Review of Rimmel London’s Apocalips Lip Lacquer #Celestial

by eleganteves - 19:26:00

Rimmel London’s Apocalips Lip Lacquer #Celestial

Hey all! This review is about one shade from the much raved about “Apocalips” range of liquid lip colors from Rimmel London. As much as we love the immense classy look that matte lipsticks give us, or the sweet girly look that sheer glosses have to offer, there are days when we want color as well as some sheen on our lips. For me, that happens quite often. I am always on lookout for daily wear lipcolors which has a moisturizing effect on lips as well to take me through the day in an AC environment. AC+ dry lips+ matte lipcolor= horror!!! :-/ I found my answer in this beautiful subtle pink called “Celestial” from the Apocalips range of the widely loved brand Rimmel London J Read on to find more:

Product: Rimmel London’s Apocalips Lip Lacquer #Celestial

Product Claims: What Rimmel says about the Apocalips Lip Lacquer :

It’s the End of Colour as you know it!
The intense rich colour of a lipstick, enhanced by a satin smooth shine.

It’s neither a lipstick nor a gloss… It’s BIGGER than both!

LONG LIVE THE COLOUR!

Rimmel London’s Apocalips Lip Lacquer #Celestial

Price: Rs. 475 for 5.5 ml

Packaging: The product comes in a black tube with colored end. The colors would help you identify the shade of lip color inside it if you happen to own more shades from this range. The doe-foot applicator is slightly bent inwards and the small size makes it perfect for even thin lips like mine.

Rimmel London’s Apocalips Lip Lacquer #Celestial

My take: Celestial is a true dusty-pink. But unfortunately, this might make duskier beauties look washed out. Even on me I like to pair this with heavily kohl-ed eyes, otherwise it looks a tad too milky-pink on my skintone. Another fabulous way I have discovered to wear this is by tinting lips with a matte red lippy or pink lippy ever so slightly and then topping it with this beauty J

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The fragrance is fruity and the texture is like semi-melted butter actually:D Smooth, creamy, glides effortlessly and applies absolutely opaque in single swipe. Although, I would like to point out that since this a subtle color, pigmented lips might have to reapply on places where necessary. Once the application is complete, it comes across as a lip color with creamy sheen. On my lips, within an hour of application it turns moist-matte (perfect!). It stays long enough if you skip snacking but if you do it would fade slightly and a tint of color will be left on your lips for about 4-5 hours. I need to retouch it after the said interval of time. What I love the most about this one is the saturated color even though it’s a light shade and the fact that it does not settle in lines.

Rimmel London’s Apocalips Lip Lacquer #Celestial

I have tried comparing another love of mine- Rimmel Vinyl Lip gloss in shade “Snog” with this. See the swatches: Snog looks a tad more warm than Celestial (Read full review of Snog here)

Rimmel London’s Apocalips Lip Lacquer #Celestial

Finally, here is Celestial on my lips J Like??

P.S: I don't know why my face is looking so yellow here :-/

Rimmel London’s Apocalips Lip Lacquer #Celestial

Rating: 4.9/10

Recommendation: Rimmel London’s Apocalips Lip Lacquer #Celestial is truly a “must-have” for its full-blown pigmentation, non-drying effect, decent staying power and a universally flattering dusty pink shade.