Australis Primer Review

I love this primer, smells yummy and sure does the trick, I struggled with keeping my foundation and powder on around my eyes and this product has helped me so much with this.

I was very kindly sent this by a lovely br member. A while ago actually but I've been trying to use up older primers before I opened this one. I have very dry skin with a bit of redness. I don't really have any texture issues. I'm not sure what exactly I want out of a primer yet, maybe just something to give a bit of glow and help my makeup stay on longer.

This comes in a very basic, white squeeze tube. It has primer the original on it. I'm not sure if this means that there are other types of primers from this brand too. This says it prevents foundation fading, smooths and refines, moisturizes and is silicone free. These are all things I like and want to happen to my skin. This primer is white with a sort of jellied consistency. It looks a little separated if you squish it on your hands but it goes on smoothly on my face. To me, it just feels like an extra moisturizer. It absorbs quite quickly which is nice but I really don't notice any benefits from using this. I don't think it helps make stay longer, and I don't think it would do much in the way of smoothing. The scent is a little weird, luckily it's not strong and I don't notice it on my face. I use around a pea sized amount.

I wouldn't go out of my way to purchase this but I will finish the bottle. Australis do this as a gwp quite a bit so I'd use it if I got it for free that way too. I'm not really sure if I could recommend this, maybe if you're just looking for an extra moisturizing effect, just don't expect miracles.

This primer did nothing for me. There was no difference to the lasting of my make up nor did it hydrate my skin any more than a moisturiser. I ended up throwing it out and am yet to find a decent primer

I grabbed this primer in a hurry because I had run out of my usual favourite. Sadly it was a huge dissapointment and I would have been better off going without. This primer didn't seem to help my makeup last and after putting it on left my skin feeling horrible, almost a weird grippy feeling to it. I didn't like the smell or texture. Only positive about this product is the tube it comes in is quite easy to use. Give this one a miss! Not worth purchasing, there are plenty of better options out there for the same price.

I brought this from Kmart, when I had just run out of my favorite Maybelline Primer to fill in time before I could get another.

Big mistake that was. This product made me break out so much, and never before has any type of makeup done this to me. Not only did I break out, but it did nothing! no difference, it smelt bad, the texture was horrible very silicony. It was not sticky but it had quite a slippery texture to it, my foundation did not apply well at all, extremely patchy.

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.

I first got this as a free gift with my Australis purchase during a promo at Farmers.

This is a gel based primer. The gel itself is white in colour but upon application it blends in and becomes transparent. It gives a smooth and clear application - and feels cool to the skin.. It takes a fairly short time to dry off before you can start putting on foundation.

I was not sure about this product at the first try. But after a few more times, I fell in love with this product, the foundation just stays on much better and longer.

I keep repurchasing this product whenever I run out or if it is a free gift for Australis purchases I end up buying those additional items just to get my hands on this.

To me primers were never a necessity to my makeup routine. I used to think they were a gimmick! My first primer was benefit porefessional but that is silicon based so i went on the hunt for something water-based. Came across this in kmart, pretty affordable so i had nothing to lose if i didn't like it. I LOVE it.

The consistency is like a light watery gel but it is not thick or runny. It creates a film between my skin and my foundation and because i have dry skin, i found this quite refreshing and a little hydrating. I still would not skip moisturiser if i were you. Oh my! This primer makes my foundation apply so much smoother. It does not fill in your pores but it does create a silky velvety layer for your foundation to go on which makes your foundation apply better. This primer does not have any sort of matte or dewy finish. It lets the finish of your foundation shine whether if its matte or dewy. It makes my makeup last longer and less cakey.

So if you have dry skin, this will work very well for you. The foundations I've used this with are: Makeup Forever HD, Benefit Hello Flawless Oxygen Wow, Mac Face and Body and Nars Sheer Glow.

Each of those foundation apply on top of this primer very smoothly. I haven't personally tried the Napoleon Perdis Auto Pilot primer but I've read tons of reviews and comparison saying they do same thing and have very similar if not the same ingredients.

If you are looking for an amazing, affordable and accessible primer then this triple threat of A's does it for you. Also I have not experienced any breakouts or sensitivity issues with this primer.