e.l.f Mineral Infused Primer

I quite like this primer although i am yet to find one that i LOVE. I have quite large pores so a primer is a must. Although this primer doesnt work magic on my skin and you can still see my pores it makes my foundation last alot longer and ive noticed im not as shiny and oily if i were to go without it. The packaging is nice and simple and this product is very affordable, i buy mine off iherb for $6 so for the price you cant really go wrong. The amount of product however isnt overly much, i dont use this everyday and it hasnt lasted very long at all. I think if you had smaller pores and better skin than i do then this would be a great product :)

When I was first introduced to iherb, this product seemed to be a popular choice, and after reading the reviews on this item, I thought it was worth a try.

The ELF primer comes in a small hard plastic cylinder, and uses a pump to dispense the product. I actually love this method because it so easy to use, and easy to control how much product is released. The only thing about the design that isn’t great is that when you disassemble the container, you can see there is not actually as much primer are you think there is as the cylinder which actually holds the product is very small, and sits inside a much bigger cylinder which makes you think you’re getting a lot for your money.

The primer is clear in colour, and has a thick consistency. When smoothed over skin, it leaves skin feeling very smooth and I think this product almost has a silicon texture to it. I find a little more than a pea size amount is enough for full coverage of my face.

I let the primer set for a few minutes before I apply my foundation, and I find as a primer it works reasonably well. My foundation lasts the majority of the day, but not the whole day before it starts slipping and sliding. And if the day is really hot, the primer starts slipping a lot earlier in the day. On negative about this product is that when I touch my face, I feel like the silicon feel of the primer transfers onto my hands, which I don’t like.

For the price of this primer, it’s worth a try. I have to say it’s nowhere near my favourite primer, but I keep it in the back of my makeup table for a back-up.

This has to be the weirdest feeling primer I have used..... It feels like a powder.. but it also feels like it never sets/dries? It definitely does what it says but I feel like you have to wait a while before applying foundation over top of it due to the fact that it still feels wet, and it feels like it clogs my pores a little. Good product but for me, the way that it feel once on lets it down.

I bought this primer because I had never really used 1 before and I did really like the packaging. When I received this it came in a small pump bottle but I did find that the actual product is inside of another small container inside the main one. I found that this product did make my skin feel very smooth and my foundation did apply really well over the top. This product did make my makeup last longer as well. The bottle lasted me about 2 months which I found pretty good for the amount of product you do actually get. Would buy again as a back up primer.

Ive been using this primer for a week now and I have noticed the difference in my foundation at the end of the day.

It no longer has the flaky look where my skin has a tendency to get dry.

It goes on so smoothly it feels like a powder on your skin, the downside of being clear is its hard to tell where its been applied.

For price its great and I use it every day but for special occasions where I really want my skin to stand out I think there is better but they of course come with a price.

I really need to try this some more. I've actually mostly used it on client and I don't know what went wrong but on several occasions the primer started coming off. I think I will give it a few more goes on myself. But so far I'm not particularly impressed.

Good primer but when I opened it had hardly any primer in the bottle. Made my skin feel really silky witch I didnt like also didnt feel like it went into my skin just felt like it sat on top

I'm very much on the fence with this one. I didn't hate it, but it didn't really impress me either.

As has been mentioned in other reviews, the packaging is a bit of a trick and there's actually a very small amount of it in the tube. I didn't read the capacity when I ordered it though and it was very cheap, so I have no real complaints there. It may be something for others to bear in mind though. I liked the style of pump dispenser for limited waste of product.

This primer has a really nice, refreshing scent to it and it glided on smoothly. It didn't feel too slimy and left the surface of my skin feeling very smooth in preparation for makeup.

The overall finish at first felt and looked very flawless with my regular foundation on top but, as the day went on, I don't think my base lasted any better than it normally would. I occasionally skip this step of my makeup routine when I'm in a huge hurry and I honestly don't know for sure whether it made a great deal of difference.

For that reason, I just can't get excited about this one. It hasn't really made a difference for me, for better or worse.

I started using this primer and it was great it kept my foundation on and made it go on silky smooth. But then about 3 days later.. boom. Huuuge painful and embarassing acne breakout! I usually get one at a time and usually only my chin or forehead but I got acne all ovet my cheeks too! It was the most peculiar thing. I haven't used it for a month now and the acne has gone but my skin isn't the same anymore.. I hate this product :(