A Product I Keep Picking Up: Revlon's Kissable Balm Stains (Review and Swatches)

Swatches of product when first applied, and then swatches of the stains they leave behind.
(left to right: Romantic, Rendezvous, Lovesick, Smitten, Honey, Precious)

I posted about Revlon's Kissable Balm Stains way back when I'd just started my blog and I raved about them! My love for these has not waned but my collection has doubled since then so I thought I'd do an update, especially as I just keep on reaching for them! As you can tell from my photos, Honey (MLBB shade) and Romantic (red) are my two most reached for shades but Lovesick, Smitten and Precious are very new additions to my collection and I think I'll be wearing them a lot through the summertime. I love the look of Rendezvous but I always chicken out of wearing orange shades! When you look at my lip swatches (below) you'll see that it's lovely and subtle but the brightness of the packaging does put me off when I'm choosing a lip colour in the mornings. I'm on a real coral kick right now so I'm hoping that I pick it up more when the weather improves- cloudy, dark, snowy days are not encouraging me to choose bright anything!

Smitten and Precious are shades which aren't available in the UK and I received them in my Canadian Beauty Exchange. Precious is unlike any of the UK balm stains but Smitten is relatively similar to Lovesick. It's hard to see it in my swatches but it's actually a little bit darker than Lovesick which I find makes it a little but more flattering on me. Lovesick and Smitten leave the best stain behind when their glossiness fades so when I want a completely hassle free day where I won't need to worry about smudging or fading these are the colours I reach for. I'm keen to pick up 'Crush' which is a berry shade and I have a feeling it's staying power would be similar to the bright pinks but I think I may wait until autumn/winter before buying it as it isn't particularly summer-y.

All of these Lip Balm Stains look and feel fantastic on the lips, they last amazingly well on the lips and the packaging is incredibly practical. My only complaint is that the lids seem to crack quite easily, although that may be due to the battleground that is my handbag! I haven't tried Clinique's Chubby Sticks (which these are a highstreet dupe of) but at £7.99 these are really affordable for me and I don't think I'd ever try Clinique's Chubby Sticks as I love these too much. I know MUA are releasing a similar dupe called 'Power Pouts' and although I am intrigued I don't know if they will rival Revlon's Kissable Balm Stains. If you haven't already tried one of Revlon's Kissable Balm Stains then I'd highly recommend them. The hype they received last year wasn't for nothing, and I don't think a week has gone by without me using them at least once or twice a week. I love them and I don't think I'm going to stop loving them any time soon.


I hope my swatches help anybody out there who is stuck for what colour might suit them!

Swatches

(left: Precious         right: Honey)

 (left: Romantic           right: Rendezvous)

(left: Smitten             right: Lovesick)

What's your favourite shade? 

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