Rimmel Apocalips Lip Lacquers

Of course when I decide to go on a spending ban for a whole month, all the stores have great sales. I guess choosing the end of financial year period was a bit silly but oh well. Don't worry, I haven't broken my ban yet!

This post is about the much hyped about Apocalips Lip Lacquers by Rimmel London. I first heard about them from the YouTube channel Fleurdeforce many months ago. I was soooo keen to try them because they sounded so good!! Of course you can find complete swatches and reviews on the web.

Rimmel describes this product as a combination of a lipstick and lipgloss.

I picked up three colours from asos.com for about $7 something a couple of months ago. When I tried them on my lips, they felt very comfortable and smooth. I was a little surprised and disappointed on how some of the colours turned out on my lips however they applied nicely and opaque. Well, that's the gamble when buying online. The colours I decided to get were 301 galaxy, 501 stellar and 600 nude eclipse. The staying power of these lip lacquers is about average wear (~3hours), of course shorter after eating and drinking. I found that some of the colour did transfer to my chin when I ate a big meal like a burger or sometimes on my teeth (arg!). Here are some photos of how the colours looked on me (sorry for the quality again).

301 Galaxy - Purple-pink shade. I had to sheer it out as it was a bit too bold for my liking of this colour. I believe this shade is not available in Australia (I couldn't see it on the Priceline website).

600 Nude Eclipse - A nude shade. A bit too close to my skin tone if I apply a good layer of it. A light application is nice. It leaves a nie stain afterwards.

501 Stellar - I love this colour!!!! A bright cool red. This also leaves a nice stain on the lips when the shine wears off.

The sun set too quickly so I had
to use the living room lights

Oh I didn't put this on very well =S

Priceline is currently having a 1/2 price sale on Rimmel products! You can get these babies for $7.97 (eight shades to chose from)! What a bargain! Go get some now (here)!!!!!!

Image curtesy of Priceline

Do you like the apocalips? What colours are your favourites?

xxx Kat

"I'm not impressed with all these lip products on the couch!"