100 Happy Days Day 8: Discovering the Magic of Primers

So I know I am very behind the times in this one but yesterday I discovered the genius of make-up primers. There has been a crazy amount of hype around these little bottles of magic for a long time now but (as I am with every craze these days) I was sceptical. However, I've been a lot more interested in all thing beauty recently so I decided to give one a go. When out shopping this week, I purchased this beautiful potion.

Rimmel London Stay Matte Primer (£5.99)

The bottle claims that it is a "skin perfecting primer, ultra lightweight formula minimises the appearance of pores". I picked this one up since, at the moment, my favourite foundation is the Rimmel London Stay Matte Liquid Mousse Foundation, along with its accompanying powder. These both work for me since I have very oily skin - although, my skin is a 'bit all over the place' now since I started using my topical acne treatments, so I may need to invest in a new foundation soon that is better for dry and sensitive skin (any ideas?). Anyway, I was quite excited to try out my new primer as I was sick of my make-up melting off of my face within a couple of hours, after spending so much time trying to make it look good. So I applied it under my foundation yesterday for a get-together with friends and could not have been happier (or more surprised) with the results! The primer was super easy to apply, going on like a dream and soaking into my skin. I applied my make-up around 2 in the afternoon and it was still going strong well into the night. I am so happy I finally gave into the hype and would encourage anyone with similar tendencies to do the same.