Ad from 1965 for Moon Drops Lipstick

Moon Drops is still as creamy and moisturising now as it was back in the day, keeping my lips smooth and soft, without worrying about my lips getting dry or flaky, plus the colour lasts for a long time too! I had Persian Melon on my lips for about two hours before it faded once I ate, very impressive for a cream lipstick that doesn't make claims about long wear. 

Excuse the slightly dodgy skin! I took all my makeup off before I went to work out and it was a waste putting it back on. Persian Melon is this super bright, neutral almost hot pink (the colour looks much more hot pink in person) that is unmistakably stand out as well as flattering. I love the name of the lipstick too! Persian Melon... it sounds so exotic and Middle Eastern! As I said before the colour is really long lasting and even as it fades it leaves a really beautiful pink tint on the lips, Moon Drops favours very bright bold hues, so if you like strong colours or especially orange lipsticks then Moon Drops is for you! The only qualm most people have with Moon Drops is the scent, I personally don't find it an offensive smell in any way, it's got that older women's lipstick smell a bit, but it's not overwhelming and doesn't stop me from loving it.

The iconic bright green bullet! At least it's easy to find in your makeup bag :)

I have never, ever seen the Moon Drops lipstick at Revlon counters or stands in any Australian store before, so imagine my surprise at seeing about 6 of them at a good old discount beauty stand. The specific name was "Discount Beauty Warehouse", it's not actually a warehouse. Basically it's one of those stands that carries discontinued items or shades, as well as the odd product from lesser known brands, as well as cheap versions of products that are readily available, they have them in most shopping centres over here but obviously this would vary from place to place. I believe these cost about $8 USD and generally a Revlon lipstick in Australia costs around $18 - $25 (ridiculous right?!), so to see these, as well as a fair few shades of the incredible Super Lustrous lipsticks for only $10 was a sure sight for sore eyes. I couldn't resist a bargain!

If you are not sensitive to smells in cosmetics, love bright opaque lipsticks and are a great beauty bargain hunter I can highly recommend the Revlon Moon Drops lipsticks, if you can't find them locally you could always grab one on eBay, best of luck girls! XO

(sneaky shot of my ring in the corner ;) )

Typical of Revlon to have gorgeous and rather elegant packaging for a drugstore brand (even though I'm paying practically high end prices =____=) with a stunning quilted lipstick case in the colour of your chosen Lip Butter that has a see through top so you can actually view the shade itself in store, and a sticker down the bottom that is also the same shade as your product. Let me reiterate that the Revlon Lip Butters are not a bad product, but I regret buying this particular shade and I think that there are a lot of ladies out there who would have had the same problem. Regardless of this they have a beautifully creamy texture that lends strong colour opacity despite its moisturising balm properties.

So if you can't really tell from the pictures above, Strawberry Shortcake just doesn't really suit me. I find it's one of those pinks that's extremely difficult to wear for a variety of reasons, I believe one of them is that it doesn't suit my olive undertones, it doesn't suit my eye colour (a mixture of light green/blue/brown) and I feel it would better suit brown eyes. It makes your teeth appear yellow even if they're perfectly white, and I think that the natural pigmentation of my lips is a bit too dark for Strawberry Shortcake so I have to apply it very generously if I want it to be opaque, but because it's not flattering I don't at all! It's a bit like a M.A.C Viva Glam Gaga (which I do own, and am struggling to use due to the same reasons) or a M.A.C Saint Germain on me, this barbie pink colour just doesn't work with me at all. I've also had a M.A.C artist use Angel on me and I had the same issue. It's such a shame because I'm so drawn to these colours and then I remember how awful they look on me :( 

I can most definitely recommend the Revlon Lip Butters as an overall product but do be careful with your shades. If you're in Australia I suggest you test them in store to find the correct shade and then purchase them online through eBay as the prices over here for them are ridiculous.

Perfect Peony is such a beautiful subtle peachy pink with tiny hints of golden shimmer, it kind of reminds me of Nars Orgasm in a lip gloss/lip paint form. I might keep trying to use it with application of lip balms earlier on because I really want to love this, but for now I cannot recommend it!

