Australis Primer Review

I will only use this primer! I love this product. I purchased this while in Australia and it worked like magic - my foundation stayed on perfect during sweltering hot days and also stayed on rather well during those horrid wet and windy months. I have oily skin and it did not effect the skin in any bad way. I enjoy using this product.

I was attracted to this product due to the price and the fact that I'm a fan of the australis brand (in particular their nail polish). However, when I purchased this I was confused and disappointed. This is the first primer I have ever used and not only did I think it smelled unpleasant, I also saw no difference in terms of making my make up last longer. I soon stopped using this primer (it's still in my makeup drawer half full) and have yet to try another brand's primer. Not really keen to make another commitment to primer again.

Overall I found this alright. It gives me a nice even base but I didn't find it made my make up last any longer and it seemed to sink in quickly. The quality reflects the price I suppose.

I bought this as I had just run out of my other primer. It has such a weird consistency, it feels like nothing is going on your face. It didn't prolong the longevity of my foundation and I regret buying it. Though it was cheap, I really wish I had skipped on buying this.

In spite of some not so great reviews on here of this product, I loved it! Its the first primer I've ever tried and I found it really helps foundation go on smoother, particularly below the eyes - it stops concealer and foundation from sinking into the creases. I always use this for a big night or long day when I need my make up to stay put and it does not disappoint. I used it on the day of my graduation when it was hot and sunny and I was out of the house from 8am - 11pm - and I couldn't believe how good my makeup looked when I came home!

I've been using this primer over the last year now, and generally I'm happy with it. It is definitely moisturising and feels nice on the skin-but it is quite a wet consistency for primer, I tend to prefer a more silicone or "porefessional" type feel. I don't use moisturiser when I use this primer, but the hydration doesn't last unfortunately. However, it does provider a good prep for foundation and does do what it says-foundation doesnt sink into the skin and lasts longer, and it is a lovely finish for blending your products on top of. It definitely doesn't compare to high end products, but for the price it works, and I use it on a daily basis to save my expensive ones for special occasions. I do have quite a few fine lines (you know, head towards 30 and they spring up from nowhere!) and this doesnt make a lot of difference, other than my foundation blending on top of them and not right into them. The packaging is fine, although a little boring, and 40mls of product is a decent amount which lasts well. (I wear maybe 4 days a week and have had this since the beginning of the year). It has very little smell, just a slight cosmeticy whiff. The consistency is like...really wet lotion haha, thats the best i can do to describe that. I think if you're looking for a basic primer to help your foundation, this is great, but if you want extra bells and whistles like pore and fine line minimising, this is not the one.

Purchased this primer from Farmers on reccomendation of a friend who uses it daily.

The packaging for the primer is simple and easy to spot in the Australis stand.

The primer texture is very siliony and has quite a strange smell to it. It absorbs in fast like you havent even put it on.

After the second week of using this it started to make my skin breakout every time I used it and to be honest I never noticed that it made my foundation stay on any longer

I won't be finishing this tube and wont be repurchasing either

Been using this for a couple of years, is a nice light primer to put on. I have used another primer and it was like putting PermFiller on (a product you use to fill in/cover up holes in your gib), so this was a nice change. It does absorb super quick so you can't fart about going from this to concealer. I use moisturiser first, then this, then concealer, then mineral foundation. I find it makes it stay on longer and helps with NOT clogging my pores. It also lasts ages like 4-5 months, maybe longer

I bought this primer from Farmers as it caught my eye whilst looking at other Australis products and I couldn't resist buying it to try due to the price. The product comes in a simple white tube that is extremely convenient to use. The tube squeezes out a perfect amount of primer at a time. It isn't like other primers I have used that are too runny and squirt out too much. This is a plus for me, as it means a lot less waste and makes the product last longer.

The primer itself is a weird, silicone feeling consistency. It isn't sticky, but not creamy either. I found it quite difficult to apply as it dried within seconds and afterwards my face felt like I hadn't applied any primer at all. It's like it just disappeared! It also had a strange smell, which didn't make the product too pleasant to use, especially on top of the consistency.

I found that it didn't enhance the wear of my make up at all, and actually decreased the condition of my foundation. It made my foundation look blotchy and patchy which has not happened with other primers I have used. I found that without this product, my make up lasted the same amount of time and I didn't have the patchy look either.

I have tried this product by itself and also tried it after using a couple of different moisturisers, and have had the same results no matter what. I do have a dry skin, so that may be the reason it doesn't work for me, but despite the cheap price I won't be buying this product again.

For my oily/combination skin this is a good primer. I use moisturiser & then a liquid foundation. I had actually run out of primer before i purchased this one, and really noticed my foundation staying on all day with the Primer. Simple packaging, nice & light product & a little covers my whole face & neck. Smell is very mild.