REVIEW: Revlon ColorBurst L/G

I'll admit that I own too many lipsticks and glosses. My lips are my personal favorite feature on my face. It's so easy to liven up an otherwise dull face for the day. Plus they're easy to carry in your purse. I picked up the new Revlon lipglosses from their ColorBurst line. I've really come to respect Revlon with this line. I remember what it used to be back when I was in middle school and high school. Mostly the smell..they had that awful old lady smell. You know the one I'm talking about. My mom still wears some makeup with that smell *shudders*

At my CVS they were having a sale BOGO 1/2 off. In restraint I only bought two but I had my eye on 4. The first one I picked up was Sunset Peach. A nice warm peach colored gloss with gold glitters.


The wand does take a little getting used to. Once you do though it it has a brush like quality since the applicator wand is very flexible. It's flat on the sides and it appears to try and imitate the curvature of your lips. But I wonder how someone who has thinner lips would really do with this wand. Since it is flexible it can sort of be use like a brush for a little more precision. It's also soft, not scratchy at all and doesn't pick up too much extra product when you dip it in.
 

Here you can see the gold glitters and the peach tone on my lips. It's a nice neutral color that can be paired with lots of looks. I didn't notice any bad smells or tastes from this gloss. The formula is smooth and not super sticky, I still think the stickiest lipgloss I've tried has been the Stila lip glazes. (Super sticky and thick formula, unless they've changed.)
 

I tried to compare Sunset Peach with some glosses I already have. No dead on dupes
 

Here you can see the size comparison (Sunset Peach is 2nd from left). Next to MAC's lipglass, and a sample size of NARS Orgasm it's taller. MAC Dazzleglass containers are almost the same size but I think the weights are different. The N.Y.C. lipgloss is almost the same size as the ColorBurst gloss.
 

On my hand you can clearly see how peachy Sunset Peach is in comparison. The closest color to it was MAC's Ember Glow but it doesn't have the gold glitters. Everything else I had was more pink than peach.
 

The next color I picked up was Fire...what an appropriate name. This bright true red creme is hot!
 

The color payoff was great. Again no smell or taste just a nice wash of color. Since these are glosses they don't leave your lips dry either. Because of that special wand they have I did have to make sure to clean up the lips with a Kleenex. I didn't notice any color bleeding while wearing this on myself. I don't personally use lip liner, but you may want to to make it look crisp and clean.
 

So how does it compare to the ColorBurst lipstick...well below you can see. I have the gloss on the top lip and Revlon's ColorBurst lipstick in True Red on the bottom lip. True red is the tiniest bit lighter and brighter in color than Fire, but if you want to layer these two, there's absolutely no problem there!
 

Just swatched on the back of my hand, you can barely tell the difference. The gloss obviously looks a little more wet though. I personally like the moisture of the gloss over the staying power of the lipstick. So for me, I would keep both in my stash. And seriously, for $7+ for each that's a bargain to get such a great true red color.
 

I hope that helps you with any decisions. I purchased mine for $7.49 ea (minus BOGO 1/2 of course) at my CVS store. Please check your stores that sell Revlon for pricing. Revlon has really stepped up their game with their recent products and for half the price or more than department store lipsticks, they are worth it. I can't wait to see more from them.

NOTICE: All products seen in this post were purchased by me with my money. I have not been asked to review or discuss any products seen, I'm just sharing my thoughts on them. All thoughts and opinions are expressly my own.