The New Revlon Photoready Insta-Filter Review

Hey lovelies,

Well spring keeps teasing us, we had another wind of winter here. Back to keeping all bundled up and cozy. Currently I am in my super cozy flannel pyjamas in bed, and I wouldn't have it any other way today. With it being so cold again, I find myself going out less. It's one thing to go out in the cold and be quick of it. But I can't be too quick as I have my little one attached to my hip. So if we go out anywhere it takes a while. Which in turn leaves for a super frozen mama. Don't even get me started on my afternoon walks. Some days I shock myself with the fact that I do them. I have to get my dog ready, then the baby, then myself. All for a measly 12-15 minutes walk around my block. When I do get out for other things, it's for a big day. Like groceries and errands, or visiting relatives.

And recently while out at one of my big grocery days I stumbled upon Revlon's new foundation they released. It's called Revlon Photoready Insta-Filter. So naturally I was intrigued by the idea of having a "Insta-Filter" foundation, and before I got my Nars Sheer Glow foundation I was a big drugstore beauty gal. Mostly because it was a lot nicer on the wallet, but also because they are good brands. I still use drugstore concealer from time to time on my red sections, and I do use my Revlon Ultra Volume mascara on a daily basis. So I decided to test out this new foundation and see if its a good option to have next to my Nars.

 Revlon Photoready Insta-Filter , in Porcelain. 20.96$ (Walmart).

Now Revlon promises that this foundation will work with your skin type and even and smooths out your skin tone, all to give you a fresh faced, natural finish. It is meant to be medium, and buildable coverage, and has High-Definition Filter technology that with any light will blur and soften flaws. It comes with a built-in blender so that you can blend anytime, anywhere. Especially when on the go.

These are all good things to promise as this is what some people are looking for in a foundation. It is a liquid foundation and so can work with many a skin type, which is another plus for me as I have combination to dry skin type. My first impression of the product is that it is a really cool and new idea to bring to the foundation table. So why not let us get right into my thoughts on this new foundation!

Review:

Ok, first up let me say for all the ladies out there with either combination to dry skin, or just dry skin types, you will need to have either a really good primer or moisturizer on first. I did not do that the first time I tried this and I watched my foundation flake after 20 minutes. Which was not a good look I can tell you. Another note is, while it is nice it comes with a blender.. I would still use a brush or a beauty blender for application. This is more because the blender on there is more just a sponge that the foundation comes out of, and typically when I use my beauty blender I wet it first and then apply my makeup. It gives me a more lighter finish that I can build up. But also the built-in sponge will definitely lead to a build-up of bacteria as you cannot clean it.

My weapon of choice with this foundation. My lovely beauty blender, and yes I have washed it since this photo. It got dirty from the process. And you can also see that I did attempt to use the built-in blender. 

Now with that out of the way, let me chat about the actual foundation itself.

So it does go on nice, and is definitely a medium coverage foundation. I feels and looks blended well into the skin and does blur and smooth out flaws. I noticed right away, my redness around my cheeks was gone with only a light coating. I tested the coverage without putting concealer on, just to see if it really would cover it. With much happiness, it did. I did noticed that because of the super cold winter and my dry skin T -zone, it was flaking a bit more there only when I didn't put a healthy amount of moisturizer on first. Once the moisturizer was on, it was a billion times better. When I had the foundation on it definitely looked good in every light, and when taking selfies/ snapchat convos with my cousin, I didn't have to put a filter on because the makeup looked good, although it didn't stop me from using funny filters for my own viewing. Again though, without a filter on at all, the foundation definitely lived up to what was promised. At least for me it did. 

I think the built-in blender was a nice idea, but definitely a flaw for this packaging. With the thought of the bacteria and how it didn't blend well for me when using it, I think sticking to my beauty blender will work just fine with the foundation. Another thing I noticed people were talking about was how it was priced. It is a little bit pricey, for a drugstore brand. But still cheaper than any at Sephora or MAC, so I am not complaining. I picked up mine at a Shoppers Drug Mart, but they can be bought where any Revlon products are sold. Walmart has it priced at 20.96$, which is the sad reality that a lot of drugstore brands are charging more for their products. Still cheaper than other big makeup stores, so I am still happy.

This is me in the morning, before I put makeup on. Fresh Faced and tired. It's called A la Mama. :p

All makeup'd up. This is with no filter at all. Using my Samsung S8 camera on front facing camera.

RATING: 3.5/5 

I love that I was able to get a little bit of a break for you guys. Sharing with you a new product I tried out. It was really fun to get away, but I am being summoned back by the little babe. Such a mama's boy :p

Hope you guys enjoyed today!

Signing off,

Becca