided to take a trip and check them out. A girlfriend of mine had an issue with 2 hair dye products and she ended up with $30 in vouchers for Revlon products and she refused to purchase from the brand again. So they were gifted to me! So I thought I would suck it up and head down to get me 6 lip butters! That was the plan anyways........ 

And OH MY! I was amazed when I walked in. This is the location right next to my the University I go to. So I am unsure if the store a 5 minute walk from my house looks like this, but it sure didn't the last time I was there (about 3 months ago!). It looks like a Sephora almost! It is of course not premium or deluxe brands, but it just looks fantastic! And they have Marcelle and some other brands that I was not aware that Superstore even sold!!!

 
The prices on the Baby Lips are 3.97 this week!

The Lip Butters And the Just Bitten Balm Stains were 4.97!

So yes, I still may not LOVE the way the store works and probably wont stop calling it StupidStore anytime soon (the service still stinks!) but I will certainly be visiting the store again and the beauty department!