I recently was given the latest products Revlon has launched; the Anti-Shine Prime and Photoready Insta-Fix Foundation. I thought I would sample them and let you know what I thought.
The primer is a balm that comes with a sponge, the texture is lovely and feels like velvet. Revlon claims 'this is a multi use balm that can be worn alone, under or over makeup to prime and smooth skin and to eliminate shine. It also erases the look of pores and imperfections for a perfected look'.
For a lower end product I am quiet impressed, I have combination skin so I am always on the search for the right primer to help prevent the oil on my nose moving my makeup. From the moment you apply this primer you can see it mattifies the skin and minimises pores, I only use it where I am oily paired with another primer to brighten and hydrate those areas where I am dry. For someone who has oily skin this would be suitable to use as an all over primer.
I also found that the primer prolongs the life of my foundation by an extra few hours. I tried applying it on top of my foundation but I found it just moved my makeup even more so, therefore I will stick to using it underneath my foundation. The size of this product is 14.2 grams and priced at $29.95 in Australia, considering it is half the size of most other primers it's actually been priced at the same rate as the higher end brands. Unlike the higher end brands you can generally find a Revlon sale on somewhere so if you can get it a discounted rate and do not plan on using it all over your face it will last a long time.
Overall this product works quiet well, I would recommend it for someone like myself who has combination skin, but only uses it on a small area. If using all over the face my concern would be that you would go through this product very quickly.
The new addition to Revlon foundations is the Photoready Insta-Fix. Revlon are advertising it as a full foundation, a concealer and a touch up product. I have used it as a full foundation, it glides and blends well on the skin, with a semi matte finish, sheer coverage but you can layer it to a medium coverage. I really liked the finish of this foundation on most parts of my face. Unfortunately, on any dry parts the foundation tends to grab and make those areas even dryer. For someone who is not dry this foundation would work really well. As for a concealer, it's great for blemishes and imperfections but for the under eye area I prefer something a little lighter and creamier.
I do love this product as a touch up on the go, I keep it in my handbag so when my oily areas have moved the foundation I do a quick reapply with this convenient stick. I don't always want to be reapplying powder so this is a quick and easy alternative.
The Photoready Insta-Fix is available in six shades and retails for $29.95 for 6.8 grams, if you compare this to higher end stick foundations it's a similar price to the Napoleon Perdis Foundation stick, it's $65.00 and 14 grams in size. The Bobbi Brown Skin Foundation is pricier at $65.00 for 9 grams.
Due to the size of this product I would only purchase this product if it was on sale. That said, I do recommend it as a convenient touch up product.
Kelly.
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