*NOTE* I messed up! The Smashbox Primerizer is NOT a spray! If you want to engage and keep telling me, though, that's cool. Haha! Sorry about that! I've never tried that one. :)
Hey Jen, I am 45, no work done, no fillers, no botox and, frankly, impoverished--went on RSDI. I won't go into my story. Anyhow, I have severe insomnia and pain. Interestingly, my skin looks VERY different well rested, although I do find that claim a bit dubious for the majority of women.
Girl you could paste it on the screen over the whole video and people will still tell you it's not a spray lol..... it's kinda like how the teacher would always say don't open or flip the test over until I've read all the instructions, and there's always that one(or more) kid that just goes on and starts the test and thinks he's so smart bc he's going ahead and gonna be done first and then the directions are something completely opposite 😂
@@jenluv don't know how relevant would this be. I was watching a doctor talking about probiotics saying that it would work effectively if they included all the 700... varieties there are on the skin plus as you mentioned if they find a way to keep'em alive.
The travel sized smashbox primerizer is 0.5oz and only costs $15, the full sized is only 1oz and costs $42 so if you buy two travel sizes to equal a full size you’re saving $12!
Could you add a picture or text of what product you are talking about in the top right-hand corner? I kept forgetting what product you were talking about. I'm hope I'm not alone.
Hi Jen, UK subscriber here - i barely ever comment on youtube but I needed to tell you how much I appreciate all the hard work you put into your videos. I feel like a college kid at a lecture, taking notes and using them to shop - mainly to find cheaper dupes with the same ingredients cos I'm not really prepared to go bougie for everything 🙂 You have influenced my makeup and skincare purchasing choices for the better, thank you!
Hi Jen, Thank you so much for mentioning the xylitol being toxic to dogs. My dog ate sugar-free gum with xylitol while I was out of the house and almost died. Thank goodness my vet was able to save her. I am so lucky she lived, it was an awful experience, and I always love to see people creating awareness so hopefully they (or their dogs) don't have to go through that.
Jenn Michelle my dog has eaten a ton of Orbit gum and never affected her. Weird. I do keep it zipped up in my purse now but she loves the Sweet Mint Lol.
Jenn Michelle the same thing happened to my dog but luckily I noticed he’d eaten it within a half and hour. I had to rush him to the emergency animal hospital where he stayed overnight for treatment and he still wasn’t out of the woods for several days. Now every time I see someone in the grocery store checkout buying gum I ask if they have a dog and know about xylitol toxicity, just to warn them because a lot of people don’t know.
Another FYI about xylitol- that's actually recommended by dentists and it's very good for people who are prone to cavities. My dentist recommended I buy toothpaste, gum, and candies with xylitol for that reason. (Be careful, though... Too much can give you the 'rrhea. Yuck.) Anyway, point being, the first thing my dentist told me was about the dog thing. He told me to make sure to keep it all very much out of reach of our dogs.
After a full night’s rest my skin looks: Wrinkled from my pillowcase Furry from my cat trying to wake me up Crusty around the mouth and eyes Puffy from sleep Smushed sideways if I’ve REALLY slept well
IconKumiho lived with cats all my live, have never got anything. I Crossed the road last year and was hit by a football coming from a school playing field! And don’t even look at the accident rate of incidents happening in the house
As someone currently in pharmacy school that is posed with the "do probiotics r e a l l y work??" I've always been told that probiotics have the most evidence and research when ingested and digested. However, like you said, preservatives in products actually end up inactivating the cultures over time. So the longer the product is on the shelf after being compounded and packaged, the more the cultures present are inactivated. In addition, the more cultures present in the product the better the probiotic is "supposed" to be. Like you said, efficacy is definitely up in the air when it comes to probiotics.... but since it is known that the active cultures diminish over time and how long primers can sit on a shelf before being completely used up (or even bought).... I dont see it being a beneficial addition to the TooFaced Hangover Primer. LOVE your videos geeking out over ingredients, because I'm just as interested and fascinated as you!
