Maychiri's Thoughts: Makeup Revolution

Makeup Revolution Create Super Dewy Stippling Brush R14 Review

February 17, 2024

How about a stylish pink brush? Such as this Makeup Revolution Create Super Dewy Stippling Brush R14?

Hell if I know why I chose a stippling brush out of all of them. They’ve been a major let-down in the past... I guess I was hoping this one would be different? I mean, it promises a lot! That it blends effortlessly, gives you a lightweight, dewy finish, and that it’s got an antibacterial coating... sounds great, on paper. Especially the antibacterial coating part, that is actually what drew me in to this entire range of brushes. When I ordered this brush, it was during the Pandemic, and I searched high and low for products that are antibacterial/antiviral... and then I noticed that Revolution had recently released a whole range of brushes that all have an antibacterial coating! I know that I probably should have picked the blush brush or something similarly useful... but let’s, for now, see if this stippling brush is any different from the others I had used... and, is it any better?

Packaging: a huge cardboard packaging that keeps the brush safe during transport. It’s pretty easy to open. I love the colour! It’s light pink – such a soothing shade of pink as well! And the text complements that colour very nicely, because it’s rose gold. Well, it’s rose gold in the front, the text in the back is black. Could this text be any larger?? Like, it’s huge! Even if you have bad eyesight you shouldn’t have any issues reading this text! The only colourful details is found in the back: “Anti-bacterial brush hair fibres help to reduce bacterial growth”. Quite a bulky packaging, but that’s honestly better then it being flimsy!

The brush itself continues that light pink design of the cardboard packaging. And this makes the brush so beautiful! A thick rose gold handle and ferrule makes up the body of the brush, but it’s also slightly reflective, which gives it an almost brushed metal finish (but less shiny). Very, very pretty!

In terms of details, there’s only the Revolution logo and the name of the brush, in black text. I think black is a good choice here. There’s one detail that I love: on the border between the ferrule and the handle, there’s a rose gold ring, with a huge ‘R’ signet... very classy! Although, this is where one other Create brush had massive problems with the ferrule and handle being poorly glued together. Here, fortunately, it seems to be sturdy and built well. The brush head is large and dense, and features adorable baby pink hairs, with longer pure white hairs in the middle. I love this baby pink/white combo, it’s positively adorable! A very elegant design overall.

The hairs are synthetic. They are – supposedly – coated with an antibacterial coating, so that it’s safer for the skin. Of course, I cannot test this so I’ll just choose to believe. The hairs don’t look too high quality to be honest, they are very shiny and look like they’re crimped. Honestly, they look like plastic. They also feel like plastic because they’re very prickly and just plain uncomfortable to use.

However, dunno how, but I managed to somehow make them softer after a wash... I think it’s the shampoo I’m using. They’re still prickly now, but actually a lot less than before! The shape of the brush is your typical stippling brush shape: slightly flared, with a clear border between the shorter pink hairs and the longer white hairs. It’s pretty dense. As for fall-out? There is some, but it is less than other stippling brushes.

Ugh... another reminder why I don’t use stippling brushes. It’s not good at all. I tried – believe me I tried – to make it work, but nothing works. I tried to use it with a stippling motion... makes sense, this is a stippling brush after all! Nope, no good. It makes liquid products (eg, foundation) look horribly grainy and textured. It’s like it buffs it onto my pores and just leaves it like that, no blending whatsoever. That looks horrible. Then I tried to use it with a swiping motion. Again, no good. This time, it wasn’t quite as grainy, but it was very streaky. Again, impossible to blend. Then, last try, swirling motion... nada. This makes it look both grainy and streaky... yay. I don’t get it. What’s the purpose of this brush then?? It cannot apply liquid pigments and it cannot blend them out either. And this is exactly what it was advertised as being “perfect” for! What a load of BS. It’s just miserable to use so, even if I do use it I quickly give up and just switch to using a makeup sponge. No sense trying to work with this when it’s so bad.

The one thing they are right about is that it does make foundation look more sheer than full-coverage, and I guess it could look dewy. Honestly, this may well be better suited for serums instead of anything pigmented... what a waste of money – and time.

Okay, well it is actually very easy to wash... colour me surprised! It doesn’t usually absorb a lot of shampoo, which makes rinsing it out a breeze. There can be some fall-out after a wash, but not always. I already washed this brush a few times and it did shed hairs then, but it stayed in fantastic condition this time. Interesting. It also keeps its shape very nicely.

