On my mission to find the perfect nudes for my chocolate skintone I decided to give Nude Eclipse amongst other shades a go. I wanted to love these, the packaging is stellar in my opinion but the product? Not so much.
I think Rimmel outdid themselves with the packaging - a glossy black plastic tube with a galactic looking lid? 10/10. The product is amazingly creamy and opaque but if you're not careful with application it can have too much slip, very similar to Chi Chi's Lip Lacquers except Rimmel has a thicker consistency.
It has a thin doe-foot applicator which does the job well in terms of precision. What I like about this product is you can tell if it has been tampered with. If you unscrew the lid slowly, it'll reveal a clear plastic; if it's covered in colour then you know that your product has been opened before. Obviously they come sealed but incase you find one that is unsealed and thinking of buying this maybe something you may want to check. I bought mine from Kmart for $16.00.
This is not a product you can mattify which didn't stop me from trying! Unfortunately you either go hard or go home with this product. I feel the nudes would look gorgeous on those with a lighter complexion to mine; this is not to say it would't suit those of a darker complexion but I found Nude Eclipse to be too white based to look natural on me. For such a creamy product it leaves my lips dry! I'm not surprised that it's not long lasting but to leave my lips dry is not the business especially after only 4 hours of wear.
Another thing I detest is the smell! How can a product look so good but smell so awful? It's as if it's fresh off of the manufacturing line, it smells quite vulgar however once dried you don't really smell it. I thought it was just one but nope the rest of mine smelled that way. Needless to say after a year of trying to like these I threw them out.
I was lucky to win this as part of a prize on facebook. I hadn't tried many Rimmel products before so was excited, the prize arrived the day after bubs was born too so that was lovely :) The shade I received is 100 Phenomenon.
I think the packaging on this lacquer is gorgeous!!! The top of the lid is like a diamond shape, it's black and the bottom is the shade of the lacquer. It has a doe foot applicator and the lid clips closed tightly which is great.
It is easy to apply and to build up. The shade I have is a beautiful nude. It's like a gloss but also like a lipstick. It's not sticky at all and the consistency is semi thin. The scent is strange but for me I don't mind it, I don't find it yuck.
My only downer is that I find the lasting power to be very low sadly. For me it only lasts around one hour which is frustrating and is the only thing putting me off trying more shades (even though I really want too!)
Would I recommend these lacquers??? Yes and no, if you don't mind reapplying it neumerous times throughout the day then yes as it has a smooth formula, applies evenly, the shades are beautiful and they are a good price.