Revlon Nearly Naked Foundation ($10) contains broad spectrum SPF 20. The formula is more on the thin side and less creamy and thick. It comes in 16 different shades so you should not have trouble finding a match for your skin. I chose (#110) Ivory for my fair skin.
I like to apply most liquid foundations with my Beauty Blender so that is what I used while testing this foundation out. If you’re looking for a full coverage foundation, this is not it. As the name suggests, the coverage is light to medium at best. Hence the name, Nearly Naked.
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New in drugstores is the Revlon Ultimate Suede Lipsticks ($9.99 – Rite Aid ) available in 20 different shades. In the packaging, the shades all look really close to one another so it was really hard to just pick two to try. I settled on Muse, a bright pink, and Supermodel, a wine/berry shade.
Revlon claims “This velvety soft formula with moisturizing shea butter and aloe is food proof and doesn’t quit.” Sounds too good to be true right? Well, it kinda is. I do agree that the initial application feels really silky soft and moisturizing, just like a lip balm does, but that feeling doesn’t last long. More on that in a minute.
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This week I’m trying out one of the new double ended Revlon Nail Art Neon nail polishes. I chose the neon green one called Groovy Green. As you can see, these Revlon polishes contain one end with a plain white polish and the other end is the neon polish color.
You start with a coat or two of the white and then top it with a coat or two of the green. That way you get the most bang out of the bold neon color which is good for me cause my white nail tips peak through thinner polishes or lighter colors.
I like the concept of these double ended nail polishes but they are a bit of a pain to use. When you’re painting with one end, the part in your hand is bigger and top heavy. So if you need to stop and correct a messy spot, you can’t just set the brush end back into the bottle or it will tip over. So you have to stand it on it’s end with the wet brush in the air. Not a biggie but kinda annoying.
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New for Summer 2012 is Revlon’s Highlighting Stick in the color Golden ($9.99). This generous sized crayon from the Escapism collection can be used to highlight your cheek bones, brow bone and/or water line. It comes in one shade, a very light shimmery gold color. Not bright gold though, more of a flesh toned gold which makes it easily blendable and natural looking on the skin.
I mainly bought this to wear on my waterline to brighten up my eyes. Unfortunately it’s so light in color that it really doesn’t have an effect on my eyes. It pretty much just blends into my skin with a tiny amount of shimmer noticeable. The stick is so soft too that it really doesn’t last long on my waterline. It disappears within an hour of applying it.
As a facial highlighter, this stick works really well. It basically has the same consistency of a standard eyeshadow crayon. It’s soft enough to blend into your face or brow bone while leaving behind a glowing golden shimmer.
This highlighting stick winds up to reveal more product as you wear the tip down. As an added bonus, Revlon built in a sharpener in the end so you can always rework the tip into a nice point instead of a blunted end. I think that’s a really cool feature.
Size wise, you’re getting a really generous amount in this stick. As a comparison I’m showing you above how it compares in length to the Revlon balm stains.
As a whole, I’d recommend this to anyone looking for a budget friendly facial and brow bone highlighter. For the waterline, not so much. I’ll be sticking to a flesh colored eyeliner for that.
Available at drugstores such as Rite Aid, CVS, Ulta and Walgreens.
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