Rimmel London Lasting Matte Foundation

The Rimmel Stay Matte Mousse is my current favourite foundation. Prior to trying this foundation I had used Estee Lauder double wear, Clarins Skin Illusion and Revlon Colourstay. The Rimmel Stay Matte mousse has outdone these foundations with a sweet bonus of a lovely little $13 price tag (via asos).

I picked this up over a month ago and after the first application I was incredibly impressed. The coverage it provides is similar to the three foundations I mentioned, but feels a whole lot lighter on the skin. The first day I wore this foundation I felt like I had nothing on my face. The texture is light and creamy and blends easily and evenly. Previously I would reach for the Thin Lizzy concealer daily to cover acne scarring around my chin, but an extra layer of this foundation has left my concealer at the back of my drawer. This flawless coverage lasts all day (7am - 7pm) and keeps me incredibly matte. When set with a powder I do not need to retouch my foundation during the day and I no longer need to use blotting sheets.

After a few days of using this foundation I was about to label it 'perfect.' However, by the end of the week I had two dry patches on my face. I have oily skin so this was certainly unusual. I moisterised like a crazy woman and thankfully they haven't returned. This experience leads me to think that this foundation would not be suitable for anybody with dry, normal or even combination skin. The only other downside to this foundation is the colour range, which is pretty limited. I do have to mix two shades to get the perfect colour.

Overall this is my current favourite foundation which is an amazing alternative to the double wear, colourstay and Clarins skin illusion foundations. If you wear these foundations you will either love it even more, or at least enjoy it as a cheaper alternative for casual days. I will continue to use this foundation however I will need to be vigilant in nourishing my skin at night.

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 am in love with this foundation, at only $17.50 a tube it is such value for money.

It is medium to full coverage and blends beautifully, for an airbrush finish I apply using a damp beauty blender.

It is more of a night time foundation as under sunlight you can start to see the product within an hour and it doesn't sit as nicely as it does in the evening.

Not the greatest color selection but if you can find your shade I would recommend picking some up for nights out or if you are looking for a foundation for a photoshoot.

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 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 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!

I bought this in the colour 201 classic beige thinking that this would be an okay colour, the packaging makes it hard to try and copier match so just picked the one I thought would be closest. However this turned out too look very pinky on my skin and it made me look just odd. I mean, I can still use it but I'd have to do some mixing with some other products and even then, it is such a time hassle. However the formula of this is great as it does turn out very matte and is perfect for anyone with oily skin, but be aware that if you have a dry patch, it probably will stick to that and then it becomes very obvious. The formula itself is very thick and not as funny as I prefer my foundations but still works nicely once I mix it with other products

I really liked this product when i first started using it. Its really good value for money, cute packaging and a good coverage formula. you don't need much to create a flawless finish. really matte, which reduces shine and leaves you looking relatively flawless all day.

The only thing i don't like about this foundation as it streaks really easy when using a brush, so you have to buff it out. It also can crease and split around the nose and forehead, but that can be easily fixed with powder.

All up, its a good foundation for beginners and for the price.