All in all, I really, really don’t like this brush. I don’t know if it’s the foundations I have been using or if it’s the brush, but it flat-out ruins them. All those promises about “depositing product on the skin without harsh lines” and “it’s great with liquid, cream & powder based products” are a bunch of nonsense, to be polite. It’s not great with any one of those categories, but with liquid products it is outright horrible. And, alright, I guess it doesn’t cause very harsh lines (usually), but you know what it does cause? A horribly grainy and spotted finish. No matter how I try to use it – swiping, swirling, or, indeed, stippling – I just cannot blend out products to save my life. The more I try to blend the worse it becomes. So, to save myself all that headache, I usually just switch over to using a makeup sponge... because this isn’t cutting it. The hairs are, thankfully, not as sharp as I thought they’d be. Also, fallout is a concern, as with all stippling brushes. So, in short, this brush sucks. No way around it, it just sucks. It’s basically unusable for the exact things it is purported to be “perfect” for. Not a chance I’d recommend this to anyone... just stick to either sponges or flat foundation brushes or something. Just avoid this. At least it was free...

Rating: 2/10

Would buy again? Absolutely NO

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Clueless X Makeup Revolution Lip Gloss [Cher] Review

June 07, 2023

Alright, last, but certainly not least, this is the Clueless X Makeup Revolution Lip Gloss, shade Cher!

Look, if I am getting the Cher lip liner, you can bet that I will also get the matching lip gloss! Clueless is such an important film to me in terms of fashion and how I approach it. I remember watching it as a small girl (~~as opposed to a small woman that I am now haha~~), and being astonished by all the funky and cute outfits. Cher was always my favourite one of the three girls, she is so fancy and slays with her outfits and hairstyles! So it’s natural that I would pick the Cher inspired variants in this LE! Well, that, and the fact that that clear glosses are a must-have! So, how fab is this gloss? Let’s find out!

Packaging: what a fitting cardboard back! It’s got a yellow plaid pattern that is just like Cher's famous yellow ensemble! You know the one. I kind of like that there’s a cardboard back that keeps the gloss safe. The gloss itself is kept in a vacuum sealed compartment. It might be a bit cheap, but it’s a very effective way of packaging a lip gloss. Much better than it not having any protection at all.

The lip gloss is stunning! At its core it is a fairly standard tube lip gloss. But there is so much added to make it truly special! I love the pink tartan print on the tube, it is so cuuute! The cap is rose gold and closes really tightly. Even if this were it, I would still like the design. But. There is something else, something big. Something fluffy. Yep, there is a big ‘ol fluffy pom-pom with a claw clasp. Oooh, so I can detach it and put it like on my backpack, or my jeans or wherever else I’d like! That’s genius!

Out of the three Clueless items I have, this is the only one to have a detachable pom-pom. I honestly appreciate this so much. The pom-pom is like the softest thing ever! It’s like petting a very fluffy cat! Aaah, so soft! And the peachy pink colour? So fetch! Only, it likes to shed hairs! Aww, too bad! Maybe it won’t get worse if I don’t touch it. So, yeah, be careful with the pom-pom, if you don’t want it to shed all its hairs.

Ingredients: vitamin E, dog rose (Rosa canina) fruit/rosehip oil, jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) seed oil for nourishment. No parabens. So that’s why it feels so luxuriously slick on lips! It’s got some quite powerful oils! The scent is intense and not particularly pleasant to me, although it is a classic that many will surely love. It smells synthetic, and extremely sweet. It’s that bubblegum scent that used to be so common in the 90’s and early 00’s. It tastes exactly the same as it smells. So when it inevitably gets into your mouth it will be like you are chewing bubblegum. I don’t like this flavour, never have, but I guess it’s not that terrible. I can deal with it. The expiration date is 18 months after opening.

This is a clear gloss. It’s totally clear, no colour at all in it. However, there is a ton of tiny, subtle shimmer particles inside it. In reality, the shimmer is barely noticeable. You really have to look close to see it, and even then it is very subtle. I actually like that it’s like this. I feel like larger shimmer would take away from the glassy finish. This super subtle shimmer only serves to enhance the plumpy, glassy finish. And it really does! The shimmer is silvery in colour, but, again, it ends up being more clear on the lips.

Of course, since it’s clear, it is endlessly versatile, as you can layer it on top of any colour. This is why it’s always a good idea to have a clear lip gloss!

If you told me that this lip gloss has an unbelievably comfortable, luxuriously slick formula, I wouldn’t believe you. I thought it would have that classic thicker, more gelly and goopy texture that lip glosses used to have. Perhaps it is just bias from the retro design of the tube. Anyway, the formula is literally perfect! It’s super oily and slick, but not at all uncomfortable. It doesn’t feel like the oils are suffocating the lips. It just feels luxurious and nourishing! While it is slightly heavy, it does not feel occlusive.

Being so slick, it is then no surprise that this lip gloss is not at all tacky. Not at any single point.

