Revlon Glass Shine: the Best Chanel Dupe is Back

Back and beloved and now in a snappy new, white case.

In some frivolous good news, Revlon Super Lustrous Glass Shine lipstick is back from the dead, after TikTokers tirelessly championed the discontinued lip colour, begging for its return.

A hydrating lip colour that occupies the notional space between lipstick and tinted balm, Revlon Glass Shine ($13.99, drug stores) subtly amplifies lip colour, which is especially good if your lips are pulling that disappearing act that can happen as you age.   

When it first launched back in 2020, Glass Shine was a hit. And Glazed Mauve (#007), a ‘your lips but better’ rosy mauve, was the perfect dupe for Chanel’s beloved (then cruelly discontinued) Rouge Coco Shine in the shade ‘Boy.’

Why brands discontinue iconic colours is beyond me. A favourite lip colour is like a security blanket that you carry around in your bag. So welcome back, Revlon Glass Shine in Glazed Mauve. May you live forever and never again be discontinued.

One final thought: because it has a hydrating balm texture, it’s not a bulletproof lip stain that lasts through meals. So reapply often and maybe even buy an extra one, because who knows? Like so many things in life (freedom, happiness, youth) it’s ephemeral.

Crone Relief: L’Oréal Revitalift Line Plumper Is a Tatcha Water Cream Dupe

Pre-coffee morning face saver.

I love sharing well-priced skincare dupes. They’re the beauty equivalent of your grandmother adding a crisp twenty dollar bill to your birthday card.

New L’Oréal Revitalift Line-Plumping Water Cream, ($42, Shoppers Drug Mart) is a super skin hydrator that’s a twin to Tatcha’s best-selling Water Cream, but the Revitalift costs less than half. That’s good to know as inflation is still climbing and Loblaws now apparently charges seven dollars for celery according to this TikTok. (There are so many other food examples I could cite, but I enjoy that girl’s pure, crystalline rage.)

Water creams are high in ceramides, glycerin and hyaluronic acid to hydrate skin quickly, which is key when you are feeling shrivelled and pruney-faced. Revitalift Line-Plumper contains low molecular weight hyaluronic acid to plump skin quickly while ceramides (the ‘mortar’ between the ‘bricks’ that are your skin cells) work to strengthen your skin barrier which can get temperamental and needy as you age. A strengthened skin barrier acts younger and retains moisture better, making skin less sensitive and more resistant to redness, irritation and general discomfort.

On mornings when I wake up feel especially crinkly, I stagger to the bathroom, splash water on my face and get some Revitalift water cream on before hying myself off to the kitchen for coffee. By the time the caffeine hits, the cream has done its work and a much more presentable me greets the day.

And because the Revitalift is so well-priced, you can use it lavishly and still have money left over for things like celery.