LOTW | Rimmel Lasting Finish by Kate Lipstick in 04

Rimmel Lasting Finish by Kate Lipstick in 04 review and swatch

Hello everyone! I cannot believe its been a whole week since my last post, I
apologise! The amount of hours I took on at work, combined with a deadline last
week just proved too much and I had to put my blog on the backburner whilst I
dealt with it all. I just wanted to say a HUGE thankyou to ALL of you for
helping me reach 1000 bloglovin’ followers! I am so incredibly happy with this
milestone and I can’t wait to post my TWO giveaways (to mark two years of
blogging also!) very soon.

So this weeks lipstick, as I mentioned on Instagram, was one of the most
challenging ones to work with and I have to be very honest here…I didn’t do a
great job at sticking to it. The Rimmel Lasting Finish By Kate Lipstick in 04 is by far the darkest,
deepest, most vampy lipstick in my collection. I bought this a good while ago
from FragranceDirect for around £2 and apart from the odd vampy moment in my
room it hasn’t has a lot of use.

Price: £2-£5.99

Rimmel Lasting Finish by Kate Lipstick in 04 review and swatch

Colour: A very deep purple shade, so deep that it could look black from a
distance. Its the type of shade that really made me feel like I need a nose ring
and a permanent scowl on my face. Smiling with this type of vampy shade just
didn’t quite look right!

Formula and Lasting time: I really like the formula of
the Rimmel lasting finish lipsticks, they’re comfortable and creamy enough to
stay put for about 3.5-4 hours and they glide onto the lips with ease. It only
takes two swipes for the colour to look complete opaque and its refreshing to
see there is no patchiness with such a deep lip colour.

Topshop lip liner in Girl Bye, Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick in 04, NARS VMLP Bahama with 04 patted over top

L-R: Topshop lip liner in Girl Bye, Rimmel Lasting Finish Lipstick in 04, NARS VMLP Bahama with 04 patted over top

Favourite Way To Wear It: Like I said I found this far
too intense to wear full on for day-to-day. Whilst I secretly loved
wearing it at my desk, feeling like a super cool and  ~vampy~  I couldn’t bring
myself to wear it alone when I left the house. If this type of deep purple
colour is your cup of tea though, I recommend checking out the Topshop Lip Liner in ‘Girl Bye’ which
has a burgundy undertone, but is very close to the dark purple shade. Determined
to try and give it a go I found that my favourite way of wearing it is lightly
dabbed onto of the NARS Velvet Matte
Lip Pencil in Bahama
 (review)
which still gets the purple vibe across but is a lot less intense! I do like
that it can be worn as a stain as it is so pigmented!

Overall: 04 is a SUPER vampy lipstick that is not for
the faint hearted. It is by far the deepest lipstick shade that I have seen on
the British highstreet, so if you’re looking for an affordable vampy lipstick
then this is a pretty good option! Due to the creamy formula a lipliner is
highly recommended. It is very comfortable, just too dark for me!

Available from: I can’t find it online, but check out
Boots and Superdrugs.
Rating: 6 (only because of the colour!)
Repurchase? No. I’ll probably be offering it to friends
or chucking it out because realistically I won’t get enough use out of it to
justify keeping it in my stash.
rimmel london lip liner collection

P.S If you would like to read my Rimmel lip liner collection
then click HERE, I had the pleasure of guest posting on the amazing Jasmine’s
blog and I’ve included swatches! ^_^

Have you tried the Rimmel lasting finish lipsticks? Which is your favourite?

Thank-you for reading ♥