76%
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4.0/5
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ingredients

Active Ingredients: Dimethicone (1.2%) Inactive Ingredients: Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone/ Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Silica, Tocopheryl Acetate, Trisiloxane. ---------------------------------------------------- COMPARISON: SmashBox Photo Finish Primer ingredients: Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Dimethicone, Trisiloxane, Silica, Dimethicone/ Vinyldimethicone Crosspolymer, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Retinyl Palmitate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Extract, Propylene Glycol, Water (Aqua, Eau), Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract, Cola Acuminata Seed Extract, Camellia Oleifera Leaf Extract.

Reviews

Reviews


5.0
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15 years ago

i didn't believe it when someone told me about using chafing gel as a primer...i thought it was weird...and then i tried it myself and i'm a convert!!! it works like a charm and is dirt cheap! it's...

About reviewer (24 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinSensitive, Fair, Warm

HairRed, Curly, Fine

EyesHazel



3.0
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15 years ago

I originally bought this to use as a primer almost a a year or so ago after hearing, like everyone else, that it has the same ingredients as other primers. I loved the way it allowed my makeup to...

About reviewer (25 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinOily, Dark

HairBlack

EyesBrown


2.0
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15 years ago

I was looking for a cheap alternative to my primer (Sephora’s Anti-Shine Primer- $18 for 1 oz.). I saw the reviews on this product and decided to try it out. My daily regiment consists of using a...

About reviewer (2 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Tan

HairBrown

EyesBlack


5.0
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15 years ago

The best primer there is. So cheap and it does what the other primers have failed to do for me. The consistency is silky. It makes my Colorstay application so much easier. It keeps the oilies at...

About reviewer (15 reviews)

Age

SkinAcne-prone, Medium, Warm

HairBrunette, Other, Other

EyesBrown


5.0
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15 years ago

Talk about cheapest and best primer EVER. Glides like a dream, helps makeup GLIDE easily, and it's just as good as any expensive primer i've tried. Color & smell. It's colorless and odorless as...

About reviewer (81 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinAcne-prone, Fair-Medium

HairBrown

EyesBrown


2.0
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15 years ago

Really wanted to like this, but it makes me look so greasy and shiny after an hour or so. I've now tried this in the summer, fall, & winter. I'm not sure why it controls shine so well for others...

About reviewer (49 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Fair

HairBlond

EyesBlue


5.0
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15 years ago

I haven't tried this as an all-over face primer, as I noticed a lot of the reviewers have, but I do use this everyday as an eyeshadow primer. It really works! Absolutely NO creasing, unlike other...

About reviewer (88 reviews)

Age

SkinCombination, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBrunette, Other, Medium

EyesBrown


3.0
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15 years ago

The monistat gave me milia like bumps, which turned into 2 cysts on my cheek.. Happy that it works for other women though! I now use this product on the back of my heels so that my feet feel...

About reviewer (41 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinAcne-prone, Medium

HairBrunette

EyesBrown


5.0
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15 years ago

FYI this product is being discontinued in Canada - I just called the 1800 Monistat number (1-800-891-4857) - at this time there is no replacement for it! Don't know if this is true for the U.S. or...

About reviewer (167 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinCombination, Fair, Warm

HairBrunette, Curly, Medium

EyesGreen


4.0
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15 years ago

Primer is the only thing I wear--no concealer, no foundation, no powder. So I'm always looking for the ultimate primer. I've tried various primers over the years and my fave is DHC's velvet skin....

About reviewer (1 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinSensitive, Fair, Cool

HairBlond, Wavy, Fine

EyesOther


5.0
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15 years ago

I have been using this for about a year, and it is one of my must have things in my makeup bag. I have been using primer in general for about 4 years, and have tried Clarins, Estee Lauder,...

About reviewer (158 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinVery Oily, Olive, Not Sure

HairBlack, Wavy, Fine

EyesBrown


5.0
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15 years ago

This is an amazing primer!! Its feels just like DHC velvet skin primer it controls oil and my makeup stays on so much longer.Even after i finish exercising my makeup looked like i just applied...

About reviewer (17 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinCombination, Olive, Warm

HairBlond, Other, Other

EyesHazel


5.0
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15 years ago

I am SO GLAD I discovered this through some gurus on YouTube, this stuff is just amazing, buying it was a little awkward because of the name I won't lie ;), but ZOMG does it do a bad ass job at...

About reviewer (60 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinNormal, Olive, Warm

HairBlack, Straight, Medium

EyesBlack


2.0
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15 years ago

This did not work for me as a makeup primer. It indeed controls shine in the beginning but after an hour later, my skin was back to it's normal texture--oily and shiny. It also made my makeup melt...

About reviewer (19 reviews)

Age25-29

SkinOily, Olive

HairBlack

EyesBlack


5.0
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15 years ago

This stuff is awesome. I have combo skin and this keeps me matte for hours. It feels great and makeup applies smoothly over it. I don't understand why people would be put off by the idea of putting...

About reviewer (7 reviews)

Age30-35

SkinOily, Fair-Medium, Neutral

HairBlond, Straight, Medium

EyesHazel


5.0
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15 years ago

I've used both this and Smashbox PhotoFinish, and while the products feel ever so slightly different out of the tube/pump, they work EXACTLY the same. I actually prefer the Monistat, because it...

About reviewer (9 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination, Medium

HairBrunette

EyesBrown


1.0
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15 years ago

it's no surprise this would cause breakouts, its almost pure silicones, try using a primer with willowbark or salicylic acid instead.

About reviewer (154 reviews)

Age36-43

SkinCombination, Fair, Warm

HairBlack, Straight, Other

EyesOther


2.0
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15 years ago

Ugh, products like these are so frustrating. It keeps me matte for 10hrs+, my mineral foundation glides on and stays perfect all day long. But it breaks me out. I still cheat sometimes and use...

About reviewer (46 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinSensitive, Olive, Warm

HairBlack, Straight, Fine

EyesBlack


4.0
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15 years ago

I am embarrassed to say I didn't think of this before....I have used laura geller, laura mercier, avon, urban decay, and cliniqe primers. I have very large pores on the side of my nose. I really...

About reviewer (25 reviews)

Age44-55

SkinCombination, Fair, Neutral

HairBlond, Other, Fine

EyesHazel


4.0
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15 years ago

Great primer! I purchased mine for about $6 and there is 1.5 oz in the tube. I'm not creeped out by the fact that it is for use on inner thighs and bikini area. It goes on and feels very silky on...

About reviewer (234 reviews)

Age19-24

SkinOily, Fair, Warm

HairBrunette, Curly, Fine

EyesBlue