Rimmel London Lasting Matte Foundation

I was lucky enough to have this gifted to me by a fellow BR member and was super excited to try especially with the fabulous reviews!

I can honestly say this has opened my eyes to cheaper foundation and definitely made me more open minded to trying other options!

I love the texture of this product, its so beautiful, fluffy and moussey. Alone it gives a beautiful full coverage with an almost air brushed effect.. Its not at all cakey and blends beautifully.

I love this even more mixed in with some CC cream and some strobe cream.. It makes the most dreamy concoction for the face.

The fact that this product is great alone and can be used in conjunction with other products for alternative finishes makes it an absolute must have in my opinion especially for the price! This wont break the bank and it certainly wont disappoint!

Never would I have expected to have such a complicated relationship with a foundation! I love this foundation's initial formula, finish and I coverage, however I was disappointed to see that the shade ivory is not the same as the shade of the match perfection by rimmel, it is a lot pinker. My other gripe with this foundation is that it doesn't 'stay matte' as advertised, I dont have very oily skin and even with a powder on stop I'm still shiny after a winters day in the office. The other claim by Rimmel that this foundation reduces the appearance of pores is intially true but as the day goes on this product sinks into my pores even with a primer worse than any of my other foundations.

This foundation did not work for me at all! But i really wish it did. I had heard so much about it so i had to try it and for $17 why not?

So i got the color natural beige (thats what color i usually am in drugstore foundation). It was about 2 shades to dark lol and it was way to pink.

The formula was really gross too. It was a thick gluggy mousse kind of texture. It was difficult to blend out and didn't sit nicely at all. Not to mention it oxidized on my face almost instantly!

I really wish i had more luck with this foundation but unfortunately it isnt for me.

I absolutely love this foundation! it is my favorite foundation that i have found so far. I have acne prone skin and this foundation gives me a full coverage look with out feeling cakey at all. I find that this foundation stays on very well and when i put powder over top its guaranteed to stay all day. This foundation however does not provide the matte finish that is says it will as i can see shine on my face about 4 hours after i apply it.

I bought this foundation as I ran out of my normally foundation but didn't want to buy a new $60 bottle of foundation as my mum was bring my some back from America. So I bought this one to tie me over since it was only $20.

I was pleasantly surprised, It is a good foundation and I received several compliments on my foundation when wearing the RImmel foundation.

The mousse formula goes on smoothly and spreads nicely, the coverage is Medium to Full. I use a Flat top brush to buff it into my skin which helps it stay longer and gives a nice even finish.

I did however have a few times were later in the afternoon I needed to reapply in my T-zone as it had become patchy. But apart from that it is a good foundation.

I love this foundation with a passion. I purchased it a couple of weeks ago, and took a risk with it after hearing great things and I am in love with it!

The packaging is very cute, and very much suits rimmels style of makeup, the tube is a good size and has plenty of product in it. The foundation is super creamy, and goes on like a dream. It lasts throughout the day, and does not melt off my face, but stays set in place from morning until night. I have an oily skin type, and when I am wearing this foundation you would not know it!

If I were to compare this foundation to another, it is very much like loreals dream matte mousse. However I find that rimmel's one lasts longer during the day, and has a lot more product.

Overall I would definitely recommend this to anyone looking for a matte finish with medium to full coverage. It is a great affordable foundation.

I think the best way for me to review this product would be in a pros and cons list. So here we go.

Pros: Lasts all day. I wore it for about 9 hours and even after running around after my 2 year old brother on a hot day it hadn't budged. Really amazing coverage. Even though it's a mousse foundation it really didn't feel heavy on my face at all. Definitely a matte finish. I have combo skin and it didn't come up shiny or oily on my T Zone. If you like your foundations in a squeezy tube, this is great and it really lets you control how much you squeeze out of it. You don't need a lot of it. Also the colour matched my skin tone perfectly.

Cons: The tube is really small. Clogged my pores, definitely didn't minimize them at all. Clung to my dry patches really badly. Applied with my flat foundation brush it was very streaky. I tried using my fingers to warm up the product and THEN blend it in with the brush and it still didn't turn out the way I wanted it to. Could be better with a different type of applicator though, I will have to experiment some more and see. If you prefer a pump, this isn't great for you. Sort of unsanitary in my opinion.

So this is definitely a good foundation, don't get me wrong. Just for me and my skin type, it really didn't work. If you have maybe normal to oily skin it could be amazing and I would definitely recommend it, but for combo to dry skin I feel like it's not very good.

i brought this without a tester and in a hurry, purely because it was $17 at kmart. i have just tried it and im in love! it came out of the tube really thick which made it a little hard to apply. but the coverage is awesome. And even the colour matches great! My new fav!

This is one of the very few "mousse" type foundations that I actually love. I dont really have trouble with large pores so I cant comment on that but I love how light weight the formula is and its a great matte finish if Im in the mood for an airbrushed look. I got it from a facebook page new for $8 and ill buy again once im out. Very easy to apply, buildable and long lasting, the only con would be that it wears off around my nose after a few hours, but most foundations I use do that. Love the look of the item and is very durable.

I use this foundation when I want a slightly lighter coverage than my Revlon Colorstay. I love this foundation as it isn't 100% matte (unlike what the name implys), and it makes my skin look healthy & slightly glowy. This covers imperfections & blemishes, without looking cakey or like you have too much makeup on. Overall this is a great lightweight, everyday foundation!