66%
would repurchase
3.5/5
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description

Perfect skin in under a minute. Normal, Dry, Combination, Oily skin types. Cream texture. Apply before foundation for a flawless complexion. This award winning primer is the perfect combination of make-up and skin care. With an ultra-light, ultra-smooth texture it glides on skin, leaving a imperceptible veil on its surface, filling in and smoothing away the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles and pores. Your skin is left 'foundation ready' to give your make-up a more even and flawless finish. Can also be used alone or mixed-in with your foundation. Polishes, smooths and fills in wrinkles and fine lines.

ingredients

******NEW FORMULA: Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil, Vinyl Dimethicone/Methicone Silsesquioxane CrosspolymerSilica, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Pentaerythrityl Tetraisostearate, Alcohol, Tocopheryl Acetate, Butylene Glycol, Silica Dimethyl Silylate, Acacia Senegal Gum, Phenoxyethanol, Caprylyl Glycol, Hexylene Glycol, Ci 77019/Mica, Ci 77491/Iron Oxide, Ci 77891/Titanium Dioxide, Ci 75470/Carmine.

Reviews

Reviews


2.0
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16 years ago

This product is good if you aren't going to wear anything other than powder over top. If you use a TM or foundation, it makes your make up look very thick and cakey. Kind of like you plastered...

About reviewer (50 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure

HairBlond, Other, Other

EyesOther



5.0
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16 years ago

Excellent product. It makes pores and lines vanish . . . well at least temporarily. It provides a smooth base for foundation and can even be used on your neck and chest to create a smooth even...

About reviewer (47 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinOily, Fair-Medium

HairBlond

EyesBrown


5.0
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16 years ago

I love this primer! It really makes my pores look smaller, and is sooo smooth going on. It helps my foundation apply at LOT smoother too. I notice a pretty significant difference when I use it. My...

About reviewer (35 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinDry, Fair

HairBrunette

EyesBlue


5.0
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16 years ago

i love love love this product!!! it really covers up my gigantic pores on my nose area which is super i did like the photo finish but i didnt think it was anything special but this primer is so...

About reviewer (1 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinOily, Tan, Warm

HairBrown, Curly, Medium

EyesBlack


4.0
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16 years ago

i think this is similar to clinique pore minimizer instant perfector (texture and all), except instant perfector also works as a shine control, this one doesn't. it is, however, still a very good...

About reviewer (483 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinSensitive, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBrown, Straight, Medium

EyesBrown


5.0
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16 years ago

I really like this product. I have never really been picky with primers, I use three others apart from this one and they all work really well for me. This one does indeed smooth the face instantly...

About reviewer (62 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Olive

HairBlack

EyesBrown


4.0
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16 years ago

I love this product - makes my skin smooth/great primer before foundation. Doesn't break me out at all; doesn't feel oily at all :)

About reviewer (11 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBrunette, Wavy, Medium

EyesBrown


3.0
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16 years ago

I like this stuff, but not every day because of the 'cones. It does a great job filling in my enlarged pores and my fine lines, and it even mattifies my t zone. I use it when I want a little...

About reviewer (380 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinVery Dry, Fair, Cool

HairBlond, Other, Other

EyesGreen


3.0
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16 years ago

I think this does a pretty good job filling in fine lines and enlarge pores. It didn't fill in deep wrinkles (I tried it on a scar!). I also felt! It was too oily for were I wanted to use it-my...

About reviewer (79 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinSensitive, Fair, Cool

HairOther, Straight, Medium

EyesBlue


5.0
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16 years ago

This is my HG primer! It definitely lives up to it's name and then some. Before I found this primer my foundation would sit in my pores like a hot mess. But this primer really does fill in the...

About reviewer (59 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Fair, Neutral

HairBrunette, Straight, Fine

EyesBrown


5.0
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16 years ago

I actually like this product more than Smashbox's Photo Finish. This product is slightly thicker than photo finish. It actually covered up the ugly pores on my nose, hallelujah. I don't really know...

About reviewer (70 reviews)

AgeUnder 18

SkinAcne-prone, Fair-Medium

HairBrown

EyesBlack


5.0
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16 years ago

This is the best primer on the market hands down. It gives great coverage, smooths out the skin so well so quickly--and you only need so little to cover the entire face. Gives nice matte finish,...

About reviewer (110 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

HairBlack

EyesBrown


5.0
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16 years ago

Wow I am impressed with this product and have only been using for a week. I have an oily t-zone, SD and am acne prone so in theory, this product should not be so perfect for me but it is!! One...

About reviewer (210 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinOily, Fair, Warm

HairBlond, Straight, Fine

EyesBlue


5.0
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16 years ago

This contains acacia micro-pearls which are like tiny sponges that use the natural moisture of the skin to expand and fill in lines/pores making the skin's surface smoother in appearance and feel....

About reviewer (1072 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinNormal, Medium, Warm

HairBlack, Straight, Medium

EyesBlack


3.0
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16 years ago

I received a sample of this at Sephora. I used it 3 times and it just does not work for me. My skin is a bit sensitve with an oily t-zone. I loved the way it felt when I applied it and it...

About reviewer (145 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Medium Brown, Warm

HairBlack, Curly, Medium

EyesBrown


3.0
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16 years ago

I almost liked this. I tried it in a variety of ways...just on wrinkles, with my foundation, alone, under tinted moisturizer. I like the results for the most part but it never lasted. I the...

About reviewer (69 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinOily, Medium, Warm

HairBrunette, Wavy, Medium

EyesBrown


3.0
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16 years ago

I think this was an okay product. Didn't really make my makeup last longer but it did apply easier. It actually made my foundation a shade lighter too. So, I HAD to apply bronzer afterwards or...

About reviewer (152 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Warm

HairBrunette, Wavy, Medium

EyesBrown


5.0
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16 years ago

It is excellent make-up base. Although it seems very heavy and when applied at first it seems a bit oily, but in fact it isn't. It leaves my skin very smooth and mattifys my skin. The only problem...

About reviewer (154 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinOily, Fair, Warm

HairBlond, Other, Other

EyesBlue


2.0
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16 years ago

At first I loved this product - it evened my skin tone and made the imperfections less visible. But it think it causes me breakouts. I'll giv it another try because it's pretty expensive...

About reviewer (15 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium

HairBrown

EyesGreen


5.0
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16 years ago

This is what Clarins has to say about Instant Smooth... "The perfect marriage of make-up and skin care for a spectacular beauty effect. A magical melting, invisible texture perfectly smoothes the...

About reviewer (7 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinCombination, Dark, Not Sure

HairBlack, Other, Other

EyesBrown