Patrick thank you for this! I’ve always wondered since I use the La Roche Posay moisturizer that has the “thermal prebiotic water” i was skeptical weather it actually did anything
Patrick hey! that’s a good explanation (i’m a formulator, also with a pharmaceutical background daughter of a microbiologist); however i’d like to add that most instances of probiotics are actually extracts or filtrates - essentially, dead bacteria cell smoothies or the byproducts of their metabolism. these work as chemical signalling substances that purportedly deter the growth of undesirable bacteria. since there are no live cultures, preservatives can be added without issue; live cultures, i.e, in Mother Dirt’s products, are actually the exception and raise a lot of issues with packaging and preservation (products need to be preservative-free, refrigerated and with a very short shelf life). this is, of course, still not researched in-depth beyond the cellular culture level, and more clinical studies on human skin need to be carried out to fully support the claims, but it’s certainly a fascinating area of cosmetic innovation and research.
Adventures With Carissa this also happens to me. I always wear primer even if I’m going without foundation, or concealer. My routine is to use Elf Poreless Putty Primer on my T Zone, and some on my cheeks on any areas where I seem to have enlarged pores, then on the rest of my fact I use Bare Minerals Prime Time Original Primer. On the days I want/need some extra luminosity, I use NYX Bear With Me Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil Radiant Perfecting Primer instead of the Bare Minerals Prime Time. Just be careful with the NYX, because when they say radiant luminosity, they mean super glowly! Recently I found something that works almost as well as the ELF Poreless Putty. You can find it in a regular drugstore, as well as in the drugstore section inside Ulta. It’s called Catrice 1 Minute Face Perfector (comes in a small glass container similar shape as ELF Putty). Just FYI, it’s a “One Color Fits All Shade 010” and appears as a light brown/bronze with maybe a hint of red. I’m super fair & pale, so I had concerns that this would just be too dark. The jar says it will adapt to all skin tones and can be used as both a primer or foundation. So I decided to give it a try, and I was completely surprised when it did hide and blur my pores and the color looked great on my skin tone! I believe I have have discovered another product to help blur my pores and be able to get out of the house quickly without having to put on a bunch of foundation and concealer. Good Luck!
This is one of the most useful videos I’ve watched, nobody every talks about the ingredients and how primers work and I’ve never understood them and always thought of them as another way for brand to make more money. I’m so glad you made this video as I now know what to look for in the product
1. You are always so responsible when giving your thoughts and sharing information. It’s fantastic and so are you. 2. Thanks for doing such an in depth video on primers. I love a good deep dive!
I'm 51 and have learnt over the last year or so, it's the illusion of a poreless, smoothing primer that we love. I've used a lot of brands from Lancome to e.l.f and the 'smoothing' capabilities of them only last an hour so. From the time I apply them to the time I get to work, the pores and wrinkles are back. I've used different application methods from pressing to using a brush to a synthetic sponge, nothing is really effective for the long term. I've even tried a double application from Fenty to then pressing in a poreless one, lasts again only an or so. I've come to accept only some laser resurfacing or some sort of micro dermal abrasion will bring back any youthful looking skin...sigh. Also, let's face it, when I was young and wrinkle free, there was NO such thing as primer, not even 10 years ago. It really is a new thang for the already youthful.
OK, assuming I'm JUST trying to keep the color from caking up in the fine lines, not hide that I've got some, did any of the primers help the color even out? Or is the foundation still amplifying the lines? because i remember 90's makeup where my lids and under eyes were the only places I bothered to apply to help with shadows and dark circles....but now I'm getting a mess. When you're trying to mask a bit of violet and the color shifts right to the fine lines....OMG this amplifies the problem. The same issue is happening any time I can find a pale enough color correct for the under eye. Yellow or peach lines with purple high point contrast isn't helping.
Agree. I never even used foundation or primer till I turn 38! I'm 40 now btw. Always used eye makeup tho. Just felt like as a youngin I didn't 'need' foundation as I had healthy looking skin. Boy those wrinkles come fast tho!
My primer is my holy grail can't live without product. I just bought EIGHT back ups just in case they discontinue it. That is how much I need it. It is the product I longed for 30 years ago before primer was invested. Cover Fx Blurring primer makes my enlarged pores go away, and just tinted moisturizer on top gives me the best, almost flawless look, and lasts without breaking up or wearing off for 14+ hours. With good skin care, my skin looks better with that primer & ultra light coverage in my 40s than it did with foundation in my 20s. Can you tell how much I love this product?
