e.l.f Mineral Infused Face Primer, Tone Adjusting Green

I purchased this off Iherb and have been using it for a couple of weeks now, Packaging is classy, white, silver and clear pump bottle, it is a shame you can't see how much is left in the bottle though. You only need the smallest amount, 1 pump will do a little goes a long way.

It does have silica in it, so it has that silicone feel to it, glides on smoothly and leaves that soft silky feel to your skin.

It is a light olive green colour, but once emulsified into your fingers and face, it goes clear, but takes down any redness and irritation.

I have Irish in my blood so I get the days where my cheeks and nose especially get the nice red hue to them, I used to always use a green concealer but always felt heavy on my face. This product leaves my face feeling light and my foundation goes on smoothly.

I do find that later in the day, my nose starts to look flaky and patchy as the foundation starts to come off due to the primer staying quite moist.

Is a great product for the price!

I purchased this off iherb a while ago and before purchasing was not a loyal primer user. The two elf primers I have tried have converted me to using primer on an everyday basis. I have visible pores around my nose and cheek area and find foundation often seems to make my pores even more visible by sitting on the skin or sinking into the pores and making my skin look the opposite of the smoothness I desire. I also have redness around my nose which I really don't like. I have very sensitive dry skin so have avoided primers in the past as it is just another product piled onto my sensitive skin that could reek havoc and cause more dryness, irritation or breakouts. I am happy to say this primer has done none of the above and nothing but good things for my skin.

I find one pump of this product is the perfect amount to cover my entire face and comes cleanly and evenly out of the pump. I concentrate the product most on my nose/cheek area where I have issues with my pores and redness and also my nose, chin and forehead for any oiliness that may developed during the day (although for me this is usually only necessary in summer as my skin does not get particularly oily). The vibrant green colour of this primer is a tad concerning the first time you use it, but, I assure you it is transparent in colour when applied to the skin (So no need to worry about looking like the hulk).

The texture of this primer is similar to most silicone based primers and leaves your skin feeling silky smooth and soft. I find it helps smooth over dry patches, definitely reduces the size of my pores and their visibility under foundation and prolongs the wear time of my foundation or bb cream. I find it doesn't completely eliminate redness but most definitely reduces it and when I apply foundation over this my redness is gone baby gone! I am extremely impressed! I like to leave the primer for a few minutes to let it truly sink into the skin and just leave a gorgeously smooth canvas for my following makeup.

The packaging of this is plain, simple and sleek with a super handy pump disperser. Other primers I have used, just come in a squeeze tube and I find getting the perfect amount of product a bit of a battle. With this I don't even have to think about it as one pump is perfect and mess free.

In my opinion this is a fantastic primer irrelevant of the price. The super cheap price just makes it all the more amazing. For $6 I think this is a must have for everyone. I will definitely be repurchasing this and continuing to use it on a daily basis.

Let me preface this by saying DON'T BE FOOLED BY THE BOTTLE! When I bought this I thought WOW! What a great price! But in reality, the product inside is in a teeny tiny tube so you're probably paying close to a non-drugstore brand if you were to compare size for size. Does that make sense? Despite this, it's lasted me about a month and that includes pulling the pump off and scraping the tube out :P Anyway apart from the very underhanded tactics, I genuinely love the primer inside. I use about 1 and a half to 2 pumps for my entire face. The green definitely cancels out some red. Obviously if you have serious redness you'd be better off with a green concealer but this does the trick for me. The consistency is thick and smooth but is a bit drying. That's perfect for me as my skin is more normal to oily. Does it smooth out my skin? To be honest I have pretty good skin and small pores (thanks GlamGlow super mud!!) so I didn't notice much of a difference. That said, I forgot to put it on one morning and my foundation just wouldn't cooperate! Once I realised I had forgotten my primer I took the foundation off and started again and had total success! So it must work, right? I don't think it particularly helps to keep the makeup in place any longer but as I said, it certainly helps with foundation application. Will I buy it again? Possibly but I think this time I will spend the extra money on the Smashbox one as it'll last me a lot longer.

I really love this primer. Its pretty much the same as the Clear one by E.L.F but it tones down redness. Its silky and smooth, makes your makeup glide on so much easier. You only need one pump as a little goes a long way.

It comes out green, so down be alarmed it won't look like that on your face as it sinks into your skin and adjusts to your tone. Its in a pump bottle which is really good, and easy to get out.

Also, when you can't get anymore product out, you can unscrew the top and get any remaining primer out that way. It doesn't smell of anything, so no surprise, disgusting smell that will knock your socks off lol.