Drugstore Vs High-End: Foundation

 

 

Foundation is one of the most important parts of my makeup routine, so making sure you have a good one is key. However you might not want to spend a ton of money on one, today I thought I would do a drugstore vs high-end for foundation.

The foundation I use is one from MAC which is a high-end brand, but before I splurged I used to be obsessed with the Rimmel Wake Me Up Foundation and also it's a drugstore foundation which means it was pretty cheap!!

Packaging
Starting off with packaging the Rimmel Wake Me Up has pretty sturdy packaging but because I've had mine for quite a while now the lid has actually got a crack in it. In my opinion the lid I think is plastic because it does feel very flimsy when I hold it. On the other hand obviously the MAC Studio Fix Fluid foundation has much more sturdier packaging which I would expect for £22. My only complaint about the MAC packaging is the lid, because it's got quite a rubbery feel any foundation or makeup (as you can see above) literally sticks to the lid which makes it look really dirty.

Coverage
The Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation has okay coverage, it's not full but it also doesn't look like you're not wearing any foundation. The MAC foundation has amazing coverage I find it really nice on my skin and if I'm having a good skin day I literally cant see any redness or blemishes.

Cakey or not Cakey?
One thing that I look for in a foundation is cakiness, if I find it looks really cakey on my skin, then nine times out of ten I end up not using it again! The Rimmel foundation I find looks very cakey on my skin if I wear it for a full day. However I do find that sometimes the MAC foundation can look a little cakey as well but most of the time it looks very airbrushed on my skin.

Pricing
Obviously the Rimmel foundation is from the drugstore which means it's under £10 (and yes I know that sometimes drugstore foundations can be over £10) The exact pricing of this foundation is £8.99. Personally I think that for the quality of this foundation the price is way too high, if I had the choice I would probably price it at about £5.99. The MAC foundation is quite a bit more expensive at £22, but I personally think it's so worth it! The quality of the packaging and coverage is amazing and totally worth it for the price.

So you can probably tell that I much prefer the MAC foundation over the Rimmel one, personally I think that if you're paying £9 for a drugstore foundation, why not just save up for a high-end one??

I hope you all enjoyed this post, I really liked writing this post and I might make this into a little series!!