By Contributor: Agnirupa Acharyya
So with the festive season going on I am right to say everybody has shopped and shopped till they have dropped? I have at least! And it does not help that so many different brands decide to launch new products or collections (dreaming of retro matte collection from MAC) or hold sales (The Body Shop am looking at you!) On top of it a crazy person like me can’t navigate away from blog sales either! So its not really surprising that my purse keeps singing..allah ke naam pe ek paisa de de! Well anyway enough of my blabbing ! I have a review and swatches of a very talked about product in blogosphere today for you all. Rimmel Apocalips in Nova.
Rimmel Claims: These are a satin finish liquid lipstick formula.
Colours available-
1. Stargazer – fine golden shimmer
2. Nude Eclipse- pale beige nude
3. Phenomenon – pale pinky beige nude
4. Solstice – mauve toned rose with fine peach shimmer
5. Celestial – dusty pink
6. Nova – bubblegum pink
7. Apocalyptic – magenta pink
9. Stellar- bright neon red.
My Review:
The colour Nova is a vivid oh-so pretty cool toned bubblegum pink to match your summery neon outfits– the perfect compliment for neon bags and nail paints or a ran dom neon top
Nova being such a vivid color wears a decent amount of time on my lips before fading gradually into a bright pink stain. It lasts easily through 2.5-3 hours and survives light snacks!
The texture is very similar to the nyx soft matte lip creams! It is soft, light, smooth, non sticky and easy to apply with the wand and does not emphasize fine lines on lips or dry patches.
The Rimmel Apocalips only scores low with its smell. I dunno how to describe it accurately but it sure isnt what you want your lips to smell like. Its chemically, dusty, kind of oldy-moldy smell which is an instant turn-off.
The packaging of the lip lacquer is very gloss like- in a stylish, black opaque color coded tube with a very convenient spongy applicator to pick the right amount of product. The opaque tube makes it difficult to see the amount left though.
Here is how Nova looks on my lips – lip swatches taken in natural light and flash
My lip swatch gallery of Rimmel Apocalips in Nova in different lights
The pros of Rimmel London Apocalips Lip Lacquer Nova:
The cons of Apocalips:
Price: 5.99 GBP and not available here in India!
VNA Rating: 3.5/5
Do I recommend? Rimmel London Apocalips Lip Lacquer Nova is not even available here in India so its kinda cruel to recommend! But if you have any willing relatives abroad or obliging friends make sure to ask them to bring atleast 2. I madly want the nude eclipse, celestial and stellar (koi mujhe la ke de do!) The formula is classy and beautiful- satin finish which settles into a lip cream finish and stays long..vibrant color, amazing shades! Nothing really to stop us from pouncing on these lip lacquers except for their elusiveness.
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I really like Ur words.."Unavailability. I wish it came to us more easily rather than the complicated route through foreign residing relatives or uncertain websites!" ...i mean so true ... :P between lovely lotd :)
:-( yess re..i hate this soo much! N i m kicking myself for not picking all these up from europe :'( i didnt realize these wd b sooo good..waaaaa :-(
n thankoo cho much sam darlin :)
Really pretty shade and lovely swatches Agnipura :)
Hihi thanku hon <3 :) btw its nt agnipura :P:P lol
This is a winner from Rimmel :) I wish it was available here!
Lovely lip swatches <3
Haan i knw :'( god knows y they launch just the bleh thngs hre :-/ n thanx so much preeti :-*
Stunning stunning!! wow Agni :)
Aww gowthami..tum bhi na :-* mujhe to spoil hi karke rakh di ^_^ ty so much babe!
A very pretty shade. Your lips are super sexy!
Hayeeee ^_^^_^ blushing furiously :D muaahhs thanx babe!
i hear ppl hv spotted rimmel at westside and shoppers stop. I hope its available there!
No ansh :'( india mein they hvnt bn launched >_< ss n westside just hv their regular things
Awesome colour! I like Celestial a lot. :)
Yes it is :D waaaaa :'( i want celestial.nowwwww
There are some amazing shades in the Apocalips range and my latest favourite is Aurora, which is a gorgeous pinky coral. Xx
Ohh :( i want all of them now :P god knows when they wl b launched here!
this looks great too, i also like stellar and celetial!
Thanxx a lot :D yeahh how i wish i cd get those :-(
Love the colour. It is simply fab! And I also love the finish. Not shiny, but a lovely creamy matte. And it looks lovely on you :)
Thanxx so much dollie :D<3 yes exactly its not shimmery or shiny..more like a creamy liquid lipstick!