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Rimmel Provocalips 16Hr Kissproof Lip Colour Review

January 30, 2015 By Michelle 14 Comments

Rimmel Provocalips is my new favourite lipstick. It may be the last lipstick I ever need (OK, that’s obviously a lie, but you get the idea – I’m obsessed).

Rimmel-Provocalips

I love lipstick, but I’m a low-maintenance girl. I’m pretty lazy, and checking my make-up in the mirror on a regular basis is too much for me to deal with. I can’t count the number of times I’ve gone to work with nice lipstick, then drunken a few cups of tea and eaten an apple, then when I make it to the bathroom three hours later I discover that my lipstick has slid off my lips and disappeared. Or made its way onto my teeth. Or the side of my mouth, and I look like the Joker.

It’s because of this that despite my love of bold lipstick, I only manage to muster up the motivation to wear it once or twice a month. I usually get lazy and end up at my old still-looks-good-after-food favourite, Revlon Kissable Balm Stains.

Enter Rimmel Provocalips. These come in double-ended doe foot applicators. One end has a liquid lipstick, while the other end has a moisturising, non-sticky gloss. The packaging colour is generally pretty close to what’s inside.

The concept is pretty similar to Revlon’s ColorStay Overtime Lip Color and Maybelline’s Superstay 24 Hour Lip Color, which have been around for a while, though the Rimmel ones are the first ones I’ve seen under $20. First, you apply 1 or 2 coats of the sticky liquid lipstick (it feels a bit like latex), wait til it starts looking matte, then you add the gloss on top to seal it in.

Rimmel Provocalips comes in 8 shades. I’m wearing 2 coats in these swatches, with the gloss on top:

Rimmel-Provocalips-Make-Your-MoveMake Your Move – pink brown (more pink than the packaging)

Rimmel-Provocalips-Ill-Call-YouI’ll Call You – medium pink

Rimmel-Provocalips-Little-MinxLittle Minx – bright fuschia pink

Rimmel-Provocalips-Kiss-Me-You-FoolKiss Me You Fool – bold warm red

Rimmel-Provocalips-Play-With-FirePlay With Fire – deep cool red

Rimmel-Provocalips-Kiss-FatalKiss Fatal – frosty plum

Rimmel-Provocalips-Skinny-DippingSkinny Dipping – nude brown

Rimmel-Provocalips-Dare-to-PinkDare to Pink – nude pink

While it’s usually hard to find a lipstick that suits me, most of these shades actually fit me really well. Naturally I love both Kiss Me You Fool and Play With Fire, but I was also pleasantly surprised by how pretty I’ll Call You and Little Minx looked on me. I’m also in love with Make Your Move as a natural understated lip colour. Kiss Fatal was promising, but the frost is a bit too heavy and looks quite dated, while the two nudes (Skinny Dipping and Dare to Pink) just look weird on me – they would probably work better on someone with lighter skin. I really couldn’t get Dare to Pink to work, as you can see from the swatches it just wouldn’t apply evenly.

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The longevity of these is fabulous. They are indeed transfer-proof while kissing, but on top of that, they stay remarkably intact while eating and drinking. I road-tested 5 of the shades – each time, I put the lipstick on in the morning and didn’t reapply the base colour for the whole 16 hours (that’s from morning til bedtime). They all looked good from a distance, even after 2 meals, and sometimes a hardcore dance class or two as well – I was really impressed! As you might’ve guessed, the dark colours show patchiness more, and for some of them the missing flakes were obvious up close by the end of the day.

Here’s what they look like after a full day:

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Of course, the flip side to longevity is that the lip colour is a pain to remove – I’ve found that letting oil or lip balm sit on them for a while before rubbing with a wipe is the best way to remove them, but it still takes a good 5 minutes and I never manage to get it all off. It also feels a bit clingy and stiff while it’s on, although the gloss makes it a lot more comfortable.

Overall, I’m in love with those 5 shades and the formula – they’re so good for absentminded lipstick lovers like me. If you also love bold lips but don’t want to worry too much about reapplication, you’ll love these!

Weirdly enough, after I tried these out, I realised that I’ve actually discovered these before. I bought a product called Lips2Last by a German brand called Manhattan when I was in Switzerland, that looks eerily similar to the new Provocalips range.

