Sunday 11 November 2012

Revlon Shanghai Collection - Cherry Blossom Lipstick & 300 Followers

I just wanted to say a BIG thank you to all of you lovely people, because somehow I managed to reach 300 GFC followers, and 10,000 page views. I'm naturally pretty astounded and thrilled by this. I remember when I first started my blog and was literally writing to myself. It's lovely to have kind comments and feedback from such a supportive, fun and lovely community. You're all babes, thank you.



I was lucky enough to recently win three items from the Revlon Shanghai collection from their twitter page. I love how easy it is to enter competitions on twitter, just a simple retweet and all done. I won a Colourstay Creme Gel Eye Liner in Black, a Top Speed Fast Dry Nail Enamel in Forbidden, and finally this Super Lustrous Lipstick in Cherry Blossom.  I have to admit, beforehand, I'd never tried any Revlon products. But, I've always viewed them as a luxurious and affordable brand so I was very excited to finally try them out.

Cherry Blossom is a beautiful cherry shade of red, as implied in the name. I've always been a fan of red lipstick, and I was expecting this to be the normal run-of-the-mill red, but to find it isn't was a nice surprise indeed. On first application, I made a bit of a mess. I think this lipstick definitely needs a lip liner, it bleeds pretty easily, and I somehow ended up getting it all over my teeth - hardly a sexy look.

I'm pretty impressed by the lasting power of this lipstick, although like many other bright lipsticks the colour does transfer easily which can be rather irritating. The product glided on smoothly, and it was very easy to build up the colour. It also felt rather lovely and moisturising on, and didn't feel like it was drying out my lips, which is always a bonus. You can get your hands on this beauty in Boots and Superdrug (3 for 2 on at the moment) for £7.49. I can see it suiting many skin tones so if you like the look of it, then definitely don't hesitate to check it out and have a cheeky swatch.

26 comments:

  1. Love the colour of this lippy so much! What do you have on your nails? Looks lovely!

    Jo xx
    http://paintedglitter.blogspot.co.uk/

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    1. Gorgeous isn't it! I had Models Own Beth's Blue with Models Own Juicy Jules over the top :) xo

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  2. This is so pretty! I really love the packaging of Revlon lipsticks, they look all vintage with their gold tubes :)
    Huge congrats on 300 followers Charlotte! Both you and your blog are incredible, keep up the fantastic work!

    Mollie xo

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    1. I love it! Me too, black and gold always looks gorgeous together as well. Aw thank you Mollie, that's so lovely of you! xo

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  3. This is a gorgeous colour and it definitely looks lustrous! Congratulations on the followers sweet :) ox

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  4. YAY for 300 followers, woohoo! And that colour is perfect for your skintone Charlotte, you look gorgeous :-)

    Vanessa x
    www.vanessaeves.com

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    1. YAY! I know, I'm so happy. Thank you so much, Vanessa :) xo

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  5. Congrats on the 300 followers and the 10,000 page views (although you already told me quite excitedly on the bus the other day :P).

    Love the look of this lippy and I expect to see you wearing it soon!!

    And I would also like to tell you that I'm liking the update of your blog design a lot :).

    xoxo Rose.

    http://aroseamongstthornss.blogspot.co.uk/

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    1. Hahaa, indeed I did tell you that on the bus the other day.
      Thank you, oh well I'd need a special occasion ;) xo

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  6. Beautiful shade, its so hard to find cool toned reds but this looks perfect. I love what's on your nails too <3
    Congrats on 300 followers :) x

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    1. I know, I love this shade so much. Thank you, it's Beths Blue and Juicy Jules both by Models Own. Thank you! xo

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  7. This one looks great and really suits you! I just purchased Revlon's Wine Not, and although it's probably the darkest lipstick I'd wear I'm really enjoying it!

    x Ellie @ Ellalogy 

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    1. Thanks Ellie, ooo I'll definitely check that out! xo

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  8. Congrats on winning, i won this too, i wasn't impressed with the gel liner OR the polish though ):

    Sophierosehearts x

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    1. Thanks, ah awesome. Hmm I haven't tried the liner out yet, but there's a review of the polish to come ;) xo

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  9. Such a pretty colour! Love reds and it looks like it wouldn't make my teeth look overly yellow either.
    Also.. how are you always winning things?! SO unfair! haha
    Looking forward to the other reviews!

    Sam xx
    knockoutcouture.blogspot.com

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    1. Hahaha, it's lovely isn't it.
      I don't win that much!!! xo

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  10. What a beautiful red! I love Revlon lipsticks - they're excellent quality. Beautiful nail polish too :)

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    1. They definitely are excellent quality, I'd love to try more! Thank you it's Models Own Beth's Blue with Juicy Jules on the top. xo

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  11. Wow! We really do look similar in our pictures!! Haha.
    I always get confused when I get the email saying "Charlotte has commented on your post" because I'm like "I have??"

    I'm definitely going to have to give this lipstick a try!

    Thank you for your comment and the follow :). I've been a follower of your blog for a while now and love it!

    Congratulations on the 300+ followers as well! xx

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    1. Hahaha we really do! This is quite weird actually, same name and everything as well.

      Yeah to be honest, I only noticed you'd commented on this when I looked at the post, because I thought it was an email saying that I'd left a comment replying to someone!

      You really should, it should suit you seeing as we look so alike haha! No problem my lovely, oh wow thank you! xo

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  12. Oooooh, goodness gracious! You're right this is such a gorgeous shade and now I must add it to my list! Thanks so much for letting me know about this! :D It looks beautiful on you! xx

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