Thursday 25 October 2012

Rimmel Match Perfection Cream Gel Foundation Review

Rimmel Match Perfection Cream Gel Foundation, Classic Beige - £6.99
 
Whilst browsing through photos on Instagram I found myself on a friend of a friends page who I'd always noticed had beautiful skin. In one of her photos she had shown an empty jar of the Rimmel Match Perfection Foundation, raved about it and underneath a few others had commented on how they loved it too. Needless to say the next time I was in town I popped in to Superdrug and picked it up in the shade 'Classic Beige'. I'm not a huge fan of the packaging but it has a secure screw top and a little stopper so I'm pretty happy popping this in my handbag if needed.
This foundation claims to adapt to your skin tone and texture for a natural finish and I agree for the most part. The shade 'Classic Beige' does have a slight pink undertone which isn't what I'd normally opt for but once I'd let the foundation set I couldn't notice it anymore. The consistency and texture of this is slightly bizarre as it's not quite as thick as I'd imagined and feels a bit wet as it's being applied but this does mean blending is made easy as it just glides over the skin. The finish isn't what I'd describe as matte or dewy it just looks very natural and radiant.
My skin tends to get quite oily so I usually like to powder and I found this to last on my skin a good 5 hours before I had to blot and touch up, which I have to do with most foundations. The coverage is quite light but buildable to cover redness, freckles and then you can just top up problem areas with a concealer.
If your sensitive to fragrance then this foundation is quite potent but I don't tend to notice the scent after application. I couldn't quite put my finger on what the smell of the product was but it seems to be in all of the Rimmel foundations and it's quite a fresh, slightly flowery scent.

To sum up; I really do like this foundation, it's not the most long lasting on my oily skin but it has a lovely finish and it's pretty cheap at just £6.99 - my only issue being the limited shade ranges as I could only find five colours in my local Superdrug.

28 beauty obsessed ladies have an opinion...:

  1. The consistency looks great for my skin I'm not sure if I would react badly to the fragrance though, great review I might have to give it a go xx
    loveontopxo.blogspot.co.uk

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    1. It's worth a try! 3 for 2 in Boots at the moment ;) x

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  2. oooh that seems like a good foundation to try next! I'm really curious to see that gel texture! x

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  3. I really like Rimmel's makeup - That looks like a good foundation! Their 'Stay Matte' Finishing Powder is one of my fave makeup products of all time. Great review; thanks & also great pictures too! You have such a pretty blog! =]]

    Leslie - www.girlysbeauty.com

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    1. Thank you! :) what a nice comment! I love Rimmel too and Maybelline! xx

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  4. Rimmel Foundations are fantastic, I love Wake Me Up.

    Having a MAC Makeup giveaway on my blog, come have a peek?

    http://trappedinafashionparadise.blogspot.co.uk/2012/10/50-followers-giveaway-mac-lipstick-of.html


    xx

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  5. I wish Rimmel would expand on their shade range, i always hear great stuff about the foundations but the lightest shade is still far too dark for me.. rather annoying! x

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    1. Me too! 5 shades is so, so limited they need to expand their shade range soon! x

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  6. I love the Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation - but i'm getting a bit bored just recently and ive been on the lookout for new ones to try. I might have to give this a whirl - i like the look of the consistency. Shame about the shade range though xx

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    1. Let me know what you think of it :) Boots have 3 for 2 on at the moment as well! xx

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  7. I remember these types of foundations from Rimmel a while ago, I didn't like them at all so it'd be interesting to see if they're still the same consistency
    X

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    1. It's quite a wet foundation, worth swatching though if you're near to a Rimmel stand! x

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  8. Oohh I will have to try this! I've only used one Rimmel foundation - Clean Finish, and it was nice but a little short on coverage!

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    1. Let me know if you like it :) it definitely doesn't offer full coverage but it's buildable to medium x

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  9. Iv never tried a gel foundation before but the finish look really nice :)

    Beautiful Dreams

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  10. the consistency looks so interesting ! never tried a gel foundation ! xx
    thebeautyheroes.blogspot.co.uk

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    1. It's quite strange, it's not like the Studio Sculpt it's like a thick quite wet consistency! x

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  11. sounds really nice! may have to try this :)

    www.thebeautyvisual.blogspot.com

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    1. Let me know if you do! Hopefully you like it as much as me :) x

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  12. I don't know why but I really like the idea of foundation in a pot I don't think I've seen that before apart from the dream matte mousse x x x

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    1. Oh the dreaded dream matte mousse haha, I quite like foundations in jars and pots but I can imagine any germaphobes would hate it! x

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  13. Great review! I need to buy a new foundation soon so might have to give this ago.

    pocockins.blogspot.com
    Sophie
    xx

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  14. been eyeing this up for a while may have to try it now ;) x

    xelliealicex.blogspot.com

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  15. Hi,

    Have you tried the match perfection liquid foundation?

    It's absolutely gorgeous and they have a lot more shades (either 13 or 16) and there are some really pale colours. I think they have a shade called Porcelain which looks very pale which is good. I wear it in True Ivory and it is so amazing. It gives medium coverage but looks so natural on the skin x

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