Rimmel-Provocalips-Manhattan-Lips2Last-IMG_5041

Even more bizarrely, Manhattan has just released a new range of lip products that look strangely familiar:

rimmel-manhattan-apocalips

Yep, you guessed it – Manhattan is also owned by Coty, and it looks like they share some products too. They’re the Rimmel of Central Europe. The Manhattan shade I have was actually patchier than the Rimmel, and a bit weirdly frosty – I guess the newer product has an improved formula!

Rimmel Provocalips is available from Priceline and other Rimmel stockists for $17.95.

These products were provided for review, which did not affect my opinion. For more information, see Disclosure Policy.


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Comments

  1. Melanie says

    January 30, 2015 at 9:09 am

    These look really great on you Michelle! All of them suit you fantastically!

    They are so hard to remove – the only thing that works for me is a cleansing oil (Clarins of Shiseido work best)!
    xx

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      January 31, 2015 at 11:39 pm

      Thanks Mel!

      Reply
  2. Tasha says

    January 30, 2015 at 12:41 pm

    Yessss, I absolutely love these! They make wearing bold lipstick so damn easy and fuss free! I remove them with the Almay Eye makeup remover pads and I find they come straight off 🙂

    Tasha // shiwashiful.
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    • Michelle says

      January 31, 2015 at 11:43 pm

      I’ll have to try something similar! Thanks for the tip 🙂

      Reply
  3. Bebe says

    January 30, 2015 at 1:05 pm

    Great review though I’m not sure how I feel about these. I have two shades but both times I’ve worn them (2 times each) they get patchy really quickly. They are soooooo sticky and re-applying is impossible, even to clean up the lines upon first application. I am not sure what I’m doing wrong. It could be that the uncomfortable feel of them makes me fuss around with my lips more which then affects the wear? I think I need to wear this a few more times to get a better idea. Also, I’ve found they come off really well with a dual-phase makeup remover. I just soak a cotton pan with the makeup remover, leave on my lips for about 10-20secs then wipe. I’m currently using the Lancome makeup remover and I haven’t had any problems. Your blog is awesome by the way. Bebe.

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      January 31, 2015 at 11:46 pm

      I think applying a LOT of gloss helps with preventing patchiness – I really slapped the gloss on! I also keep my lips in a big grin while waiting for it to dry, and I only move my lips around after the gloss is on, to stop it from sticking to itself.

      Thank you so much! 🙂

      Reply
  4. gio says

    January 31, 2015 at 7:54 am

    These are all gorgeous, especially Little Mix. But the removal sounds too painful. I’m not sure I could put up with that.
    gio recently posted…Are They Dupes?: Philosophy Help Me Retinol Night Treatment VS Alpha Hydrox Retinol ResQMy Profile

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    • Michelle says

      January 31, 2015 at 11:47 pm

      I think I just need to find the right product for removal!

      Reply
      • Ken says

        August 25, 2015 at 3:24 am

        Is it really sticky after removing it? I mean, i used bifesta cleansing lotion, it did wonders removing my makeup. Bbuuuutt, it didnt totally remove the provocalips. I thought it was removed already, because its not visible anymore, but it was still sticky. I effin scrubbed my lips off. And guess what? Still sticky and if you look closely, theres a little shine there. Help.

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  5. Olivia says

    April 7, 2016 at 11:48 pm

    Was my first time using a long lasting lipstick. Was a pain to get off! Discovered I didn’t have any oil based remover (I try to avoid oil as I have really oily skin).
    Tried everything I could think of to remove “play with fire”, ended up using lavender oil on a paper towel and kind of scrubbed.. Wasn’t fun! Colour was great, lasted even after a hot shower. Just wish I knew it would be painful to remove lol.

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      April 8, 2016 at 12:09 am

      Maybe try cooking oil next time! Yeah, if it stays on, it’ll stay on even when you want it to come off haha!

      Reply
  6. Zoe Holvey says

    February 3, 2017 at 5:25 am

    Honestly the best way to remove it is to use a make up remover and then apply the balm/gloss from the other end to your lipsand rub a dry cotton pad over it and it sound come off pretty quick!!

    Reply
    • Michelle says

      February 13, 2017 at 1:35 pm

      Good tip! I’ll try that next time.

      Reply
  7. Felicia says

    August 2, 2017 at 2:26 am

    Just got my Rimmel Provocalips and it also reminds me of my Manhattan Lips2Last. I compared the ingredients of the two and apparently you’re right, they’re the exact same thing!

    Reply

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