010 Light Porcelain
Budget brands are improving
their foundations all the time in terms of coverage, longevity and packaging
yet their shades remain terribly limited. Many budget foundations are simply
too dark for girls with pale or Celtic skin tones; what is labelled ‘ivory’ is
usually soft beige or something bordering on tangerine! I found this was the case with two of the most popular
budget foundations launched this year. Both Rimmel Wake Me Up and Bourjois
Healthy Mix’s lightest offerings were at least two shades too dark for me.
When my fair friend Laura
told me she had found the ultimate pale foundation in Rimmel Match Perfection I
was sceptical at first. Match Perfection has been around since 2010 and I had never
heard it applauded for its light shades. However, unbeknownst to me, Rimmel
launched a new Match Perfection foundation in November and its lightest shade
is now a beautiful porcelain!
This is definitely the palest budget foundation shade I have come across. If you're lighter than NW10-15 in MAC foundations I would recommend trying this. The foundation itself is a light liquid formula which smells lovely, very like Bourjois Healthy Mix. It blends in effortlessly and gives light to medium coverage. Rimmel Match Perfection is marketed as an illuminating foundation but it doesn’t have any obvious radiance sparkles in it. Rather, it leaves a natural finish with a subtle glow. I find it lasts all day on my normal/dry skin and doesn’t emphasise any dry patches.
Delighted you found your perfect shade - I am so impressed with this foundation too!
ReplyDeleteEmma, it's incredible! Hopefully Rimmel will introduce this shade into all their foundations. They badly need (like all budget brands) more darker shades too x
ReplyDeleteI'm holding out for an all-in-one cleanser, toner, moisturizer, foundation and spf. One bottle Eimear! :)
ReplyDeleteThat would be pretty miraculous stuff Maggie!
ReplyDeleteThis is the only foundation in the entirety of Boots that is actually pale enough for me XD
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