Rimmel London Match Perfection Foundation

The new Rimmel London Match Perfection Foundation has finally reached Australian shores! I was really excited for these to launch, as I'm a huge fan of every other Rimmel London foundation I've tried. The great thing about this new foundation is that it's a new formulation which includes SPF 15. Anything with that added protection get's a plus in my books!

The other great thing about this foundation is that it comes in a whopping 12 shades! That's right, 12! Not 5 shades - 12 shades! That means there is a shade for practically anybody. So, you can see why I'm excited!

I have three of the lighter shades to show you today. My first instinct was to pick the first colour, 010 Light Porcelain. This is the very lightest shade in the range, and I had a feeling this was perfect. I also have 071 Porcelain which is the next lightest up, and then 100 Ivory which is a little bit darker. 

From left to right: 010 Light Porcelain, 071 Porcelain, 100 Ivory

010 Light Porcelain

Like I mentioned before, this was the first one I reached to try. Being the lightest colour with every other brand, I was naturally drawn to the lightest possible shade. After trying it, it was almost too light. When blended, it matches my skin tone almost perfectly. (A little on the lighter side - I'm not complaining though!) After years of having foundation slightly too dark, it was refreshing!

071 Porcelain

This particular shade was pink based, as you can probably see. At first glance, I figured this would be far too pink for me. But, like the first shade, once blended it actually smoothed well into my skin tone, and although it did give me a little more colour than I was used to, it worked well.

200 Ivory

This was the darkest shade I had to try, and my first instinct was to avoid it altogether. It's yellow based, and looked far too dark for my complexion. Once I tried it on my face, I was pleasantly surprised with the outcome, and this has since become my favourite shade to wear! It gives the most natural match, which was a shock, as it's the fourth lightest colour in this range!

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Before I tried it, I'd heard a lot of people commenting on the texture of the formula, saying that the coverage was far too sheer. Upon trying it, I did at first feel the same. The formula is indeed sheer, and certainly does not give the amount of coverage that the Rimmel London Match Perfection Gel Foundation gives.

Upon wearing all the shades for a few days each, and then later on when I started wearing Ivory more than often, I decided I actually really liked the formula. Not only was the colour a perfect match for me, but I found that it was not so much a foundation to cover your skin, but to work with your skin - it gave me the appearance of "my skin but better."

It truly did give my skin an illuminating glow, and really did work well with the texture of my skin. Like I said though, this is a sheer foundation which is meant to work with your skin for a better appearance. I did find with matching the Stay Matte powder that the foundation worked even better, so if you are finding that the formulation is too sheer, this could help the problem.

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Overall, I'm actually very happy with this foundation. The range of shades are absolutely brilliant, and I would say this is certainly "Match Perfection!" (Pun intended, sorry!)

Although it is sheer, I feel that any skin type could make this work with the right shade, and with a good powder for a finished look.

You can buy the Rimmel London Match Perfection Foundation in it's 12 shade glory for only $17.95 at leading retailers!


This product was kindly provided for my consideration.