First up, Revlon Colorburst Lipgloss in Sunset Peach ...... approx $7
I bought this because it looked similar to an Avon Glazewear shade I loved called Peach Fizz which has since been discontinued (boo!). I bought a Milani 3D Glitzy Glamor Gloss for the same reason, however that one, while a lovely gloss, is very sheer and thus not really a dupe.
So, I had seen this shade or at least a similar shade in the Revlon Colorburst gloss line on the VintageorTacky blog (which I follow) and Youtube Channel (which I subscribe too)...she's awesome if you haven't discovered her yet!
Anyway, because I had seen that the Revlon Colorburst gloss line had some peach shades available I though I would give them look because you just don't see many peach glosses, even in the high-end spectrum. Well, maybe a little more often now because I guess "orange lips" are kind of in right now? I don't really follow fashion trends, I find what works for me. Well, it made me happy that the Colorburst Glosses had about 3 peachy shades available, (possibly 4) and I picked up Sunset Peach which I felt most closely matched the Peach Fizz shade.
I didn't open in right away, I usually do, but I've been insanely overworked and have been too exhausted lately to bother with makeup so I didn't pull this out until last night when I went to see a play.
My verdict so far, it's okay. I don't really care for the formula, it's kinda thick for my tastes and a bit sticky. I find NYC Liquid Lip Shine also too thick for my tastes, but they aren't as sticky. This revlon gloss is thick, kinda sticky and not something I love the feel of. HOWEVER, the formula also lasts longer than my other glosses so that could potentially bring up the favor factor in the future. I'm guessing it's supposed to be a longer-wearing gloss which could explain the thick/stickyness.
I'm also not a fan of the applicator, it's a sponge tip which is fine, but its weirdly shaped. Its tapered on two sides which makes the spongy bit very bendy..I don't want to necessarily call it flimsy because it's not the kind of bendy that makes me feel it's gonna break everytime I use it, maybe..springy? Either way it makes it a little trickier to apply. I think maybe they wanted to make it a brush applicator but a full out brush was too expensive so they settled for a weird bendy sponge tip applicator that could be the love-child of a sponge tip and a brush...I dunno.
Some positive things about it, it does have a nice color if you can get past the texture and it does last. The packaging is cute and compact. The shape of the tube is square so it's stackable and otherwise easy to organize if you have multiple shades. At this point I'm not ready to repurchase, but I may change my mind as I adjust to it. We shall see!
Next Product Hard Candy MoonGlow Translucent Luminizing Powder ..... $6
This, I've wanted for a while. I wanted it for a highlighter mostly because the one "highlighter" powder I have I'm not a big fan of (not that I don't use other types of highlight!). I thought this would make a pretty, yet subtle highlight.
So I pulled it out for the first time yesterday as well..now I already have the mattifying powder so I don't explore the packaging to much...though sadly I did drop it as I was trying to get the plastic shrink wrap off so it started to come out of the pan a little (sad face). I don't really blame the product quality so much as my own clumsiness though! The powder is pretty fine and soft so even though it is a pressed powder, it's easy to get it on your brush.
Anyway, I applied it using my usual highlighter brush in the usual places I apply highlight and I found it didn't provide enough concentration. This product really does provide a subtle glow! I could see myself using this as a finishing powder on occasion with my usual highlighting brush, however to use this just for highlighting, I will need a denser brush than I normally would use.
So far, I like it, but I definitely need to use it more and in a variety of ways to decide what it's best suited for. Right now I find it too subtle to effectively highlight much, however a denser brush could solve that problem as it would apply the product in a more concentrated manner.... so I will have to experiment!
I'm only gonna cover the two right now because these are my newest products, so far one is currently more liked than the other, but I want to use them a bit more before making my ultimate ruling!
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