The Testdrive: Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick in Catfight

Having recently graduated means feeling the urge to grow up (or at least act grown up). Though I still love my sweats, leggings and naked face for my pool jobs, my professional wardrobe has needed some sprucing, and that went hand in hand with my makeup.

I have over the past year dabbled in the bold lip trend, and though I am far from a master (I don't even consider myself an apprentice >.<), I love a red lip. Not only does it make me feel grown up and fancy, I always find myself thinking of Marilyn Monroe and trying to emulate how glamorous she always looked.

Enter the new Urban Decay Revolution Lipstick in Catfight! I had originally seen these come out, gotten SUPER excited and wanted to buy all the nude shades. Upon swatching them at my local Sephora, I realized that none of them looked anywhere near superb on me with my tan. Fast forward a few weeks later and Sephora is giving these out as 100 point perks! So obviously I snatched it.

Do you like my Keropi bathrobe? ^.^

First impression: WOW! It went on creamy, and then reduced to the point of it feeling balm-like. I kept sticking my lips together because I liked the feeling so much. I have slightly peeling lips and this didn't accentuate that in the slightest. It's described as a fuschia with a red undertone, but I find it looks much more red with a hint of pink on me.

I wore this shopping and it wore very well, but after about 2 hours, it didn't feel like it was even there anymore (no balm texture), though my lips didn't feel dry. However, the color was still there! The glossy texture has slightly worn off and a strong stain remained. It didn't look horrible, and I wanted to see how long it would wear, so I let it be and didn't reapply.

Fast-forward a few hours: I go home, eat supper, drink some tea, and then head to the gym for some weight-training. Wanting to put this lipstick through the ultimate test, I didn't take it off, to see if it would survive through all of that and still look good. When I came home and finally washed my face (some 8 hours after I had originally applied), my lips looked horrible. What remained of the lipstick had settled into the fine lines of my lips (I never knew what that meant until now!), and my lips were bare otherwise. They also felt slightly tight and quite dry.

Now, I put this lipstick through extreme conditions so I didn't think it would survive and it didn't. Is it a bad lipstick? No. Am I glad that I didn't purchase a full sized one and got a sample size instead? Heck yeah. I've worn other bold lipsticks that have lasted much longer and looked a lot better than this one did after many hours, all the while remaining very hydrating and creamy (I'm looking at you YSL ). So yes, high expectations over here.

I will continue to wear this lipstick as the color is very flattering and I am not one to waste, though the task of reapplying it continuously to look good will be tedious. And though being a grown-up may mean understanding that some lipsticks need to be reapplied to look fantastic, I can still procrastinate and stick out my tongue too.

Have you testdrived the Urban Decay Revolution Lipsticks?

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