Right off the bat, I could see that the foundation melted perfectly with my skin, not sitting on top of it but creating a perfect skin-like canvas to work with. Before continuing on, however, I may need to point a little something out. I have combination to oily skin, with an actively oily T-zone – particularly my nose – and the remaining oily point of my face are my cheeks (the area closer to my nose) and my chin. Compared to my nose, however, these two take a little more time to get oily throughout the day. My nose is definitely the most challenging, followed by my forehead, chin and cheeks. In terms of coverage, I am definitely impressed by this foundation. I have to be honest and admit that I did not expect much out of this product, especially when it comes to coverage. I wouldn’t label it as a proper full coverage base, but it definitely is a medium to full coverage buildable formula. Since this product claims to be full coverage, I decided to start with a smaller amount and see how much I would need for a perfect base. Moving on to the more aesthetic part, there is actually a few things one might say about this foundation.

Another detail I noticed is that this foundation doesn’t need immidiate setting to work perfectly. It won’t crease right away, so you do have a little time to smooth rough edges up. minutes later, my forehead and my cheeks also started to get oily; the center of my forehead was kind of visibly so, but my cheeks looked pretty normal still.Customise your coverage with this buildable formula by applying with a damp beauty sponge for a ‘real-skin’ finish. To amp up the coverage and diffuse over blemishes and imperfections, buff and blend the product into skin with a synthetic brush. Get a full face of matte base and follow with Matte Base Concealer, to conceal, contour, and highlight. For an ultra-matte finish and added longevity, finish with Matte Base Powder, to set and perfect your base. I wasn’t really bugged about it, 6 hours without re-touches is a pretty good result in my book – especially considering how oily my nose is!

When it comes to size, the product is actually handy and extremely travel friendly. If you plan to hit the road a lot, you’ll most definitely appreciate how compact this little guy is. The finish of this foundation is a proper matte one; not silky, not semi-matte: a proper, true matte finish. Much like with the coverage, I was positively impressed by the finish of this product. I sure did not expect it to be this opaque, and I am fairly pleased by this detail. Surprisingly, the two melted together perfectly. The spots where I placed and blended out the concealer were not only pleasantly highlighted, but also offered a nice silky (almost dewy, but not quite) finish. If you have a combination to oily skin type, this is going to be your new holy grail. I believe it would work nice for a normal to dry skin type as well, since it’s not an overwhealmingly dry foundation, but I would recommend a proper priming and moisturizing routine beforehand.Meet your matte made in heaven with our latest addition to the Revolution foundation family - Matte Base Foundation. Designed with team matte mantra in mind - because not everyone can do dewy! This foundation offers a mattifying solution for oily, blemish-prone complexions - or for those who simply prefer a matte finish. Launching in 24 skin-true shades and a range of undertones, this full-coverage foundation boasts a long-wearing, matte finish that still manages to feel lightweight and comfortable on skin, whilst diffusing the appearances of pores for a blurred, airbrush-like finish. Designed in a sleek, travel-friendly tube with pin-worthy rose gold accents. The ‘pore-blurring’ element of this foundation is definitely present, although not overwhealming. It does help a considerable amount when it comes to smoothing out pores, but it will work even better with a pore-blurring primer. When it comes to performance, I feel like that’s when the product actually shines the most. I always test my foundations without re-touching it to see how well it works, and I was beyond impressed with the resiliance of this one. You have to admit, more than 6 hours without a breakthrough of oil is pretty impressive!