Rimmel London Provocalips - Full Collection Review & Swatches

Welcome back to Lusty Lashes in 2015!

I hope you all had a fab Christmas & happy New Year!

I did attempt to schedule this review to auto post over the Christmas break, however being my first attempt at auto posting I must have done something wrong and it didn't post! So my apologies for leaving this review a little later than planned while teasing you all with IG and Twitter pics of these dazzling products.  

Todays post features the new Rimmel Provocalips Lip Colours. A two step lip colour and gloss that promises 16 hour wear and kiss proof colour with high pigmentation and shine.

There are 8 gorgeous shades available in this collection, all highly pigmented and mostly opaque. I found that the shades *Dare To Pink* & *Skinny Dipping* were a little weaker in these traits which was somewhat disappointing, but forgivable given the nude nature of the colours which blends well for a subtle lip look.

The colour range is as follows (listed in order of swatch pic, below right):

700 Skinny Dipping - A light, brown-based nude, 730 Make Your Move - A dark, brown-based nude, 110 Dare To Pink - A soft, pink-based nude, 200 I’ll Call You - A soft, blue-based pink, 500 Kiss Me You Fool - A warm orange/red, 310 Little Minx -A super bright, fuchsia pink, 550 Play With Fire -A deep, blue-based red, 230 Kiss Fatal - A pinky purple plum.

I tend to steer away from lip stains, I feel the pressure to accurately apply the colour in a perfect pouty shape and be prepared to deal with any little mistakes I make for the rest of the day! However with the Provocalips range, the smaller doe foot applicator did make applying the colour accurately a breeze although this was frustrating when trying to get an adequate amount of gloss!

 I am impressed by a formula that stays in place without bleeding, transferring or completely drying my out my lips that holds true to its claim of 16hr wear (just make sure you keep applying the gloss over the colour to keep it moisturised!) 

Rimmel has made two big claims about this range. The first being that the product is 'kissproof'; the second - that it has a 16 hour wear. Both claims we have seen from lip product ranges many times before.

The Test - Work Day 

Make Your Move

The 16hr wear is what I was counting on when I selected the shade *Make Your Move* for a busy day at work.

Not only did I get several compliments about my lip colour during the day, I was pleasantly surprised to find that I only had to re apply the clear gloss twice during my 9 hour work day! 

I didn't have the need to wear the product for the full 16 hours that it declares it can maintain, but at 9 hours wear I am thoroughly impressed. Many lip products would have completely disappeared by this point. With that in mind, should I find a need for a 16 hour lip colour any time in the future, I will have confidence that Provocalips would be one of the more suitable candidates for the long haul task.

To pick a fave from this bunch is near impossible, Im sure you will agree! So I will choose the colours I have worn the most since receiving these and that has got to be "I'll Call You" & Make Your Move" 

 Overall I have to say I am completely in love with this new range from Rimmel! I am so happy to have this collection and have been reaching for them daily! A great range of bright wearable long lasting colours!

Thanks so much for reading!
Have you tried any colours from this collection? 

**(The products featured in this review were generously provided as a PR sample, however all opinions outlined are my own and honest as always. )**

IMATS Sydney 2014

This weekend I was in Sydney for some work commitments and for IMATS! For those that don't know, IMATS is short for International Makeup Artists Trade Show. This is an extremely popular international event for makeup artists and enthusiasts alike and runs in New York, London, Sydney, Vancouver, Toronto and LA. Held over 2 days IMATS is usually held on the third weekend in September for Sydney and is an event open to the public so if you're interested in going next year you can get all the info and buy tickets from December 2014 on the Sydney portal of the website here. 

I primped, polished and painstakingly straightened my hair, made maximum effort with my makeup and hurried to get out of my hotel and into the city super early. Keen to see the bigger, better, new location for IMATS this year I was also a bit anxious about figuring out which bus to catch. As it turns out all my worrying was for nothing as the buses to Moore Park were so frequent! 

Selfie getting ready for a big day ahead!  My my ootd post : #LustyPlus

The Royal Hall Of Industries: This year IMATS was held at a brand new location, The Royal Hall Of Industries - a short bus or taxi trip from the city in the entertainment quarter of Moore Park. 

 

The Royal Hall Of Industries 

 

Beautiful

Welcome To IMATS Sydney!

When I first arrived I walked through the park surrounding the hall which was delightfully picturesque with ample seating and lots of shady spots to relax.

 Many people attending IMATS and other events in the area where relaxing, having coffee and catching up in big excited groups.

I tried to arrive as early as I could but as we all know it takes some time for a girl to get ready for these things, so when I finally got to IMATS the line was already hectic! This only added to my excitement however and I happily took my place at the back of the queue.

The layout of both The Royal Hall Of Industries and Moore Park were fantastically conducive to the trade show aspect of IMATS; the hall itself was definitely bigger then the old location and there seemed to be a lot more space on the show room floor and more exhibitors than last year. 

 

All the stalls were busy and everyone was excited making it a bit hard to get around but I think everyone was so happy to be there and the shopping endorphins were pumping so people were still friendly and polite despite the hustle and bustle!

MAC Pro: I, like many, many (many) people made a bee line for the MACPro stand as soon as I walked through the IMATS doors. As the line was HECTIC I decided to wait it out for a little while and check out some othe stands. This did not help however so upon my return I took my place in the line and spent much of the morning waiting to look at products while trying to decide what I wanted. After an excited wait I finally got to see the great display of products available and was able to purchase a little haul! lol Nothing was going to make me miss out on the chance to get discounted MAC Cosmetics!

Lime Crime!

Lime Crime: My next stop was the Lime Crime stall and can I just say I was thrilled to see that they had a much bigger stand at IMATS this year! The line wasn't too bad either so I was able to swatch some of their gorgeous lipsticks and eventually walked away smiling ear to ear, clutching a giant green Lime Crime bag, having picked up a new fantasy palette and some products from their gorgeous new nail polish range!!

Crown Brush Australia 

Crown Brush Australia and Royal & Langnickle: One of my fave things about trade shows such as IMATS is the chance to visit brand such as Crown Brush Australia and Royal & Langnickle in order to peruse their collection of brushes and buy them in person rather than online. Im sure any makeup enthusiast, professional or not, would have to agree that the tools we use to apply our makeup are extremely important! I loved having the opportunity to get hands on looking at their vast collection ad pick up some new brushes for my kit at a great price!

Inglot: I waited in line at Inglot for a little while, determined to make a blush palette using the brands freedom system. Though I already had in mind which shades I wanted to buy, after much consideration I decided to pass on purchasing the palette as the stand was just SO busy! Although disappointed not to have been able to snap up some Inglot goodies I reasoned with myself that, hopefully, Inglot would be at Pro Makeup & Beauty Show again next year and I could make sure to go home with ample goodies then! 

I had such a wonderful long weekend in Sydney and a fabulous day at IMATS! I was so happy to meet some of you throughout the day also and hope everyone had fun and bought some awesome new makeup and beauty products! 

What did you think of IMATS Sydney this year and the new location? 

What did you buy while at IMATS?

LLx