My Current Foundation

Hey again!


Lately I've been feeling very down and out and although I know the reasons behind it, I just can't seem to lift myself out of this horrible state. Hence, I've really been battling to write something good enough to post so I'm sorry in advance.


We all have difficulty finding the perfect foundation... right? Please tell me that it's not just me?
Anyway, since the beginning of the year I've tried a couple of different foundations to find one that works for me and my skin. A very kind sales assistant at a drugstore gave me a couple of samples to try since I wanted to try lots of different kinds of foundation before picking my favourite.

Let's start with the foundations that I tried but didn't love (FOR MY SKIN) but may work for people with different skin types! (Note: I have really oily skin.)

5. REVLON AGE DEFYING FOUNDATION

This foundation was in my mom's makeup bag which is kinda really the only reason I tried it. My reason for not loving it as much as my mom does: it's too moisturising. Since I have oily skin, that's a bad thing because it practically disappears on my skin, it's so sheer; and it makes my skin even shinier - NOT GOOD. 

4. ALMAY SMART SHADE FOUNDATION

I was so intrigued by this product's claims that I just had to try it. This foundation comes out of the tube as a white cream, like a moisturiser, and actually changes colour as you massage it into your skin to match your skin tone. It's SO cool! I really like this product and I wish that it worked for my skin but it also leaves my skin so shiny that I can't wear it for very long without having to touch up. If you have normal skin, you have to try this!

3. RIMMEL STAY MATTE FOUNDATION

I'm sure you can all guess why I would be drawn to this foundation. The name of this product literally calls to me. Having only used this product once, I probably don't have the authority to give much of an opinion. But I'm going to tell you what I can anyway. The only time I used this product was on a day when I didn't have time to touch up but it did stay put for a good 4 hours before it started to slide off my face. 

2.  ESSENCE STAY ALL DAY FOUNDATION

Well. Well, well, well. What a product. It actually does STAY ALL DAY. I've worn this product so often and it stays for hours and hours. Perhaps not exactly 16 hours, but it certainly stays for practically the whole day. I put this on before 7am and only have to touch it up by 3pm. Plus, it's such full coverage and really, really buildable. The reason it's only my second favourite is because the colour range is fairly limited. 

So finally, the foundation that I am currently using:

1. RIMMEL MATCH PERFECTION FOUNDATION

At the moment this is my favourite foundation because it has everything that I'm looking for right now. I would say that the coverage is light to medium but so extremely buildable that it could be full coverage if you really needed it to be. The finish is very natural-looking, not too matte and not too dewy and works wonderfully for my skin. I really would recommend this to anybody who has a similar skin type to me. 

I would really love to try the RIMMEL WAKE ME UP FOUNDATION because of all the beauty bloggers that rave about that, but unfortunately I haven't been able to find it anywhere yet. I don't think it's available in South Africa.

What is your current favourite foundation? Let me know on twitter or in the comments down below.
Chat soon!
xoxo