Revlon PhotoReady Perfecting Primer

This is the best primer I've found, but I wish that it wasn't so expensive and was in a bottle that pushed it up from the bottom, like other makeups I've used.

I've tried color correcting, urring, smoohing, high-end department store to OTC drug store brands. By far, this is my go-to primer. it never fails me. It's smooth, not super oily. It's got a soft matte finish but can be applied to dry skin, too. It doesn't cause me to break out, either. It's lighweight and doesn't wear off before I can apply all of my makeup. I don't use an eye primer because this works perfect for my eyeshadow, too.

The only quibble I have with this is that it DOES tend to pill slightly, but only if you have layers of product under it, ie. toner followed by serum, moisturiser, and sunscreen. And that’s if you don’t follow the many-layered Korean A.M. skincare regimen!On the plus side, this is one of the few primers that I can wear alone, on those days when I’m having a ‘good skin’ kind of a day (you KNOW what I mean! One of those all-too-scarce happy days when the skin gods smile on you).On THOSE days, this primer blends over my sunscreen easily, filling in the gaps like the best quality paint primer - except that I don’t need a top coat of foundation.It evens everything up in my skin. Little blotches are smoothed over and the whole canvas that was my face looks freshened up, a bit like it’s been run through one of those subtle filters on FaceTune. Not many primers do that. In my comprehensive and exhaustive use of primers from the cheap to the costly, only two have achieved this Primer Plateau: THIS ONE and the Too Faced’s Primed and Poreless in the original pink tube.Also, it’s mercifully matte, but not in a dry and withered way. I don’t want or need a primer to give may skin a ‘glow’ thank you very much! My skin’s oily enough. A soft yet clear matte finish is what I aim for in a primer.Here’s but a small list of the also-ran primers that didn’t quite make the cut —Laura’s Mercier and Geller, L’Oreal’s SPF 30 (nice finish but pills horribly!), E.L.F., Armani Master Primer, L’Oreal Pro-Matte Primer, Monistat Anti-Chafing Gel used as Primer (An excellent primer under foundation BTW - one of the best!), Urban Decay, Fenty, Kat Von D., Kryolan, Mehron and Cinema Secrets. And there’s more but that’s quite enough. You get the idea...The primer comes in three shades but honestly, I can NOT see an appreciable difference in them at all.They’re all good and worth trying.- Thanks for taking the time to read this review. I hope my candid comments have helped you somewhat.

I've been using this product for well over a year. I love the way it preps my face for makeup. My makeup goes on smoothly and it covers dark spots and skin discoloration. I definitely will reorder this product again.

I have a very oily T-zone, yet my cheeks, forehead area are very dry. I went through so many different primers, yet I still don't think I found an ideal primer for me. I can't layer this primer onto my entire face, (I can't stand unbreathable feeling through my skin throughout the day). At first, I made a mistake to layer my entire face with this primer (without knowing I will immediately want to wash it off). I applied this primer as thin as possible, (since it has an unique finish texture, it could make your face so cakey, and it emphasizes wrinkles), and when I applied my liquid foundation after applied this primer, my foundation started to pulling a primer around with. So, I had to stop using a brush to apply foundation, I had to use a makeup sponge. but then, my pore started to show. (yikes)If you have a neutral skin type, this primer will do wonder for you, but if you have an oily/dry/combination skin type. you will experience this primer gets moved around while you apply foundation.So, now I only use this primer on my nose and underneath eyes where I have big pores issue to filling pores. I wanted to like this primer, reviews I read were very promising.This product itself isn't a bad one.It is my skin type which doesn't get along with this primer much. 😥if you like a siliconic finish primer, this is for you.But, if you dislike a siliconic finish, you won't like this primer.

El mejor primer. Le da un brillo hermoso al rostro y hace que se vea liso y suave. Me encanta!

This is truky amazing, I use this following my daily moisturizer (Mary Kay Timewise oil free moisturizer)... before using this product my skin would look very translucent, you could see veins, every blemish, or uneven spot on my acne probe skin... using moisturizer alone was not an option... but then there was this photoready primer....AMAZING, I can use moisturizer & this & walk out the door without feeling very insecure. Those smoothes out all of my problems, veins, blemishes, uneven skin tone. It's like a miracle in a bottle.Now with all that being said, I do still choose to wear makeup 95% of the time. Those primer allows my makeup to stay very well all day long (& I work 9 hour shifts)...I do blot my face in the restroom (using toilet seat covers tp remove excess grease from my face) - but amazingly my makeup stays put...Can't say enough about this product, I never want to be without it.Oh & did I mention that most cc creams make my skin crawl? I'm not sure what it is about sunblock, but any SPF in my makeup & I literally will be scratching my face until it's raw (not a good look) - but this product does not irritate my semi-sensitive skin!