Benefit The POREfessional Primer Review, Price & Availability in India
2015 started off on a great note for me and I hope this will be supercalifragilisticexpialidocious year for all of us. ha ha I used to be soooo obsessed with that word during school. Anyhoo, lets start off the year with a product I yearned for from the day Sephora opened up in Delhi- Benefit The Porefessional Professional Primer which is said to be HG material for those with open pores. I had high hopes from this so read on to know how well it actually fared with me!
Price: Rs 2,230 for 27ml
Available at Sephora stores in India
Product Description
Quickly minimize the appearance of pores & fine lines for smoother-than-smooth skin! Apply this silky, lightweight balm alone, under or over makeup. Translucent, oil-free formula complements all skintones and helps makeup stay put. Contains a Vitamin E derivative, known to protect skin from free radicals.
Packaging
Benefit is known for its irreverent product names with cute and chic packaging. The benefit primer comes in a pretty sea blue plastic tube with a black cap. It has a small nozzle to take out the product and helps control the amount to dispense quite well. The tube is packaged in a cardboard box which comes with its set of instructions on usage, product details, date of expiry etc. The Benefit Porefessional Primer tube is smaller than what I expected but it is certainly travel friendly.
Texture
Benefit Porefessional Primer claims to have a balm like texture which pretty much holds true. It has a very silky finish which applies easily on the face. You are supposed to dab it onto your problem areas instead of rubbing it in as directed. The face primer certainly has a very silicone-y texture hence I wasn’t surprised to find the ingredient list to be full of them! This would definitely be a deterrent for those who have sensitive skin or are allergic to silicones.
Does it work on open pores?
I have suffered from open and enlarged pores pretty much all my life and I have tried every trick under the sun to minimize them. Though using toners regularly has certainly helped but the pores around my nose still bother me. The only solution was makeup and thats where comes in the need of a good primer. Benefit POREfessional Face Primer with its tempting claims seemed like the ultimate solution and I must say it did work well on that aspect. It evens out the complexion, fills in pores to a good extent but certainly does not hide them completely. As you can judge from the pictures below, the benefit the porefessional primer evened out my complexion a bit, the broken capillaries around my nose looked less prominent and the pores were blurred out.
Efficacy as a Primer
As a primer, it does a decent job. Keeps my makeup from sliding off for 6-7 hours even in hot and humid conditions. As for mattifying the face, my combination skin remains shine free for about 8-9 hours if I use the MAC Pro Longwear Foundation but only 4 hours if I’m wearing the TBS BB Cream hence it might not perform so well for those with oily skin.
Deal Breaker
Now coming to the major issue- breakout. I have been blessed with great skin and I was the girl who always had a healthy and clear complexion while all my girlfriends were worrying about their teenage acne in school. Literally nothing breaks me out and I never need to worry about the ingredient list but this is one product that ALWAYS breaks me out everytime I apply it. EVERY. SINGLE. TIME. I guess its because of all the silicones it contains that must be clogging my pores.
However, I found a way to make it work, afterall its crazy expensive and I couldn’t waste it. Instead of applying it all over my face, I only apply it to the problem areas- nose, under eye area and the chin which is where I primarily have enlarged pores. I avoid it on my forehead as that is where I majorly breakout with it. Least to say, a product that breaks you out is definitely not worth the money, especially if its this expensive!
This is how my skin looks with just the Benefit Porefessional. The picture is not airbrushed or softened. It is however photoshopped for cropping and watermarking. It really annoys me when people confuse “Photoshop” for airbrushing. *rant time*
Pros
1) Silky smooth and balm like texture
2) Evens out the complexion and reduces redness
3) Fills in pores and blurs them to a good extent
4) Gives a matte finish and increases the longevity of makeup
5) Cute and attractive packaging
Cons
1) Broke me out! :'(
2) Super expensive especially for the quantity
3) Does not keep the face shine free for more than 5 hours
HBM Rating
HBM Recommendation: Benefit The Porefessional Pore Minimizing Primer was neither a hit nor a miss for me. Though I absolutely love it for how well it minimized my enlarged pores but it clogged it and broke me out and my skin rarely does! I recommend you try out a sample before investing in the full sized product. If it does not break you out then you’ll surely love the results!
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omg!!!!!!!!! The price!!! But in India we get these brands at really high rates...
True. This is pretty expensive as it is and thanks to the taxes we pay up even more for it in India!
phew!! and I can understand it completely hun..
Though its an amazing product but Price :O
yeah plus the break out part is an absolute bummer!
Happy New year darling.... I hv tried a sample size of this product and yes, it did break me out too... So after the sample itself I called it quits. My better option before makeup is ice cube of rose water rubbed on my entire face. It really helps with my oily skin.... Lovely clicks Jaan....
Happy new year love! :*
Thats a great tip but the thought of it in winters makes me shiver :D I find the Colorbar Primer works amazingly well for my skin.
Thank u :*
That's a huge difference, seems to be an amazing product :)
It is indeed but totally broke me out!
Broke u out :o OMG! I always wanted to try it,now scared :/
yeah :'( try it just on your problem areas at first!
I just tried the Dr. Brandt pore no more primer and it is soooooo smooth which made me realise that there must be just silicones in it...but it did a great job..i have tried hourglass primer too and loved it!!
tell me about it! All these primers are loaded with silicones hence the smooth finish that we love oh so much! The hourglass primer has been on my lust list for sooo long! For now I think I'll give MAC or Clinique a try.
It made a noticeable difference to your pores Lisha, as I can see from the pics. But if it broke you out I am sure it will do the same to me since I have the most sensitive skin ever. Will stay away from this. I am in search of a good silicone free primer which works for sensitive acne prone skin and is budget friendly. Abhi toh it looks like a far fetched dream!
oh u must stay away from this then! Definitely not apt for those with sensitive skin.
Most of the primer are loaded with silicones so its quite a task finding one that suits us!
Awww...that is just too bad :( This makes a difference but the breakout is a deal breaker for sure!
absolutely! I am making it work by applying just on cheeks now!
Omg :O Broke you out? :-| I wish I could give this a try :-/ But no Sephora in Bangalore :'( as always very good review Lisha! :)
aww! hope they start their online store soon!
Excellent review dear ! great pictures.... works well on tiny and middle size pores <3
xoxo
It does but totally broke me out :'(