My Revlon Lip Butter Collection

While writing up this post, I was hit with a wave of nostalgia. There was a period last year where I was pretty much obsessed with the Revlon Lip Butters. They were what I wore on my lips almost everyday and my collection grew rapidly due to the frequent BOGOF offers. Over time, I found many more lip products that I loved even more than these lip butters and naturally, our relationship grew more distant. 

I still like them and think they are a nice product (and look exceptionally beautiful all lined up), but I'm not in love with them as I used to be. Hence, I've reached the point where I am satisfied with the shades that I have and do not think I will be buying any more to add to my collection (unless they release an amazing new colour of course). 

The main reason why I like these is because I'm a sucker for sheer lip products that you can build up. Usually they feel like a lip balm-lipstick hybrid. I find it a bit hard for everyday wear if the lip product I'm working with is super pigmented, whereas with these, you can simply put on one layer for a sheer wash of colour, or build it up to your heart's desire.

While I enjoy a good matte lipstick, for most of the time I still prefer moisturizing lip products which these definitely are. They have a very soft and creamy consistency; so soft that there is a high risk of these babies melting. I often have to wipe the top of the tube clean as the product is so soft that it tends to smear inside the tube. It is for this reason that I now gravitate towards its counterparts, like the Maybelline Color Whispers which are firmer, yet still provide the same feel and sheerness. 

The eight shades I own are: 

Sugar Frosting | Strawberry Shortcake | Cotton Candy | Berry Smoothie | Creamsicle | 

Juicy Papaya | Tutti Frutti and Candy Apple.

At one stage, I loved all shades but now that I'm reflecting on it, my least worn are probably Sugar Frosting and Creamsicle. These are the sheerest of the bunch and the colours are not particularly flattering on me. Sugar Frosting is basically a very frosty, pale pink and Creamsicle is a nude that I can never seem to pull off without looking like a ghost.

My favorites are Strawberry Shortcake, Berry Smoothie and Juicy Papaya. These prove to be the most wearable and you all know how much I love my baby pinks (like Strawberry Shortcake). Berry Smoothie is what I opt for if I want to a sport a deeper berry lip and Juicy Papaya is a lovely, peachy pink.

L to R: Sugar Frosting // Strawberry Shortcake // Cotton Candy // Berry Smoothie // Creamsicle // Juicy Papaya // Tutti Frutti // Candy Apple

In my opinion, I think I have all the shades I could possibly need and wear from the range and right now, I am just much more interested in trying other lip products. And at the comparatively higher price tag it has compared to other drugstore lippies, it has me thinking twice about expanding my collection again.

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Do you like the Revlon Lip Butters? What is your favorite shade?