George (asda) flawless creme foundation in no 2 biscuit beige RRP £6 currently on offer for £3.
I love the wake me up foundation by rimmel and it is my go to foundation or I use my BB cream, but im still on a ever longer quest for an amazing and cheap foundation. I was in Asda today and ended up at their make up section, seen this for £3 and thought I have to give it a try.
The Packaging is black and sleek, when you open it up, you find there are two compartments, one for the foundation and one for the sponge, their is also a good size mirror with it too.
That is where the good parts end, unfortunately I found the creme to be less creamy and more greasy, It's not really soft to the touch either but feels really oily. It took a lot of product to give medium coverage and after trying to build it up found it to be a hopeless endeavour!
| | The product seems to sit in the pores and after 3 attempts at building it up, It was just moving the existing product around. It gives light to medium coverage and really did not get rid of the redness on my cheeks at all. Also It's not great for wear, After 1 hour of letting it 'set' If i touch my face you can see the transfer onto my hands.
Maybe I was hoping for too much from a £3 foundation, but, when you think about it, it's normally £6 and for that money you can get the rimmel wake me up or any other number of foundations that do a superb job.
I think the only use for this may be as a concealer, but more than likely I will not use it at all. There are definitely worse product out there but all I can say is that this one has not impressed me and I will not be buying it again.
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Rimmel Wake me up foundation in ivory by rimmel rrp £5.99
My friend put me onto this little beauty, what can I say apart from I love it so much, its an almost exact dupe for touche eclat for £25 less!
It comes in a number of shades and though they arn't numerous if you can find one in your shade you should be laughing. I find that the texture is good and smooth, it goes on really easily and blends into your face even using your fingers. For a cheap drug store foundation it is one of the best I have used. it is not powdery, greasy or dry, I did not find that it left my face greasy or dry once removed and seemed to nourish it a little bit too. It will also be good for summer as it is SPF15.
In comparison to the touche eclat foundation, this one does not have quite so good coverage, however it is very buildable and only takes about one coat more to get the desired effect. Also it does not have the nice velvet/soft texture once dry that the eclat does, not to say that it feels bad, it just feels like you skin really. For £25 less I can easily live with those two minor things.
This may not work for everyone, but it definitely worked for me and it is a product that I will be repurchasing and using a lot in the near future until I find something that surpasses it or it ends up being discontinued!
All I am wearing is Touche Eclat foundation, Lip Gloss & Mascara.
Light, Luminosity and radiance in your perfect shade.
I have never been able to buy drug store foundation as it never ever matches my skin, I always end up looking yellow, Dark or like a ghost. So I started buying named brands, I have used Dior, Estee Lauder, MAC and they have all done me well, but each had their own little faults. I found that Dior wasn't very good at being buildable, MAC Dried my skin out and Estee lauders seemed to fade too quickly and was quite powdery after a few hours.
During the John Lewis event I got a color match for the YSL Touche Eclat foundation. I was given a 7 day trial amount. To be 100% honest when they were telling me how great it was I was sceptical because as far as I was concerned there has always been problems with the foundations that I have used in the past, as mentioned above. I also tend to find that most products never live up to their hype.
I have used it every day since and It is amazing. It feels a little greasy when you first start to rub it in but after it dries it feels like velvet. It is every easy to use to build on your face and the picture of me above is after 2 coats and 7 hours. It also goes on and dries quickly, no waiting between re-applying. It gets rid of my rosy cheeks easily (though that is why I needed to two coats). If you haven't a lot of blemishes or redness I think one very thin application would do very well, It lasts for a long time and makes me feel like a movie star, My skin looks flawless.
It feels light and looks like my own skin, It has covered a good multitude of sins from, blotchy under eyes to rosy cheeks to a few little spots. All in all it think this is a staple for anyone looking to have natural skin. its ease to use and smooth feel makes this product no1 for me and as soon as I am in town next I will be picking up a full size one and will never look back.
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