Monday, 28 April 2014

Revlon Colorburst Matte Balm review!

Hi everyone! :)
I wanted to share a review of the Revlon Coloburst Matte Balm.

What are the claims about this product?

  • Gives a velvety matte look;
  • Has good amount of moisture;
  • Feels beyond comforting.
Of course, nothing about the staying power or the colour payoff! I wasn't sure what to think of the product at first. Honnestly, in my mind a balm can't be matte, it's something like a eos lip balm. But then I swatched them.
The Colorburst Matte Balms feel and look like a lipstick. I could tell from trying them in store that the staying power was nice... Even with make-up remover I still had stains on my hands! That and the pretty colours was enough to convince me to buy it haha!
What do I think of them after a couple of months?
  • They are matte, without making my lips look super dry;
  • They make you think of a balm in the sense that it has that tingle from menthol;
  • They have a really good colour payoff, you don't need a generous amount for the colour to show very nicely; 
  • They go on smoothly;
  • They last the longest with a lipliner or if you blot them first (creating a bit of a stain) and reapply; 
  • Most of the colour will stay even when eating and drinking;
  • When applied the ways mentionned above, they will make the lips really dry, but at first they feel really nice;
  • If applied without any lipliner or without blotting first, the colour doesn't stay when eating or drinking;
  • They do have weird smell, but it's not overpowering;
  • I didn't notice any bleeding outside the lip line.
Here's what they look like!

In general, I really like the Colorburst Matte Balm. I think that the only inconveniences for me are the smell and the dryness, but both a very mangeable! I really want to get other ones, but I'm not sure which ones. Right now, I own Sultry and Audacious, and I've barely worn the latter. I just feel like orange lipstick is meant for the summer haha! Let me know which shades are your favorites!