I will admit, I'm not 100% sold on face primer. Eyeshadow primer, yes 100000% love, but face primer I'm just not sure about. Since I'm still iffy on if I really needed it or not there was no way I was spending $30+ on one. While buying some ELF (EyesLipsFace Cosmetics) products during the spring I saw they had a mineral face primer for $6, and since there was a half off sale I picked one up for $3. I figured at $3 if I hated it I was out less than a coffee.
I'm almost through the bottle now, so I think I can make an informed opinion now. Does it make my face makeup last longer? No, I haven't noticed a difference at all. What I have noticed is it makes my face a smoother canvas for my foundation. It helps conceal my pores a bit and maybe fill in fine lines but I never saw a difference in my frowny face wrinkles or in some of my larger pores. It also gives me a bit of a matte finish, so that was a plus. It is also clear, which I like better than the tinted ones I've seen. They do make a green and purple color correcting one if that's what you need.
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| Nice and clear |
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| Filled in some of the finer lines |
So while I'm not disappointed with my purchase of this mineral face primer, I'm still not sold on whether or not I actually need it. I'll try a few other ones before I make my final decision. If you use a face primer what brand do you swear by?
I love Too Faced's Primed and Poreless and Dr. Jart+ Pore Medic Pore Minish Primer. I think the Primed and Poreless helps my foundation to last all day and the Pore Medic gives me a flawless canvas and I always get compliments on my skin when I use the Pore Medic. I think I've tried the ELF primer a while ago and it didn't do much for me too.
ReplyDeleteI have a Dr Jart primer I'll be testing out once my ELF one is done, haven't looked into the Too Faced one. I'll have to check it out for sure, thanks!
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