Rimmel London Provocalips

I think that at this point and time, we all take beauty industry’s claims with a grain of salt. Whether it be “the only moisturizer you will ever need that will completely transform your skin” or a drugstore lip product that claims to last up to sixteen hours. While most of these claims are highly exaggerated, these Provocalips lipsticks by Rimmel will do just that; last on your lips for sixteen hours, if not more.

I never wear makeup for as long as sixteen hours, but I can tell you that these last even longer than that. Rimmel promises this product to be kiss-proof, food-proof and transfer-proof. When I tested these for the fist time, it was on the day when I had to attend two holiday parties after work. Pretty good opportunity to test the longevity of the product, isn’t it? There was a lot of eating, drinking, talking, napkin-wiping, but one thing I didn’t need to do through the entire day and evening was touch up my makeup. After I came home the color still looked great. I also loved the fact that the color didn’t transfer on glasses or cups.

Rimmel’s Provocalips have a two-step formula. First you apply the color, wait about a minute for it to set then follow up with the gloss. I have to say that the formula of the gloss was a bit weird, it’s more gel-like than liquid, but once it set on my lips, it looked great. You an also skip the gloss for a matte finish.

I bought three shades: Heart Breaker, Little Minx and Pucker Up. Heart Breaker is sort of a mix between deep wine-red and neutral brown (even though the packaging makes it seem like it’s a bright red), Little Minx is a bright, hot pink that reminds me a bit of NYX’s “Sweet Pink”, Pucker Up is a light, pink nude with some shimmer. Pucker Up is the only shade that I had a problem with, as I didn’t expect it to be so shimmery. When applied on my lips it had this metallic-shimmer finish that I didn’t really like. It sort of reminded me of those frosty lipsticks that were popular in the nineties.

I didn’t find this formula drying at all, but I do have to say that when Rimmel says long-lasting, they mean it. These never come off. No, really, they don’t. I tried to use a makeup removing cream, oil, cleanser and the color still wouldn’t come off. I finally had to use lip-scrub to get it off, because I refused to go to sleep with a lipstick on. Whether it’s a good thing or a bad one, I’ll leave it up to you to decide. The main idea behind this product is the fact that it’s extremely long lasting, so I’m not entirely sure if I can complain about that… I found these at Walgreens where they sell for about $7.00 each.

Heart Breaker, Little Minx and Pucker Up.

Heart Breaker, Little Minx and Pucker Up.