Revlon ColorBurst Lip Butter

In the UK, the Lip Butters are available in 14 luscious shades:

~ 001 Pink Truffle

~ 005 Sugar Frosting

~ 010 Raspberry Pie

~ 015 Tutti Frutti

~ 025 Peach Parfait

~ 035 Candy Apple

~ 096 Macaroon

~ 050 Berry Smoothie

~ 055 Cupcake

~ 075 Lollipop

~ 080 Strawberry Shortcake

~ 090 Sweet Tart

~ 095 Crème Brulee

~ 045 Cotton Candy

Normally, I would not subscribe to the hype created by youtubers and bloggers over certain products. However, after watching this video by Cantonese speaking youtuber james813, I have persuaded myself to take advantage of the Boots '2 for £10' offer on Revlon cosmetics and purchased my first Revlon Colorburst Lip Butter in 096 Macaroon and 050 Berry Smoothie.

Wish list:
~ 001 Pink Truffle
~ 005 Sugar Frosting
~ 045 Cotton Candy
~ 070 Cherry Tart (not available in the UK)

EDIT: As you can see, I have since purchased three more lip butters - I blame Boots and their '3 for 2' offer...

I have also purchased the last item on my wishlist via eBay from egret365 (highly recommended international seller).

Verdict
Definite favourites include: Berry Smoothie, Pink Truffle and Cotton Candy.
Macaroon looks better in the evening under electric lights, as opposed to daylight.
Sugar Frosting is too pale, and not a suitable colour for my lips.
Cherry Tart looks better in natural daylight as opposed to electric lights.

There is a possibility that I may repurchase Pink Truffle - it's certainly a contender for the 'my lips but better' category. However, one small criticism I have for the Revlon Lip Butters is that the colour transfers very easily onto glass rims and mug edges which is slightly off-putting.



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Smoked Mackerel Pâté

~ Four fillets of smoked mackerel
~ 150ml soured cream
~ 110g cottage cheese
~ Juice of half a lemon
~ Salt, nutmeg, cayenne pepper.
Remove the skin from the mackerel and flake the fish. Then place into a liquidiser and add the cottage cheese, soured cream and lemon juice. Switch on and blend until smooth, stopping the motor and stirring the mixture half way through if you need to. Next spoon the mixture into a bowl, taste and season with salt and a pinch of nutmeg, plus a spot more lemon juice if you think it needs it. Cover with cling film and chill in the fridge before serving.

To serve, sprinkle on a touch of cayenne pepper.

Serves 8-10 people.


* This recipe was derived and adapted from a Delia Smith cookery book *.

My Favourite Reindeer Jumper

Notable songs from the film:
~ All By Myself - performed by Jamie O'Neal (I prefer the version performed by Eric Carmen).
~ Out Of Reach - performed by Gabrielle.

Bridget Jones' New Year Resolutions:
1) Lose 20 pounds.
2) Always put last nights pants in the laundry basket.
3) Find nice sensible boyfriend to go out with and not continue to form  romantic attachments to any of the following: alcoholics, workaholics, commitment phobics, peeping toms, megalomaniacs, emotional fuck wits and perverts.

Bridget Jones' Flirting Tactics:
~ Look gorgeous.
~ Totally ignore Daniel and suck-up to famous authors.
~ Circulate - oozing intelligence.
~ Introduce people with thoughtful details.

Public speaking
"Ladies and Gentlemen. Welcome to the launch of Kafka's Motorbike - The Greatest Book of Our Time. And here to introduce it, is Mr Fitzherbert" - (what Bridget should have said).
This is what she actually said at the book launch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcIaT5D4Iwc

How to deal with smug married couples
"Tell me, is it one in four marriages that end in divorce now, or one in three?".

Other quotes:
"We bunnies only wear our tails on very special occasions".



* All information in this post were derived from Bridget Jones' Diary (2001) Directed by Sharon Maguire, UK:Working Title Films *