Shine Control - Step 1 Primer

No go

Was not good, used 2 times. Made my face really dry and makeup application VERY blotchy

As a makeup artist this primer one of the best primer i’m using with oily skin will control the shine up to 12 hours

Holy Grail for Very Oily Skin!!

My very first time trying this, I applied it at 6 am and removed my makeup by 10 pm. My t-zone area was in tact!! I had lightly blotted my nose with my finger maybe twice throughout the day, but forehead and chin were still looking pretty good. I first applied a moisturizer and SPF before going in with this primer. The smallest amount will do, this is not like the MUFE pore minimizer which goes on super smoothly. As soon as you press the primer to your skin, quickly spread it to cover the areas that get most oily (t-zone), otherwise it'll be difficult to get an even, nice layer. I did the nose first, then the forehead and lastly the chin. I did feel like those areas felt tight and dry after applying my make up, but I used the Mario setting spray to give some hydration back to the skin. Next time, I'll try the pore minimizer primer on top of the shine control to make the makeup look a little "less" dry and more smooth. I also want to try pairing it with the Urban Decay matte setting spray to see just how much more oil control I can achieve!

My favorite mattifying primer!

I've used many mattifying primers (Fenty - old one and new one, Danessa Myricks - both, Milk, Smashbox, etc.) and I keep coming back to this one! It works with my skincare and foundations - never pills. Keeps me matte alll day.

Great for Oily Skin

If you don't have oily skin, it may not flow over your skin. It works WONDERS for me and my oily skin!

Didn’t like product

Didn’t like the product from the first time I used it.

Pretty solid!

Pretty solid job at preserving my makeup… too bad it can’t just STOP me from sweating!! Doesn’t contain pore clogging ingredients, which is a mega win! I’d prefer the product to be unscented - the fragrance is a lot. Not ideal for use in the undereye area - way too drying, which enhances fine lines/wrinkles…. However, IT IS a mattifying primer! So I skip using it there and haven’t figured out a better option, TBh!

A little goes a long way!

I have a really oily t-zone and got this to try for my brothers wedding. I used a pea sized amount and applied to my t-zone, forehead and chin and it made a huge difference! Makeup didn’t separate and I got a lot of compliments on my skin. Love this product, 10/10, would recommend

I wanted to love it

no. it doesn’t sit well under foundations and clogged my pores. I wanted to love it and i did at first but after a while i just realized i rlly did not.

Great primer

I love this primer. I just put it on my t-zone and my skin is so much less oily throughout the day. Normally I’m blotting my forehead by lunch because it’s already bad.

Didn’t work

Sadly this doesn’t work for truly oily skin, maybe if your combo or lightly oily. I was blotting in an hour who CB is the same without using this.

Not great for dry skin

Dries out my skin and makes the makeup cakey in some places