Rimmel Apocalips in Big Bang

 

I think everyone has heard the hype about Rimmel's new Apocalips Lip Lacquer. I have read multiple blogs exclaiming over this lacquer and I've been waiting patiently to hear anything on when it will be released here in the states. I was doing a little research online and found that ASOS would ship to the US...for free! So of course I couldn't resist. I ended up ordering Big Bang, which is really branching out for me. I've been looking for a gorgeous red lip color and I've heard raves on this color.

First off, I'm very impressed with ASOS. I ordered on the 24th and received the package on the 2nd. Seeing as it came from the UK, that's very quick shipping. I have never ordered anything from ASOS but I will have to browse around in the future.

 

Please disregard the smeary stains, I'm a bit messy.

 

On to the Apocalips...I'm a bit torn on this product. The color pigmentation is amazing and the formula is so smooth, not sticky at all. It smells lovely, but it's messy. Or atleast for someone like me who is messy to begin with. I pranced around the house wearing this product for the night and smeared it on my face multiple times. I wore it to work the next day and did a little bit better because I was aware that I could accidentally look like Joker with a single smudge, although I did make a big mess of my coffee cup.

 

 

I think that I will use this product VERY sparingly over another lipstick or stain. Due to this, it will last quite a while longer than if I wore it thickly (and reapplied often after I made a mess of myself.) I am glad that I purchased it because it is gorgeous.

 

 

Current Favorites

There are a couple of things that I am loving right now and I thought I would put together a post to ooh and aah about these products. I hope to make this a pretty regular post, but it may take me awhile to find new things that I love enough to blog about.





Peach Parfait, Cherish, & Sweetheart

Revlon has really impressed me recently with their lip products.  I have been trying to branch out on what I wear on my lips because I normally only wear chapstick. The Just Bitten Kissable Balm Stains are pretty amazing. I have Cherish, which is a light, almost frosty looking pink and Sweetheart, a bright, in your face pink. I've been too chicken to go for a red, but I'm working up to it.  

I also have the ColorBurst Lip Butter in Peach Parfait. I love the coloring on this one, a peachy pink that is close to my natural lip color with a little bit of shimmer.



I received a sample of Stila's In The Light palette a few months back and immediately became obsessed with it. I put off buying it for awhile because I thought that $39 was alot for eyeshadow. When I finally broke down and bought it, I was kicking myself for not doing it sooner. I've now had the palette for a month or two and I don't know how I lived without it before. The shadows are gorgeously pigmented and last all day (with an eye primer of course.) The colors are perfect for my skin tone and hazel eyes and I like that there are options for combining the colors. My two favorite colors are Bubbly (2nd row, 1st one) and Sunset (1st row, 4th one.) The smudge stick that is included is amazing and the dark brown color looks great without looking too heavy. I love this palette!

 

I usually have some sort of fiber bar in the morning for breakfast and I have discovered the Kashi Cherry Dark Chocolate Chewy Granola Bar and I am in love. Our vending machine at work had them and I've had one for breakfast everyday for just about the last week. I finally found them at Wal-Mart for about $3 a box, which is much better than the $1.10 I was paying each time I got one out of the vending machine.

In an attempt to be healthier and lose weight, I've been eating alot of fruit, especially bananas. I've also rediscovered my love of dried pineapple. Yummy, natural, and sweet, it keeps me from eating candy bars and other junk I don't need.


Another current favorite is my new haircut!  My hair had grown out from my last haircut to be a couple inches below my shoulder and almost all one length. It was a huge pain in my ass and I usually kept it in a bun because it was difficult to make it do anything. I wanted to get some layers cut into it. My friend/neighbor came over to cut it and after talking about what I wanted, I agreed to go a bit shorter and a lot more layers than originally planned and ended up with an awesome, 80s-ish mop that is easy to style, easy to wash, and fits me and my personality.

With a new haircut comes a need for new hair products. I picked up got2b playful creme pomade at the store and didn't expect much, I've used alot of pomades and there is always something that goes wrong when I use them. This is a different story, a better story. Since this is a creme pomade, it doesn't feel waxy and gunky like alot of other pomades. It gives me the texture and chunkyness that I want and it smells pretty good as well. Bonus...it only cost me $4! I love a good deal.




That's it for now, but I do have some fun news. I've ordered a Rimmel Apocalips in Big Bang! I have been shopping around for it online since we do not have it here in the states yet and ASOS had free shipping so I couldn't pass it up. I will do a proper review once I receive it.