I had been reading so much about the Revlon Colorburst Lip Butters on overseas blogs. The raves have been outstanding! These have been hailed from everything from the best lipsticks ever to the best tinted lip balms. Quite a large contrast there don’t you think?
Well ladies, the Revlon Lip Butters are finally here in Malaysia so we can work out for ourselves if they are really all that! 😀 I spotted these only at Watson’s pharmacies for now retailing at a pocket friendly RM25 each (I found out they are S$15.90 in Singapore – quite a bit more pricey after conversion!). I looked in a couple more pharmacies but didn’t see them – I’m told they are only officially due here in March 2012, so I guess Watson’s got a special preview or something 🙂
I have here 3 colours in different ends of the colour spectrum to try out. Barring the red one, the other 2 are quite a challenge but I intentionally picked up Strawberry Shortcake (pale pink) because I wanted to challenge myself to wear something out of my comfort zone! 😀
This post just serves as notification and a preview for now. I didn’t have time to try them out properly yet so I can’t bring you a proper review.
Left to Right: 070 Cherry Tart, 080 Strawberry Shortcake, 030 Fig Jam
These Lip Butters from Revlon are a balm-lipstick hybrid. Moisturizing lipsticks with medium pigmented colour and a light balmy feel on the lips. They have even been compared to the Dior Addict Iconic Lipsticks which is really saying something. I’ll try to bring a comparison post some time 🙂
Here in Malaysia, we will get 8 shades and I quickly tested them at the counter to see which ones appealed to me, and what the colours actually looked like on the skin as opposed to a computer colour swatch. You will just have to rely on my linguistic observations and descriptions, since I don’t have swatch photos 🙂
020 Brown Sugar – A nude brown tone that swatched on my skin very light (I wasn’t attracted to this because it just looked like glossy lipbalm on)
025 Peach Parfait – A shimmery sheer peach (I wasn’t attracted to this because the shimmer was chunky, the colour was sheer and the texture did not feel as smooth as the other colours)
030 Fig Jam – A deep brown that applies sheer and on lips turns into a sheer berry. A surprise colour choice and one I have been liking!
070 Cherry Tart – A bright cherry red that applies more pigmented than the others with a balmy texture and noticeable shimmer
075 Lollipop – A grape shade that like Cherry Tart applies more pigmented than the others and has no noticeable shimmer. Texture is balmy.
080 Strawberry Shortcake – A sheer pale pink that applies semi pigmented and is a very fresh girly shade on the lips. Texture is balmy with no noticeable shimmer
085 Sugar Plum – A deep plum shade that applies semi pigmented and has no noticeable shimmer, with similar balmy texture.
096 Macaroon – A deep red with balmy texture and semi pigmented colour. The colour is quite close to Cherry Tart but a little deeper.
Based on early observations, I noticed that some colours have noticeable shimmer in them which come off a little chunky and the texture of the lipstick feels a bit gritty. Peach Parfait gets a lot of raves and I was interested in it but it looked washed out against my skin and the gritty shimmer put me off it so I’d likely never get it.
I also noticed that some colours are more sheer than others – Brown Sugar, Fig Jam and Peach Parfait apply like a tinted lipbalm. The rest apply like a balmy moisturizing lipstick so take your pick accordingly.
I will bring a proper review soon but with the long weekend ahead here in Malaysia, I thought you’d better have a heads up so you can all descend on Watson’s and clean them off their Lip Butters, like a cloud of locusts 😉
Are you planning to pick up a Revlon Lip Butter? Which colour are you eyeing? Have you too been swayed by all the raves about the Revlon Lip Butters from overseas? 😀
Update: Review on Strawberry Shortcake and Fig Jam and what I think of the Lip Butters here.
Paris B
Revlon Colorburst Lip Butters come in 8 shades in Malaysia Price: RM25 Availability: Watson’s Personal Stores now and all leading pharmacies and Revlon counters from March 2012
Jamilla says
February 3, 2012 at 4:08 pmI’ll be the last woman on earth to buy these, but I shall!
Paris B says
February 4, 2012 at 11:03 amLOL!! No you won’t Jamilla! 😀 They’ll be around for a while yet, so there’s no hurry!
dom says
February 3, 2012 at 4:08 pmAh I was at Watsons KLCC but couldn’t find them today. I’ll try my luck in other big Watsons and see what I can get. I’m interested in Fig and Sugar Plum but I already have Clinique Black Honey which sounds similar. Macaroon is a great one provided it’s got a bit more of a blue base (couldn’t really tell from the promo pictures) – don’t want no yellow teeth!