The Boxy charm Pop Up had that and two others that I adore for so cheap, I couldn't resist snagging one of each. If I didn't have so many as it's, I may have bought even more! I adore the CoverFx blur primer and agree, it really makes my skin look great. I have a handful or so that I can so actually do that.
5 minutes in and I am so impressed with the amount of research you definitely did for this video. I can tell you really have a passion for the beauty industry. You are your own beauty editor honestly. I absolutely loved watching you nerd out over products. 😕
A K Bonner it’s hilarious to me that we’re now adding this to makeup products. I see lactobacillus and I think ‘yea, that’s for your gut’ not ‘oh, pretty skin!’
I’ve got so many primers from hydrating to pore filling and I can honestly tell you.... I DON’T KNOW THAT ANY OF THEM ACTUALLY WORK! XOXO loved the review!
Can I just tell from the top of my lungs: YES, YES, YES!!!! Your platform is so huge and I thank you, from the bottom of my heart for talking about skincare before the primer. I work at Sephora and it's so many women and men who look at me like I'm growing a second head!!! Once I tell people my age, then that's when they listen.... Skincare and makeup are hand in hand!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
This video is so necessary. Jen Luvs out there doing the work for us, once again. I used to have terrible problems with my skin eating my foundation. By lunch my makeup would be gone. I changed my skincare routine and added a ton more moisture and I don't have that problem anymore. The pore filling primers that work for me are the ones that are very whipped and creamy with some color tint in them as well. The NYX "dupe" for mineral veil, The Angel Veil or the Pixie green pore filling primer for example. Thanks to this video, I can look at the ingredients of my favorite primers to see how they stack up. Re: Vitamin C and E being together and the claim that there is no "preservative" in that Bare Minerals primer. I think Vitamin E is paired with C so often because it is a natural preservative. Vitamin E is super common in nuts because it helps the oils in nuts which go rancid quickly, stay good longer.
Wonderful video SO INFORMATIVE!!! Please consider doing a series in this format, I love how you broke down the different needs and then did a “what to look for”’summary at the end. Thank you for all of your hard work and research!!!
I’m 43 and when I was younger we didn’t have face primer we would always moisturize and to be honest with you it’s still works really good that way! I’ve noticed for me when it comes to certain primers like let’s say for example the company touch in soul I actually combine their primers
The Cover fox mattifying primer is the only one I’ve ever used that allows me to look glowy but not greasy. I apply it and let it dry down for about 10 minutes *if you ever feel like trying it).
Awesome video breaking primers down for us Jen! So glad to see that two of my favorites are on there and have excellent skin care ingredients! Thank you so much for doing this video, I really appreciate the time and effort you put into it!
I really wish I found your channel much earlier because I enjoy your content so very much! You’re informative but don’t BS! I love how cool and down to earth you come off and I just all around enjoy your videos! Hope you and your family have a very happy and healthy new year!!
Primerizer is not a spray, it’s actually in a pump bottle. I really enjoy it and think it helps my makeup application and I have very oily skin!! Thanks Jen. Love all your reviews!!
Jen Luvs Reviews hey Jen! They do have a primer water that IS a spray and launched around the same time. So maybe that’s what you were confusing it with.
You’re 100% correct. Jen totally misunderstood that. Tatcha is saying with the silk canvas it will keep other makeup from getting in your pores by the silk canvas acting as a shield. They never said the silk canvas itself won’t get in your pores. Not sure how Jen misunderstood and got that one so wrong to be honest?
Thanks for doing all this work for your audience. I love this series. It made me realize I have 10 primers that are basically the same, but it makes me a more informed consumer for the future.
I’m an oil slick... If I don’t use the Smashbox Oil & Shine Control Primer my makeup slides off of my face!! This is after trying out a TUB full of primers that don’t work and using no primer at all... LOVE this video 😀😀😀
Same! I use oil controlling primer on my nose, and T zone in general, and I really do think it makes a difference! I use a different primer, or none at all, around the outer portion of my face.
Thank you so much for taking the time to gather all this information, and for sharing it with us. Your videos are above and beyond on the helpfulness level. This is UA-cam at its best!
