Prime Time

Primer, one of my most loved makeup products, and something I am always on the look out for. So when i was in Superdrug, browsing through the makeup section last month, the new Maybelline primer 'The Smoother Skin Retexturising Primer' caught my eye. I have been trying it out over the last couple of weeks with my normal  foundation and thought that today i would do a little review on it. 

Packaging: The product comes in a small 7 ml glass pot with a screw lid. When holding the pot it feels quite weighty and to me this gives it a kind of 'expensive feel'

The Product:  The product is a gel like texture and to me this seemed strange as I am used to primers that are cream based. 

Application: A little of this product goes a long way, and this is good due to the tiny amount you acttually get,  All you have to do is take a tiny bit  and gently rub it in to your skin. This product is amazing and almost like magically leaves your skin as smooth as a babies bottom., meaning you are easily able to apply your foundation on top of it. It also doesn't take a long time to dry and means that if you are in a rush then this is the perfect product for you.

Cost: Now for the amount of product you get I would say that this is a bit pricey. The average price I can find is around £9.99 from Boots and Superdrug. 

Overall Opinion: Once you put this  on it leaves your skin silky smooth, and once the rest of your makeup is applied it will stay on a lot longer than not using it. Now although I like this product and the way it leaves your skin I don't this it is the best product for me. I think that for me, someone with normal to dry skin, this primer is very drying and  not the best type for me. This is why I think I am going to revert back to only using cream based primers.

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