Review: Rimmel Match Perfection Concealer

A while back I bought this concealer when Rexall had a 50% off face products sale, I decided to take advantage of that and buy a variety of concealers and a foundation.

I LOVE blush, mascara, and concealer. I have quite a bit of them that I still have to test, and this one has to be one of my favourites!

For the record, I have rather dark circles. Thanks to both genetics and school, my undereye circles stand out when I don't wear makeup. Also most of the time, I can leave my house without foundation or mascara, but I never try to leave without concealer under my eyes. As I wear big framed glasses, without concealer my undereyes stand out. I also have a couple of fine lines that I believe are from genetics, or because when I was younger I didn't care too much about my skin. 

Price wise, it ranges from $4 - $8 in Canada, but with 50% off it was around $2/$3? I can't remember because I bought it a long time ago, but I do remember that it was really cheap.

Coverage wise it was ok, it gave me a very natural look as it didn't completely cover my undereye circles. I had to use a tiny pea size amount to cover both of my undereyes.

My main complaint is with the packaging. Looking at the squeeze tube with the brush I figured it couldn't be too bad; fairly sanitary, easy to use, and small enough that it's portable so I can touch up on the go. For the first 2 or 3 months I was using it, it worked fine.

However a month ago this happened:

The cap is so dirty :(

I guess it got squished by other products in my bag, and too much product was squeezed out!

Zoom in of the brush tip

Even before this explosion of product, I could never 'squeeze' out the perfect amount. It'd either be too much, or too little that I had to squeeze out more and then it would be too much. There was never a perfect medium when I was using this tube.

It doesn't contain a shimmer or anything (not that I notice), but after blending it in it has a nice sheen and my eyes do look brighter!

For the highlighter use of this, I have not used this product for that purpose yet, nor do I plan to, so I can't say for sure how effective it is. But since I have extremely oily skin, most of the time nothing ever lasts on my face, I never notice how long it has been since my face has eaten whatever is on my face. 

Colour match wise it is ok, when I bought this I had a choice of 3 colours, and I'm not too sure if they expanded the range of colours since then, but even then it was still hard to choose a 'correct' colour. The packaging isn't see through, therefore it's hard to determine how much product you actually have left. 

Overall, since I have other concealers that I've tried and have given me an extremely naturally look, I don't think I'd repurchase this again. Even though it's really cheap, it tastes a lot of work layering it to cover my dark circles so that they aren't still showing.

If anyone has any HG concealers or has any favourite ones please let me know! I'm trying the drugstore ones now (I have a Revlon and Maybelline one left to try), but I am completely open to higher end brands.
I am eyeing the Bobbi Brown one because of all the hype, and I also want to give a Giorgio Armani one because I've heard that it does not settle into fine lines.