Revlon’s new Super Lustrous Glass Shine Lipstick in Glazed Mauve, #007, is the kind of ‘your lips but better’ shade that subtly sharpens lip colour, like someone fiddled with your own personal contrast button. It brings your whole face into focus and makes you look more ‘there’. This is especially good if your lips are doing that discouraging fading thing that they do as you get older. And it only costs $13.50.
That’s an insanely good price for a virtual doppelgänger of Chanel’s beloved yet discontinued Rouge Coco Shine in the shade Boy. Sure, Chanel launched Rouge Coco Flash ‘Boy’ in its stead, but it’s not the same colour. When you find a colour that you rely on, seeing it discontinued is annoying because now you’ll have to find a new one that makes you feel finished without looking overly done up. Having the right ‘your lips but better’ lipstick is a little bit of security that you can carry around with you.
Because Glass Shine is a hybrid balm/gloss, it disappears when you eat or drink anything. This is not a bulletproof lip stain. But that’s the only downside. And given how cheap it is, that’s not a deal breaker.