Revlon Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stains

I have been bit by the Revlon balm stain bug! Revlon has surely been surprising us with their wonderful lip products this year. First, the amazing lip butters and now the balm stains. Both products have absolutely won my heart, I am wondering "what is next Revlon"? My expectations are high for their next breakthrough product as they have set the record pretty high up there.

Bu sene Revlon bizi sahane dudak urunleriyle sasirtmaya devam ediyor. Once benimde favorim olan lip butterlari simdi balm stainleri. Iki urunde resmen asik oldum! Bundan sonraki buluslari ne olacak gercekten cok merak ediyorum, beklentilerim oldukca yuksek! :)

To get all the 4 shades I wanted, I had to do some serious scouring. So if you're on the lookout for these stains, do not give up so soon. I bought Charm at Target couple weeks ago. Then every time I stopped by Target, all I have seen was an empty display for a week. Try your luck at Ulta, which is where I got the other 3 shades. (All Revlon cosmetics are currently bogo 50% off at Ulta! If you want to save a couple more bucks make sure to take advantage of that printable $3.50 off $10 purchase that's been floating around on the web) My Walgreens also had little "new products coming soon" signs in the Revlon section, which I am assuming is referring to these beauties!

Istedigim 4 rengi bulmak epeyce zamanimi aldi. Eger Amerika'daysaniz ve bu balm stainleri ariyorsaniz hemen vazgecmeyin. Charm'i 2 hafta once Target'ta tesadufen buldum. Ulta'ya muhakkak bir ugrayin derim, diger 3 rengide orada buldum. Malesef bu stainlerin Turkiye'ye gelip gelmeyecegi hakkinda hic bir bilgim yok. Ama umuyorum ki gelirler, cunku gercekten sahaneler!

Sweetheart, Rendezvous, Charm, Precious

These mint-scented balm stains come in twist up packaging. There are currently 12 shades available. They retail for $8.99 a pop at various drugstores and Ulta.

Hafif nane kokulu ve alttan cevirilerek acilan kalem seklindeler. Simdilik 12 renkte mevcut olan bu balm stainler Amerika capinda tum drugstore ve Ulta'da 8.99 dolara satiliyorlar.

Sweetheart, Rendezvous, Charm, Precious

As you can see from the swatches, Sweetheart and Rendezvous actually look like they could be swatches of really pigmented lipsticks. For what they are, they are marketed as 'balm stains', I think the pigmentation is just fabulous! Sweetheart is a bright hot pink and Rendezvous is a bright orange with a hint of coral. Precious, a pinky nude, looks almost identical to my skin tone when swatched. Charm is a pale peachy nude and while it shows up more peachy on hand swatches, both Charm and Precious look nearly identical on my lip swatches. In my case Precious does look a bit more nude on lips in person.

Swatchlarimdan da gordugunuz gibi Sweetheart ve Rendezvous sanki pigmentasyonu tavan yapmis iki ruj swatchi gibi duruyorlar. Balm stain olarak satilmalarina ragmen, bu iki renkteki pigmentasyon inanilmayacak derecede yuksek! Sweetheart cingene pembesi gibi canli bir pembe, Rendezvous ise icinde cok azicik mercan tonlari olan parlak bir turuncu. Precious pembemsi bir nude ve swatchlardaki gibi ten rengime cok yakin bir renk. Charm cok acik seftali tonlarinda bir nude olmasina ragmen Charm'da Precious'ta dudaklarima surdugumde hemen hemen ayni renkmis gibi duruyorlar. Gercek hayatta Precious'in biraz daha nude oldugunu dusunuyorum.

Precious, Rendezvous, Sweetheart, Charm

I find all of them to apply very smoothly, just like a lip balm. Texture is light and pleasant, not of a sticky nature at all. For the lighter shades, I suggest you prep lips beforehand to avoid the color to settle in cracks thus make lips look dry. I would say the glossy finish lasts about two hours. I am not really impressed by the stain power of Charm or Precious although I love the way these colors look when first applied. They are both easy to wear, everyday kind of colors. Rendezvous has a decent stain power, leaves a nice light orange tint and it lasts about 3-4 hours. Sweetheart is the most staining of all! It is the brightest shade of all 4 but I just didn't expect it to have this much power. I would say it lasts anywhere between 7-8 hours!

Butun renklerin uygulamasi oldukca kolay ve yumusak, lip balm gibiler. Parlakliklari asagi yukari 2 saat icinde azalmaya basliyor. Yapilari oldukca hafif ve hos, kesinlikle yapis yapis degiller. Acik renkler icin dudaklari onceden hazirlamanizi tavsiye ederim, boylece rengin dudak catlaklarina yerlesip dudaklarin olduklarindan kuru gorunmesini engellemis olursunuz. Acikcasi Charm ve Precious'un dudaklarimda yarattigi leke etkisinden etkilendigimi soyleyemeyecegim. Geride pek bir leke biraktiklari soylenemez. Ama yinede ilk surdugumde ikisinide cok begeniyorum. Her iki renkte kolaylikla surulebilecek gunluk tonlardalar. Rendezvous'nun leke gucu makul, 3-4 saat icinde dudaklarda goze batmayacak derecede hos, acik turuncu bir leke birakiyor. Sweetheart'a gelince, dudaklari tahmin ettigimden daha cok ve daha uzun lekeleyen bir renk, inanilir gibi degil! Evet bu 4 renk icinde en canli renk, ama gercekten bu kadar gucu olacagini tahmin etmemistim. Sweetheart, koyu/parlak ruj fobisi olan beni dahi epey etkiledi, lekesi rahat 7-8 saat etkisini koruyabiliyor!

Rendezvous 4 hours (saat), Sweetheart 7 hours (saat) later (sonra)

Sonuc olarak, tavsiye ediyormuyum? Kesinlikle! Bu balm stainler, rujlarini her birkac saat icinde tazelemekten usanmis kisiler icin ideal. Ayrica yaz icinde mukemmel olduklarini dusunuyorum, oldurucu sicaklarda en son dusunecegimiz seylerden biri ruj tazelemek. Boylece surup, unutup hala guzel gorunebiliriz :) Boyle bir arayis icindeyseniz, kesinlikte bir turlu bu balm stainlere ulasin derim!

What do you think about Revlon balm stains?

Revlon balm stainleri hakkinda ne dusunuyorsunuz?