Rimmel Apocalips Matte Lip Velvet

Being a massive fan of Rimmel's original Apocalips collection i was super excited to see them bring out a new matte range. When the original Apocalips came out they were a fairly new formula to the market, a sort of combination between a lipstick and gloss, i fell in love with their strong pigmentation, moisturising feel and gorgeous finish, so i was happy to see with all the matte lip products on the market at the moment Rimmel decided to bring out their own version. With five fabulous new shades to choose from includeing a great mixture of Autumn shades and pretty nudes, i chose to pick up the dark purple Meteoric Matte and the bold orange Orange-Olog both shades just jumped out at me and are exactly the sort of colours i have been loving wearing lately.
The Apocalips Matte Lip Velvets claim to provide "weightless liquid colour with a velvety smooth finish, that stays true for up to 8 hours" so how well do they live up to it? As with the original Apocalips i was instantly impressed with the quality of their pigmentation both shades are exactly as they look in the tubes, with very bold opaque colour, the actual colours themselves are just perfect Orange-Olog is what i would describe as being a proper orange lip colour not an orange toned red an actual bold orange shade and i love it, its vibrant and really brightens up the face, however Meteoric Matte is my favourite of the two, as you may be able to tell of late I'm very into my purple and plum lips and this is the most gorgeous deep flattering plum I'm obsessed with it.
They are also really lovely to wear, super light and soft with a velvety feel, and even for a matte product they don't dry my lips out at all. I find they don't dry completely on the lips like some similar products on the market so it can rub off slightly, maybe they fact they aren't 100% matte is why they are slightly more moisterising. As for how long they last, i don't agree they can last 8 hours, they certainly don't for me, i have to reapply straight away after eating and perhaps every few hours without.
Apocalips Matte Lip Velvet, are a great version addition to the Apocalips range and i think they are a lovely product, for me they don't top Bourjois version but i am impressed and might pick up a couple more shades.

Have you tried the Rimmel Apocalips Matte Lip Velvets?

Apocalips Out Of This World

I have been a big fan of Rimmel's Apocalips from the start, i've got four of the original shades, Nova (pink), Stellar (coral), Big Bang (red) and Apocaliptic (bright pink). There was a massive hype surrounding them when they first came out and when i tried them i understood why. 

Apocalips are a lip lacquer, a cross between a lipstick and a gloss, and what i love about them is that they have the best bit of each, the intense colour you get from a lipstick with the amazing moisturizing shine of a gloss. The only thing i disliked about them was the colour selection, the four shades i purchased are all incredibly bold shades and the rest in the collection didn't appeal to me, i was looking for a more wearable everyday shade. Luckily Rimmel answered my prayers and released new shades to the range before Christmas and one of those was exactly what i wanted. 

Out of this world is a beautiful Raspberry pink shade, its not a nude but it's extremely wearable the sort of pink you could wear with any makeup and any outfit. Out of This World unlike the others has a frosted slightly shimmery finish which i think looks really pretty. It feels the same on the lips very light and not at all drying, the only downside is its not long lasting like the others as i guess the colours too light to stain the lips, you have no chance of it staying on if your eating. If you don't mind re-applying more regularly then i would definitely recommend trying this pretty pink for yourselves. 

Has anyone else tried the newer shades of Apocalips? Which is your favorite?

Zoe 

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