Primer Vs. Primer

HELLO BEAUTIFUL

lets talk primers

Not too long ago, I went to Sephora (I always go to Sephora. Who am I kidding?) But on this particular trip, I took two samples of primers.  I tried out Smashbox's "Photo Finish" Foundation Primer and Benefit's the POREfessional.

In this picture, the primer to your left is Benefit's primer and to the right is Smashbox's primer.

What I love about Sephora is that their samples last a good amount of time.  You get the product long enough to really gain an opinion on how well it works for you.

The good news is that both primers work really well! They both have slightly different consistency and they both look different (as you can see in this photo).  But, both do work well! So if you have already purchased one of these, it was a good choice.  Both smooth over your pores without clogging them and your foundation will stick.  I can go almost all day without having to do any foundation touch ups.  If anything, I might have to re-touch up on my blush.

But this post is about which primer is better.  It was hard to figure out which primer was better when I first used them.  I bounced between them both during the first two uses of each.  In the end, I did find that I liked one more than the other.

In the battle of the primers, my favorite from these two is Benefit's Porefessional.  I feel that it covered my pores more than the "Photo Finish" primer.  Another reason why I think that Porefessional is the better primer in the long run is because there is a primer that looks exactly like Smashbox's "Photo Finish" and it's Tarte cosmetic's Clean Slate Poreless 12-Hr Perfecting Primer.  The primers look the same and their consistency is the same.  But there is a big difference!

Tarte claims that their clean slate poreless primer does not have any of the following:

- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Synthetic Fragrances
- Petrochemicals
- Phthalates
- GMOs
- Triclosan 

Smashbox cannot say the same for their primer.

In Conclusion:

Tarte's primer is the best of the three.  But I do find that Benefit may be the best product when it comes to smoothing over your pores and making them look non-existent!  But if you are more worried about your pores, the staying power, and the ingredients, your best bet is Tarte's primer.

Hopefully this post helps your future primer shopping decisions!

Thank you for reading!