Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in Translucent

When I went to Melbourne, my cousin told me my Australis Ready Set Go Translucent Powder made me look icky and made my face look weird... after that I paid more attention to what she said and realised what she really meant. Gahhhhhh, how can I be so oblivious? It just didn't look polished! It looked like I dusted baby powder on my face (probably I haven't really noticed it that much since I've neglected it for so long and that I'm always in a rush when I apply make up and didn't careless about the translucent until she said something about it!) 

After that day, I threw it away and borrowed my cousins MAC Prep & Prime Translucent Powder and it was somewhat better but now... I've found something better and cheaper too! Sue & Wendy recommended the Rimmel Stay Matte Pressed Powder in Translucent as a cheaper alternative and also instead of getting the MAC Prep & Prime Translucent Pressed Powder one. Wendy said she said it was even better than the MAC one and I totally agree! 

I was a bit skeptical when I first tried this translucent pressed powder at a local Big W, but after swatching it and seeing how it mellows into my face nicely, I was instantly sold. I didn't purchase it right away because they had ran out of the Translucent shade at that store. 

I was planning to get the translucent shade on ASOS but they ran out as well! I was gonna get it because it was half price on ASOS compared to the price it's being sold at store which was $12. I mean, I do try to save money wherever I can! But the other day at my local Priceline they had a 20% sale on face products so I picked this up for around $10. Not too bad at all, I had to get it cause I was going clubbing that night and I was in desperate need of a translucent powder to lock in my foundation! 

I'm highly impressed by this pressed powder considering I haven't bought any Rimmel products for the past 3-4 years. The last time I used Rimmel products was ageeeeees ago and it was a waterproof mascara that I got and it just smeared everywhere and it was baaaaaaaad. Whenever I have bad experiences with a certain products I tend to not go back to it. I gave Rimmel another shot, seeing how their products have improved and also heard so many good things about them. 

After applying this translucent powder after my foundation, I noticed that my face looks so polished and so flawless. I can hardly notice any shine besides my forehead probably after 5-6 hours of wear (but that's how long the product claims to last for anyways.

The one thing I dislike about this product is the packaging. It's flimsy and does not have compartment to store a puff. But instead I took an old powder puff that I had lying in my make up vanity and just placed it on top of the powder and placed the lid on top where it snugly fits - making it like a compact. Other than that I have no other exceptions. 

It definitely minimises the appearance of pores, for sure - as it claims to say. But seeing how I'm not really acne prone and I don't really have large pores (mine are just medium and I only have them on my cheeks) this might be a different affect depending on your pores and also the amount of excess oil on your face you may have. 

Any other wonderful Rimmel products you have tried out? 

Love, J.