So are you looking for a quick touch of color that you won't have to worry about for a couple of hours? The best thing about lip stains out there now... most of them have the marker tip just like the Revlon ones do! This helps even the most unsteady hand. Check out the
Revlon Just Bitten line.
The most important thing with lip stains is
LIP PREP!! People you have to prep your lips... if you do a sugar scrub the night before and sleep with a heavy lip balm... you should be all set!! I found that when I was first testing it... I didn't prep well and the color came off uneven. Keeping on the older skin more that the supple skin.
Revlon's Just Bitten comes in a range of colors like Fate, Forbidden, and Midnight which are deeper to the lighter shades like Passion and Instinct. The retail prices will always range... but look for sales at places like
Ulta and CVS. After you have applied the stain to your lips, Revlon suggest to wait 30 seconds and then apply the satiny lip balm that is on the other end of the stick. Everything is all in one on this product! I haven't had this wand for that long, but I have noticed that the cover for the stain end has a cap that is a "double cover". I don't think this makes it air tight, but it insures that it snaps into place each time. So make sure when you replace the cap you hear a snap!
So all the lovely stuff is out of the way... let's get to the cons. I only have but one con, but to me it's a biggie!! The lip balm end of the product.... arggg! The lip balm comes with about a 1/4 inch exposed and that's it... it does not wind either up or down. Being that you can't wind it down... you have to be very gentle with this or it may snap! And since the balm is the product I will have to apply more than the stain... I find that it will not out last the stain! So even tho I love the color range is great, staying power is awesome, and the lip balm is a satin balm effect.... the balm will finish or snap before I've used all the stain! Maybe Revlon will come out with a refill??
Pic credit: Revlon.com
On May 15th I am heading out for some makeup and partying at a local MAC store for the Hey Sailor collection Unveiling party!! The US launch date is May 24th... the collection will be show and sold at the Unveiling party and then packed back up until the 24th! I love these parties!! A ton of MAC artist friends will be there... talking up the collection and just being friendly and fun!! Most of the time there is no makeup applications done, but you'll get to swatch the colors, quickly try on a gloss I'm sure, and also pick up any regular products you might need! At past parties... a blank paper with a list of the collection is given out...where u can check off which products you want! Then once you've check off your item(sssssss) give it to one of the artist there and they can pull your stuff for you!
I jammed into my seat next to a young lady, kit between my legs, carry bag on my lap... I was touching up from the walk to the bus station and I heard... "Wow you have a lot of makeup in your makeup bag..." HAHA... she of course had no clue... we started talking and with in minutes I learned she was heading to an early lunch with a old college roommate!! She was nicely dressed, perfect hair do... and NOT A STITCH of makeup on!!!! I was like... would you like me to do a little on you? Haa haa we had about a 30 min ride so in between the bumps and shifts we did the WHOLE face! I did wait until we stopped at Port Auth. to do her mascara... the last thing I needed was to be sued for jabbing her in the eye! We parted and I cleaned my brushes at the start of my photo shoot! My friend's story is a bit similar... she gave a lip-over on a subway! Seems like the girl was over blending and way too much lipgloss...
The most important thing with lip stains is LIP PREP!! People you have to prep your lips... if you do a sugar scrub the night before and sleep with a heavy lip balm... you should be all set!! I found that when I was first testing it... I didn't prep well and the color came off uneven. Keeping on the older skin more that the supple skin.
