Maybelline Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser Face Makeup Primer Review

I tried this after hearing a few good reviews from friends and YouTube. I hated the way it made my skin look :( I tried it with different foundations but always ended up with same result, it just wasn’t for my skin.

Picked this up on sale (like I always do when I want to try something!) after reading many reviews and articles praising it. I’ve got combo skin and I just think it’s too greasy for my type. Don’t really think it does anything for pores it’s just a standard primer really. Feels too think and oily when applying for my taste and makeup doesn’t really stay put.

I had high hopes for this product as I didn’t want to shell out for benefits version. Unfortunately though this product felt super siliconey, I didn’t see any pore blurring or filling. It might work for people with a different skin tone and type however. I’m a bit combo - dry patches but oily by lunch, struggle with a few spots and black heads and pores that I feel grow in diameter by the day! A younger person with fresher skin might have better luck with this product. I won’t be buying again and have decluttered this from my collection.

Eh. That's the best way I can describe this product... It is NOT a primer, as I've seen others describe it as. It does nothing to help your make up last, if anything it almost melts it/makes it slide off. It did smooth out my skin, so I guess that's a plus? But had absolutely zero affect on my pores. This also makes my skin break out a lot easier. I think maybelline was trying to make a dupe for Benefit's "the POREfessional" (which is amazing btw) however this product is an overall fail. Not worth it.

I picked this up for $10 on sale at countdown....well i'm not impressed with it at all. Doesn't do anything for me, if anything it makes my foundation look worse and sort of sit on top of it. It does give your skin a silky smooth feel but that is about it. It can feel tacky and mask like if you use a bit too much. Not going to continue using it and definately not a great product for me.

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.

I recently picked this up when I was in need of a new primer and saw this on sale. I've used it a few times, but wasn't happy with it.

I think it's okay, it makes my skin feel smooth and my pores appear smaller. It's a thick consistency and it feels almost greasy. This wasn't a problem for me as my skins more on the drier side, but can see this being a problem if you have more normal to oily skin. It feels very light on the skin once applied.

When applying this on my whole face, it made my foundation look...just bad. I tried it with a few different foundations and it made them hard to blend and my foundation last for less time than it would without using any primer. It just wasn't a good base for foundation for me, which is kind of what the point of primer is. I use a bit on my nose, where my pores are most prominent, and find this works okay - it makes them appear smaller, but doesn't affect my foundation.

Overall, I wouldn't recommend this. Especially if you have normal to oily skin. I'm not sure if I will even continue to use this and will probably end up giving this away or chucking it out unfortunately.

I have large pores on my cheeks, nose and chin so definitely needed to try this.. This morning after cleansing, toner and moisturiser , I applied to my pores while closely comparing to my other cheek to see of it was working. Unfortunately this didn't blur my pores.. My face felt really oily today too with this. Might try using without moisturiser and see how that goes.

I remember the hype of this. I rushed to try it,and it turned out to be very underwhelming. It's not bad it just does not live up to other products like it.