Rimmel Oh My Gloss! ($5.49 at Target stores) is a brand new range of lip glosses that are infused with argan oil and vitamin E and claim to give your lips color, moisture, and shine that lasts up to 6 hours, which is quite long-wearing for a gloss. I counted 17 shades at my local Target and as much as I wish I could have bought them all to swatch for you, I had to restrain myself to just 6. So keep on reading for my first impressions...plus arm, lip and full face swatches (oh my)!
Oh My Gloss comes in clear tubes with a black cap that aren't perfectly round...they're sort of triangular shaped which actually makes them easy to hold. I guess you could say that they're ergonomically correct...haha?
Looking at the tubes, it appears that some have shimmer and some don't. In reality they all have a little bit, but some more than others. Looking at this photo below, Glossaholic, Pin Up and Snog look like they don't have shimmer, but if you look closely at the swatches below, you can see a very tiny amount (it doesn't really translate to shimmer on your lips though). Stay My Rose and Captivate Me have visible shimmer in the tube but it's not super noticeable once it's on your lips. The shade with the heaviest shimmer is definitely Twinkle Twinkle (at least out of the 6 shades I got), so the shimmer does vary from shade to shade.
They come with a flat paddle applicator which is probably my favorite type for applying lip gloss. It makes it really easy to coat your lips in one or two swipes.
That being said, these aren't super sheer either, except for the lightest two shades I bought, so you can definitely expect more color than, say, Maybelline Baby Lips gloss.
These have a beachy scent...that's the best way I can describe it. At first I was trying to place it and thinking it was vanilla, but then I realized that it's not a foodie type scent...it smells like sunscreen! So I just wanted to put that out there in case you're sensitive to fragrance.
The formula is very very hydrating and feels like a lip gloss/lip oil hybrid. It's thicker like a gloss but has that non-sticky, melting texture of an oil. I found them very pleasant to wear, especially on my drier lips.
Glossaholic is a sheer baby pink.
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| Rimmel Oh My Gloss in Glossaholic |
Stay My Rose is a sheer nude pink.
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| Rimmel Oh My Gloss in Stay My Rose |
Twinkle Twinkle is a shimmery pinky violet.
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| Rimmel Oh My Gloss in Twinkle Twinkle |
Pin Up is a bright berry pink.
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| Rimmel Oh My Gloss in Pin Up |
Snog is a pinky brown (and my personal favorite for fall). Sorry the lighting is off in this photo as well...the sun peeked through and made it look warmer than the others.
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| Rimmel Oh My Gloss in Snog |
Captivate Me is a sheer mauve pink.
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| Rimmel Oh My Gloss Captivate Me |
So I haven't really tested the 6 hour claim yet, but I did notice that these stained my lips (except for the two lighter shades, Glossaholic and Stay My Rose which had the shortest wear time). I feel like they definitely stay on longer than your average lip gloss which disappears on me in about an hour. I remember looking in the mirror at around the 3 hour mark after eating and drinking and being surprised that the color and some of the shine were still there. Also, the moisture lasted a good portion of the day and my lips never felt dried out or tacky.
If you like lip glosses, I definitely recommend picking up one or two of these to try. They do double duty as a lip oil and a gloss in one and although I can't vouch for the 6 hour claim, they definitely last longer than a regular gloss. If I wasn't eating and drinking while wearing them, they may well have lasted 6 hours!
You can find Rimmel Oh My Gloss now at your local Target store (sorry they're not online yet so I can't link to them).
I saw these at Target and I was pretty curious about them, but I didn't pick any of them up. The argan oil addition is certainly intriguing, so I might have to try them. I think Snog was really pretty!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jessica! It's definitely my favorite! And yes, the argan oil gives these an interesting twist on a gloss...they're really moisturizing!
DeleteI like Twinkle Twinkle!
ReplyDeleteThanks Rachel! It's right up there for me too! Such a pretty shade! :)
DeleteWhat is the scent like with these? That's been a gripe from me when it comes to Rimmel lippies. I don't mind some floral or sweet scents, but almost all of the Rimmel lip products that I have bought in the past have had an overly floral/sweet smell (to my nose). Despite knowing that possibility, I'm still pretty interested in trying a few of these! ;-)
ReplyDeleteThey actually smell like suntan lotion...there's a bit of coconut but it's not a straight coconut scent. Sunscreen is the only way I can describe it. :)
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