Review : Smashbox Oil-Free Photo Finish Foundation Primer





Product Description
Create a perfect canvas for foundation application with this silky, lightweight blend of vitamins A & E, grape seed extract and green tea. Worn alone or under foundation to increase its longevity, our best-selling Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer Oil Free helps to reduce the appearance of fine lines and pores for flawless skin with a velvety-smooth finish. In a new square airless pump for freshness to the last drop.

Smashbox makeup artists use this product to create a perfect canvas for foundation application. The silky blend of vitamins and antioxidants smoothes and perfects skin, while the unique formula helps to inhibit the destruction of collagen, and fills in fine lines and pores for a flawless finish.

This product have been receiving rave reviews all over the world though there are some who dislike silicon-heavy primers.
I bought this colourless formula from Sephora Singapore at $75 ( or was it $72? ) while Sephora USA is just selling it at US$36.

A good friend love this to bits and thank me for recommending her this product. She just could not stop gushing how awesome this product it is, to everyone she met.
This silicon-heavy primer glides on easily on the face and dries up quickly, literally disappearing into the skin within seconds. It feels and seems almost weightless and made my skin velvety smooth, silky and soft. My make-up stayed well throughout the whole day.
Pores look smaller and lines seem to be smoother, making the skin a better canvas for a flawless looking finish. The best thing is, its oil-free.
What I really hate about, is the short nozzle in the bottle. It made it difficult to reach the ends and corners in the bottle. I have only used up 50% of the contents and I cannot seem to use the nozzle to push out the contents anymore. Guess what I did? I used a cotton bud to scoop out the contents instead.
Its quite bothersome and wasteful of my cotton buds but there is no better idea which I can see.

It also comes in different colours to correct the different issues on your skin, ie. redness, uneven tones, etc.
However, note that some people may be sensitive to silicion laden products.

Awards :
Winner of Best of Sephora Award for Best Primer, one of Marie Claire's "25 Products That Will Change Your Life", an InStyle Best Beauty Buy.

Ingredients :
Cyclomethicone, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Isopropylparaben, Isobutylparaben, Butylparaben, Retinyl Palmitate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Propylene Glycol, Water, Grape Seed Extract, Kolanut Seed Extract, Camellia Oleifera Leaf Extract

Source : Smashbox