Rimmel Show Off Matte Lip Velvet, "Atomic Rose", Review And Swatches

Here goes yet another lipstick review... I know, I have a sick obsession with lip products, but it is a sickness that there is absolutely no cure for! It has become ingrained... When I was at Target last week I saw Rimmel's Show Off Matte Lip Velvet Lip Lacquers sitting beautifully and temptingly displayed, and I knew I had to give in and try at least one to see if these where any good!

You can check out Rimmel's Show Off Matte Lip Velvet Lip Lacquers  here on Rimmel's website, where they have five different colors available, from neutrals to brights. I chose the color, "Atomic Rose", because I wanted a lip product that I knew I would get the most out of, and lately I have been loving a natural looking lip. These retail for an affordable $5.99 at your local drugstore.

Rimmel says that the formula is weightless and will leave you with a velvet finish on the lips. What is interesting to me, is that they say that this will instantly increase the moisture in your lips by 31%... That is an interesting percentage, right? Now, they claim that these definitely will last and stay true to color for eight hours total.

Big claims, so lets see how I fared!

Rimmel Show Off Matte Lip Velvet
"Atomic Rose"

Kimmel Show Off Matte Lip Velvet

The applicator end of the packaging  is shaped and cut like a diamond, which is interesting, but I am not sure how that relates to the product itself. Oh, well... not that it matters, right? Otherwise, this is a typical lip product package, and works just fine.

Kimmel Show Off Matte Lip Velvet
Wand

I usually like doe foot applicators on lip glosses, but this one feels so stiff, with not much cushion to the applicator sponge itself. Because of that, I feel as if the applicator drags the lipstick across my lips and gives it an uneven application. I am not a fan of this particular doe foot applicator.

Rimmel Show Off Matte Lip Velvet
"Atomic Rose"

This swatches on the arm more of a bright orange than it shows up on the lips, as you shall see in a few. It watched beautifully on the arm, so I was very excited!!!!

When I applied this on my lips, the formula was very lightweight like they claimed it to be. It felt like dry whipped butter (as weird as that might sound) as I applied it. There is no scent to this product at all, which is great for those who despise scent to their beauty products.

Rimmel Show Off Matte Lip Velvet
"Atomic Rose"
Lip Swatch

It took two applications for me to get the lip product on somewhat evenly. As I mentioned before, when I applied this, it tended to skip and applied patchy. My lips where not dry, I had exfoliated them the day before, so I was disappointed in the application and the turn out of this look. It did not seem to cover well at all.

After it is applied to the lips, the color comes off like a light pastel orange, very different from what the package presents it to be. I did not like the finish of this lipstick, because it left my lips with a chalky look to them, which was not flattering at all.

Kimmel Show Off Matte Lip Velvet, "Atomic Rose"
Transferred  So Easily!

I waited a good two minutes after I applied the lip product before I did the transfer test, and look what happened! It transferred so easily! Yet, I did wear the rest of what was left on my lips for the next couple of hours to see how it held up.

About forty minutes after application, I went to eat my lunch and thought I would see if the lipstick had set yet. Well, as you can see from the picture above, it had definitely NOT!

Well, I ate, drank and lived life for the next four hours, and I just could not take it anymore... This is what it looked like around that time frame:

Rimmel Show Off Matte Lip Velvet, "Atomic Rose"
At The End Of About Four Hours Of Wear
(Sorry it's a tad blurry!)

This was horrible! Not only did my lips feel as if they were dry and in dire need of Carmex, but the lip product had nearly disappeared, or balled up on my lips and settled into the lines of my lips. It also created a funky weird line around the inner part of my lips. Needless to say, I did not love the chalky patchiness that I was left with at the end of just about four hours of wear. I had to take a picture and get this stuff off!

This is horrible and did not live up to any of its claims whatsoever! Please, save your money and pass on Rimmel's Show Off Matte Lip Velvet Lip Lacquers, they are not worth your money nor your time!

I hope this helped!



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