Rimmel Show Off Lip Lacquer Review and Swatches

Hey everyone! Today I have some new lippies from Rimmel called Show Off Lip Lacquer. They are a super pigmented lipgloss/lipstick hybrid. These are available only at Walgreen’s for $4.99 each. I picked up four shades: Big Bang (bright red creme) Stellar (orange leaning hot pink) Galaxy (medium purple shimmer) and Light Year (pinkish brown shimmer).

What they claim:

The earth-shattering lip lacquer from Rimmel London combining the intense color of lipstick with a lacquer like shine, Show Off Lip Lacquer is an explosive make-up phenomenon that represents the end of color as you know it. Packed with pure color pigments, its lusciously creamy, conditioning formula promises a never-before combination of color, shine and comfort that last and last.

• For the first time, the intense, richer color of a lipstick is enhanced by a smooth satin shine
• Ultra-intense, ultra-comfortable – it lasts all day
• It’s neither a lipstick… nor a gloss… it’s BIGGER than both

Swatches after the break…

$1 Lippies! Milani HD Advanced Lip Color Review and Swatches

Hey everyone! So I was at Dollar Tree the other day to pick up some V05 conditioners for cowashing and out of the corner of my eye I saw some Milani products in the makeup section! I went over to have a look and there were a bunch of the HD Advanced Lip Colors that came out a few years ago. I’m guessing they’ve been discontinued because I haven’t seen them in any drugstores lately but when they first came out they were about $7 each. I never got any when they first came out but I did remember seeing swatches and positive reviews of them. If you don’t know, everything at Dollar Tree is exactly one dollar so I was SUPER excited and promptly snatched up one of each color they had. And I must say, I am glad that I did.

They come in a slim black tube with a twist-click bottom. The packaging is very sturdy and feels like something you would get from a department store brand.

These have sheer to medium coverage. They have enough pigment that you can tell you have something on but are sheer enough to be very wearable. They  are  also very smooth and moisturizing. It does not feel like a lipstick at all more like a lip balm. These could not be more comfortable on the lips.

Lip swatches after the break…