Review: Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick Part 1 of 3

Rimmel Lipsticks Review Part 1 of 3 :)

Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipsticks

          Today will be the first of 3 lipstick reviews from the Rimmel line. I have 3 colors the Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick line: Candy (002), Kiss (036), and Airy Fairy (070). Candy is a very shimmery light pink. Kiss is a shimmery bright pink (almost hot pink). Airy Fairy is a nude with a pinky undertone, which a subtle shimmer. According to the Rimmel London website, there are 17 shades. However, not all of these shades are available at one place. From my experiences different drugstores will carry different lipsticks from the line, but never all of them at once (which is quite annoying if you want to pick the ones you want all at one place.) They retail around $5 depending on where you go. Target carries these for $4.79 and Rite Aid carries these for $5.59. You can also get these lipsticks Buy one get one 50% off pretty regularly at your drugstore (i.e. Rite Aid, Walgreens, CVS).

         According to the Rimmel Website, this is how rimmel describes the product:

         "High colour impact for up to 8 hours wear. Colour that turns heads ! Intense long lasting colour up to 8 hours +25% colour impact ! Smooth creamy texture for comfortable wear all day long"

          Do I agree that these lipsticks have color impact that last up to 8 hours? No
          Do I agree that these lipsticks last up to 8 hours? No
          Do I agree that these lipsticks are a creamy texture? Yes
          Do I agree that these lipsticks are comfortable to wear all day long? Comfortable enough

          Some interesting facts about this product:

1. There are parabens in this product (i.e. propylparaben). 
2. Rimmel does test on animals.

          As for my thoughts on this product, I think it's a good product for the price when you get it buy one get one 50% off. However, it lives up to none of it's claims. It definitely does not last 8 hrs, probably 1 hour without fading,  2 hours with fading, and by the time you get to 3 hours you have a slight stain of what use to be a lipstick. If you eat anything, the color disappears even quicker. It probably will last longer with a lip liner, but for the purposes of testing out this product on it's own, I did not use a lip liner. I'm also not sure what Rimmel means but 8 hours + 25% color impact. Do they mean that at 8 hours, the color impact is 25% what it use to be? Not quite sure, so I won't even address that. It does has color impact right when you put it on, and it's very opaque, even for the lighter colors like Airy Fairy and Candy. 

          See for yourself!

L: Candy, M: Kiss, R: Airy Fairy

           As for the formula of the lipstick, it's quite moisturizing when you first put it on. I don't think it's intended to be moisturizing, so this is a plus! As for how comfortable this lipsticks are to wear, on a scale of 0 to 10, they would be an 8. You can feel you are wearing lipstick when you put it on, but that feeling fades with time. Maybe it correlates with the fading color as well? It's not a horrible discomfort, but you do notice you are wearing something on your lips. What I don't notice is bleeding! However, the colors I do have are pretty light, and I have no idea if the darker colors in this line will bleed. But they do transfer, so watch out when you kiss your love with this on! ;)

          So to summarize:
          
          Pros: 

• Relatively cheap and inexpensive
• Relatively easy to find
• Creamy lipsticks
• Range of colors
• Opaque lip color upon first application
• No bleeding
• Comfortable

          Cons:

• No place (I have found) has complete color selection)
• Does not live up to claim of lasting for 8 hours
• Fades quickly
• Transfers

My Overall Rating: 85/100... it's a pretty solid product for the price point. 

If you have tried these, let me know what you think and what colors you own! 

Until next time...

-Cindy