Beauty - Revlon Lip Butter v LOreal Rouge Caresse

Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter, £7.99

L'Oreal Rouge Caresse, £7.99 from Superdrug

I kind of missed the hype around the Revlon Lip Butters when they first came out and accidently came across them while browsing in Superdrug this weekend after reading some good reviews online.  The L'Oreal Rouge Caresse range had been on my radar for a while – but I am a much bigger fan of L’Oreal than Revlon in general. I controlled myself and bought only one of each, but in two very different colours.
 I've wanted to try a really orange coral lipstick for a while, but was put off such an extreme colour as my lips aren't in the best condition most of the time and I thought a lipstick might just look messy if my lips weren't totally chap-free. The moisturising, balm-like texture of a Revlon Lip Butter seemed like the ideal way to try the colour without the unforgiving texture of a 'proper' lipstick. However I was a bit disappointed, after reading some great reviews, at the weird texture of it, that didn't seem to sit well on my lips - the colour seems to slide around and look uneven and a bit odd.  It might be that I just need to spend a bit more time applying it, but I had hoped that it would be as easy to use/apply as a lip balm but with a shot of colour, but it's not the case. After persevering and getting the finish that I wanted it didn't seem to last very long either - 1-2 hours max.

The L'Oreal Rouge Caresse was much better, it gives a super sheeny shot of colour and feels as moisturising as my favourite lip balm - I love! The colour also seemed to last a lot longer as well, I've been wearing it today and have only reapplied once. Due to the softer texture of the product it does seem to go down a lot quicker than a usual lipstick, so I can see myself getting through it quite quickly.  But overall, it's a perfect lip balm/lipstick hybrid!