Ad from 1965 for Moon Drops Lipstick

Moon Drops is still as creamy and moisturising now as it was back in the day, keeping my lips smooth and soft, without worrying about my lips getting dry or flaky, plus the colour lasts for a long time too! I had Persian Melon on my lips for about two hours before it faded once I ate, very impressive for a cream lipstick that doesn't make claims about long wear. 

Excuse the slightly dodgy skin! I took all my makeup off before I went to work out and it was a waste putting it back on. Persian Melon is this super bright, neutral almost hot pink (the colour looks much more hot pink in person) that is unmistakably stand out as well as flattering. I love the name of the lipstick too! Persian Melon... it sounds so exotic and Middle Eastern! As I said before the colour is really long lasting and even as it fades it leaves a really beautiful pink tint on the lips, Moon Drops favours very bright bold hues, so if you like strong colours or especially orange lipsticks then Moon Drops is for you! The only qualm most people have with Moon Drops is the scent, I personally don't find it an offensive smell in any way, it's got that older women's lipstick smell a bit, but it's not overwhelming and doesn't stop me from loving it.

The iconic bright green bullet! At least it's easy to find in your makeup bag :)

I have never, ever seen the Moon Drops lipstick at Revlon counters or stands in any Australian store before, so imagine my surprise at seeing about 6 of them at a good old discount beauty stand. The specific name was "Discount Beauty Warehouse", it's not actually a warehouse. Basically it's one of those stands that carries discontinued items or shades, as well as the odd product from lesser known brands, as well as cheap versions of products that are readily available, they have them in most shopping centres over here but obviously this would vary from place to place. I believe these cost about $8 USD and generally a Revlon lipstick in Australia costs around $18 - $25 (ridiculous right?!), so to see these, as well as a fair few shades of the incredible Super Lustrous lipsticks for only $10 was a sure sight for sore eyes. I couldn't resist a bargain!

If you are not sensitive to smells in cosmetics, love bright opaque lipsticks and are a great beauty bargain hunter I can highly recommend the Revlon Moon Drops lipsticks, if you can't find them locally you could always grab one on eBay, best of luck girls! XO

(sneaky shot of my ring in the corner ;) )

Typical of Revlon to have gorgeous and rather elegant packaging for a drugstore brand (even though I'm paying practically high end prices =____=) with a stunning quilted lipstick case in the colour of your chosen Lip Butter that has a see through top so you can actually view the shade itself in store, and a sticker down the bottom that is also the same shade as your product. Let me reiterate that the Revlon Lip Butters are not a bad product, but I regret buying this particular shade and I think that there are a lot of ladies out there who would have had the same problem. Regardless of this they have a beautifully creamy texture that lends strong colour opacity despite its moisturising balm properties.

So if you can't really tell from the pictures above, Strawberry Shortcake just doesn't really suit me. I find it's one of those pinks that's extremely difficult to wear for a variety of reasons, I believe one of them is that it doesn't suit my olive undertones, it doesn't suit my eye colour (a mixture of light green/blue/brown) and I feel it would better suit brown eyes. It makes your teeth appear yellow even if they're perfectly white, and I think that the natural pigmentation of my lips is a bit too dark for Strawberry Shortcake so I have to apply it very generously if I want it to be opaque, but because it's not flattering I don't at all! It's a bit like a M.A.C Viva Glam Gaga (which I do own, and am struggling to use due to the same reasons) or a M.A.C Saint Germain on me, this barbie pink colour just doesn't work with me at all. I've also had a M.A.C artist use Angel on me and I had the same issue. It's such a shame because I'm so drawn to these colours and then I remember how awful they look on me :( 

I can most definitely recommend the Revlon Lip Butters as an overall product but do be careful with your shades. If you're in Australia I suggest you test them in store to find the correct shade and then purchase them online through eBay as the prices over here for them are ridiculous.

Perfect Peony is such a beautiful subtle peachy pink with tiny hints of golden shimmer, it kind of reminds me of Nars Orgasm in a lip gloss/lip paint form. I might keep trying to use it with application of lip balms earlier on because I really want to love this, but for now I cannot recommend it!