Rimmel's latest release is their Wake Me Up Foundation,
I'm sure you have seen the promotional advert with Kate Moss rolling around a large bed no?
Well the newest foundation comes in a curvy glass bottle with a neon orange lid,
i'm not too sure how I feel about the obvious orange accents but I do appreciate the pump dispenser.
It makes dispensing the foundation a dream, my only niggle packaging wise is that it is not
exactly travel friendly - easily shattered and not allowed in air port hand luggage!
Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation claims to illuminate the skin with mineral pearl beads
now i'm not disputing that it doesn't illuminate the skin and give a general feel of freshness
and a lovely glow but I can not for the life of me detect any pearl beads in the formula!
Perhaps they are minuscule or perhaps I need a trip to Specksavers?
Either way this foundation does awaken the skin and not in an overly glitter manner like
some of the "Anti-Fatigue" foundations of the past
but in a light, refined way it adds more of a dewy glow more than anything
however it does perk the skin up none the less and that is all that matters.
The foundation itself is fairly thick and creamy, it has a light fresh scent typical of Rimmel products.
I found it to glide on and blend well into the skin, granted you do have to have the correct shade
in order to gleam the best results. Yes the shade I have is a little too light - 201 Classic Beige
but the shade deeper was too dark and orange in tone.
Annoyingly this only comes in six shades so a wide range of skin tones will not be able to purchase this
purely based on no suitable shade being available, 201 Classic Beige is roughly an NC30/35.
The shade up is slightly pinker and best suited to around an NW30ish give or take.
Hopefully the first six shades are just to test the water and a wider spectrum will roll out eventually?
Anyway the formula glides on to the skin and disguises any imperfections such as enlarged pores
and in my case acne scarring without feeling thick and heavy on the skin.
However having the cold I do have slight dry patches around my nose
and this foundation to cling like grim death to and highlight the dryness
so for that reason I wouldn't really recommend this for dry skin
but it did remarkable well with my oily skin - it stayed put for around 8 hours so not too bad!
All in all a great foundation just a shame about the lack of shades available.
This is available from most Rimmel counters but I found it on offer in Savers for £5.99,
normal R.R.P is £8.99/30ml.
I love this foundation, it's absolutely amazing considering the price and I'm tempted to stock up whilst it's on offer.
ReplyDeleteWe did a review on it ourselves and found that the only problem was the colour, it's fine when I've managed to tan but otherwise leaves me a little too orange!
Just have to buy more tan...shame! ;)
http://cosmeticsshoppingandintoxication.blogspot.com/
haha it's nearly spring tanning is allowed :)
DeleteThat sounds great -- except for the pinkish tint. Hopefully, it's not too prominent, other than that I'm gonna give this a shot!
ReplyDeleteit really is and if you can get a shade that suits you even better :)
Deletethanks for the review! won't be touching it as I have horrifyingly dry skin! can't stand it when a foundation highlights it! xxx
ReplyDeleteah that sucks :( but never mind plenty of hydrating foundations out there to be had :)
DeleteI really want to try this, i love Rimmel foundations. Its a shame about having only six shades, although luckily for me Classic Beige is my absolute spot on colour match. X
ReplyDeleteI've been using this religiously for the past few weeks and I actually really like it. My skin is quite dry at the moment too but I haven't found it has highlighted this at all but I guess we're all different!
ReplyDeleteI wear the lightest shade and whilst it looks a little orange when it's first applied to the skin I find it blends out fine and leaves no orange hue :) x
Thank you for reviewing this product ! I am quite interested in it ! xx
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Meh- yet again Rimmel brings out a foundation with a formula I love the sound of and will turn me into a womangerine. They really need to do something about their shade range.
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oh my it covers acne scars?! may have to take a better look at this then! shame it doesnt come in many colours
ReplyDeleteD: I want a commercial with Kate Moss rolling around on a bed. Sadly, my skin is too dry for this from the sounds of your review (not that i'd be likely to find a match with such a limited selection!)
ReplyDeleteThat's quite a good review! Might have to try some.
ReplyDeletexx
The containeris catchy
ReplyDeleteI've just bought this product, exact colour! It's one of my favourite foundations to-date. I find it quite light on this skin, only problem is, like you said, the colours; they're not skin-tone perfect quite yet, lets hope Rimmel alter this! great review x
ReplyDeleteI have the shade darker to this, and i find it lovely. It is slightly orange in the bottle, but on the skin and once it's blended it isnt.:)
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Beth x
I have this in Ivory, and I must say, it's one of the best foundations I've tried so far. It's the perfect match, I never use it on my forehead though, since the skin on my forehead and foundation are not the best of friends! :( Lovely review though! :) x
ReplyDeleteI love this foundation <3 Totally agree that the colour range is rubbish though, don't know what's going on there! Other than that absolutely love the healthy glow this gives my skin. Great post x
ReplyDeleteWe've just done a review on Wake Me Up also, we'd love if you could check it out if you get the chance :) http://beautifulbedlamblog.com/?p=743