Merekat703
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I love elf fAce primers!
Best Face Primer?
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LauraLara
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Today I tried mufe HD and I really like it. Only weird thing is feels sticky and tacky when you put it on, whereas the hourglass veil felt like silk. But the veil made my face feel tight when it dried and the mufe hd feels weightless. My wrinkles don't stand out and my skin looks slightly dewy. So far this is the winner, even though I already ordered this clarins primer.
LauraLara
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Okay today I did Laura Mercier foundation primer (the regular one). It went one smoothly and my face does not feel tight. However I'm not convinced it is increasing the longevity of my makeup and my face is really dry. Like normally when I smile I get crinkles at the corners of my eyes but when I'm dried out the crinkles go like all the way across my cheeks. They are definitely doing that now. So this is a no go.
LauraLara
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Ladies and gentlemen, we have a winner!!! Okay so remember I have bone dry skin, well today I used hourglass serum 28 primer (which is also a serum, duh), and I feel completely moisturized! My chin, T-zone and nose area actually feel oily!!! I know that most people would consider that bad, but it turned my desiccated desert into combination/oily skin. So maybe I'll go a little lighter in those areas, but I think my quest for a TRULy moisturizing primer has ended. And it HAS increased the wear time of my makeup, I was worried or would just act like a moisturizer and not do it's job as a primer. And while those areas of my face FEEL a little oily, they are not shiny at all. And I should mention, every day I wear caudalie divine oil, then kids waterproof SPF 50 sunblock, THEN primer, then foundation and all the bells and whistles. So there's a lot of crap on my face, that's what made finding a good primer so difficult. I think the sunblock is drying and that's why I have to have a moisturizing layer both over and under it.
LauraLara
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In the interest of being thorough, however, I will still test some other primers and post the results. And yesterday when I wore Laura merciers regular foundation primer more than one person commented on me looking "just different somehow", so idk if that's good or bad, but apparently that primer stands out more than the others so far.
DaphneWoods
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Laura Mercier Radiance. Gorgeous!
shopandconquer
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I have only used Smashbox Photo Finish Primer but now that it is almost gone I am ready for a change. The hunt for a new one is not going well because there doesn't seem to be a true consensus primer out there.
I don't think there ever will be a "true consensus" primer out there. Is there anything in particular that you liked about the Smashbox primer? Anything you didn't like?
shopandconquer
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[@]@shellygrrl[/@] I like the smooth texture of my face after application however I do not see a distinct difference in length of makeup wear when using Smashbox.
Okay. If you like the feel of Smashbox's primer(s), I think CoverFX's Mattifying primer has a similar texture. I don't know if it has any more staying power, though.
shopandconquer
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I will check it out; I heard good things about the coverfx line.
Sexy Sadie
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I use from Artdeco and Gosh Cosmetics and they both rocks.
