The sun has finally appeared in England so I am currently trialling a lighter make up base. I have been using this throughout winter as a setting powder, to even out my colour and to just provide light touch ups throughout the day should I need it. But this is the first time I’ve been using it as an actual foundation base.
Before I became vegan, I was quite a fan of Rimmel London products. They felt like higher quality than most high street brands, but they were also still quite affordable and readily available in most stores. Annoyingly, they are one of the last make up brands to actually offer vegan friendly make up products. As mentioned in my multistick blush review, their current range, whilst a good start, I still not very extensive and so it is limited to the very basics of make up, mostly just foundation, mascara and a few colours for lipsticks, blush and eye shadows. I am someone who is deathly pale anyway, so most colours look very bright on me, but if you do have a darker complexion you may struggle to find anything that really stands out.
Previously I have been using this as a setting powder, or just to use throughout the day if I ever need a light touch up and I really like how it works. It is very light, so barely feels like you’re putting anything on your face, yet it does help to reduce any shine I may have or to help balance out my skin tone again, especially if I have just stepped off of a crowded rush hour train or had a particularly sweaty gym session. But now in England, summer has truly burst onto the scene with this past week having temperatures of 25 degrees Celsius plus, which is always a shock for us Brits, as England is not made for such heat. So I have been trying out a lighter make up base that still helps cover my face, but doesn’t feel heavy or sticky in the heat.
This powder is quite surprisingly with the level of coverage it gives. I find that when I first put the powder onto my face, I don’t look any different, but after a few minutes my skin definitely starts to even out. This powder is very light, which means that it is very buildable. I find that I am able to pat it gently over my whole face with a brush, and then use the provided pad to touch up the slightly more troublesome areas, like the dark circles under my eyes or if I have any redness in my cheeks. It does a very good job of evening out my colours, and as I say I was surprised because it doesn’t look like a product with enough colour to be able to do so. But I have been very humbled!
The downside though to it being very light is that I find it doesn’t last very long. If I put it on in the morning, and go out for the whole day, by the time I come home in the evening there are definitely patches where the powder has worn off. I find this is usually around the T-Zone area, but I do have a very expressive face so that may not help the situation. I definitely think that if you were to use this as your every day base, you would need to touch it up at least one during the day, just to avoid any patchy areas from appearing. I think this may be very true if out and about in the heat, as I don’t think this powder would hold up too well against sweat.
This product costs £7 (£6.99 to be exact) and even though I have been using this product about 4 times a week since December, this product has barely depleted. I open the product and it still looks brand new, so I have no idea how much longer this product will last as I can’t even tell how much I have already used! But either way, £7 for more than 4 months of use is very good value for money in my opinion. I have had other powders that last about a month and costs far more than £7, so this is very affordable. It is not the cheapest option on the high street, but I think it is good enough quality to justify a £7 spend.
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