It’s just about springtime here in Northern California – the weather’s getting hotter, birds are chirping, bees are buzzing, allergies are… allerging? Anyway, I wanted to share some of my favorite springtime shades to wear and do a mini-review of each of them!
From top to bottom: Maybelline Vibrant Mandarin, Revlon Colorburst Matte Balm in Mischievous, NYX Butter Lipstick in Lollies, NYX Butter Lipstick in Fizzies, Revlon Colorburst Lipgloss in Strawberry, Revlon Colorburst Lipgloss in Bellini
Vibrant Mandarin is a stunning orangey-red, and the formula is great! It’s creamy, doesn’t pull, awesome color payoff, and isn’t drying. It’s a very good drugstore lipstick. The only thing I don’t like is the smell – kind of smells like Play-doh.
Mischievous is a peachy coral that just screams spring. This one has a bit of a weird formula and applies patchy, but I love the color so much that I wear it anyway. It’s definitely going to take more work to make this look perfect – I would suggest exfoliating and moisturizing your lips and maybe a lipliner – the whole shebang. This one has a minty smell and feel that is bearable – not great, but not offensive.
Lollies is a peachy baby pink. The formula is a little lacking, but I feel this is a running problem with these kinds of lighter shades. It also needs some TLC for that perfect polished look, but the end result is just lovely. It doesn’t really have a scent – maybe a bit of lotion? But that’s about it.
Fizzies is a sheer orangey-red? Not exactly sure how to describe it – it pulls as a brighter MLBB on my own lips. It’s super wearable and a little on the sheerer side, so I think it would work on pretty much anybody (it also has a much better formula that Lollies). It just adds that “umph” to your lips if you want to go for a more natural look! Again, like Lollies, this has no smell that I can really discern.
Strawberry is a pinky-red with shimmer. This, along with Bellini, was my first foray into Revlon lipglosses, and I was honestly surprised at how much I liked these! They’re not as sticky, but they are on the thicker side, so I’ve found it’s best to apply as thinly as possible and build up layers for a more opaque look. This looks great layered over lipstick and lipliner or just on it’s own.
Bellini is a creamy, pale pinky-nude. It reminds me a lot of Buxom’s White Russian, which I also love! It has almost unnoticeable microshimmer in it – the only way I can see it is if I bring the lipgloss container next to my lamp and really scrutinize it. It looks beautiful when combined with Fizzies, but really, works on any brighter lipstick.
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