Maybelline Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser Face Makeup Primer Review

I picked this up from The Warehouse a couple months ago when it was on sale for $15, and I'm quite impressed. It doesn't completely do what it says, but for me is quite a good primer to blur away really visible pores.

The packaging is a simple squeeze tube, but easy to go overboard with. As for the consistency, it's a thick translucent gel formula that looks matte out of the tube and on the skin. It has no smell as far as I can tell, which is also good.

You can use this alone to blur pores or under concealer/foundation like I do, I'm not sure if it increases the life of my concealer but it does make it look nicer so I'm happy with that.

Once I'm done with mine I will probably try out other brands, but this is one that I will definitely repurchase sometime as I quite like it.

I picked this up because I wanted to try using a primer, and wanted something cheap. I tried it on my hand in store, and it did a good job at smoothing out fine lines so I went ahead and purchased it. I am very on the fence on this product!

Pros: Definitely minimises pores and fine lines, maybe not as well as other products, but it does a decent job. Works well on the under eye area and is super smooth so perfect for that area of thinner skin (doesn't involve too much rubbing for application). A little goes a long way, so the small tube it comes in lasts for ages. Cute packaging. Easy to use tube for squeezing everything out right to the last drop. Well priced, perfect if you are wanting a low-cost primer. Works well as an eye primer.

Cons Foundation does not go very well over this. Even when I left it for a while to sink in a bit, my foundation did not apply well over top and was really hard to blend. Foundation does not "set" with this. I always apply powder last to give my foundation time to set itself and use the smallest amount of powder possible. My foundation would not set and I would need far too much powder to remove shine. My powder brush ended up wet, and eventually so did my the top layer of my powder. This only happens when I have used this primer.

It definitely does not erase my pores - but what product does? I like this primer because it is silky, and my foundation glides on beautifully. Another issue i had was that the hard bits in it are weird, they get stuck in the top so it clogs and is hard to squeeze product out! But for the price I am happy with this prier and I use it daily.

I brought this after hearing a few hyped reviews not long after it was released, once I got my hands on it I could not wait to use it!

Cute packaging and easy to use, it has quite a sticky silicony feel to the product but does make your skin feel smooth and soft. I don't feel that my foundation applied better or lasted any longer through-out the day.

I think its a good product to try with beginners and to get into practice of using primers but I feel there are much better ones out there in the market.

I picked this up from my local countdown when they were having a sale on Maybelline products, so it only ended up costing about $12 or so, which is good because this product was a horrible disappointment.

First off,I really like the packaging, its cute and colourful. However the tube is quiet small (only 20mls) so I'm quiet glad I got this on sale, can't say I would be that keen on paying $22 for 20 mls of product.

It has a thick gel texture (good if you like silicone based primers), and it didn't have a weird smell to it which I have found other silicone based primers can have. It goes on smoothly. At first glace it didn't look like it did much for my pores, but once I had put a BB cream over top it did minimize my pores.

HOWEVER, this primer did not sink into my skin at all. It sat on my face like a silicone film. I have oily skin so this was not good....It didn't get any better once I put my BB cream on. I could feel my BB cream moving around my face and it was not absorbed into my skin at all. It just sat on top of the primer. Putting eyeliner on did not go very well at all due to the slipperiness of my skin! At least the primer made the the mistakes easy to wipe off!

In order to get my make up to stay in place I had to set it with a powder and setting spray. Normally I will just use a setting spray and I am good to go.

I have the NYX photo loving primer and will continue to use that over this primer, its a similar price, you get more product and it actually works on my skin! I'm passing this on to a friend with drier skin so hopefully this will work better for her.

I purchased this as a friend had recently brought and enjoyed the product.

The packaging is cute, but in my opinion, quite 'young'. For most that's not an issue and it wasn't necessarily for me as it's not something I would have on display, however, I'm generally more attracted to more sophisticated or interesting/artistic packaging but that's entirely personal preference. The packaging is also quite small, especially in comparison to most primers (20ml).

It applied nicely to the skin and left it feeling very smooth (therefore baby skin like I suppose!) and pores somewhat minimised, however, for me.. the positives ended there. I found the product sat on the surface of my skin and didn't sink it. When I applied my foundation, which is a matte foundation and usually dries quickly on my skin without a primer, the consistency completely changed because it blended into the primer and the foundation didnt apply as nicely as it usually would, it also felt like it was just slipping off my face and further products I tried to apply afterwards slipped and smudged so easily. My base didn't really set properly until I applied powder (which is part of my usual routine), however, it changed the appearance because the powder didn't set as nicely and overall I just felt like my base looked cakey and wasn't going to last.

I do however, acknowledge that this product doesn't promise any mattifying properties and really only mentions it will blur pores... I do have oily skin so I think I struggled more with this product whereas someone with drier skin may find this works a bit better for them? Or else I think this would best be for a younger audience of more younger/new makeup users.