L'Oreal Magic Lumi Light Infusing Primer Review

Gives your face an amazing smooth texture as well as a natural glow underneath your foundation, a little overpriced for the amount you get but still an amazing product nonetheless. Amazing staying power also, makeup is able to last hours.

I highly enjoy using this primer every day. It makes your face (and your hands) shimmery. I think that is helps my foundation go on smoothly and stay on pretty well out through the day.

I was gifted this & upon seeing the rrp I couldn't believe such a small item could cost so much & wondered what was so great about it.? A slim sleek pearlescent tube with a pump top dispenser that has a luminous liquid that comes out thick with a nice glow silkyness. I have combo skin type and feared this would make me a oil slick bur became pleasantly surprised when it gave me a nice luminous looking skin. I use it both as a primer which ir did help with my foundation & appearance I used with the lumi foundation & a matte foundation which I didn't encounter any negatives. Also used it by mixing it in with my foundation which 1 pump is more then enough & it gives my foundation an instant radiance before applying it to my face. I'm happy to reuse this product but not at that price although it would last long wit 1 pump being quite alot of product.

I really like the glow this primer provides when used under foundation. I haven't found that it makes my foundation last any longer, or hides the large pores on my face, so I have begun to use this primer only on the perimeters of my face, and use the Rimmel Stay Matte primer over my T-Zone to combat the oiliness I get in this area (I have combination skin, I imagine this primer would work nicely all over the face for someone with dry skin). I do really love the luminous glow this primer gives when I do use it on the perimeter of my face though, it isn't too shimmery and doesn't look oily, I especially love the way it looks when used under foundation on my cheekbones.

This is a white/pearly white primer. Very nice texture. smooths the skin. The brightening doens't really show up under full coverage foundation.

I enjoyed this product possibly more suited to a younger skin but worked well under their foundation, and made my skin look good, I have used a couple of other primers and this would be good for every day use, but I would use the more expensive ones for special occasions

I am usually not a frequent primer user. So trying this product was really good! Let's start with the good:

The product itself is pearly/shiny and goes on the skin smoothly. It is not heavily scented and I had no reactions in using the product. It is a nice size bottle; small enough to fit in a handbag or cosmetic bag but big enough to last a decent while. It has quite a runny consistency; this is both a good and bad thing in that it does go on nice and smoothly however it can be a little on the messier side.

Now for the cons. THE PACKAGING! To start with, I could not get the plastic topper cap off the product! I tried everything (including the classic classy bite it off). This only resulted in pulling the whole pump tube out so I just used it that way. Eventually I managed to get the topper cap off so I could use the pump. Then another issue arose. It just pumped out watery product. Even after shaking it. Gross. Let alone the pump spraying the product everywhere. Eventually I managed to get rid of this and could finally use the product how it was intended! Phew.

Once I was able to use it proper I can say that the pump was quite a good way to package this product as you only pump a small amount out at a time, reducing the risk of getting way to much out at once.

I liked the packaging; simple and elegant. It also had instructions (well not full on step by step) which suggest its uses; alone, under foundation or as a highlighter. The last primer I had did not have any kind of instruction so I quite liked this (especially for someone who isn't a huge user of primer).

I did find my makeup lasted a bit longer when I use this under my foundation compared to when I use no primer at all. It made my foundation spread on smoother and it seemed to stay nice throughout the day.

Overall, it is not a bad product - the main reason I rated it lower was because of the issues I had with the packaging. Personally, I don't know if I would buy it again at that price as I feel the other primer I have used (which was significantly cheaper) did a similar job. What I do prefer about this product to my last primer is the smoothness of the product.

I first bought this in need of a decent primer, before my Napoleon Auto-Pilot days. The formula looks beautiful. Its a sheer white and pearly colour. Its light and thin, the consistency is magic.

Its a decent primer, I think it works alright. It givers you a luminous, soft finish and sets your skin wonderfully. But Its just so shimmery. I love having matte skin and it finishes matte, but still has, not a glitter, but a dewy sheen. Some may love this but I tend to avoid it as I feel it makes me look oily or sweaty.

So it sat at the bottom of my make-up bag for a few months. Then I decided that it had the perfect glow to be a cheek highlighter. After my foundation was powdered and set, I lightly patted on the smallest amount onto my cheekbones and its just fantastic!

Its sheer and shimmery without being sparkly or 'wet' looking. Its my favourite highlighter at the moment, you only need the smallest amount so it will last me so much longer than it would if I used it as a primer.

I say if its not your favourite primer and you love a soft, not sparkly highlight, use it on your cheeks. You wont regret it.

I love this product. I don't find that it helps my makeup stay on any longer - but i never have a problem with it wearing off. It provides a gorgeous glowy complexion. To be honest i have rated this lower as in NZ it is just too expensive. There are other comparable products that are much cheaper and do the same thing. Come on NZ do something about your extreme prices!!!