Revlon Photoready Perfecting Primer Review

I normally love Revlon products, however this primer didnt do it for me. I loved the consistency when trying it in store, but once I got it home it was disappointing. It made my Foundation patchy, it didn't last, and it smelt weird. I dreaded seeing my reflection and after a good 2 weeks of trying to use it every which way, I gave up...

I tried this product at the beginning of 2013 in the hope that it would reduce the appearance of pores, even out my skin tone and help my make up to last throughout the day. I noticed virtually no difference in my skin when using this primer, both before and after applying makeup. In terms of its claim of 'reducing the appearance of pores' I noticed no difference, with or without primer. My pores are not overly large, but are reasonably noticeable either side of my nose when I have applied foundation. I have found the Lioele secret pore smoothing primer to be a much better alternative, with a better price tag than Revlon.

My skin was no smoother after applying the Revlon Photoready primer, and my redness and uneven skin tone was just as visable. It did however, make some difference to the way my makeup lasted throughout the day. It certainly kept it in place more so than if I had gone without, but no more than any other primer I have tried.

The Revlon Photoready primer has given me no reason to continue using it. With so many primers in store and online, I would not recommending spending $38 on this one. The Balm Time Balm is a great all rounder and the Lioele primer already mentioned is great for reducing the appearance of pores. I was once a big Revlon fan but once again their products are not standing out against others than are more affordable.

This product is something I was thinking about buying for a long time before I actually brought it, and I wish I had read the reviews for it before I purchased it. The packaging of this product is effective, with a pump dispersing a small amount of product, which is easy to use, and economical, which I love because I hate to waste products. The product itself is a light and smooth consistency, and goes on my face smoothly. I use this primer when my skin is breaking out, and use it to smooth my skin out before applying foundation, and this primer (although it makes my skin feel smooth), does not actually provide a surface that Is smooth enough for makeup to go onto and I have other primers that do a better job of providing a smooth canvas for foundation.

This is a really light product, which is an aspect I love about this primer, as I really love natural looks, and appreciate when my skin is able to breathe! I did not find that this reduced the appearance of fine lines, or pores, and I even tried using more product, but this did not seem to help at all. I can sometimes use primers just as a base, to even out skin tone and this was not a primer that I could do this with as I did not find it that effective for this either! Im not convinced with this product, so I won’t be buying it again!

My tried & true primer finally ran out I'd found it very smoothing, making putting on foundation a breeze. Do off to our local Department store, brought this, and its every thing my old primer wasnt. It makes my skin very dry. And foundation does not go on smothly

Provided a good even coverage, although just wasn’t a fan of the formula and look it provided. Wasn’t dewy or glowy, but instead just made my face covered in tiny sparkles and didn’t look natural at all. Perhaps this look is for some people, but not for me. I found it seeped into all my dry patches and fine lines too, which wasn’t the best. I would not try this again.

Being ‘photo ready’ to me means having lovely glowing smooth skin and this just didn’t do it.

After apply the Revlon primer I didn’t notice any change in redness or skin tone. It does what a basic primer would and help keep makeup in place for longer but there are better ones out there that can help with a lovely starting base for your makeup.

It was a one off purchase for me because of price but I do regret it now I have further understanding of what else there is to offer.

It doesn’t stand out amongst the wide range available.

I got this in a gift bag i received from Revlon and thought it would be good to have a primer since my porefessional by benefit is running out.

It feels like creamy and silicony so initial thoughts would be it would even out my skin just a wee bit and minimise my pores. NOPE. It didn't do anything.

My base actually slid around through out the day with this underneath. I compared it to the days i did my makeup with and without this product and my skin felt better and looked better and was more long-lasting without this on. So it didn't really do anything for me whatsoever.

I guess if you're so used to a cult favourite which is the Porefessional by Benefit, it would be hard to like this.

I was so excited to try this product when it first came out as I have always been a lover of all things Revlon - But this just didn't do it for me.

I found that it was really expensive at first but with the deal that was on at Farmers ("Buy 2, Get 1 Free") it worked out cheaper with a few other products.

The product was really light, but I felt it changed the tone of my skin alot for a primer, it didn't reduce the appearance of pores at all. My foundation also didn't like to stay on my face. I did also notice in photos I looked really washed out when using this primer, not like others.

I like this primer. My foundation goes on smoothly and evenly. However, there is one big problem...the bottle!! I have used just over half the bottle and can no longer pump any product out. I have had to crack the top off. Because of this I will not buy this primer again.

It goes on nice and smooth, and does help your base spead and blend evenly. But that was about it. After that I felt seperated my foundation, so my base didnt last as long or look as good as it usually would through out the day. Hit and miss for me.