Imagine my sheer giddiness as I stumbled upon a humble display case for Rimmel's Apocalips Lip Lacquers.
My first thought, "OH MY GOD!!! IT"S HERE!?"
My second thought, "MUST BUY ALL. MUST BUY ALL."
There are 14 colors available in the U.S. release (May of 2013, I had never seen them in my life...) and my display case had about 10 or so colors. I really like the fact that they are doe-foot and shaped like pencils for my hoarding *ahem* storing convenience.
Well, I walked away from Rite-Aid 30 dollars poorer (I picked five at around 5.49 retail each) feeling like I had the best selection of apparently magical lip products at my disposal. After all, they were like the unicorns of the makeup world, available only in the UK or something posh like that. I'd always looked at swatches, dreaming of the day where I could hold a bunch of them in both hands and laugh maniacally.
Hm. Priorities.
I've always been unhappy with lip lacquers because they tend to be very drying and perhaps too long wearing (to the point where you can't fix them without going bonkers...I'm looking at you MUFE...) I usually stick to a lipstick or a gloss and don't really enjoy glossy lipsticks unless it's the summertime and the color is a bright fuchsia pink.
I chose (from left to right): 303 Apocaliptic, 401 Aurora, 101 Celestial, 500 Luna, 600 Nude Eclipse.
Apocaliptic is a bright pink with blue tones, and stained my arm when I went to remove it.
Aurora is a bright coral leaning red.
Celestial is a mauvey pink that could be MLBB.
Luna is a coral that leans orange.
Nude Eclipse is a brownish beige nude that doesn't wash my complexion out.
This is outdoors, but with no direct sunlight. These swatches were made with one pass with the exception of Nude Eclipse, which showed up opaque with a second swipe.
This is outdoors, closer to direct sunlight.
They have a faint scent like artificial fruit, but it isn't cloying or overpowering in the least. The doe foot applicator isn't too large and dispenses enough product for one lip at a time. I love the color payoff and non sticky texture. You can definitely feel them on the lips, but they aren't dry, goopy, or thick. I wouldn't call them stains, but the brighter colors might leave a faint color behind after wear. I touch up at around 3 hours.
Overall, these wear for a decent amount of time, plump out your lips well, and have great color payoff without being drying in the least bit. I opted out of shimmery colors for ethical reasons, but the opacity of these Apocalips are to die for. Not to mention their names are so cute and celestial and totally unrelated to anything about the Apocalypse even if they are just lip products.
So, I'm going back to Rite-Aid and hoppin' on the bandwagon after what, like 400 years after the release? It's okay, awesomeness is forever.
XO, Be
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