Regarding the "natural is better" movement: Cyanide naturally tastes like almond. So does synthesized almond extract. Which one do you want me to bake into your cookies?
Another great deep dive into a specific kind of product. You have no idea how much I appreciate these videos! I go back to them many times when I am wanting to try new things. I do find it strange that the Tatcha as well as the Elf primer does not fill my pores well, but the Revlon one does. I actually use the Pore Blur primer from Makeup Revolution and it works best to fill my pores. It has Titanium Dioxide & Iron Oxides which i don't think you mentioned at all. I think when it comes down to it, primers are just like skin care and mascara, they are very subjective to the person using them. I have to use primers. I have combo/oily skin and large pores. If I don't use primers, my makeup doesn't look as good or last as long and I get very oily. And trust me, there are days that I forget to put on primer and I can totally tell the difference.
I do notice a difference in my skin when I'm rested. My skin is plumper and my acne scars are not as colored. By the end of the day or if I havent slept well, they are really dark and apparent
Alyssa Joy I notice the same thing! If my skin always looked like it does when I first wake up in the morning I would feel the need for a fuller coverage for foundation!
WOW, thanks for all the great info. It's nice to get a real break down on what all the ingredients actually are and what they actually do. I really appreciate all the research and hard work you put forth. Thanks again for a very informative video.
I recently got the Elf putty primer and I will say, I think it's the first primer I've ever tried that makes a difference. My skin is changing a lot at the moment due to ageing (I'm 38), being much more dehydrated and getting any base to not look terrible is a new challenge it's thrown me. I feel like the Elf primer is helping. And yes, my skincare is top notch!
I am obsessed with my coverfx mattifying/acne control primer and I 100% see a difference in how my BB cream applies AND how long it lasts... since I work 12 hour shifts I am constantly wearing the crap out of makeup. I've accidentally skipped it before and it is noticable. I love your knowledge of ingredients and appreciate the depth of these videos!
Yay! Love ALL your informative videos, and I definitely want to know more about different kinds of primers. No one is better at these type of videos than you. Thank you!
your videos are so informative, I almost feel like taking notes like it's a class! please do a video researching different skincare products, like toners or oils!
Loved this video! However, please note that at the moment cyclopentasiloxane is a suspected endocrine or hormone disruptor (at least in Europe) so I don't know if it would be the best of ideas to apply it on your skin everyday... Keep up the energy and awesome work Jen!
My daddy hauled fertilizer for years. Urea is an ingredient in fertilizer. So when you sang the praises of Urea, I was like whaaaaat? 😂 It's amazing how so many things can be used for so many completely opposite purposes. 😂
Hey Jen! Just wanted to leave a comment supporting you and the work you’ve put into these types of ingredient reviews. Loved the lip balm one and loving this one too! Keep at it because I appreciate you so much.
As a dedicated Smashbox Primerizer user of several years, I was delighted to see your verdict on it! I offer one correction, however, Jen: It is definitely not a spray; it's a liquid with a pump dispenser. Thanks for your continued good work -- yours is one of my very favorite UA-cam channels. Cheers!
Diane sullivan my grandmother too, any time I smell a cream that resemble that scent takes me straight back, to granny in her bed putting her cream on her face neck and hands , when I think of it, her hands were in water a lot, she scrubbed the cloths by hand, wringing too , scrubbing floors etc all getting her hands stuck in, gardening too, no gloves, yet she had the softest of skin , her sands so soft her skin silky . Thank you for your comment taking me back to those memories 👍
Diane sullivan I watch a lot of Dr dray and she likes the ponds cold cream too (the fragrance free one). Genetics definitely takes a part in it but there’s a lot that can factor into that. For example, has she always used sunscreen? Sunglasses when she’s out in the sun? (squinting creates fine lines and wrinkles over time) Has she ever been a smoker? Stays hydrated? Always Being gentle with your skin (trying not to pull or tug) helps too. There’s a lot lol
I am SO happy to have found this in-depth explanation. This video was like a masterclass in primers. So many of the videos I wasted my time watching before this one were too far in the direction of ‘Here is my face with various products applied’ for me to be able to glean any useful information. Thank you thank you thank you for taking the time to perfectly format this information. I am currently 38 and have been struggling with my makeup-to-primer-to skin relationship for a few years now. Thanks to the detailed explanation of the 🎉function🎉 of the common ingredients found in primers, I now feel like a much more educated shopper. Thank you SO MUCH!
