Sunday, April 28

Rimmel Apocalips Review

Rimmel Apocalips in Big Bang, Stellar and ApocalipticThere are countless reviews around of the Rimmel Apocalips glossy stains so I'll keep this short and sweet. I picked up the shades, Stellar a bright coral pink, Apocaliptic a bright red toned pink, and Big Bang a true glossy red, when boots had a three for two offer on.

Swatches of Rimmel's Apolalips in Stellar, Apocaliptic and Big Bang

Firstly, these glosses are the most intensely pigmented lip product I have ever used. One tiny dab is all you need to blend out to a strong lip. I like to apply these with a little dot of product in the middle and then using a lip brush and blending out to the rest of the lips. Because these are so pigmented, I find that using the doe foot applicator can apply too much product, especially to the edges of the lips.

Emily wearing Rimmels Apocalips in Big Bang
Rimmel Apocalips in Big Bang

Building these up slowly creates a beautiful rich lip colour that lasts for a long time. I don't find them particularly drying, though my lips are very dry anyway so if I need a little more moisture throughout the day I just dab a balm on top.

The only niggle I have with these is that they can transfer throughout the day. For example, on my lips, I found that if I didn't blot, then as I talked/smiled I would transfer the product from the bottom of my lip to my chin - not attractive! Although blotting helps this when I wear these I'm constantly aware of it on my lips as I'm so nervous of smudging it around my face.

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Rimmel Apocalips in Apocaliptic

Although I'm nervous of a scary lipstick disaster, so far it hasn't happened, and I still love wearing these. Big Bang especially is such a gorgeous red, really glossy and rich. And I know that they will last me forever as you need to use such a tiny amount.

If you fancy picking one of the Rimmel Apocalips glosses up from boots, they are currently on offer for £4.99. If you aren't sure which shade to chose then read this post from Katie - it has great swatches of all the shades.

1 comment:

  1. Thanks for this! I'm usually a lipstick kind of girl but with Summer approaching, I thought I'd get some lipglosses...only problem was that I needed a heavy application type. I've heard of these for a very long time but couldn't decide on a red...I went with Apocaliptic in the end oooh and the Nova pink! The shades look gorgeous on you! :-)

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