So being a
Twilight Series fan(atic), Penny has an affinity for all things vamp & wolf these days. LOL! It only seemed right that I try Revlon's new
Just Bitten Lip Stains ($8.99, drugstore). Of course I gravitated to the colors called
Twlight, Lust, and
Forbidden. ;-) I didn't care for the way the color
Lust looked on me; sort of a rust color, so I exchanged it for
Forbidden a brownish, less orangey color.
Twilight showed as a true red on me...looked nice, but Penny has to get used to it. I haven't worn red on my lips in many years, but red is an "in" color for this fall's make-up trends.
Overall Penny has found lip stains to be a pain. The first issue I have with the lip stains I've tried is that they are
very drying. After only a couple of days my lips were dry and peeling from the Maybelline stain I first tried; Maybelline's
Color Sensational Lip Stain ($6.49, Target) in
Blushing, a nice pink/plum color. The Revlon lip stains felt better but would be drying too if it weren't for the
lip balm attached to the other end. The balm is moisturizing and gives some shine, but not like a gloss. The problem I have with the balm tip is that it breaks off easily. It does not retract into the tube so it is exposed and can get soft/melt even with the cap on. The marker applicator gives
good control, but the stain dries so quickly you can't make any mistakes. It takes practice to apply lip stains evenly.
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