RiRi Dupe Alert?

My only excuse for being gone so long is that senior year is a mixture of the best and most fun time in my life and also the most stressful. My week day trips to the bar are intermixed with days on end of hunkering down in the library basement stacks looking through old Life magazines. If you've been through it you will understand. If not, you will in due time.

Anyway, back to the purpose of this blog post. This fall I have become utterly OBSESSED with dark berry lip colors. It's actually a little bit weird and unhealthy. My debit card is sad but my lipstick collection has never been happier. My favorite has been RiRi Heaux from Mac, which was limited edition. I went on the hunt to find a dupe because this retro matte formula wears down even quicker than most so I've already used a quarter of my tube. 

I have always stared at the Rimmel Kate Moss collection lipsticks but never took the plunge. If you have read my review on the Rimmel Show Off Lip Lacquers you know my hatred for the smell/taste of most Rimmel lip products. However, a good matte dupe is hard to come by so when I found this little baby I had to do it. The possible dupe is the Lasting Finish by Kate lipstick in 107 Rosetto Rouge.

Here are my little babes swatched side by side

It's actually hard to tell which is which but the Mac is on the left and the rimmel is on the right. Now, as far as color goes these are pretty similar. Mac's Riri Heaux is actually a little deeper and richer. The finish is also MUCH more matte and therefore I prefer it. I generally enjoy my lips to look as if I colored them in with a Crayola crayon. The Rimmel gives more of the finish of a Rose Art crayon, so it's a little waxier, a little less color payoff, and much less satisfying.

The Rimmel also has the semi-gross taste of most Rimmel lip products. The lasting power is almost as good as the Mac though, which is a strong feat considering it is about 5 dollars and the Mac version was 15.

All in all I would say this is a respectable dupe. I still prefer my RiRi Heaux but considering how hard it is to get my hands on a second tube I will settle for the Rimmel most days so as to not use my holy grail berry red up in the first season I have it.

I hope to post again soon! Thanks for sticking with me fellow beauty whores. :)