Rimmel Provocalips | Review & Swatches

When Rimmel released their now famous 'Apocalips' lip lacquers, I was more than a little bit excited. After seeing all the hype surrounding them, I just couldn't resist buying a handful of them when they were released. I did a full review of them here and its safe to say, it was love at first swatch. With this being said, I was very excited to hear about Rimmel's latest lip offering 'Provocalips' - another range of liquid lipsticks that claim to be kiss proof, transfer proof and fool proof. Yep, big claims from Rimmel so I was excited to see if they lived up to them. Lets face it, who doesn't love a long lasting lip product? Its always a pain having to re-apply lipstick every time food and drink passes my lips so I was welcoming this transfer proof product with open arms.

As I mentioned, much like the Apocalips, Provocalips are a liquid lipstick that are applied directly to the lips with a doe foot applicator. However, unlike Apocalips, they're a double ended product and as well as the liquid lipstick, they also come with a lock and shine topcoat to seal the colour and ensure it lasts all day. I have to be honest when I say I'm not blown away by the packaging as I do find the lip print slightly cheap looking but other than that, I really like the two step colour and seal concept as its different to any other lip products in my collection.

The liquid itself is fairly running to apply and can get a little messy but with a steady hand, I managed to apply it without looking like a clown and was amazed at just how pigmented the colour is. With only one swipe, I had full opaque coverage. A couple of minutes after application the liquid dries and begins to feel a little drying but that's to be expected with any kind of liquid / long-lasting formula so I didn't mind too much. However, one thing I would say is that its important to exfoliate the lips before using this product because if you don't, they will show up every dry patch. Thankfully, when the top coat is applied, it gets rid of the dry feeling and also makes the lips slightly glossy which I love.

The three shades I have are I'll Call You, a mid-tone dusky pink with slight purple undertones, Kiss Me You Fool, a bright postbox red and Play With Fire, a deep wine shade. My favourite of the three is definitely Play With Fire as its just perfect for this time of year and looks really striking. However, I love all three and find they're all very flattering and easy to wear shades.

My favourite thing about the Provocalips, other than their intense pigmentation, is definitely how long lasting they are. Seriously, when Rimmel said these are transfer proof, they weren't lying. When I first received them, I swatched them on the back of my arm and they just wouldn't budge - even after I scrubbed my arm in the shower. I even tweeted a photo at the time as I was just so amazed by their staying power. These are the only lip products I've ever used that have lasted all day or all night without the need for a touch up, even after eating and drinking. I wore one of these to the Christmas markets over the weekend and even after stuffing my face with various food and drink, my lipstick was still in tact. Amazing!

Overall, these are a fabulous product and I'd recommend giving them a try if you like a bold lip but struggle to find lipsticks that are long lasting. For only £6.99 too, they're a bit of a bargain! You can find them at Boots and they're currently on a 3 for 2 offer. Seriously worth a try!

Have you tried the Rimmel Provocalips? Are you a fan?

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New Rimmel Apocalips // Across The Universe

New Rimmel Apocalips I hear you say? Yes, that's right. Rimmel have added five new shades to their infamous Apocalips lip line. Now I don't know whether I've been living under a rock for the past few weeks or whether I've genuinely missed something but why has there been zero hype surrounding these new shades? When the Apocalips were first released, every blogger and their dog went mental for them. They were popping up on blogs here there and everywhere so I'm pretty surprised I hadn't heard about any new shades being released until I spotted them myself while perusing the Boots website.

The new shades are all very appropriately named and in-keeping with the 'Apocalypse' theme and are as follows - 'Aurora' (totally reminds me of sleeping beauty), 'Out of the World', 'Shooting Star', 'Eclipse' and 'Across the Universe'. Aren't the names super cute? There's something for everyone in the new range as there's light neutral shades and bold deep shades. I'm more of a bold and bright kinda girl so I decided to go for 'Across the Universe' which is shown as a deep red on the Boots website. I really like wearing deep reds in the A/W months (think Kate Moss 107) so I was excited to try a similar shade in the Apocalips formula.

If you haven't tried the Apocalips before and don't know what they are, they're essentially a mix between a lipstick and a lipgloss, a hybrid lip product referred to as a 'lip lacquer'. They almost feel like paint when you apply them to the lips as they're insanely pigmented, quite wet and glossy. However, when they're left to 'set' they become more firm on the lips and leave a stained effect instead of a high-shine finish. My favourite thing about them is how long lasting they are - once I've applied one of the Apocalips, I don't have to think about re-applying for hours.

So as I said, the shade I opted for from the new range is 'Across the Universe' and although I really like it, it wasn't the shade I was expecting it to be from the swatch on the Boots website. Like I said earlier, I imagined it to be Kate Moss 107-esque but instead it reminds me of an ever so slightly darker version of the Apocalips I already own in the shade 'Big Bang'. They aren't identical as Big Bang is more of a true postbox red but they are pretty similar and I definitely didn't need both. I'm now thinking I should of got 'Eclipse' instead as I think that's more of a plum/deep berry shade and perfect for A/W. Don't get me wrong, I do really like Across the Universe and I will get a lot of wear out of it over the next few months but its slightly annoying how similar it is to Big Bang.

I'm still pretty excited by the new shades despite this one being similar to one from the original line up. Its nice to see a wider range of shades available as the formula of the Apocalips is great and definitely one worth trying. I'm eyeing up 'Eclipse' and 'Out of this World' as my next Apocalips purchases - fingers crossed they aren't similar to any I already own!

Did you know Rimmel had released more Apocalips shades? Am I the only one that was totally in the dark and missed all the hype? You can find them here on the Boots website.

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