Maybelline Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser Face Makeup Primer Review

Being a fan of maybelline products - I decided to try this product out of curiosity. Usually with primers I look for ones that make my make up last longer, apply better and make my face base flawless and unfortunately this did not meet my criteria.

Upon application of this primer, I found that it didn't fill in my pores (it just awkwardly sat on top) and did not make application easier, my skin was not smoother after application at all.

In terms of longevity - this product doesn't claim to prolong make up - but managed to do the opposite for me. Halfway through the morning I found that my make up was slipping and sliding off my face - my T-zone was oily and the makeup looked like it separated on my face (note that I use powder foundation so it shouldn't matter whether my primer is silicone or water based). Overall, I wouldn't recommend this to oily faced people.

I am fairly new to primers, I have used a couple of the Elf ones, and was going to spend the $ of benefits professional when I discovered that this product is being toted as the dupe for benefit. So I went out and bought it.

As far as making my pores disappear, Im not completely sold, there is definitely a slight difference, but its no miracle worker there. HOWEVER, when it comes to keeping my makeup in place all day/night long, it definitely does the trick.

If I was to ignore the claims about making my pores disappear, then it would be a holy grail product for me, although to be honest, it is definitely the best primer I have had so far, and I used it on some friends when I did their makeup the other day, and it made them look and feel great as well.

The consistency is like a gel, but different. Easy to spread out, especially over those problem areas. There is no real smell, and the packaging is very very similar to the porefessional.

I guess I wish there was more product in the wee tube, so it lasted longer, but you generally don't need much anyway.

all in all, I do love this product and I will be purchasing again

I bought this primer because i have quite obvious pores, it felt nice once applied but found it didnt do a very good job hiding them, it works well on fine lines and wouldn't recommend for a pore eraser. But works great for covering breakouts.

I bought this for a trial use, as i have enlarged pores(i believe they will get larger as we age)It had a strange feeling on the skin, but is was not unpleasant, and i could see a improvement. Value for money is good.

I have been experimenting with primers recently. My skin is quite strange at the moment, usually it's standard oily, but I have been feeling quite dried out recently with an oily T zone.

I bought this primer online before it came out here and was excited to try it. I've been a Maybelline girl since I started using make up. But this product let me down.

The packaging is ok, it's small for the price compared to say ELF that I find works well. It comes out easily and rubs onto the skin well. But that's where the plusses stop for me.

It felt like a slimey layer sitting on top of my skin, it didn't settle like other primers do. It didn't fill my pores, it just gooped over them. I wiped some away and attempted to put my make up on over top. It did go on okay, but very quickly my skin just looked like an oil slick and my make up started to slide. I ended up having to take my make up off and start again. I tried a couple of different times, with lighter applications, but it was always the same.

This might work better for someone without oily skin, but since my experience I have read a few people say that it's not for those with oily skin.

I have recently discovered the world of Primers, I really had no idea what to look for when buying one. I had come accross Maybelline Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser, and thought Id give that a go. I have large pores that are so obvious. I hate that my foundation just sits in the pores instead of making them less obvious. My first try of this pore eraser i was amazed. Although not completely poreless, there definately was a huge differance. My face looked almost smooth. It looked fantastic. I found I had to use a bit to cover my whole face. And fear by the size of the tube, i would be going through it quite fast. It had a strange feeling when applying, its truely hard to explain. Its sore of gel- ish slimey. But not unpleasant. It did however make my foundation look amazing. I dont know why I never even thought of buying something like this earlier!

I do love this and would continue using this. however being new to the primer world, i want to try other primers before being set on this one.

Consistency - This primer has a smooth gel like silicone consistency.

Fragrance - I did not notice any fragrance with this product.

Coverage - Only a small amount of product is required. One tube will last months.

Price - I purchased this product while on sale, however it is still very affordable,

Packaging - I like the packaging of this product it comes in a cute baby blue tube with hot pink writing.

Results - I used this as a primer, I applied this to areas of my face where I have enlarged pores. It allowed my makeup to go on top smoothly. I didn't see any difference in the length of time that my makeup lasted.

Skin type- I have very fair combination, blemish prone skin. I get an oily t zone but other areas of my face often get dry.

Repurchase - I might consider repurchasing this product in the future however there are similar products I would like to try.

Not a huge fan of this product, does not seem to hide pores very well and is very oily on skin. Do not recommend for oily skin types. However it does leave a smooth base to apply foundation or BB cream on top, but not worth it honestly because it doesn't seem to do anything and not a very good smoothing product on skin for people with bumps or acne.

I got this primer in the US since it wasn't out in NZ yet. It is a silicone finish but it applies so smoothly on the skin. I don't think it really smoothes pores away compared to my other primers but it's a good inexpensive primer out there. I feel like this doesn't help in making my makeup last longer though and eventually it's easier for makeup so slide off my face. Overall, it's an okay product. It's not horrible but it wasn't fantastic.

I picked this up when doing an order on makeup.co.nz and got this for NZD$14.99. I got this to use mainly as a primer, I'm not particularly concerned with the size of my pores really. But Benefit advertise their primer on the basis of covering pores and I like that, so I had high hopes.

I like the modern packaging. Just light pastel-y minty blue squeezy tube. Also on the front it has that graffiti pink writing very similar to the baby lips. Why they are marketing based on babies I don't know, personally I don't really want to look like a baby.

The product is a clear gel type consistency. It does smell it bit gross, but you can't really smell it once it is on the face. It is extremely similar to Benefit Porefessional in feeling, very silicone like. I have found that it reacts well with the different foundations that I have at the moment. It does make my foundation last well and it still looks nice at the end of the day. It also hasn't had any bad effect on my skin at all. It does make your skin feel and look quite smooth before putting your foundation on. The thing I didn't like about this was that throughout the day it remained quite 'wet'. It didn't dry down like the Benefit one. It felt like there was layer between my face and my makeup rather than making them into one. This annoyed me as if I touched my face (bad I know) you could still feel the siliconey feeling.

I was hoping for a dupe of the Benefit Porefessional here, but it just doesn't live up to that high standard. Maybe it will work for you but on my skin, not so much.