Rimmel Lippies - Nude shades

So I have been reading the craze on these Rimmel lipsticks especially the Kate Moss edition.  There is a small selection of colors available and can be found at Rite Aid, CVS and Walgreens.  In my experience, Rite Aid has a wider selection...well the one by me does.  Target carries these also but it always seems like there is slim pickings there.  Some Walmarts do carry them also.  I have 2 from the Kate edition and 1 from the Lasting Finish line.  Color shades below from left to right: #14, #08 and #070 Airy Fairy.  They do look very similar to each other in the picture below.  But they are very pretty in their own ways.  As you can tell these were the most attractive to me.  There are other, brighter shades but those didn't appeal to me and a lot of Beauty Gurus on YouTube had one of these shades or all 3.  So of course I had to get the 3 to see what the hype was.

My favorite shade is #14 (I think it's strange that the Kate lipsticks only has numbers to reference instead of including a color name like they did with Airy Fairy).  #14 is a true nude color and goes well with my skin tone.  #8 has a bit of mauve in it but very nice on the lips.  Airy Fairy is a lighter pinky nude shade.  This one is a little harder for me to work with because I feel it's too light on my lips.  I normally have to add a pink or nude gloss over this.  The finish is smooth and the staying power is ok.  Pretty standard and comparable to other drugstore brands.  The one con I have with these is the scent.  I had done a review about the Maybelline Colorsensational lippies and mentioned the perfumey scent.  Rimmel by far has the most overpowering scent lipsticks.  It doesn't last long, usually 10 minutes after application the smell with dissipate. I heard that if you leave the cap off for a day or 2 the smell will just go away from the tube all together.  I haven't tried it yet so I can't say if it works but that's what I heard.

Overall I think these are worth the buy.  They retail between $4.95 to $5.99.  They are more expensive at a drugstore vs Target or Walmart but for a nice nude lipstick, it's a good price.  If I am brave enough, I want to try the bright red in the Kate line.  I just don't know if I will use it though.  I own many Red shades and they sit in my collection, nice and bright but I almost never go for those when creating a look.  It's something to think about...