Rimmel London Lippies

Although I think I am in a rather desperate need for a long and good holiday, the possibility of me actually flying to, say, London is terribly slim at the moment. And so what's a girl to do but do herself some cheering up. With Rimmel London.

Since I Paris' post on Rimmel's arrival, I've been meaning to go check Rimmel's counter in KLCC out, and about a week (or some weeks) back I did. However, I have since gotten swamped with work so bad that I never quite got to blog about my new purchases.

So here they are now.

Lasting Finish Lipstick

Lately, I've been itching to give red lips a shot, as most of my lipsticks are either peach or nude, or pink or ... well, you get the drift. I've been wanting something a little more different, a little more daring. So when I went to check Rimmel out, I had been meaning to try Drop of Sherry, which Paris said "was a red lipstick without the drama-mama". Sounds good, I thought.

However, the moment I swatched it on, I knew it wasn't for me. Sadly, it was too cool a shade for me to pull off. And then I found Rich Raisin. A warm red, it was so much more up my alley.

It glides on easily enough, and boy is it pigmented. Ladies, this is one lipstick you cannot swipe on with one hand on the steering wheel. I haven't worked up the courage to pull off such a bold lip, so what I've resorted to doing is apply it on, blot, then swipe on lipgloss. So what I get is a bright lip but definitely less drama.

Vinyl Stars Mirror Shine Lipgloss

This one caught my eye too, and when I swatched it on it turned a lovely apricot shade on me. And it had frost in the colours of the rainbow too! Pretty.

It slicks on easily enough, and as you can see comes with a doe-foot applicator. It's also pigmented enough that you can use it on its own without applying lipstick first.

However, I can't actually decide if I find the texture too sticky or otherwise. It's definitely quite sticky, but I haven't quite made up my mind if it actually bothers me. I'll let you girls know when I do make up my mind. =P

Overall
On the whole, these two come in lovely packaging (look at the pretty embossed crown!) and for less than RM20 a piece, they are definitely in the affordable range.

They both also apply with a burst of sweet strawberry scent. If it doesn't bother your nose (like me), then I guess it's fine. But if you're sensitive to scents, I strongly suggest you take a good whiff before purchasing.

So far, I still haven't seen Rimmel London anywhere apart from KLCC Watson's. But do keep me updated if you've seen it elsewhere in Malaysia.



Rimmel London, anyone?