Primark Ps. My Perfect Colour Matte Foundation Review – With 8 hour wear test!
The third product in my month of reviewing foundation, is the cheapest and at £3 for a 40ml bottle it is also the largest. In all honesty, I really wasn’t expecting much from this really unassuming little bottle, but Primark cosmetics have always been at the much more decent end of the budget friendly makeup brands, so I thought I’d give it a chance.
Right about now I should probably say that I’m honestly not sure if this foundation is Vegan. Primark do not label any of their products as Vegan, nor have I ever had any real response from them when asking the question over email. The full P.S. collection is however fully Cruelty Free International registered. The full list of ingredients is on the back of the bottle and having gone through it on Double Check Vegan it appears to be probably Vegan with the only ingredients flagged being Ethylhexyl Glycerin. I’ve listed the full ingredients below:
Ingredients: Aqua (Water), Cyclopentasiloxane, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Talc, Propylene Glycol, Dimethicone, PEG-10 Dimethicone, Ethylhexyl Methoxycinnamate, Isododecane, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Sodium Chloride, Phenoxyethanol, Ethylhexyl Glycerin, May Contain (+/-) CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 77491/ CI77492/ CI 77499 (Iron Oxides).
The packaging itself is fairly simple, made from a coloured plastic similar to the foundation and not showing the product inside as it might first appear. The pump inside is a nice touch, and actually works very well – which if you’ve read my other reviews, you might know that that is not always the case- looking at you Superdrug B. Flawless Matte Foundation
Onto the testing;
The foundation applied super easy with both a brush and sponge, although I would say the sponge gave a slightly more airbrushed finish. It doesn’t have flawless coverage, but considering it only claims to be “Natural Medium”, I would say it’s pretty good. It was a great colour on me and didn’t have that strange orange cast you can get from some cheaper foundations – although I would say the shade range is limited. This really isn’t your 40 different shades foundation.
It did look slightly cakey around my nose, but no more so than any other matte Foundation I’ve tried. This is something I usually have to live with as it looks great on my oily patches of skin.
Four hours later, I actually think it looked better than when it was first applied. Dry patches had gone but it still didn’t feel oily. It didn’t exactly feel like nothing on my skin but pretty close.
This is where things started to go downhill. On the side applied with a sponge, it had worn off significantly around my nose and chin area – but it didn’t look so bad. You can see the shine starting to come through on the tops of my cheeks, but at 8 hours I actually expected more of that.
Now the brush side:
This foundation is the first I have really seen a difference between brush and sponge. The brush just doesn’t seem to work.
By the end of the 8 hours it was settling in my pores, had collected around the side of my nose and cheek, and worse of all had gone very strange on the bridge of my nose were my glasses sat.
Overall, if you have oily skin then this is more than worth the £3 to give it a go. It seems reasonable quality with more product than you could pay more than double for. For a longer lasting finish, applying with a sponge is the way to go. I also think baking around the nose and chin area with the Revolution powder did help.
I will be using this foundation again, probably for a simple everyday makeup look because having a matte, almost perfect base for £8 (powder and foundation together) – is pretty incredible!
Sophie x
This post has been re-uploaded and edited from its original posting on the 18th February 2019