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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Sheer Envy Primer helps to even out the skin while reducing shine. Improves foundation application while minimizing skin imperfections. Make-up lasts longer and skin is left velvety smooth. A lightweight formula that enhances the skin's texture and primes the skin for makeup application.
1.6 oz or 45g and can be purchased at Wal-mart for $8 CAD.
FOR BEST RESULT
Apply a small amount for an even layer all over your face to create a skin-smoothing finish. Once dry, follow with foundation.
INGREDIENTS
Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Synthetic Fluorphlogopite, Silica Dimethicone/Vinyl Dimethicon Crosspolymer, Dimethiconol, 1,2-Hexanediol, Caprylyl Glycol, Mica, Titanium Dioxide
WHY YOU SHOULD SKIP THIS PRODUCT
I had really hoped that I would love this product because I had wanted to try a new face primer, but I was truly disappointed. This primer is a silicone based primer and it contains a lot of the same ingredients as ELF Minteral Face Primer, Smashbox Photo Finish, and so on. The texture is almost like a mousse texture and when applied onto my skin, it left my skin feeling very oily rather than a matte finish. (You can see from the picture that it's really shiny). I'm not sure if it's the tube than I bought, but it was extremely oily and wet, which made my skin even more oily than usual. So it definitely did not control my oil at all and I was not impressed by this.
The worst part is when the product started to separate. I had noticed that this happened to a few other people as well, so it's not just the bottle that I bought. Once the product separates, it becomes even more "wet" than before. The tube that I have now is very liquidy and no matter now much I tried to shake it, it will not return to its original "mousse" state. Another really gross thing about this primer is that even when it's just sitting on my table, the cap gets very oily. This suggests that the bottle is leaking or the product is just somehow seeping through. It's actually really gross! Furthermore, my foundation did not last any longer with this product than without it. So it did not fulfill its expectations.
I guess the two positive notes about this product is that 1) it is in a very convenient squeeze tube and 2) the price is really affordable. Other than that, I don't see this product working well for me. Even though it's affordable, it's not a good face primer at all!
RATING
Product (0/5)
Cost (5/5)
Ease of Use (4/5) - I do like the squeeze tube bottle
Packaging (4/5) - I've always liked the packaging from Hard Candy