Hey everyone ! I wasn't sure what my first proper blog post
should be about, so I decided to tell you guys about a product that I picked up
on a whim and ended up falling in love with – the ‘Just Bitten’ lipstains by
Revlon !
I love wearing bright lip colours when I’m out and about,
whether I’m going out to dinner or to the cinema, or just meeting up with some
friends – I feel like a bright lip colour instantly brightens up my face and
livens up even the simplest of make-up looks. However, I hate having to
constantly touch-up my lip colour and worry about it smudging or transferring on
to my teeth while I’m out – nightmare ! So, I began my search for a longer
lasting lip colour, and that’s when I came across these lipstains !
I had never tried a lipstain before, but after trying the
Just Bitten lipstains, I've no idea why I waited so long ! For starters, there
were so many pretty colours to choose from – I literally had no idea
where to begin ! In the end, I decided on the shades ‘Victorian’ and ‘Crave’.
Going by the packaging, ‘Crave’ appears to be a bright
purplish-pink colour, whereas ‘Victorian’ looks to be a dark pink. However,
when I swatched the colours, both were a little darker than expected. This wasn't
a problem though – both colours were still gorgeous !
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| 'Crave' - left. 'Victorian' - right. . |
The product itself looks a lot like a felt tip/marker pen,
which I thought was rather cool ! It also has a lip balm on the end to keep
your lips feeling moisturised whilst wearing the stain. It’s super easy to apply
– I like to exfoliate my lips and apply a little of the balm before I apply the
lipstain, otherwise the stain creeps in to all the tiny cracks on your lips and
leaves them looking very chapped – never a nice look ! Then I like to line my
lips with the stain, just to make sure that I don’t go outside my lip line when
I’m filling my lips in – it’s very difficult to get off of your skin ! Finally,
I simply fill in the rest of my lips, and, voila – beautiful, bright lips! You
can also apply a little of the balm after the stain has dried to keep your lips
from feeling dried out.
The lipstains are extremely long lasting – just what
I wanted ! I wore the shade ‘Crave’ out to dinner a few weeks ago and didn't
have to reapply it at all, even after eating ! The balm is also a great part of
the product – with certain bright lip colours, particularly lipsticks, I find
that my lips get very dried out and cracked, but the balm really helps to keep
your lips hydrated (and it doesn't take away from the matte effect of the
lipstain!). The only downside to the
product is that it’s fairly hard to remove.
I mean, it is a lip stain after all! I find that leaving Vaseline
or baby oil on my lips for around ten minutes then removing with a make-up wipe
helps to remove most of the product, but it’s definitely still visible on my
lips the next day. Nevertheless, I still absolutely love this product ; it’s
bright, vibrant, and long lasting – precisely what I was looking for !
I can’t wait to try out some different lipstains – let me
know what your favourite lipstain is, I’d love to check it out ! You can buy
the Revlon ‘Just Bitten’ lipstain for around £7.99 from any high street drug
store, such as Superdrug or Boots, however, I got mine online from Fragrance
Direct (http://www.fragrancedirect.co.uk/)
for only £1.75 ! I purchased mine a few months ago now so I’m not sure how many
colours will be left in stock, but if you’re interested in this product, you should
definitely check it out – great deal !
See you all next time !
Much love,
