Monday 19 November 2012

Retro Love - Rimmel's Heather & Coffee Shimmer Lipsticks

The first ever lipstick I ever wore was by Rimmel and it was  influenced by a girl called Jenny. It was the end of the day at school when I was around 14/15, it was end of our PE lesson and she insisted that I try some lipstick as I was too much of a tomboy and needed to girl up. I wore it home to be promptly told by my mum to take it straight off because I looked to silly and I was too young to be wearing lipstick.

The lipstick in question - Heather Shimmer, this purple/brown hybrid was the THE lipstick of the 90's. The 90's trend could be summed in one world, Brown and it was all over the eyes, lips and even blusher. You were in two camps - either Coffee or Heather shimmer. All of my friends wore Heather (including my friend, Heather. I still have the evidence!).


I liked coffee shimmer more, it wasn't until the beginning of the year that I brought both of them. It was being a teen all over again, and they are still perfect for this years brown lipstick revival.

Being a hoodie in Coffee Shimmer

You can buy them in your chemist's of choice, They are part of the Lasting Finish collection - Heather Shimmer is No. 66 and Coffee Shimmer is No. 264: RRP £4.99

8 comments:

  1. Oh man! Heather shimmer! I had that lipstick! But the true love of my life was Rimmel's Fudge Brownie - a sort of copper colour that I'm sure can't have suited me. Actually, I think I might go and see if they still sell it and buy it out of a sense of nostalgia brought on by this post. ;-)

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    1. When I was seeing if they still did these, I did see Frudge Brownie there as well. Go and check it out myself :-) x

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    1. Rimmel do do some great affordable lipsticks, so it really doesn't matter if they are a bit and miss. x

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  3. hi :)
    found your bog via the bloggers hop !
    lovely review

    http://lipstickboulevards.blogspot.com/
    xoxo

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  4. heather shimmer looks gorgeous! I need to get me some rimmels lippys!

    Just found your blog through the blog hop and am now following :)
    xxx
    http://mylushbox.blogspot.co.uk/

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    1. It's an underestimated lipstick, better colour seen on rather than in the bullet. x

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