I have been using Dr. Bryant Pores No More for a long time now. I buy it at Sephora for $45 for a 1 0z. tube. It's for oily/combination skin. I love this product because you can see the difference right away when you use it. You simply pump a small amount to your finger tips apply to your face. It has a nude tint to it but will blend in with your complexion. It definately minimizes the appearence of pores if you have large pores. It also absorbes oil and mattifies shine. I've used this as my foundation primer because it gives you a smooth and even complexion for makeup application, but you can use it by itself.
Review
Pro: Makes an obvious difference
Con: Expensive
Buy Again: Yes
Price: $$$$$
Packaging: ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Overall: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Because of the price of Dr. Brandt I decided to try other primers to see how well they work. I recently bought Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer. I also bought this at Sephora for $36 for a 1 oz container. Because I have combination skin I bought the oil free. It's white lotion that blends to your skin tone. It feels watery when you first apply but dries smooth. It works well to set a smooth foundation for your makeup. Smashbox also makes different variation of this product depending on your skin.
SPF 15 (for skin protection) Color Adjust (green- minimize redness) Color Balance (lavender- yellow skin tone) Color Blend (conceals eye circles, vains, & sunspots) Bronzing (for a touch of sun kiss skin)
Review
Pro: Works Well
Con: None
Buy Again: Yes
Price: $$$$
Packaging: ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Overall: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
Even though I already had the other two above products I bought Remmel London Fix & Perfect Foundation Primer. I bought it at Target for $6-7 for a 1 0z tube. This is the only primer that I found that you can buy at a drugstore and not in a specialty shop. It comes out like a cream with an apricot tint. However, it goes on smoothly and blends in with your skin tone. It does have that sweet apricot sent to it. It feel drier then the other two products but it doesn't dry out your skin. It smooths out your skin and also minimizes pores. This is probably the least expensive primer I've found.
Review
Pro: Works Well
Con: None
Buy Again: Yes
Price: $
Packaging: ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Overall: ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥
FYI: 1 oz may not seem like a lot but these products will probably last a few months even with everyday use.
Smashbox claims that it's Lip Enhancing Gloss will keep your lips soft, smooth, and plump for hours. It comes in 3 colors: sheer, true color, and full color with over a dozen shade all together. I got mine in sheer at Sephora for $18. The gloss comes in a 0.2 oz tube with a wand applicator. The sheer colors come with a brush wand while the true and full color comes with a felt tip/ velour wand. The tube is long and thin so it's great for traveling around. I'm always a big fan of lip gloss and I was excited to try this product but it wasn't excited for me. I loved the texture, it wasn't sticky, and had a lot of shine but something in the ingredients irritated my lips. I tried it at different occasion, just to make sure it was the gloss and not something else and unfortunately for me it was the gloss. Other then that I would love this product. As far as plumping your lips, I didn't see any changes. It's probably the plumping ingredient that's irritating to my lips. Oh well, you win some, you lose some.
Smashbox Photo Op is an undereye brightener that gives the user a more awake look. It comes in a small 0.24 oz tube with a brush wand applicator. Photo Op is suppose to work as a base for concealer and help hydrate the area under the eye. The actual product is a sheer, nude creamy liquid with some shimmer. I bought this at Sephora for $18.
I always like to buy makeup palettes before I buy the actual version of a product. I recently bought Smashbox Cream Liner Palette. This palette cost $32 dollars at Sephora and come with the 10 shades of Smashbox's cream liners and a small synthetic brush. The case is a thin and compact with a large mirror. The size makes it easy to carry around. Eventhough it look like there isn't much of the cream liner given, there is enough to last for a while (depending on use). When I first tried the liners I thought it smooth to apply and I just used the brush that was given. You do have really coat the brush with the cream liner in order to apply the right amount to your lids. I found the darker colors ( black, blue, dark brown, green) showed up very will but the softer colors really weren't vibrant enough to make a difference. I do take to a count that I have a medium skin tones and so those color probably don't show because of that. I'm might try to use the softer colors as a eyeshadow base instead of a liner. When I did use it at a liner it lasted pretty well for half the day but I could tell that it was starting to fade. After a 12 hour day the liner faded to where you could only see the outline of it. But the colors don't really smudge once it dries.
I have been using Dr. Bryant Pores No More for a long time now. I buy it at Sephora for $45 for a 1 0z. tube. It's for oily/combination skin. I love this product because you can see the difference right away when you use it. You simply pump a small amount to your finger tips apply to your face. It has a nude tint to it but will blend in with your complexion. It definately minimizes the appearence of pores if you have large pores. It also absorbes oil and mattifies shine. I've used this as my foundation primer because it gives you a smooth and even complexion for makeup application, but you can use it by itself.
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