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Arbonne Virtual Illusion Makeup Primer
I bought this primer because I have a lot of foundations that I used before, when my skin was oily. Now my skin is dry and sensitive, and I didn't want to throw out my foundations. I bought this because of the high ratings here. . I have never before found a primer that I like, but this is actually really good for the purpose I bought it for. I must say: this does NOT WORK with my moisturising fou...read morendations - then they stripe, slip and n-e-v-e-r dry. BUT: with oil free foundations that are mattifying and long lasting this is great! Examples are: Double Wear from Estee Lauder, Revlon Colorstay, Guerlain Parure, MAC Pro Longwear, Clarins Everlasting Foudation - all of these foundations are for oily skin, but if you have normal or dry skin and this primer, you can wear them too! . My skin is dry and sensitive. NO foundations for oily skin would look good on me, even with a ton of moisturizer - when the moisturizer sunk in and/or evaporated during the day, the foundation made my skin look dry. But not with this! Why I want to wear foundations for oily skin? Because these foundation often have awesome staying power, which is reeeally important for me. This primer makes the foundations look so smooth, perfect and...unnotisable! Before this primer Double Wear looked horrible on me: very obvious, dried my skin out and made my face look very flat. Now it looks natural, dewey (yes! So if you don't like dewey, this may not be for you) ans doesn't dry my skin out AT ALL! It's unbelievably amazing! . My routine: wash face, moisturize, wait for moisturizer to sink in, apply under eye concealer, then this primer (I do not apply to eye area because my concealer doesn't work with it, just as moisturizing foundations don't), Wait for primer to set a little bit. Apply foundation with a sponge. I know this waists more product than brush or fingers, but I prefer this method for this primer because it's easier to achieve an even look this way. . BTW: this is the type of slippery siliconey primer, not the sticky, non-oily type like the types Dior makes, or the L'oreal one. I love this primer! I don't own it because I only wear blush and not really foundation so I didn't think it would really be worth it for me, but my friend let me use hers once. It goes on easily and it dries sooooo soft and velvety. It's actually almost worth wearing alone with out make up over it because of how it makes your skin feel. It did make my blush pop and it seemed like I didn't have to use as much to get the desired effect. I tried it on my eyelids and it really didn't do much as an eyeshadow primer...but I don't think it's really meant for that. I would definitely buy it if I wore foundation more.This review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 6 of 9 people said helpful
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Great Product!!
I love how this makes my skin feel and look. I feel younger! The price is a bit hard to get over, but I will definitely buy it again!This review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 4 of 5 people said helpful
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Absolutley in my top 10 must have Arbonne products!! LOVE this primer - makes my makeup last all day!This review is: Helpful | Not helpful | Inappropriate | 3 of 8 people said helpful
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