Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation

Hi everyone! Though this is supposedly a 'beauty blog', I haven't actually got round to doing many reviews yet - so I thought I'd crack on with one seeing as I have a spare evening with just my laptop for company!

The Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation has conjured up more hype than.. well something worth talking about, but though it seems to be mostly loved amongst the beauty community, there also seems to be some who despise it - so of course I had to go out and get it, to try for myself!

The first thing to mention is the packaging: I personally love the packaging, it looks fun and the glass bottle gives it a certain class that brings it out of the drugstore hoi-polloi (yes i did have to google how to spell that..). Some feel the bright orange colour is a bit of a put off for a foundation, but I think it fits in well with the bright prints that are on trend for fashion at the moment and gives it a summer feel. The pump bottle fills me up with excitement (I do love a good pump bottle!) but it does mean that the last bits of the product will be wasted, which is annoying on a budget.

The range of tones isn't great, but there are enough to pick one that just about fits your skin. I chose shade 103, True Ivory, but I would definitely suggest going to the shop and trying the tester, as I probably would have chosen the lightest shade from looking at the bottle through the glass! When first applied, the colour looks a bit shockingly dark, but I find after 5 minutes or so, it settles down and actually really fits your skin tone well. I'd say it has a medium coverage, but somehow still manages to feel lightweight, so I can tell it's going to be great as a summer foundation for those good-skin days!

The bottle states that it has an 'anti-fatigue effect and radiant glow' which I would 100% agree with. You can immediately notice a difference in how tired you look, and just makes your skin a whole lot more radiant in general! I would say that this foundation also actually has quite good staying power, which surprised me! From experience, I would say it lasts around 4 hours before needing top ups - but that is most likely due to my more oily skin - for anyone with normal/ combination skin I would expect it to last at least 6 hours.

One thing I would mention is that the first time I used this, it broke me out quite heavily and so for someone with very acne-prone or sensitive skin, I would probably avoid this. Also, if you have very oily skin, the 'radiant glow' will increase the grease on your face ten times over, so probably best to stay away! Now that I've bought the bottle I will continue using it occasionally, as my skin settled down after using it a few times, but I still don't feel it's the right match for my skin tone, as great as it is for everything else!

If you have normal/ combination skin then I can only urge you to go out and buy this as your summer foundation, you will fall in love!

Enjoy!
Liv xo