Paris B says
February 4, 2012 at 11:06 amI got mine in Watson’s Pavilion KL. How strange that KLCC didn’t get them in yet! Fig is very nice much to my surprise. I don’t have Black Honey and I never quite fell into that hype LOL! I think both reds are pretty neutral bordering on cool so you should be safe.
dom says
February 3, 2012 at 4:10 pmArgh I wrote a whole long comment and it didn’t register. Long story short – I’d love to try Cherry and Macaroon. Was interested in Fig and Plum but the color description sounds like what I can get with my Clinique Black Honey. Also was in Watsons KLCC but couldn’t find them today. Might try my luck again next week!
xin says
February 3, 2012 at 4:12 pm:O its out? was in 1u watsons yesterday, can’t remember if i have seen them /smacks head
Paris B says
February 4, 2012 at 11:06 amYup a reader alerted me so the next time I saw a Watson’s I stopped by and voila! It was there! I checked Guardian and Caring but they didn’t have them when I was there.
Hanny Daforcena says
February 3, 2012 at 4:22 pmEeeeks! I want them! ^.^
They look like the new Dior Addicts too! Am going to try my first nude shade from this line heh heh heh.
Paris B says
February 4, 2012 at 11:07 amIndeed! Much has been made of how similar they look to the Dior Addict lipsticks. I have my thoughts on them but will reserve until I run my post 😉
Juan says
February 3, 2012 at 5:12 pmyou got me at ‘the cloud of locusts’… fierce….
interested to try fig jam and macaroon. damn you! 😀
Paris B says
February 4, 2012 at 11:07 amHAHAHA I can imagine everyone descending on Watson’s to clear out the Revlon counter of these, can’t you? 😀 I think Macaroon will look amazing on you… amazing! 😀
biianca says
February 3, 2012 at 5:29 pmOMG they’re finally here! I dont know why but I kind of expected that they won’t be marketed here in Malaysia cause we hardly get the good stuff *cough Benefit Big 10* but now they’re here I can’t wait to try them out! I imagine I would wanna try out Fig Jam. Got SPF right this balms?
Paris B says
February 4, 2012 at 11:10 amIts not just you Biianca – I felt the same way too! So when I knew that they were coming in, I was quite pleased. I just expected them to come in March, not this early 😀 I’m afraid there’s nothing to say that these contain SPF so I’m going to say no.
Marina(Makeup4all) says
February 3, 2012 at 5:32 pmYes, I am definitely going to try these new lip butters. Love Revlon lip products in general and these, according to all the reviews, should be awesome!
Paris B says
February 4, 2012 at 11:11 amI think Revlon makes some good products 🙂 They could work on their eye colour ranges, but they are pretty good in other departments 😀 Can’t wait to see what you think of these when you pick them up 😀
AnT says
February 3, 2012 at 5:44 pmLOL As per your linguistic observation (Ahemm) I would like to try the Fig Jam 😀 Yay~
Paris B says
February 4, 2012 at 11:11 amHaha! Its a very interesting colour on lips – quite different from on the back of your hand!
synical says
February 3, 2012 at 6:34 pmInteresting, but not before I can see what’s in them – or else it would be a total waste of money for me…
synical says
February 3, 2012 at 6:38 pmJust found a picture of the ingredients online – guess I won’t be trying these…
Paris B says
February 4, 2012 at 11:12 amAh was it an ingredient you can’t use?
synical says
February 4, 2012 at 11:24 amYeah – tocopheryl acetate aka Vitamin E. Oh well.
Paris B says
February 4, 2012 at 11:35 amOh wow. I didn’t realize it could be an irritant! Thanks for letting me know – its interesting because so many things have Tocopheryl Acetate in them.
synical says
February 4, 2012 at 11:45 amAt least I think it is an irritant to ME personally – it could be something else that usually goes with Vitamin E in lip products, but I don’t know for sure.
It’s crazy how many things have Tocopheryl Acetate in them – on one hand, it’s annoying that there are a lot of lip products I can’t use and how I only have a few things I can use without problems; on the other hand, I save myself a pretty penny not buying these products. 😛
Paris B says
February 7, 2012 at 10:17 pmThe good thing is, you know its an irritant so you can safely stay away from products containing Tocopheryl Acetate. The down side is of course, your choices are severely limited 🙁
peach_ says
February 3, 2012 at 8:28 pmI want to try Peach Parfait, naturally 😀 but chunky, gritty, and sheer doesn’t sound too fun! I’m sure these will come to Japan when I’ve long forgotten about them.
