Sunday, 29 June 2014

BASH OR BUY? RIMMEL LONDON STAY MATTE FOUNDATION

I have recently been on a HUGE drugstore haul, I’m a sucker for big name brands like MAC and Bobbi Brown ect..but since I’m having a baby I have started to build up a “drug store” or pharmacy collection of makeup especially foundation. I need to save money!
One of these buys was the Rimmel London “STAY MATTE” liquid mousse foundation. It has a huge following behind it and I really wanted to see what all the fuss about it was! As I’m in LOVE with Rimmel Londons “WAKE ME UP” foundation I had High expectations!
Rimmel Londons claim for this foundation is ” Lightweight, shine control, feather light, liquid mousse blends flawlessly for natrual looking, all day shine control. Silky smooth formula leaves a perfectly matte, baby soft finish. Lightweight texture won’t feel heavy or greasy.”
This foundation comes in 5 shades so it’s not very versatile and doesn’t cater to all skin tones so that’s not great.




These are very big claims, but I’m a sucker for new brands and especially at the moment I’m loving pocket friendly beauty! So coming in at €7.95 in boots stores (I got mine in penny’s for €6.55 ) it’s a definite bargain buy which is PERFECT for those savers or even just a foundation to run down to the shops in.
The packaging is quite simple just small little tube with the name of the brand and the product name on the front with a small little claim, and then it has a cute purple lid, it’s basic it’s easy for your makeup bag and easily transportable which is also great for us!
Upon opening the product I was happy it looked promising, i squeezed a bit out and yes it is a liquid mousse foundation as it states.




When I originally bought the product I was worried about the size as it is a tiny bottle, once I applied it I seen how a little went a long way so it would be worth the buy even at the small cost of €6.55. So applying a small amount onto my face I used my “real techniques” foundation brush to apply it, on application I was quite happy with the way it went onto the skin, it’s not the easiest to apply but it really does feel silky smooth, it has a lightweight texture so I do also agree with this statement.






I honestly don’t think this is a very natural looking foundation, it soaks into my pores and made my skin look terrible when I have quite good skin I get oily in patches but apart from that my skin is quite normal. I wore this then for 4 hours and a friend had pointed out that my skin had gone patchy and looked almost scaly! This product when I first applied it felt great! But after only a short space of time of 4 hours my skin felt greasy and I looked like I was wearing last nights makeup… Not a good look at all!
Only 4 hours after application




I can honestly say that this will be put in the back up foundation collection for those lazy day trips to the shops, but definitely not anything else, unless you can check your face every hour to fix or top up I wouldn’t recommend this, I will not be making the stay matte switch at all. I’m so disappointed especially after all the good reviews I seen on it. Either they were sponsored reviews or the reviewers where just plain mad I don’t know. I love Rimmel London but I have to say that this was such a huge let down.
I BASH THIS PRODUCT!
Have you tried the Rimmel London stay matte liquid mousse foundation? Do you bash it or would you buy it? I’d love to know your opinions so leave your opinion in the comments section or even on my Instagram! @beautyloverdose
The love of beauty is taste. The creation of beauty is art.
Bella x


Disclaimer: This was not a sponsored blog post, I was not given this product to review by any company. I paid for this product to try out. My review is honest to my experience.



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