Editing Jen is secretly sabotaging Jenluvsreviews :P lol. This gives me an idea what kind of primer would be ideal for me. Thank you for making this video!
I bought the Tatcha silk canvas on sale too and didn't love it! I'm interested in trying the Milk Makeup hydro grip primer! Thank you for making this video and being so informative with the ingredients! ❤❤❤
I got the primer and it balls up my foundation, everytime I use it, which annoys me considering the price. I think it's because I have dryer ageing skin, I do love the luminous spray though!
I use the Tatcha just through my T-zone, where I have issues with getting "polka-dot pores", where my foundation will settle into the pores and look like I have polka dots on my face. I don't really need it anywhere else. This helps it last a bit longer, since it so expensive.
I absolutely love these videos! I appreciate all the work and research that goes into this, so interesting. I feel like after watching the lip balms video, I’ve been more mindful of ingredients and more rational in how I choose products for my skin! Thanks so much!
Hi Jen! Thank you again for making an incredibly informative video that is done so well! You are so necessary to the beauty world! Keep up the great work girl🤗
I adore these videos! I work at a makeup sales shop and I want to know what to recommend to customers asking me about good and effective products!! I appreciate your work, Jen!
Your facial expressions are priceless! Absolutely love you Jen for your honesty and the way you shoot from the hip! Your videos are so informative and I always learn something from then. Keep doing what you do because you do an amazing job and you’re also hilarious sometimes! Makes my day❤️😉
Love this! So great that someone is out there interpreting all these ingredients and telling us what they are and what they do! :) Thanks! One thing that a primer may be able to help with is keep a foundation from oxidizing on the skin. I did some ingredient digging last night and most foundations include some kind of oxide. When this reacts with the sebum in our skin, it can cause our foundation to turn...orange. Think of cutting an apple and allowing the air to hit it - it turns brown. What do we do to keep it from oxidizing? Usually an acid, like lemon juice. So a primer (or some skin care ingredient) that includes some kind of antioxidant like citric acid can help prevent you foundation from oxidizing. My example: a pore minizing primer under foundation = oxidation. But a hydrating/moisturizing primer that includes antioxidants = no oxidation. Just thought I would share! I'm sure other factors can be at play with oxidation but I thought this made a lot of sense.
I used to cake on foundation and powder before I started using primers that worked for me. I use a pore miniaturizer on my cheeks and a mattifying primer on my t-zone. Less foundation, barely use powder now
Hun im new over here since the boxycharm storybook faccia drama started because you made the most sense to me and im so impressed yet again with the time you took and put into your research in making this awesome informative video 👏🏻😍💯 This is one im saving so i can refrence back as its alot to remember shooo but sooo good that im even sharing on facebook in some of the groups im in and i may share more in near future just because its that good 💕💕💕 Thank you so much we needed this video long ago 👏🏻💗✨
Older viewer here...I am loving the ELF putty primer, it fills my pores beautifully. Love it even if I am not wearing foundation, it blurs fine lines and wrinkles.
*NOTE* I messed up! The Smashbox Primerizer is NOT a spray! If you want to engage and keep telling me, though, that's cool. Haha! Sorry about that! I've never tried that one. :)
Lol. Maybe pin this comment at the top?GREAT video Jen! Thanks for all the work you put in 🤩🤩
@@lizross1910 Haha! I did. :)
Hey Jen,
I am 45, no work done, no fillers, no botox and, frankly, impoverished--went on RSDI. I won't go into my story. Anyhow, I have severe insomnia and pain. Interestingly, my skin looks VERY different well rested, although I do find that claim a bit dubious for the majority of women.
Girl you could paste it on the screen over the whole video and people will still tell you it's not a spray lol..... it's kinda like how the teacher would always say don't open or flip the test over until I've read all the instructions, and there's always that one(or more) kid that just goes on and starts the test and thinks he's so smart bc he's going ahead and gonna be done first and then the directions are something completely opposite 😂
@@jenluv don't know how relevant would this be. I was watching a doctor talking about probiotics saying that it would work effectively if they included all the 700... varieties there are on the skin plus as you mentioned if they find a way to keep'em alive.
