If you haven't heard of the Apocalips Lip Lacquers from Rimmel then where have you been?! On Mars? The Moon? Were you born yesterday? These products have been talked about a lot in the blogging world since their release early last year, with everyone raving about them and buying all the shades. I did try them when they first came out and thought they were great, but I kind of forgot about them..until the lovely people at HQHair.com sent me the shade Galaxy to try out.
Galaxy isn't a shade I would have immediately opted for, especially around this time of year. It's quite a dark berry/plum shade with shimmer running through it, very much an Autumn/Winter colour. Don't get me wrong, it's super pretty and I'll definitely be reaching for it in the colder months, but for Spring/Summer it wouldn't be my personal choice.
The formation of these lip lacquers is lovely. They're a bit of a lipstick/lipgloss hybrid, as they apply like a lipgloss and have that liquid consistency but they're a lot thicker and extremely pigmented. When they dry they have quite a satin finish, and they're surprisingly matte, which can lead them to being a tad drying after a few hours but a quick top up solves that problem. The staying power is what really wins me over with these, they last ages! I didn't expect them to be quite so long lasting, but even if you're eating and drinking they'll last a good few hours, in my experience.
The packaging of the apocalips is one of my favourites from the high street. The tube is regular sized, but it's been jazzed up. You can see the shade of your lip lacquer at the bottom, then it fades up to black and the lid is shaped into almost an irregular prism shape, which I think is edgy, interesting and sticks to the 'apocalyptic' theme. I also adore the doe-foot applicator, so easy to use and picks up product really well.
Overal I think the Rimmel Apocalips Lip Lacquers are fantastic, real gems of the high street lip products. There are 10 shades, ranging from nude, to pink, to red, there's something for everyone. I'd definitely recommend trying these out if you haven't already, at £5.99 with free delivery at HQhair.com you can't go wrong.
Have you tried this product?
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ReplyDeleteLove your blog, it inspired me to finally start mine! I love rimmel and I bought a lacquer a while back though as I bought such a bright had I struggled to keep the application neat though you post has convinced me to buy again and to try this colour as it is the perfect shade for a night out xxxxx
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Oh that's so lovely to hear!
DeleteAh definitely have another look, because the formulation is lovely. xx
Love the colour, I own 3 of these, I cant get enough! x
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So great aren't they! x
DeleteLove the colour! It looks really nice on you :)
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Thankyou :) x
DeleteLove this colour:) just followed you on bloglovin!
ReplyDeleteKieren xx
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Love, love, love Rimmel's lip products line. £5.99 ain't bad at all haha! Xx
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So amazing for the price and quality you get x
DeleteThis shade is beautiful on you!
ReplyDeleteThe shade looks lovely, and the formula looks great too. I'll have to check these out the next time I'm in Boots.
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Thankyou :) Yes, definitely do!
DeleteI`m not a huge fan of the overall formula of these, there just not great nor bad.
ReplyDeleteHow ever I like the color it looks so pretty on the lips.
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