Rimmel Stay Matte Primer

I have owned this primer since December 31, 2013. I purchased it at my local Harmons for $5.99 after using a $1 coupon that was on the display.
I have used it about 10 times in the last three weeks. I have worn it alone, with BB creams, matte foundations, lighter weight foundations as well as luminous ones to see how it truly wore. After trying it with my Matte foundations I was ready to just give up on it, I wanted to take it back to the store and call it a day on trying to make it work.
I apply most of my foundations with a flat top brush because I enjoy a more full coverage application of foundation; it’s something that works best with my super oily skin.

The primer claims to control shine for up to 8 hours, that it is lightweight, and minimizes the appearance of pores. I have to disagree with some of those claims. It does not minimize the appearance of pores, it is not a pore filler or a pore blurrer; it blends evenly over the pores but they look the same before and after application. It is very thick and better for people on the oilier side, I would steer clear if i had dry skin.

The primer did not keep me matte for 8 hours; with almost every foundation I tried it barely kept me matte for 3 hours. I was beyond disappointed. But I decided to give it one more try with my L’oreal Lumi Foundation because it is really luminous, and I was surprised by the results. Although it did not give me 8 hours of matte wear it did give me 3 which was nice. So I tried it with one more foundation, The Covergirl Stay Fabulous 3 in 1 Foundation and I was very happy with it. I found myself experiencing the promise of 8 hours shine free.

For the price I do recommend it as a drugstore foundation. I would advise to use it with non-matte foundations as it is harder to blend them over the primer. But all in all for $5.99 it was a great deal.