Rimmel London Lasting Matte Foundation

When I first swatched this foundation at the store, it looked so smooth and perfect, and I got so excited. Then I got home, applied it, and I was so disappointed. It wouldn't blend on my face and got stuck on all my imperfections. Furthermore it looked cakey and after applying it all, I could definitely feel, that i was wearing foundation - and a lot of it. Not my favourite at all and i definitely won't repurchase.

ive had this foundation for a while, so have tried it in numerous conditions and occasions. I'm in soft beige, which i think is cool toned, and i prefer a more warm toned foundation.

i don't know, but every time i wear this foundation, i fell like it just sits on my skin, never becoming one with my skin, and one touch of my face and it wipes off like whiteboard marker on a whiteboard. then i actually get a bit greasy and shiny looking...isn't it supposed to stay matte? it's also VERY mousy which i feel can definitely give a completely FLAWLESS complexion (hiding those pimples, scars, freckles, etc)...but does show up my dry flakes and any unknown 'invisible' flakes of skin.

I've tried naked skin, moisturiser, primer, moisturiser and primer together; it just doesn't seem for me. I've tried with a brush (you can see streaks), I've tried a sponge (you can see the pores of the sponge dabbing).

thankfully it wasn't too expensive, but at least i can say I've tried a mousse foundation, and now i know, maybe I'm just not meant to use mousse. i'll keep the mousse to a dessert hehehe

I usually love and I mean LOVE Rimmel foundations but this one let me down. I had so many raving reviews and for me it just felt very heavy on the skin and quite hard to buff in. Also the colour range wasn't amazing :(

First things first I absolutely hate the texture of this foundation especially when its on my skin its thick and heavy and prevents your skin from even breathing. I only used this product twice before it made my forhead break out and I never breakout on my forehead.

After hearing good things about this foundation I thought I'd have to see if it truly was that good. I purchased the lightest shade they had which was 01-Ivory. The downside is that for drugstore brands you sometimes don't get a tester to trial the foundation first, which was the case with the whole Rimmel stand at my local Farmers. This is off sit by the fact that the foundation is under $20 or less during promotions so if you find its not a good fit its not a massive loss.

I love the design of the little tube with its purple writing and crown, but felt a little ripped off at only 30ml the tube looked so small in my hands compared to other foundations I own that fall into this category.

Formula wise I was surprised to read that it was a mousse type so wasn't quite sure of what to expect when I squeezed it out, as the only mousse type foundations I have had are the whipped ones in jars. I found that the product came out with the resemblance of cupcake frosting (that is the best way I could think of describing it) not thick or runny but light and puffy. As it sat on the back of my hand it looked as if it was going to work well on my face.

Application, I have tried both with brush and with sponge, finding that the sponge works best as the mousse texture doesn't get readily absorbed into the sponge, but the brush application is streaky. Sponge allowed me to blend into my neck, it was looking good then it started to set and the colour changed on my face to a very orange/peach colour that was emphasised on the neck, it required blotting off and blending with a little CC cream to get the right coverage.

It was a long lasting foundation that didn't move off my face or smudge, it stayed in place from early morning right through to the evening when I removed it.

I normally love mousse foundations but i found this to be a bit heavy and cakey on the face. I have tried applying it with a light hand with a brush and a beauty blender and building it slowly and my skin just didnt like it. It looks good for a few hours and then it all started going down hill. I would still wear it if i was going out for dinner or to the movies etc just not on an every day basis.

Not sure why this is highly rated I tried it without a primer and it sat in my pores so up close it really didn't look very nice. The match perfection with the blue lid and pump looks nicer on my skin although not a matte. The tube is not a glass bottle it's cheap plastic which makes for lightweight carrying in the hand bag. The foundation is thick like a heavy cream. It clung to dry patches and would look flakey up close and you could see my pores. I would be interested to see how this worked with a primer or oily skin. I don't actually think it was full coverage either but would be buildable lines and aged areas are exaggerated too just the way it sits on the skin. I had a very similar experience with another brand of foundation too. I think the black packaging does not stand out to make you think the brand is Rimmel London either. Not over priced. The finish is not my liking so I wouldn't re purchase I would like to know what this is like with a silicone primer underneath or pore filler