Paris B says
February 4, 2012 at 11:18 amLOL!! Yes Peach Parfait may be right up your alley but I didn’t think it very nice to start with though. I think you may like Fig Jam though just because 😀
makeup.addict says
February 3, 2012 at 8:52 pmRM25? Really?? I got ’em for RM28.90 each at Guardian Midvalley yesterday. I knew I should have waited for Watsons to bring the Revlon Lip Butters out! But nvm, I managed to score a lip brush, an eyeliner and a bag organizer for free from the Revlon lady at the counter as I was like constantly asking her for the testers of the different colours as she was still unpacking the items from the box and haven’t even started on the display. Yes, I am that shameless. lol
Paris B says
February 4, 2012 at 11:21 amYes I got them for RM25 each at Watson’s (regular non-promo price). I was told the RRP is RM25 too but I’ll check it up just in case there’s a mistake? Which colours did you pick up in the end? And I laughed at the image of you harassing the Revlon SA!
makeup.addict says
February 4, 2012 at 11:41 amI managed to pick up Macaroon, Cherry Tart, Peach Parfait (HATE IT!!) and Sugar Plum. I pretty much like all the colours with no glitter particles in them so buying peach parfait was a total blonde moment for me. It must be the name, I was totally hungry at the time (lunch hour and I was busy scourging all the pharmacies in MV trying to find the lip butters), and the image of layers peaches, yogurt, whipped cream floating in front of my eyes pretty much sold me. I really should have picked up fig jam. I didn’t even swatch the shade but based on your raves, it must be good.. 🙂
Paris B says
February 7, 2012 at 10:16 pmHahaha Never shop on an empty stomach! 😀 But yes, the minute I saw Peach Parfait, I swooped on it to test and immediately chucked the tested back because it was awful! I don’t know how its so popular… maybe its because it looks so pretty on Emma Stone in the promo pic 😀
Sukie says
February 3, 2012 at 9:58 pmMuch thanks to you, I dropped by Watsons in Taipan, Subang to pick some of these up! Was so happy to swatch them using BRAND NEW TESTERS, not icky overused ones hahaha! Am really happy now! =D Have a lovely long weekend, Paris! =)
Paris B says
February 4, 2012 at 11:24 amHaha that’s so quick! And its nice to play with brand new testers right? I hope you like the ones you got 🙂
Jyoan says
February 3, 2012 at 10:25 pmHmm, have seen certain people say these aren’t worth the hype. So I really don’t know.
Plus, the colours are not exactly special. haha, I think I already have so many similar ones.
I don’t really like the old black Revlon in the same casing design.
But being a faithful Watsons patron, I’ll definitely check it out!
Paris B says
February 4, 2012 at 11:25 amYup! Its about 90% rave with 10% dissenters 🙂 I’m reserving judgment for now but I have some thoughts already. The colours aren’t special, that’s true but its a nice way to ease into lipsticks for those who don’t like using lipsticks regularly.
Jess says
February 3, 2012 at 10:39 pmRevlon makeup is not available over here in Austria yet, for the reasons I have no answer, as it seems to be a very successful and popular drugstore brand in so many countries.
Looking forward to your comparison review with the Dior Iconic Lipsticks! 🙂
Paris B says
February 4, 2012 at 11:26 amWow Jess, that’s so odd! I thought Revlon was available everywhere! :O psst I think you’d prefer to stay with Dior anyway right? 😉
Mady says
February 3, 2012 at 10:45 pmI’m so happy that these are now available in Malaysia 🙂
Paris B says
February 4, 2012 at 11:26 amHip Hip Hurrah! 😀
Jan S says
February 4, 2012 at 12:23 amI’m really looking forward to trying them out. I actually like maybelline colorsensational because they are pigmented, lasting and moisturising but not as sheer as the revlon lip butters I think. We shall see!
Paris B says
February 4, 2012 at 11:26 amNope! The Maybelline ones are definitely much more pigmented. These are like a balm, if you can imagine 🙂 Nice for weekends or a very natural lazy day look 😀
Ching says
February 4, 2012 at 12:42 amMy fav is 070 – lucky thing I refrained from picking it up in Raffles City just now…lol…yup, would have forked up SGD15.90!!
Paris B says
February 4, 2012 at 11:27 amHaha! So you’d wait to come to Malaysia to get them then? 😉
Ching says
February 4, 2012 at 2:58 pmWooohooo touching down tanah air 2nite..
cushy says
February 4, 2012 at 2:20 ami’m enjoying the lip butters. i like lollipop. it’s so pigmented.
Paris B says
February 4, 2012 at 11:27 amThanks for sharing your thoughts! I wasn’t sure about picking up Lollipop because it looked a bit Barney like but we’ll see 😀