The travel sized smashbox primerizer is 0.5oz and only costs $15, the full sized is only 1oz and costs $42 so if you buy two travel sizes to equal a full size you’re saving $12!
Seriously? That's crazy!
❤U... 😘
Noodle Maiden yep! It is crazy but I like to throw that out there every time that product gets talked about.
jujubunnybea 😉
@@bmackenzie2740 ~ Britt it's VERY kind of you to share this info... you are a real sweetheart ❤🥰😘
Please do this for setting spray!!!
Laura Kivimaki yes! Agreed!
Labmuffin has a video on setting spray
Yes please! 💕
Lab muffin beauty has a breakdown of how makeup sprays works in a science perspective.
Yes!!!
Could you add a picture or text of what product you are talking about in the top right-hand corner? I kept forgetting what product you were talking about. I'm hope I'm not alone.
Hi Jen, UK subscriber here - i barely ever comment on youtube but I needed to tell you how much I appreciate all the hard work you put into your videos. I feel like a college kid at a lecture, taking notes and using them to shop - mainly to find cheaper dupes with the same ingredients cos I'm not really prepared to go bougie for everything 🙂 You have influenced my makeup and skincare purchasing choices for the better, thank you!
Yes ✨👏🏼
She's such a great Makeup Teacher 📝
I agree. Jen is one of he hard working INFORMATIONAL influencers that deserves kudos for her work!!! Subscribe everyone!!
Hi Jen,
Thank you so much for mentioning the xylitol being toxic to dogs. My dog ate sugar-free gum with xylitol while I was out of the house and almost died. Thank goodness my vet was able to save her.
I am so lucky she lived, it was an awful experience, and I always love to see people creating awareness so hopefully they (or their dogs) don't have to go through that.
Jenn Michelle my dog has eaten a ton of Orbit gum and never affected her. Weird. I do keep it zipped up in my purse now but she loves the Sweet Mint Lol.
I’m so glad your dog is okay! How scary!
@@julieo4580 orbit doesnt contain xylitol. It uses aspartame as the sweetner.
Jenn Michelle the same thing happened to my dog but luckily I noticed he’d eaten it within a half and hour. I had to rush him to the emergency animal hospital where he stayed overnight for treatment and he still wasn’t out of the woods for several days. Now every time I see someone in the grocery store checkout buying gum I ask if they have a dog and know about xylitol toxicity, just to warn them because a lot of people don’t know.
Another FYI about xylitol- that's actually recommended by dentists and it's very good for people who are prone to cavities. My dentist recommended I buy toothpaste, gum, and candies with xylitol for that reason. (Be careful, though... Too much can give you the 'rrhea. Yuck.) Anyway, point being, the first thing my dentist told me was about the dog thing. He told me to make sure to keep it all very much out of reach of our dogs.
After a full night’s rest my skin looks:
Wrinkled from my pillowcase
Furry from my cat trying to wake me up
Crusty around the mouth and eyes
Puffy from sleep
Smushed sideways if I’ve REALLY slept well
Shanti Mattie hahaha. Right?!
I wake up glowing and radiant and look 20 years younger, then I look in the mirror and wonder who that old woman is!
IconKumiho lived with cats all my live, have never got anything. I Crossed the road last year and was hit by a football coming from a school playing field! And don’t even look at the accident rate of incidents happening in the house
Perfect, that is the exact look I'm going for, which is why I love the HangoverRx hahahah
Such an accurate description. Those marketing people clearly weren't thinking
As someone currently in pharmacy school that is posed with the "do probiotics r e a l l y work??" I've always been told that probiotics have the most evidence and research when ingested and digested. However, like you said, preservatives in products actually end up inactivating the cultures over time. So the longer the product is on the shelf after being compounded and packaged, the more the cultures present are inactivated. In addition, the more cultures present in the product the better the probiotic is "supposed" to be. Like you said, efficacy is definitely up in the air when it comes to probiotics.... but since it is known that the active cultures diminish over time and how long primers can sit on a shelf before being completely used up (or even bought).... I dont see it being a beneficial addition to the TooFaced Hangover Primer. LOVE your videos geeking out over ingredients, because I'm just as interested and fascinated as you!
