I was so excited to receive this product, as I had actually never worn a primer before! I had high hopes because of it's retail price, and I was certainly not let down!
The packaging is incredibly great quality and the full instruction sheet is also super helpful!
The product itself is in a really easy to use tube and it lets just the perfect amount of primer out.
The primer is so smooth and light to apply and leaves your skin smooth and feeling as if you haven't put anything on! So awesome! Instantly the redness on my cheeks was less noticable. I would def wear this without foundation.
It also smelt SO nice! Felt like you were giving yourself a little pamper as well as treating your skin and hiding blemishes. Awesome all in one! Highly recommend :)
The only down side I have found is that if you put it too close to your eyes they do sting. I battled with stinging eyes and it might have been the fragrance? Not entirely sure!
Here's the thing about life - if you're not open to trying new things, you really don't know when you're missing out on something amazing.
I thought I'd found my ultimate primer, I never went a day without it - even makeup free days. And then, quelle horreur, the news broke that it was discontinued. So when I was selected to try this, I was excited, but could anything really compete?
Erm, compete? No. Wipe the floor with? Yes.
First opinion - the packaging is sleek and clinical - it looks more like medicine than the most amazing beauty product in the world. But it's a sturdy tube, it doesn't squirt the product everywhere and it won't take much room in your bag.
So I'm used to primers being white / whiteish - being a tinted primer this looks like a BB Cream. I applied it somewhat cautiously, for fear of looking like an oopma loompa. There are no worries, once applied it warms up your skintone, evens it out, seems to blur fine lines and just makes you look like you - but better.
Makeup application is a breeze - it doesn't matter if you're a BB girl or a foundation girl. You'll find yourself applying it faster and easier than ever before. And it will last the day!
This primer is brilliant for non-makeup days too. Case in point. I recently coloured my hair from blonde/brown balayage to deep purple/vibrant purple ombre - and I have to say my skin looked a little washed out. Hubby said "I'm not sure if it's you." The day after dying my hair my primer arrived. I had to try it straight away and literally had nothing else on my face but the primer. My skin looked warmer and healthier, less sallow. Hubby came home from work, and what do you know, "actually your hair looks really good, maybe it was the lighting". FOR REAL!
What else makes this a wow product? Even the negatives don't make me rate it any less. It's fragranced which I don't generally like in a skincare product but it doesn't last so I can't hold that against it. It's $88. Expensive? Yes. But you use a teeny amount and you will use it daily, so in my eyes, it's worth more!
Seriously - this is THE primer you need in your life. I will be repurchasing for sure!
Tips: Moisturise well beforehand.
Be prepared to fall in love.