My favorite drugstore lipsticks
Written By Jenny Wu on
This post topic was suggested by Alice, and since I’m obsessed with lip products, and we can all afford to save a little money (damn you beautiful but expensive YSL lippies!), I figured I’d share some of my favorite drugstore lipsticks with you guys.
Revlon Lip Butters in Strawberry Shortcake & Apple Pie
I usually don’t purchase the same product in multiple colors unless I absolutely love it, but I bought 5 of these. I still reach for them every now and then, but my favorites are Strawberry Shortcake, a bright neutral pink that’s surprisingly wearable, and Apple Pie, a coral-red that’s perfect for the summer time. As the name suggests, the texture is just like butter and they make your lips sooo soft.
Read more about it in Drugstore Lip Balm Showdown: Maybelline vs. Revlon vs. Neutrogena vs. L’oreal
L’oreal Colour Caresse Wet Shine Stain in Rose On and On
What a mouthful. Luckily the packaging is just the opposite – minimal and sleek – and the color payoff is great. Rose On and On is a beautiful rose pink that’s perfect for everyday wear. It’s supposedly a dupe for the YSL Glossy Stains, which speaks to its quality. I’ve never bought the latter, but with this baby, I’ve never feel tempted to.
NYX Butter Gloss in Creme Brulee
This is my most recent drugstore lip product purchase, and I’ve raved about it in a review already. The color is gorgeous, the texture is buttery without being gooey, so what more can you ask for? Better packaging I guess?
Read more about it in Pretty in pink: NYX Butter Gloss review
L’oreal Colour Riche Lipcolour in Peach Fuzz
The only true “lipstick” out of the 5, and for a good reason. I find most drugstore lipsticks on the drying side, but this has a soft creamy texture that rivals the Revlon Lip Butters. Peach Fuzz is my go-to color when I want a natural nude that doesn’t wash me out.
As you can tell I’m not very adventurous with colors – the 2 Revlon lip butters are about as bright as I’ll go. But both the Revlon and the L’oreal Colour Riche lines come with plenty of color selections, so not to worry.
You may also recall I used to mention the Khroma Beauty Honey Stick Lipgloss in some of my old favorites posts. So what happened to it? Long story short, I found better products, and my loathing for the Kardashians
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Comments & Questions
Cori
I love Revlon lip butters! I have two, one in Juicy Papaya, which is a lovely vivid coral, and a more muted but still bright Peach Parfait. I usually don't use more than lip gloss, but these have been my go to colors since the weather has been warm. I'll have to check out the L'oreal Colour Riche in Peach Fuzz, looks like the perfect kind of warm to which I'm drawn.
Jenny Wu
Juicy Papaya sounds like the perfect color for summer, I need to add that to my to-try list!
Jessica (@KldscpsPolkaDot)
I too find the K family a bit annoying--& I LOVE the Strawberry Shortcake Lip Butter as well!! It is just amazing how lovely it looks. I have olive undertones and most colors of this nature make me look "off"--for a lack of a better word.
I know you said that you stay on the safe side of make up. Did you ever venture into the bold territory? Like when you were young? It'd be interesting to see a post of young Jenny and her beauty regime.
xoxo
Jessica
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Jenny Wu
Yes, it's a shame they always make bright or baby pink lip colors cool-toned, it definitely makes us warm and olive-toned gals look washed out and "off" :(
I did venture into the bold territory...when I was 12! I used to love blue eyeshadow, probably because the colors looked so pretty in the palette. But as I started to actually wear makeup, I've stuck to mostly neutrals. Love your post idea though, not sure if I'll feature the blue eyeshadow (don't want to scare anyone), but I'll definitely add it to my list. Thanks for the suggestion!
Cat
Ooh, I haven't tried any of these, but now I want to look into them :D I especially like the colors of the Peach Parfait and Candy Apple. Thanks for sharing your favorites!
Jenny Wu
Candy Apple would be a perfect color for the summer, it's more of a bright red than a dark, sultry red :)
Alice
revlon lip butters! i love revlon's lip products. too bad they discontinued the lip butters :( i feel like i should have bought more...instead i only bought one which was the peach parfait. they only have the balm, matte and lacquer balm now, sigh. maybe it's still available in other countries but here, it's really really difficult to find the lip butter lineup :(
(i really want the sugar frosting, yikes!)
nevertheless, revlon's colors are always so interesting that i can't resist but to bulk-buy them... *guilty*
do you collect MAC's lipsticks too? i always enjoy seeing people's collection of MAC's lipsticks lol even if i can't always afford it the way i do with revlon's
Alice
P.S: thank you for writing this post!! hahaha i actually forgot i was the one who suggested for this :o
Jenny Wu
Wait what? They discontinued them?? Why would they do that?? I hope they re-release something similar (or better) in the future! I think they still have them in the US, but it's been a while since I visited my local drugstore.
For some reason I never got into MAC lipsticks. They're pricey, but in my opinion the packaging isn't that pretty...haha. People do rave about them though!
Liv
I own two lipsticks but would LOVE to own multiple colors if I could afford them, and $25 lipsticks are certainly not in my budget (which is why I own two that my mom gave me!). Thanks for posting this, I think I might try to get the lip butter! I get chapped lips easily which is why I had to invest in a cheap but good chapstick before these fancy schmancy products (maybe I will write about that hmm).
Are some of those lipsticks an orange shade? How does that go with Asian skin? My friend recommended an orange shade for me but she is white and has fair skin.
Jenny Wu
Candy Apple is a bright red with a slight orange tint, and Peach Fuzz is more of a coral/salmon tone. Orange might be a bit too bright, but I think something like coral would work well - I personally really like coral tones, especially for the summer, and it works well with my skin tone :)
Christian Grace
You should try Milani lip products! They're amazing.
Jenny Wu
Thanks Christian! Is there a particular Milani lip product/color you recommend?