Hello lovelies!
Last year The blogging world was taken by storm by the new range of lip lacquers released from Rimmel. These were named Apocalips, a
punny play on word that makes my mum laugh every time I mention it. Last month, The Apocalips lip laquers were on a 2 for £9 deal. Since they usually retail for £6.49, and I really wanted to try them to see what the fuss was about. I picked up two. Aurora and Celestial - Beautiful names for Beautiful shades.
Lets start with the packaging shall we? I love it! Extremely sleek looking, I particularly like the lid as it is shaped to look like a gem, giving a luxury feel. My only annoyance with the packaging is that Superdrug felt the need to put annoying, big stickers onto the product, difficult to remove and now i am left with sticky marks- Frustrating, but I'll live.
Can we talk about the wand? I LOVE IT no seriously, I do! The wand is a sponge, similar in shape to a doe foot, but is larger and more angular. But what makes this wand so special is the well in the centre. This is p e r f e c t, because it stores the product so that when you apply it, you don't have to keep dipping. You get a high saturated shine after one swipe!
Application ~ This puppy applies like a dream, the wands angle helps the product to apply evenly staying inside of the lines of the lips, and even if it gets outside the lines of the lips
, you don't have to worry because that can be fixed with one quick swipe of a finger!
This is where I stop singing This products Praises. The formula is very slippy, Looks gorgeous on the lips. But is easily transferred, particularly onto teeth. Not a good look. Since this product never really sets and is so easily transferred, I would not recommend these for your next hot date. By the end of two hours wear time, They begin to fade in the middle and leave a dark line around the lips, yet again, Not a good look. Also, I don't know if anyone has found this, but these smell very strongly of flour. Not Flowers, Flour. As these go under your nose that is all i can smell when i wear these. Just something worth noting.
As I mentioned before, I picked up The shades Celestial and Aurora. Both absolutely beautiful shades. Celestial is a muted bubble gum pink everyday colour. Aurora is a hot corally pink colour. Aurora is my favourite and i think it will be absolutely gorgeous in the summer.
This was the only lip swatch that didn't make me feel extremely uncomfortable. Aurora on my lips.
I love the way these look on the lips but I do not think I will be repurchasing.
Thankyou Very much for reading!
