Cult beauty: RMS "un" cover-up Review

    RMS uncoverup shade #22 heavily swatched in natural daylight

This cult beauty brand from across the pond has to be one of the most talked about in the green beauty world. Developed by New York based make-up artist Rosa Marie Swift, the brand came about after Rosa Marie developed health problems and discovered that in fact her body was high in toxic substances and heavy metals linked to her work in the beauty industry.

The line has a startlingly simple and wholesome ingredients lists, beautiful fashion forward colours and formulas that are both versatile and effective. If you haven't guessed it already, I have fallen for the brand hook, line and sinker!

I have been testing cult favourite the "un" cover-up, this can be used as a concealer or as a foundation, for me it works both ways. For application I found the warmth of my fingers to be by far the best tool, even though this is a cream it is worth noting that I do think you still need to have well moisturised skin otherwise it can cling slightly to any dry patches. It works just as well under my eyes as it does on blemishes or imperfections making it perfect if you don't like to have too many different products to do the same job.

Ingredients:

*Cocos Nucifera (Coconut) Oil, *Ricinus Communis (Castor) Seed Oil, *Cera Alba (Beeswax), *Theobroma Cacao (Cocoa) Seed Butter, *Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba) Seed Oil, Tocopherol(non-GMO), *Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary) Extract, and may contain: [+/- Titanium Dioxide CI 77891, Iron Oxides CI 77492, CI 77491, CI 77499] *organic ingredients


The only downside is the price, this doesn't come cheap at £28 per pot, but I have been using mine for a while now and have barely made a dent so the product does last a while. As usual with American brands this is much cheaper in it's home country so if you happen to be on holiday there I would take a serious look!


When it comes to natural and organic make up people are generally quite concerned with the lasting power, let's just get this out of the way now, make up is not supposed to stay glued to your face all day without moving! You need far too many nasty chemicals to create that kind of product.


What I look for instead from my natural products is something that will wear well without fading in patches or looking cakey. This certainly fits the bill, by the end of a long working day with no touch ups this doesn't look exactly the same as it did it the morning but it still looks really good, and that is what matters to me. I do set with a powder if I wear it alone but it works really nicely with mineral powder foundation over the top.

I am quite fair and shade 22 is my summer colour so I will have to buy 11 for the winter time. The colour selection is limited which is a shame but most lighter skin tones are well catered for with this. You wouldn't think it from looking at the heavy swatch I photographed but actually this blends into my skin surprisingly well which shows the products versatility.

The heavy glass jar and lid are recyclable and even though it is weighty is quite compact so would be good for travelling. I have my eyes on the colour cosmetics next, I can't really believe it has taken me this long to try RMS but now that I have I am a total convert!

In the UK you can get this at Naturisimo or Love Lula who both offer international shipping.

Ana x

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