Steal of the month - Collection 2000 Lasting Perfection Concealer

Remember when Collection 2000 was a crummy budget line that nobody but your granny used? OK maybe I’m being harsh, but there’s no denying that C2000 have turned their image right around in the last few years. Their colour range and packaging are now vying for Rimmel and Boots 17’s low-budget cheap-and-cheerful crown. They’ve revamped everything, with the exception of their cheap prices. And with times as they are, that’s a highly attractive strategy.

Their latest addition is Lasting Perfection, a range of foundations and concealers that claim to last through 16 hours of wear.The foundation comes in a surprisingly weighty and sturdy glass pump bottle, and the concealer is in a tube with a doe-foot wand. There are 6 foundation shades and 4 concealers. It’s a pretty narrow range of pale shades, but with a good spectrum of warm and cool casts within that selection. The foundation retails at 5.38, the concealer at 3.91, and for these prices I wasn’t expecting miracles.

But… I purchased the concealer, and so far I’ve been delighted with it. It has a creamy, easy to blend consistency and the wear is excellent, plenty of cover to get you through the working day and into the evening. I’d go out on a limb and say it’s comparable to MAC’s Select Moisturecover in consistency and coverage. I’m not much of a foundation wearer, but if the quality is similar I’ll definitely be picking up a bottle of the foundation for special occasions.

Verdict: Top marks for this outstanding bargain!

What’s more - you can currently win £700 worth of Collection 2000 products by entering the contest on their website

Tagged as:  16 hour wear · budget beauty · budget concealer · collection 2000 · lasting perfection · product review