Review: The Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Eraser

A long time ago, when I didn't know what a primer was and what it could do, I never bothered with it. But when I tried it for the first time, I became a convert and never looked back. This particular primer was the first one I tried and today I'm featuring it here on my blog for a review.

Ladies... here's the Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Eraser!

Oh, but does it really erase pores?

Let's break it down. ;)

Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Eraser
Price: Php 299.00
Where I Got It: Watsons Save More Tacloban

What Is It?

"Instantly.

On contact, translucent gel melts on skin and instantly erase pores, imperfections, lines and creases. Skin looks instantly transformed into a perfect smooth canvas."

Bye bye, pores!

Ingredients
DIMETHICONE DIMETHICONE CROSSPOLYMER STEARYL HEPTANOATE CAPRYLYL GLYCOL SILICA SILYLATE PROPYLENE GLYCOL PENTAERYTHRITYL TETRAISOSTEARATE PRUNUS CERASUS EXTRACT / BITTER CHERRY EXTRACT [+/- MAY CONTAIN / PEUT CONTENIR CI 73360 / RED 30 CI 77492 / IRON OXIDES

Packaging

It comes in a sleek tube that has that really small hole so you can control the amount of product that comes out.

My Take

Based on the promises that the product description on the label makes, you'd think this primer is a miracle worker. No, it doesn't erase pores, imperfections, lines, and creases. Rather, it helps the foundation erase pores, imperfections, lines and creases. It helps BIG TIME! I've seen first hand how a foundation reacts to this primer. 

You only need a small amount of this translucent gel-like product and it goes smoothly on the face. You can feel that you have a great canvas to begin with. Skin also feels soft and you can really see and feel how the pores reduce in size. In my case, since I have big pores, they cannot totally disappear. 

In Action

Here's a pea-sized amount that I applied at the back of my hand and I hope you can see the difference that it made on my skin.

I hope this photo below of my cheeks could do justice to how the Maybelline Baby Skin actually work on my pores. If not, well I'm just an ordinary consumer and I wasn't paid to do this review so I'm just giving out my honest opinion. :)

The difference?

To conclude, and to be honest, the biggest selling point of this product is its price. I mainly purchased this because it's less than Php 300.00 and I thought that if it's not great then it won't hurt my pocket that much. It turns that this one is a gem after all and it's something that I will repurchase in the future. Some consumers have dubbed this as a great dupe for the Benefit Porefessional which is uber expensive; it's that good, they say. I can't vouch for that since I have not tried Porefessional yet.

You only need to apply a small amount each time so it's very economical. 

The only catch for me is that it can't really control my oiliness. But if I wear a foundation that has great oil control on top of this primer, then I'm all set and lookin' smooth and lovely.

XO,

Carissa