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Revlon Provocateur (135) ColorBurst Lacquer Balm Review, Photos, Swatches

Revlon Provocateur (135) ColorBurst Lacquer Balm
Revlon Provocateur (135) ColorBurst Lacquer Balm

Provocateur (135) ColorBurst Lacquer Balm ($8.99 for 0.095 oz.) is a brightened, medium red with light, warm undertones and a soft sheen. Tom Ford Beauty Rouge Fatal (LE, $49.00) and Marc Jacobs Beauty Showstopper (134) (P, $30.00) are darker, slightly browner. Anna Sui Minnie Mouse (01) (LE) is very similar. MAC Night to Remember (LE, $15.00) is a touch warmer. MAC Must Be Red (LE, $15.00) is very similar. See comparison swatches.

This is the third shade I picked up from the ColorBurst Lacquer Balm line (you can see the first two reviewed here), and I’m definitely going to see if there are more available at my local store. The formula is permanent, but sometimes the initial display gets ravaged, and it takes a few weeks for permanent displays to be updated. Cross your fingers for me 🙂 Provocateur was mostly opaque; there was a hint of translucency but still quite pigmented. The consistency was lightweight, lightly creamy, somewhat balm-like (not quite as emollient), and this shade wore well for almost five hours and was lightly hydrating during that time.

Provocateur (135)

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Revlon Provocateur (135) ColorBurst Lacquer Balm
Revlon Provocateur (135) ColorBurst Lacquer Balm

Revlon Provocateur (135) ColorBurst Lacquer Balm
Revlon Provocateur (135) ColorBurst Lacquer Balm

Revlon Provocateur (135) ColorBurst Lacquer Balm
Revlon Provocateur (135) ColorBurst Lacquer Balm

Revlon Provocateur (135) ColorBurst Lacquer Balm
Revlon Provocateur (135) ColorBurst Lacquer Balm

Revlon Provocateur (135) ColorBurst Lacquer Balm
Revlon Provocateur (135) ColorBurst Lacquer Balm

Revlon Provocateur (135) ColorBurst Lacquer Balm
Revlon Provocateur (135) ColorBurst Lacquer Balm

Revlon Provocateur (135) ColorBurst Lacquer Balm
Revlon Provocateur (135) ColorBurst Lacquer Balm
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Zoe Avatar

I love how you always have such pretty earrings in your photos, I think you should start saying where those are from as well! I can’t buy pretty jewellery (allergic to too much) but I’m sure lots of people wonder. These balm stains are awesome, but I am more interested in the matte ones, Sultry looks gorgeous!

Melissa C Avatar

Zoe, I have two of the matte ones and I love them. Sultry is a great everyday color and Standout is a pretty pinky red. They last really well and are not drying. Totally recommend!

Jenny Avatar

I love these reviews because I was thinking of buying them but after scouring the internet it has been hard to find swatches and pictures as good as these. I hope you swatch more of the lacquer balms!

Rachael Avatar

Thanks for this review Christine. I love it when you throw a few drugstore brands into the mix, especially since there are so many great drugstore lipsticks out there. I hope you might review the new matte formula from this range, because I’ve been tempted to try them, but haven’t seen many reviews about them yet. I think they’re called Revlon Matte Balms, or something.

Emily Avatar

The second i saw your review i went up to my drugstore and luckily they had all the colors of the lacquer formula and the matte. I went with this one and the brick red matte shade. This color actually shows up as deep watermelon color on me almost. I am not used to buying drugstore lipsticks but i couldn’t pass these up for the reviews and price at buy one get one half off at walgreens!

Tricia Avatar

Hi Christine! I love the the Revlon Colorburst Balms. I don’t have any of the lacquers, but I do have 3 of the Matte Balms – Shewy, Unapologetic, and Elusive – which i LOVE!! I love the Tarte LipSurgence line, but they are pricy. I find that Revlon made a line that is just as good as Tarte’s but doesn’t hurt the wallet as much 😉 hope you are able to find more of these balms because I’d love to hear what you think! 🙂

Ryou Avatar

This looks like it might be similar to Romantic from the Kissable Balm Stain line. When the Lacquer Balms are out in Australia I might want to compare them.

Ashley Avatar

I saw these in Target today, and wowwww, these are nice colors. Provocateur definitely pulls a sort of neon watermelon on me, and it leaves an impressive stain.

Lucia Avatar

Hi Christine,
How do these compare to Revlon’s Just Bitten Kissable?
I’ve just bout some and found them really great. Thinking of getting more of those Revlon chubby sticks…
Thanks 😉

Rashmi Avatar

You are looking dollllllll !
Christine , how pretty your eyes are looking sweetie 🙂
from your top to eyes to lips and the smile .. everything is very well coordinated 🙂

i want to know what do you have on your lower lash line ?
i am def. getting this and some more , your lip swatches are stunning as always

Kyuu Avatar

Hvae you tried the Revlon JustBitten Kissable balm stain line? How would you say these new ones compare to them, since the packaging seems really similar so I’m wondering if they’re supposed to be similar type products.

Also, do they have a weird taste/smell? That’s my main problem with the JustBitten Kissables :\

SandraJT Avatar

I bought one of these in the shade Demure – which is a gorgeous, slightly shimmery, warm nude pink – and love it. It was the ONLY shade I liked out of all on the display, actually. Reminds me very much of Tarte’s lip products in exactly the same packaging. The name escapes me at the moment 🙂 However, I like these far better. Tarte’s equivalent has really uncomfortable, chunky glitter in them, while Revlon’s Lacquer Balm’s are much nicer on the lips. They’ve also got a very light mint tingle which isn’t overwhelming. I normally don’t like mint in lip products at all.

I didn’t care for the matte equivalent of these as much when I swatched them in store. All the shades looked like a dry matte to me, if that makes sense, and the colours were too harsh looking for my tastes. They didn’t feel dry on application, they just looked ‘dry’.

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