Revlon Colorburst Balm Stain Review

I brought this (with a million other lippys!), from Walmart, the stick tasted nice, had a great full, bright colour - berry and lasted for hours. Great purchase!

By the name colour burst lip balm stain you would think 3 things ... there's heaps of colour, it's a balm and it's a stain. It lives up to 1 of these. It gets a big tick for colour. I wanted something really purple (not pink purple or lilac) so I bought the Shameless shade. It screamed purple and when I swatched it on my hand I rubbed it to make sure it didn't turn into a pink as a lot of purples seem to do that. As for the balm, I wouldn't say it added any extra moisture to my lips at all, and for a stain it doesn't have the wear of a stain. Eating dinner proved this, my upper lip still had an average amount of colour but my bottom lip was only left with the edge having colour. So it disappoints on a few levels, especially from a reputable brand like Revlon as I have found most of their products to be reliable.

I love these balm stains! The colour payoff is great. I have quite a few of these and they're all great. Very balmy, and stops my lips from becoming dry. I find that they do stain your lips after it settles in. They glide on super easily and I use these daily since most lipsticks dry out my lips. Plus they're affordable too.

There is literally nothing I can find wrong with these. They are highly pigmented (especially the matte ones) and they are very long wearing on their own. I love the colour selection and how the colour inside the tube really does match the packaging. Also like the cooling sensation and nice minty scent when you put it on.

I love the colours this comes in, they are nice and bold. I really like the crayon type style, it makes application super easy. It goes on smooth but I do have to exfoliate my lips before using, because if you have any cracks or old skin it clings to it and looks terrible. It feels great on my lips, nice and creamy. As much as I love the colour I was disappointed as I don't get a stain and have to touch it up several times, even more if I eat or drink anything, which I found to be disappointing considering the whole point of buying it was so you wouldn't have to touch it up during the day. I like it but I could probably get the same result with a good old lipstick.

I have three shades,they apply smoothly and feel hydrating on the lips.They stain the lips too which I suppose they are meant to.They last all day for me, but two of the shades oxidise and change colour totally different from the tube.

I have this in a plum shade and I love it. It is a really handy product, it gives good colour but is more subtle than a lipstick. I use it along with a regular lipbalm and it is perfect for going out as you can wear it for several hours without needing to reapply at all.

I have 2 of these: 030 - Smitten Eprise, & 045 -Romantic Romantique. I have found both of them to be very good. The red one, 045, is a rosy, glossy red. It is perfect for giving a hint of colour stain without the impression of a full-on lipstick. It makes your lips feel moisturised while providing a pop of colour. I do not find that this one stains my lips. It is quite lightweight, and also good for wearing over matte red lipsticks that you want to make glossy.

The dark pink one, 030, is a lovely plum shade. This one is very potent with a lot of staying power. It does stain the lips and will last you all day so your lips will look pink even after you've eaten. This one's colour is too rich to wear over a matte lipstick.

I have tried lip crayons from other brands, and Revlon's ones have been the best quality so far.

I am currently using the Crush shade, which is a lovely deep berry colour. I had tried a gloss-less stain before and didn't like the effect but the addition of gloss/balm in this product is amazing.

I love love love the thick delicious colour that glides and feels like a light lipstick.

I do not love that this particular shade faded to a hot pink if I didn't replenish it during the day. The particular hot pink isn't my colour, and it highlighted that I would have to keep refreshing it all day - I found that the product doesn't really stop staining the lips till after a shower. Even make up wipes doesn't seem to get all of it off. In my situation, when I wore this to work I thought 'great, a low maintenance colour that isn't heavy' but come gym time when I wanted to wipe it off, I was left with the unusual-for-me hot pink colour and I felt a little silly. Lesson learnt, I won't be wearing this on days where I might not want to keep refreshing it.

This product has a cooling peppermint flavour - I found it odd at first but got used to it. It is otherwise quite moisturising and OK on my dry lips.

Next project is to try another colour and see if I can find one that doesn't fade to a different colour.

There is a subtle hint of mint or menthol on this balm. The balm has some stay power even after food but you may want to reapply for the balm rather than the stain. The stain stays most of the day without reapplication but it does fade over this time and lovesick is a strong bright pink.

It comes in a crayon shaped tube with a lid on it and you twist up from the bottom to extend the balm. It seems everyone did a version of the chubby stick.

Not sure I would buy the colour I have again but I would consider buying the product as it is a reasonable price.