Wake me up...

Good morning! I hope everyone is doing well.

Today, I woke up this morning to a very miserable sky indeed. Not only did I not feel like getting up and making myself half presentable for work, I've recently been recovering from some surgery and so haven't been feeling 100% for a few weeks now!

That's where this little beauty comes in....

New Rimmel wake me up foundation!

For years, I was not a fan of drug store foundations, and always favoured higher end brands, as I found they lasted longer, worked better for my skin, and some of their amazing claims were actually true. That was, until I discovered All Well an Good in Ashford Designer Outlet. I may do another review on the outlet at another time, as, although it doesn't exactly like up to its 'designer' name, it has a few good shops there and is always good to pick up a bargain or two. Anyway, it was here where I first purchased my first Revlon colorstay foundation and from then, I was hooked on trying out new foundations.

On first looks in the bottle, this foundation does seem to be quite shimmery and appears to have very fine glitter through the formulation. However, on my skin I didn't see any shimmer, just a subtle sheen which is really the idea of the foundation so no complaints there.

On first pump, the formulation does seem to be quite a thick, gel like consistency.

First warnings! it does have a very odd, artificial smell. It's not off-putting or sickly, but a very fake fresh smell. I can get over this, and it only really seems to be before the foundation is set anyway.

I found it to be a lot more natural applied using a foundation brush, which I normally don't find when using dewy foundations like this. It also has an SPF of 15, although I would always use an SPF under my foundation too, along with a 10 hour promise. I've worn this foundation for the last week or so and can say that in general, this foundation does have a good lasting time, although I did have to touch up my concealer. (but this could be something said about my concealer, or my dreadful under eye circles!)

All in all, for a foundation under £10, not to mention a 3 for 2 on Rimmel products, I would say it is well worth a try!

B xx