Product Description

What it is:Smashbox makeup artists use this product to create a perfect canvas for foundation application. What it is formulated to do:The silky blend of vitamins and antioxidants smoothes and perfects skin, while the unique formula helps to inhibit the destruction of collagen, and fills in fine lines and pores for a flawless finish.What else you need to know: Use after moisturizer and before foundation for complexion perfection. This skin-soothing blend of antioxidants, which can be worn alone or under foundation, works overtime to fill in fine lines and even out skin texture.Best of Sephora Winner 2008

Product Details

• Color: 1 oz SPF 15 with Dermaxyl Complex
• Brand: Smashbox
• Ingredients: Cyclomethicone, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Ethylhexyl Salicylate, Isopropylparaben, Isobutylparaben, Butylparaben, Retinyl Palmitate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Carthamus Tinctorius (Safflower) Seed Oil, Propylene Glycol, Water (Aqua) (Eau), Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract, Kolanut (Cola Acuminata) Seed Extract, Camellia Oleifera Leaf Extract. Cyclomethicone, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Isopropylparaben, Retinyl Palmitate, Tocopheryl Acetate, Ascorbic Acid, Carthamus Tinctorium (Safflower) Seed Oil, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Seed Extract, Cola Acuminata Seed Extract, Propylene Glycol, Camellia Oleifera Leaf Extract, Isobutylparaben, Butylparaben, Water. Water (Aqua), Cyclopentasiloxane, Polysilicone-11, Butylene Glycol, Ethylene/Acrylic Acid Copolymer, Methyl Methacrylate Crosspolymer, Carbomer, Hydroxyethylcellulose, Triethanolamine, Decyl Glucoside, Caprylyl Glycol, Phenoxyethanol, Hexylene Glycol, Tetrahexyldecyl Ascorbate, Oligopeptide-10.

Customer Reviews

I love this but....
Ok, I LOVE this product....It does wonders for "not so perfect skin." I have "normal" skin. Not perfect, but not terrible. It occasionally gets oily, and then occasionally is very dry. I love this because when I use it, I feel like one of those celebrities that look like they have flawless, airbrushed skin. It really does do wonders.

However, I can't really recommend this product. I love it, but there is something out there that does the same exact job this does, for less $$$. Philosophy's The Present Clear Skin Perfector is the same exact thing in my opinion, being that I have used both. It is cheaper and you get more in the tube. I would check out The Present before buying this. Philosophy products always do it better!!!

But if you're hooked to the Smashbox name and don't mind paying a little extra, get this product! You'll love it!

PERFECT SKIN? WELL, ALMOST.

I'm reminded of one of my favorite Smashbox items with their Spring 2004 Prime Time collection - Photo Finish Foundation Primer. Been told that flawless skin is all in the genes. Well, that gene missed me so it's more than helpful to have this product which hides any redness and masquerades fine lines so there's a smooth skin surface on which to apply foundation.

It comes in "Clear," which I recommend. A bit like an artist preparing a canvas, this primer removes unsightly colorations and fills in crinkles. Foundation can be applied immediately, so there's no wait time.

For those who are interested - Smashbox also offers Photo Finish Color correcting Foundation Primer, a set of three primers to help create flawless skin. The lavender is recommended for yellow toned skin; the apricot conceals under eye circles and veins, while the green is for those plagued by rosacea or blotchy skin.

Nice product to have around
My skin never has been and never will be smooth and unblemished and even-toned. And the older I get (40s now), the worse it seems to get. OK, so maybe I haven't taken the best care of my skin over the years; I do things I shouldn't, and don't do the things I should.

Which is why I decided to finally check out a foundation primer.

I've tried a few different products - Clinique's Sheer Matteness, DHC's Velvet Skin Coat and, most recently, Laura Mercier's Foundation Primer. But I like the Smashbox product the best.

My skin is oily t-zone, so dryish on the cheeks and forehead and prone to oiliness throughout the day along the nose and chin. The Smashbox product has been the best at keeping my skin evenly "normal" for the longest time, and my foundation absolutely goes on more smoothly with it than without. I like the silky feel. I use the "clear" color.

The Mercier product, in particular, left my face too greasy-feeling, no matter how little I used. The Clinique product kinda got clogged up in my pores by the end of the day.

I'd absolutely recommend the Smashbox foundation primer to anyone.