Revlon Colourstay Mineral Mousse

I purchased this foundation with my own sweet dollar (or to be more precise, UK sterling) recently at Boots... I've been intrigued by the Revlon colourstay line, since I first started to hear raves about the colourstay liquid foundation.

 

So when I saw this gracing the shelves, I decided that maybe this would be worth a try - The mineral thing always appeals to me, with dry skin which somehow also manages to breakout occasionally, but with the flexibility of a mousse/liquid formula... This was on special offer in Boots - I think it was approx £10.00, but may retail for a couple of quid more at full price... You get 30mls of the product, and it contains SPF20, which a pretty good SPF level for a drugstore range - most mineral powders run at around SPF15.

More pics and review after the jump!

What in it then? (Ohhh, the benefits of a half decent camera!)

The foundation comes in a tube, with a simple nozzle dispenser like this...

It's a dense mousse (clue in the name!) texture - it feels quite light to the touch, and has a firm-ish consistency, ie not liquid/runny;

I wasn't really sure what to expect from this product, following a disaster involving Maybelline Dream Matte Mousse, which looked lovely at first, but after a couple of hours made my skin feel tight, and my dry patches look absolutely disgusting... No. Just NO!

I also usually go for a more dewy finish to my foundation, but this product claimed to give a "soft matte" finish, so I decided to give it a whirl anyway...

I'm pleased to report I was pleasantly surprised by this - it does indeed have a soft rather than flat matte finish - this is how it looks on the skin;

Application wise, this is easy to apply with either a flat top kabuki, fingers or any other foundation brush. Due to the mousse texture, it doesn't seem to "spread" as much as a traditional liquid foundation, so I can see myself finishing a tube quite fast. I personally found fingers the best way for me, as the foundation seems to "sink in" better with the warmth of fingers..

Coverage wise, I'd say this is a low-medium coverage - I needed concealer for blemishes on top of this, but it evened out and unified my skintone easily.

Colour match wise, I was impressed with it - you all know I am super pale, and I bought the shade Fair. According to the Revlon site, this comes in 10 shades, ranging from Fair to Deepest, however I'm fairly certain that there weren't this many shades in the store - I suspect you'd have to go to a big branch of Superdrug/Boots for the full range. I'm not convinced this would be suitable for very dark or very pale skin tones (Yes, unbelievable isn't it - there are people out there who are paler than me...)

I haven't noticed any drying or breakouts since I started using this (I've been applying daily for about ten days now...). As usual I should point out, my skin is on the dry side, so take this into account when deciding whether this might work for you..

Oh, and this did live up to its colourstay name - I applied in the morning, went to work, and it more than lasted a shift - I'd say I got around 10-12 hours wear out of this, which I was impressed by for the price. 

This foundation reminded me of a Chanel one I used in the past - Chanel Double Perfection Creme Powder. It felt identical to the touch, applied the same and had an almost identical finish to that...

Verdict - Worth trying if you like a matte look, but have previously struggled with matte products making skin look dry. Overall lives up to claims. The most wearable matte I have found for my skin.