Maybelline Superstay Better Skin Concealer

I've been avoiding this review. I keep using this product hoping that something miraculous will happen and it just doesn't. It's just a concealer.

 

I find it to be exactly the same as the Rimmel Wake Me Up concealer. Great for the under eye,  passable for the spots. It is very slightly more matte than the Rimmel WMU.

It lasts a couple of hours for the spots before you need to reapply. Its main claim to fame is as an excellent under eye colour corrector. Which it is. But again, I feel like Rimmel already had it covered (no pun intended!).

I'm having such a good time with the Superstay Better Skin foundation that I ended up having higher hopes than I maybe should have. But I guess that shouldn't detract from the fact that the Rimmel concealer is my go to concealer because it does the job best. And if this is doing the same thing then that means it's also near the top of my go to list of concealers.  Oh logic.

Swatch of Maybelline Superstay Better Skin
foundation in Light/Medium

Blended in

Maybelline Superstay Better Skin foundation

I picked this up the other day because it seemed to be getting some good reviews. And I thought it was basically going to be a Maybelline version of the Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation (even the packaging looks strangely similar). It ended up giving me some pleasant surprises though.

The main thing is that I just love how this foundation applies! It goes on super smooth and blends in almost at once. And it makes my skin feel smooth too, which is cool. It has a light/medium coverage that is definitely buildable.

It has more of a matte finish to it and it's wear time is quite good. It usually lasts me throughout my workday (6 or 7 hours) before it starts coming off on the oily areas of my face.

Swatch of Maybelline Superstay Better Skin foundation in Nude Beige

Swatch blended in to skin

 If I were to compare it to the Rimmel Wake Me Up foundation, I would say that this goes on smoother and blends in much easier. On the other hand, the Maybelline is more matte and doesn't give the same shine or glow as the Rimmel foundation does (which I like about the Rimmel). Wear time is also better, and there's definitely more colour options with the Maybelline Superstay. Not quite sure if I'll be switching over though!

Maybelline Lipstick in Very Cherry

This is 635 Very Cherry by Maybelline. It is a super bright red with a slight gloss. It has a nice smooth texture and it goes on evenly.

And! It smells really good. This is such a plus for me. I find it's the little things on top of a good or even moderate product that make it soo much better. Another of these things is the packaging on this- I love the highly reflective silver base and the transparent red lid.

It wears pretty well, especially if you wear a lip liner underneath. And if you don't touch anything. As soon as I do, I find there's a lot of transfer and it sticks better to my thermos than it does to my lips!

Swatch of Maybelline 635 Very Cherry

I find this colour comparable to my Revlon 740 Certainly Red. This is creamier, but doesn't stay put as long.

Maybelline 635 Very Cherry (left) and Revlon 740 Certainly Red (right)