I had the same problem, and though I very rarely wear foundation, I sometimes feel like I want to. I bought the Prep n Prime with the same assumptions. However, I found that it didin't help. What I did find though, was that a good scrub was what I needed to help things look great! I used a good scrub on my face for a few days (3x/week), and within a week, my face 'accepted' the foundation beautifully! HTH