Which brings me to how ridiculously comfortable this lip gloss is to wear! Like, it literally feels like a nourishing lip oil more than an ordinary lip gloss! It feels surprisingly light for its oily formula, and that doesn’t change much throughout the day! It becomes only very slightly more creamy and thick, while still being noticeably slick and oily. Lip glosses usually become thick and more waxy than creamy, but this one manages to keep its wonderful formula! The shimmer is so fine that you cannot feel it. The only thing you can feel is the hydration that rosehip and jojoba offer. The texture of this gloss is like... I have no words that properly describe how amazing it is! Like, it’s not just glossy. It’s so extremely high shine that it is glassy.

Somehow, this glassy finish makes my lips much plumper and smoother! Like, they always end up looking so juicy and plumpy and kissable! Very sexy! I love it so much, aah!

It is extremely easy to apply this lip gloss even though it doesn’t have a dedicated applicator. The formula has the perfect consistency to simply slide over the entire lips without even trying. The tube has a nozzle that is big enough to deposit a large amount of gloss all at once, but not too much (well, that kinda depends on how much you squeeze the tube tbh!)! It’s also flat, which makes it possible to spread the gloss across the lips using the nozzle alone. The sharp tip aides in precisely tracing the contours of the lips. Of course, the downside of not having a dedicated applicator is that using the nozzle is somewhat unhygienic. Eh, that’s not the end of the world. Especially when you’ve got a gloss that applies perfectly evenly each time, with barely any effort!

There is absolutely no tugging or anything, it just glides across the lips, spreading it perfectly evenly.

The longevity of this lip gloss is nothing special if you would go and compare it to other lip products, such as lipsticks and lip liners. Compared to them, it is poor. Compared to other glosses, however, it is better than average! It manages to last about 2-3 hours before fading on its own. At that point it is about half-gone, like, you can still feel the oiliness, but not as noticeably as before. After that, though, it begins to fade more severely, completely disappearing by hour 6. To be fair, there are so few lip glosses that do manage to last the entire day and stay in great condition. I have stopped expecting that. This is much better than I expected, so I am happy. Most importantly, it keeps the lips hydrated during these few hours, so that they don’t feel at all dried out. In fact, they feel softer and plumper after a day of wearing it! Further proving how nourishing it really is! Another thing this gloss shares with most others is that food destroys it. No matter what kind of food, greasy or not, it will make the lip gloss disappear. I mean, with such an oily, slick formula, how could it not? This was the only logical thing to assume would happen. So it doesn’t disappoint me or annoy me. Especially when it is so easy to apply! So, yeah, you’ll have to reapply it throughout the day to keep the glassy, high gloss finish. Not a problem, in my opinion.

Worn with the Clueless X Makeup Revolution Lip Liner [Cher]

Removal: well, since it is so slick and not at all tacky, it is extremely easy to remove. It doesn’t leave any stains or sticky residue and the fine shimmer doesn’t create a mess. Applied in seconds, removed in seconds!

All in all, what a fabulous, amazing lip gloss, y’all! I literally have nothing bad to say about it! Like, it is stupidly good! The packaging is wayy cute, just check out that big fluffy pom-pom! It’s su fluffy and soft and just perfect! And you can detach it and attach it wherever you want to! Want to bling up your bag with it? You can! Want to attach it to the zip of your jacket? You sure can! The tube is soft and easy to squeeze, making it simple and easy to use! Just squeeze out a small amount and spread it out with the nozzle! You won’t have any problems because the formula is sooo wonderful and smooth and slick! It also feels oily and a tiny bit heavy, but not nearly as much as you’d expect it to be! It feels comfortable and nourishing and you wouldn’t believe what it does to the lips! Like, my lips look so plumpy and utterly gorgeous! And that’s without any chili or ginger or any other plumping ingredients; the formula is really perfectly crafted to be plumping and hydrating. It is also super glossy, like, it’s polished like glass! I love this super glassy finish! It’s so juicy and attractive! Now, yeah, this lip gloss doesn’t last very long on lips before it starts fading, but most lip glosses are like this, so I don’t mind it. It lasts about 3 hours before it starts fading noticeably, but even after that, it still feels hydrating, nourishing and oily. Food destroys it, no surprise there. But honestly, I don’t mind reapplying it, as it actually makes my lips softer! Weird how this is like a mix of a lip oil and lip gloss! The hydration of one and glossy texture of the other. Never did I ever think that this lip gloss would be this fantastic! Like, I don’t know what Revolution have done here, but they’ve clearly made a miracle! I will happily give this lip gloss the highest recommendation, it deserves it!

Rating: 9.5/10

Would buy again? Absolutely YES