Wednesday 26 May 2010

Rimmel Colour Show Off Lipstick - Shocking Pink

Hi everyone,
Yesterday I got a little surprise in the post - about 1 or 2 months ago I entered a giveaway on Rimmel's website in which they were giving away 12000 free Colour Show Off lipsticks which I naturally forgot about after assuming I hadn't won one.


I vaguely remember Rimmel allowing you to choose which lipstick you would like if you were a winner, at this point I hadn't seen them in person so I just picked Shocking Pink  which sounded promising. It's a really deep bright pink that looks very red based on me.



It has a somewhat watermelon scent which I recognise from previous Rimmel lipsticks I've owned in the past. The thing that surprised me most has to be the consistency, I expected these to be matte and drying which is why I didn't purchase any, but in fact they're nice and creamy and leave a nice sheen on the lips.

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The only downside for me is the colour as it's something I wouldn't usually wear but I think it could look gorgeous with winged liner for a night out. For day wear it's a bit stark against my pale skin - I can see it looking gorgeous on deeper skin tones :)

The pigmentation is amazing, it glides on really easily and one swipe gives colour identical to that in the tube:
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(excuse the shoddy lip swatch, I just applied it quickly straight from the tube - certainly a no-no, this is definitely a colour that I would use a lip brush with).
For reference of how creamy it is my lips were slightly dry when I applied this, I didn't put lip balm on before.
Overall, I'm very impressed. I think I'll be purchasing a few colours from the range, Smaira has a gorgeous  swatch of Kiss Me which I will be sure to pick up after seeing her pictures of it!

-LadyDanger
xxx

9 comments:

  1. Ohhhh!! May just need to pick this up!!! Looks fab and I agree a winged eye and this would look great!

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  2. I wanted this lipstick but in the red color that the model is wearing for the promotion photos.I forgot what it was called... But I think this pink and its always nice to get free stuff in the mail :-)

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  3. I chose the same colour! I haven't tried it out yet. It looks really good in your photos x

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  4. Congratulations on winning, how exciting! I think it looks like a gorgeous colour to me!

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  5. Pretty color, hopefully it's more moisturizing with something underneath it!

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  6. the shade is really something to show off :D

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  7. hey babe - ive just been reading my blogger stats and this mention sent so many gals to my blog. ur so cute, thank you xxxx

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