Rimmel Underground Is Out!

Rimmel's new Underground collection is slowly making its way to super stores and drug stores across North America. In the Chicago area, I've only been able to find it at Meijer's, and by the time I got there, most of the polishes and shadows had sold out. Others across the USA and Canada are reporting that their Ultas, Wal-marts, and Walgreen's are carrying the new line.

The first thing that caught my eye in this collection were the deep saturated jewel tones for Spring. An emerald green shimmer polish like Rimmel's Play Fast Camouflage is hard to find in any salon brand, so to find it at the drug store was a delight. And it was the perfect polish for St. Patrick's Day. It covered well in one coat, but I did 2 just to be sure. It stayed put from Wednesday to Sunday with no noticeable tip wear. That is incredible durability for me. It's on par with OPI and China Glaze and outlasts Essie and Chanel by days. And I paid only $3.49 a bottle.

I also bought Cat Fight (a dusty pinkish lilac microglitter), Rave (a deep maroon shimmer), and Killer Queen (a raspberry merlot shimmer). Cat Fight is semi-sheer, which I do not normally care for. So, I loaded on four coats to get it opaque and then topped it with a Poshe rapid dry top coat and it looked great. The microglitter is a lot of bling with a smooth consistency--not chunky and hard to remove like a true glitter polish.

Rimmel Killer Queen is a delightful deep raspberry shimmer. It looks darker in the bottle than it appears on the nail. I used 2 coats for durability, but with this flat brush and excellent formula, you could get away with one coat coverage. There are so many other colors in this collection that I would like to try, from an opalescent taupe (Night Life) to a lilac shimmer (Hit That), there is something for every skin tone in this collection.

Photos and review from DramaQueenie2.

Readers: Have you seen this new collection at your local stores? Let us know in the comments!

Disclosure: The products were purchased by the reviewer.