Written Reviews

Went with Buff 120 based on a Temptalia match to other foundation shades I already use. I would have never chosen this shade on my own and would have considered it too dark for my fair skin, but it ended up being a really good match. I generally wear Chanel VA's B10 and YSL B10, so I was aiming for a true neutral foundation. This foundation is a bit heavier than what I'm used to, but I primary use it with a light hand while applying. I feel a good primer is necessary to ensure even coverage and this is best applied with a chubby foundation brush rather than beauty blender. It dries fast so one has to work quick.

I never in a million years thought this shade would work for me. I decided to purchase a few of the new Revlon's shades and while in the store saw Wild Orchid and said 'why not' as the price point is so affordable. I put off even trying this shade and when it did, holy moly! Even my husband said it really brightened up my face and said it looked so much better than the other shades I tried on. I realized that I was stuck wearing shades that looked great on me in my 30's, but now that I'm older, my skin tone has changed, I stopped coloring my hair and my natural hair color and now grey hairs had also changed the way I look. In other words I had been 'warming up' my hair color with highlights since my natural color is just so ashy. Combine that with my neutral skin tone, I leaned more towards warmer shades to compliment that. Now that I have embraced my natural hair color my skin tone has shifted back to cool. While I'm used to wearing very muted shades, Wild Orchid made me realize I shouldn't be afraid of 'lighting up' my face just because of my age. In other words, an epiphany was had with this shade. As for the wear - all the Revlon lippies are excellent to apply and it's easy to correct the lipline with a Q-tip. I found two good swipes were all I needed and the color lasted a good amount of time and through a light dinner and coffee. This is the fifth lipstick from this line I purchased since Christine posted her swatches and I've been pleased with every one!

Absolute looks phenomenal on my skin tone, lasts an incredibly long time and what does wear away leaves me with a nice tint. My only complaint is although the product is good for 12 months after opening it started to get more of a hard vinyl feel after 9 months. Would purchase again but use more often.

First of all - this is a $5-6 dollar lipstick and a fabulous deal for such a phenomenal berry shade. Application is a bit tough as it tugs at my lips, but I was able to work around it. I'm not going to complain about it considering the cost of the lipstick. What really blew me away was the color. On me it turned a bit more fuschia (as most reds do), but still retained most of the wine shade. Best applied with a lip brush and a liner wouldn't hurt, but also looks great straight from the tube.