This one’s for my fellow typography hounds. I had my latest You know you’re a font nerd… moment the other day when I laid eyes on the scripty font on these here tubes of Rimmel Royal Gloss ($7 each).
Isn’t it cute? I’ve been trying to track it down, but no luck yet.
I have two of the 10 new shades, Sweet Lust (the shimmery pink) and Candy Rush (the shimmery coral), and I think both of them are aptly named because, daaaang, they’re sweet! They take the phrase, “Give mama some sugar,” to a whole new level.
They have a slippery, thin consistency and non-sticky texture that feels smooth and soothing on my lips. I expected them to apply sheer, but instead they pack a healthy dose of medium pigmentation.
As for the way they taste and smell… it’s a little artificial. Not exactly om noms to me. Sweet Lust reminds me of synthetic strawberry shake, and Candy Rush, which I like a little more, makes me think of overly strong orange soda.
From left: Candy Rush, Sweet Lust
On top of that, they only seem to last about an hour before needing to be reapplied.
For $7, I think they’re probably worth a try. You never know how you’ll feel about a fragrance until you sniff it for yourself, right? I wouldn’t say I’m in lurve with these (with the exception of the font on the tubes), but I am interested enough to be curious about the other flavors/shades.
Right now they’re kinda difficult to find online, but I have seen them at Target. If you do decide to give them a try, let me know what you think about ’em in the comments. I’m curious about those other shades… Makeup and Beauty Blog Rating: B-/C+
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
P.S. How’s Friday treating you? What are your plans for the weekend?
Kylie says
April 9th, 2010 at 1:17 pmI love the clear one! I use it to mix my own lip gloss colors in 5 gram jars with pigments. I love the crazy smooth texture, although I would change a couple of things. I kinda wish it was a little stickier, and not SO sweet, but I use a lot of pigment in mine so I use them more as stains and the sweetness isn’t SO overpowering 😀
I’m tempted to try some of the colored ones.
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amy says
April 9th, 2010 at 1:30 pmThese look like goodies that I would try when Rimmel goes on sale at drug stores and they go on sale quite often.
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Kathryn says
April 9th, 2010 at 1:31 pmI purchased one, but I left the tube at my boyfriend’s house as an just-in-case-I-forget-my-gloss-at-home gloss, so I don’t remember what the shade was called, but I think it was the one inbetween the two you got. It was a medium pink tone, not quite coral. I bought mine at first because I like that they don’t contain mineral oil and are formulated with Royal Jelly instead. Royal Jelly is natural and has many beneficial properties to it, and I think that is what adds to the sweetness because it is made by Bees, so it is similar to honey. The texture, however, I found was too thin and did’t last long enough. I will keep it as my just-in-case gloss, but probably won’t purchase another.
Karen says
April 9th, 2010 at 1:48 pmHi Karen, I love the look of Candy Rush! I hope this colour is available here in England. I like Rimmel glosses, but I don’t think they last very long either. Not bad priced, Rimmel is great for a pre-payday treat!
I find Clinique glosses are the best for lasting power – can you recommend any other brands that you find last more than an hour? I buy both budget and high-end brands.
Karen. xx
Mariah says
April 9th, 2010 at 2:05 pmSweet! I checked these out at Target last time I was there! I’m liking the pink!
Marce says
April 9th, 2010 at 2:27 pmThese are so pretty! I like the pink one best. No idea about the font, I checked but couldn’t find it. Anyway, I have a couple of Vinyl glosses myself, and find them really good, I heard they were getting discontinued so I’m a bit upset about that! But these look nice, so no worries 😀
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Citrine says
April 9th, 2010 at 2:38 pmOh, I am glad I see your review. I have the older version (before they changed the packaging) and I simply couldn’t stand the sweet scent/taste…it was sickening…
Anyway, their lipstick smell alright though (and it doesn’t taste like anything).
Ithfifi says
April 9th, 2010 at 2:52 pmI normally love ligloss that tastes/smells kinda sweet.. Just because I’ve had some horrific playdoh-melted-plastic tasting glosses before! The Coral grabs me (hey, anything coral does!) I havn’t tried rimmel for a few years due to preteen horrors with eyeliner and such. Really a crime since I didn’t know how to wear makeup then!
Trude says
April 9th, 2010 at 3:22 pmHmmm they’re pretty enough but I’m still working my way through my pre-recession backlog of glosses. 😉 (Finally getting close!)
Have you tried the What the Font? app? Here’s a review: http://www.bestappsite.com/reviews/reference/whatthefont-answers-the-question-what-font-is-that/
I’ve tried it a couple times and it’s pretty accurate, but you may have trouble with the rounded surface it’s printed on. Worth a try though, right? And the app is free! 🙂
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heyhey says
April 10th, 2010 at 8:29 amWhat the font has saved my butt a couple times 🙂 Just scan the tubes or take a straight-on shots and give it ago.
And wee, lip glosses! I just got my first tube for my birthday (newsflash: I’m a grown ass woman) and suddenly I’m obsessed like some tween.
Hpnotiqz says
April 9th, 2010 at 3:51 pmThis font comes pretty close http://www.dafont.com/ma-sexy.font
then again i have about a thousand fonts in my fontbook so there are plenty that come close. Look at handwritten fonts on dafont. 🙂 Angelina font is also a nice one not exactly the same but i like it. hth 🙂
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makeup morsels says
April 9th, 2010 at 10:47 pmthe red one’s pretty cute, but I’ve got enough glosses for now (just need a green one, I’m thinking MAC’s spring bean to complete my collection). I do like Rimmel’s lipsticks though, they’ve got some nice colors. My faves are Birthday Suit (brownish nude) and Crush (peachy coral)
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Nina says
April 10th, 2010 at 12:20 pmThey do look pretty – but I dont recall having seen them @ Target or CVS yet … Must look!
We just got back from shopping (groceries, MAC, VS, Borders) …. I dont know if I can justify another trip out to the Hubs LOL …
Kelsey says
April 25th, 2010 at 5:48 pmI really like your reviews. The good and the bad.
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Kelsey says
April 25th, 2010 at 5:48 pmlol I mean you cover the good things and the bad things
Ellis says
April 30th, 2011 at 8:27 ami have moreish (babypink with no shimmer) and jelly baby (darker pink with a lot of shimmer) and i both love them!