For as long as I can remember my skin has been producing enough oil to install an oil rig. For years I have tried unsuccessfully to find a foundation or product to control the oil without causing breakouts or feeling heavy on my face. Even those popular blotting papers never seemed to help because I would just end up layering on powder afterwards. Well, I have FINALLY found the solution! SmashBox PhotoFinish Primer Light is a miracle worker on oily skin. Not only does it absorb the oil underneath your foundation, it also fills in lines and reduces the look of large pores (which I happen to be ‘blessed’ with).
I usually layer on my SPF lightweight face lotion, then add a coat of SmashBox primer (with a foundation brush) to seal in the moisture and absorb the oil, then layer on my choice of foundation. Now that I have discovered this miracle worker I actually have a choice of which foundation to use. Liquid foundations used to exacerbate the oiliness and powders never provided enough coverage alone. I can’t quite remember how I stumbled upon this fabulous product, but I have been faithfully using it for over 3 years now and will never go back to anything else.
For those with not so oily skin, SmashBox also offers a multitude of similar primers for other issues such as wrinkles, redness, sunspots, and ruddiness. PhotoFinish retails for $36 and I can assure you it is worth every penny…and lasts me upwards of six months using it every day. Pick yours up from Sephora today and get free shipping with orders over $50, a free sample of Korres Eye Cream with offer code KORRES and a free sample of Bare Escentuals Buxom Lash mascara with offer code BUXOM. Bare Escentuals has also recently launched a mattifying foundation which I am dying to try with my SmashBox for the ultimate ‘no-shine’ face.
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Alicia
