Availability: ULTA, Drugstores
Price: $8.99
Company’s Description
It’s a pampering balm fused with a lightweight lipstain in an adorable chubby crayon. Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain gives softer, smoother lips with a perfect flush of color that lasts hour after hour. The gel formula comes in 12 vibrant shades that match any look or mood.
Revlon’s newest hot lip item is its Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stain, which the company markets as a cross between a lip balm and a lip stain. There are a total of 12 shades available, all of which you can see here.
This review is specifically for the shade Rendezvous–a red-orange with gold micro-shimmers.
Packaging: 9.75/10
The Balm Stains come in pencil form with bases that twist to reveal more product. The packaging is made of plastic.
Quality: 8.75/10
Rendezvous is a bold orange color with a strong red undertone. The color applies quite opaquely while the shimmers are subtle.
This is a great balm-equivalent of a lipstick. Rendezvous has a glossy finish without the thickness of a lipgloss. The formula is less moisturizing than with the previous colors I’ve reviewed, but has no stickiness or tackiness. The product is smooth over the lips, makes them feel soft and doesn’t emphasize lip lines.
While orange is very on-trend for the Summer season, I don’t find this color flattering. It’s a bit too red-based, and I think the redness is emphasized slightly by the warm-toned shimmer. I do think it would look much better on deep, warm-toned skin. But lighter skin tones will likely have a tough time pulling off Rendezvous. If you are light-skinned and set on rocking this orange, you should apply and then dab the color off to leave a more subtle tint behind.
This color stays on my lips for about 3 hours and leaves a strong stain that lasts for another 3 hours after the product has come off.
Despite having peppermint oil in the ingredients, I don’t feel a tingling sensation. The product has a minty smell too, but has no effect on the lips.
I do not personally have the Clinique Chubby Stick Moisturizing Lip Colour Balms, but from what I can tell, they aren’t a duplicate for Revlon’s Balm Stains because Clinique’s product doesn’t stain the lips. I do have all of Tarte’s LipSurgence Lip Luster Tints. I like the Revlon Balm Stains a tad more. They are more moisturizing (not to mention a lot cheaper!). Tarte’s lip stain in Joy is similar to Rendezvous, but is more peachy (and, in my opinion, much more wearable).
Ease of Use: 9.8/10
There’s really nothing to application. Just color over the lips like you would with a crayon! The pencil form allows you to be precise and the balm formula glides without resistance over the skin. You do have to apply this color a more slowly because the pigmentation is very strong, so a less-than-smooth line will be noticed.
Price: 9.25/10
For under $9.00 you get 0.095 ounce of product. Tarte’s Lip Luster Tints are $24.00 and contain 0.10 ounce each. Clinique’s Chubby Sticks are $16.00 and contain 0.10 ounce.
I just wanted to say that the shape of your lips is gooorgeous! I am not going to pretend I’m not jealous
Really?! I think I’ve just learned to take pictures so that they *look* better than they are.
But thank you!
I love your blog but I have a suggestion. When you are posting pictures of lip products would it be possible to include a photograph of your entire face wearing the product. Sometimes it is hard to tell what the lip colour will look like on the whole face from just the close up picture of your lips. Thanks so much for all your great swatches.
Thanks for the suggestion. I don’t think I will do photos of more than the lips for a couple reasons. (1) Everyone has a different skin color and tone. Showing the color matched with my skin won’t help unless you have something very, very close to my skin. (2) It would take too much time. I already work full-time and it’s hard enough to keep up with the number of photos I take and edit everyday.
Oh if it would be a lot more work I completely understand why you can’t do it. Thanks for responding
No problem.