e.l.f Mineral Infused Primer

This is a really good basic primer. Has a silicone feel. Smooths the skin, fills in pores (to an extent), prolongs the wear of makeup applied on top and controls oils. I love this primer and will repurchase again and again.

This primer was one of my first primers when I had no idea how primers worked. It was cheap and came in a huge bottle which even now has about 1/3 left. The pump dispenser is easy to use and hygienic.

This has a very thick, gel like consistency (which I now know is due to the silicone). It mostly spreads smoothly but sometimes if you put too much on it rubs to form kind of gritty 'clumps'. It makes my face feel smoother when I'm wearing it but it also feels almost as if my skin can't 'breathe'. I'm an avid believer in natural, 'no makeup' makeup so the weight of this on my face is quite off putting.

Since this one I've also tried benefit's porefessional and some korean branded whitening primer. Both feel lighter and fill my pores more smoothly than this elf one. So this bottle has slowly migrated to the back of my makeup drawer.

I would recommend this to those starting out with makeup, looking for a cheap primer.

I really like this primer considering the price I paid for it (about $5 off iHerb). I love the silicone/gel feeling and it went on my skin really smoothly. Make sure you don't use too much though as it can leave you a bit oily.

I found it left a good base for my foundation and lasted all day.

I can't really comment in comparison to high-end primers as I haven't used many, but this is a great cheap primer.

When I first brought this i was a little bit skeptical due to the price. I found it made my skin feel instantly smooth when appplied. Helped my makeup glide on smoother. I felt it helped me by providing a smooth base for my foundation.

I had been wanting to try this primer for years, I finally got around to ordering one from Iherb.com for $8.24 New Zealand dollars and was very impressed with the results.

It comes in a plastic bottle with an air pump dispenser. At first glance I mistook the plastic bottle for a glass one, very chic and sleek packaging. There is 14 grams which is approximately half the amount of an average primer, but for the price it is still a great find.

After moisturizing my face, I like to use 2 pumps of primer to cover my face and neck. The formula is a clear thick gel form, it has a slight silicone scent, and glides on to the skin in a matter of seconds. It leaves a velvet smooth finish, settles into my fine lines and acts like a filler, the small pores are unnoticeable, which is fantastic for the next step which is applying my foundation. This primer works well with liquid and powder foundation, it makes a great base that lasts 8-10 hours depending on the weather and what I am doing.

I am shocked with the results, for the cheap price and how well it performs, I will be repurchasing this when I do my next Iherb order.

This just glides on after I moisturise and then I find it helps my foundation to go on my face more evenly. I got it online and I think it’s a must have for under $10! It does what it says it can do as it really does help to achieve a more flawless appearance in combination with your moisturiser and foundation.

I was expecting great things from this primer but it really let me down. I have quite dry skin, and very crepey under my eyes, so I was hoping this primer would allow my concealer (I don't wear foundation) to glide on smoothly and help fill some of the lines so I'd get better coverage out of my concealer. Unfortunately it did none of those things. The silicone base was very off-putting too - it FELT smoothing, but didn't LOOK smoothing (if that makes any sense?). In any case, I moved onto another primer after only using it for a few days. I gave this one to my teenage daughter (combination skin, prone to break-outs) and she loves it! At least one of us is happy :-)

I paid $8.99 for this product, my first whirl at primer. I could spare the $9for that and wasn’t expecting to be wowed. Admittedly my first use I used far too much and it was quite greasy and I wasn’t thrilled, next time I got a much smaller amount and applied, the more you work it in the better the finish I feel, my foundation looked great. I use a revlon liquid and the base this helps create is great.