Berry (and other) Lip Crayons

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Yesterday I told you about my nude lip crayons. I mentioned my major makeup cleanout and that I still had all my lip crayons to go through. Today I'll tell you about the berry lip crayons and what I'm keeping.

A bit of a disclaimer is in order first. I didn't realize until writing yesterday's post that I only had 2 colors when it came to lip crayons -- nude and berry. I guess that means I'm not very adventurous. I also noticed that most of my berry lip crayons are by Revlon. Shocker? Probably not.

Also, I trashed the Wet n Wild lip stains without taking a picture. I don't like stains and these stained a different color than they were. In my opinion it would have been a waste of time to include them.

So, the two non Revlon products are my Jordana Twist and Shine & my J Cat Twist and Kiss in Air Kiss. Notice I didn't tell you the Jordana name. You see that tube? I've used it so much, I've wiped all the writing off. Both of these are great lip balms. The colors work well with my skin tone and I'd never think of trashing them. However, The Jordana Twist and Shine doesn't last quite as long as other lip crayons so I probably wouldn't purchase it again. The J Cat? I'd buy it every time!

Now all of my Revlon products are great products. Even the Balm Stains are nice. Remember in paragraph 3 I said I didn't like Balm Stains? Well, I don't like them because most of them wear off unevenly and you are left with blotchy stain. For the most part, Revlon stains don't do that if you catch them in time and add lip balm (Maybelline Baby Lips are my favorite lip balm right now).

Whimsical is a Lacquer Balm. It's a glossy berry that works well with my skin tone. Most of the time, this is simply thrown in my purse to wear alone.

Honey Douce is a pale pink (so, not a berry then). It's nice to just grab when you need something on your lips. I don't grab it often because it's too pale for me.

Adore is a Balm Stain that is just like Honey Douce -- I keep it around for just a hint of color. It probably should have been in my nudes. That didn't happen and I'm not sure why.

Sultry is a matte balm that is A.W.E.S.O.M.E. I love this color. I wear it alone all the time. It's another one that stays in my purse. It's a cross between a nude and a mauve. Because it's matte (but not too matte), it stays on a bit longer than the others. I really like this shade.

Smitten is a balm stain. I wear this under lipsticks. It stains the color that you see on the tube, so when berry lipsticks wear off, you get a decent color that you can add a lip balm to.

All of these balms get to stay. Honey Douce and Adore are on the fence. Next clean out they might just bite the bullet. But, everything else gets to leave in my lip crayon container. Will I purchase more lip crayons? I don't know. They are a good cross between a lipstick and a lip gloss but they aren't making me sing right now.

Check back in with me and we shall see.

Nude Lip Crayons

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Keeping with the nude theme...

I gave away a ton of makeup items a few weeks ago. One product that I didn't sort through were my lip color pencils/crayons/balms/whatevers in nude. I had, yep, 6 of seemingly, the same color (Surprise, surprise!). However, you can't go by the color of the tube! It will get you every time.

The first 2 colors are Revlon Colorburst Lacquer Balms in Ingénue and Coy. I love the smell of these. They have a sweet, pepperminty vanilla smell. They last quite a while and they are super comfortable to wear. Ingénue is a bit lighter than I like but Coy is perfect to wear alone. I often pop this bad boy out, no liner, no lipstick, no nuthin! Both of these get to stay in my collection.

I stay in my local Sally Beauty supply so when I saw that Femme Couture (Barely Blushing) had a lip crayon, I was ready to try it. I quickly discovered that the color was completely wrong. It is too pink for me. The formula is good (it lasts for several hours) but the smell is horrible. It smells like makeup. You know what I mean. This color cannot stay in my collection. I can't do a thing with it.

J Cat is a beauty supply store company that gets overlooked so many times. You can't sleep on them though. You'll miss out on something good. I always make sure I checkout what they have. In this case, some folks are going to miss out on the Twist and Kiss Hydrating Lip Balm in Jawline Kiss. This really is a great lip crayon. The color is almost too pink but I just use a deeper lip liner underneath and change it slightly. The formula is good. It stains just a bit (I don't like stains) but it certainly gets to stay in my collection.

Jordana Twist and Shines were all over YouTube when I purchased half the collection. They are good lip crayons and Terra Crave is a great color. They don't last worth squat though. You have to reapply often but they are so inexpensive that you don't really worry about that. I like them but there are so many really great lip crayons that I probably won't repurchase these.

And last but not least is the Sally Hansen Colorfast Tint + Moisture Balm in Nude N' Natural. I like the product but this is certainly the wrong shade. They are super sheer so you almost have to use a lip liner or lipstick underneath. And, they don't last as long as others. If I had picked another color, I'd probably keep it but I can't do anything with this color. And, I certainly wouldn't repurchase it.

So, I didn't get rid of these initially because I wanted to test them out. And, because I wanted to write this post, I did test them. And now I can toss the Femme Couture and Sally Hansen. I'll use the Jordana Twist and Shine until it's done but I won't repurchase it and anytime JCat Twist and Kiss or Revlon Colorburst Lacquer Balm come out with anything new, I'll be in line to purchase it.