Patrick thank you for this! I’ve always wondered since I use the La Roche Posay moisturizer that has the “thermal prebiotic water” i was skeptical weather it actually did anything
Patrick hey! that’s a good explanation (i’m a formulator, also with a pharmaceutical background daughter of a microbiologist); however i’d like to add that most instances of probiotics are actually extracts or filtrates - essentially, dead bacteria cell smoothies or the byproducts of their metabolism. these work as chemical signalling substances that purportedly deter the growth of undesirable bacteria. since there are no live cultures, preservatives can be added without issue; live cultures, i.e, in Mother Dirt’s products, are actually the exception and raise a lot of issues with packaging and preservation (products need to be preservative-free, refrigerated and with a very short shelf life). this is, of course, still not researched in-depth beyond the cellular culture level, and more clinical studies on human skin need to be carried out to fully support the claims, but it’s certainly a fascinating area of cosmetic innovation and research.
Thanks for the information. Good to know.
I’m a man I need to understand what’s going on here 😣
me: has never worn proper makeup in my life
also me: watches an in-depth video on primer
Love you Jen! you definitely deserve more subscribers
LOVE YOUR COMMENT!
She really does! ✨👍🏼💐
Me have no idea which face primer I should get 🤷🏻♀️
Adventures With Carissa What’s your skin type? I’ve been using Elf’s putty primer and I really like it.
UR Hilarious...
If I skip primer I tend to break out! Using a primer makes a huge difference for my skin
What face primer do you use?
Elle S me too Elle!
Adventures With Carissa this also happens to me. I always wear primer even if I’m going without foundation, or concealer. My routine is to use Elf Poreless Putty Primer on my T Zone, and some on my cheeks on any areas where I seem to have enlarged pores, then on the rest of my fact I use Bare Minerals Prime Time Original Primer. On the days I want/need some extra luminosity, I use NYX Bear With Me Cannabis Sativa Seed Oil Radiant Perfecting Primer instead of the Bare Minerals Prime Time. Just be careful with the NYX, because when they say radiant luminosity, they mean super glowly!
Recently I found something that works almost as well as the ELF Poreless Putty. You can find it in a regular drugstore, as well as in the drugstore section inside Ulta. It’s called Catrice 1 Minute Face Perfector (comes in a small glass container similar shape as ELF Putty). Just FYI, it’s a “One Color Fits All Shade 010” and appears as a light brown/bronze with maybe a hint of red. I’m super fair & pale, so I had concerns that this would just be too dark. The jar says it will adapt to all skin tones and can be used as both a primer or foundation. So I decided to give it a try, and I was completely surprised when it did hide and blur my pores and the color looked great on my skin tone! I believe I have have discovered another product to help blur my pores and be able to get out of the house quickly without having to put on a bunch of foundation and concealer. Good Luck!
This is one of the most useful videos I’ve watched, nobody every talks about the ingredients and how primers work and I’ve never understood them and always thought of them as another way for brand to make more money.
I’m so glad you made this video as I now know what to look for in the product
I could listen to you talk about ingredients for hours! You should consider turning this into a series! :)
1. You are always so responsible when giving your thoughts and sharing information. It’s fantastic and so are you.
2. Thanks for doing such an in depth video on primers. I love a good deep dive!
I'm 51 and have learnt over the last year or so, it's the illusion of a poreless, smoothing primer that we love. I've used a lot of brands from Lancome to e.l.f and the 'smoothing' capabilities of them only last an hour so. From the time I apply them to the time I get to work, the pores and wrinkles are back. I've used different application methods from pressing to using a brush to a synthetic sponge, nothing is really effective for the long term. I've even tried a double application from Fenty to then pressing in a poreless one, lasts again only an or so. I've come to accept only some laser resurfacing or some sort of micro dermal abrasion will bring back any youthful looking skin...sigh. Also, let's face it, when I was young and wrinkle free, there was NO such thing as primer, not even 10 years ago. It really is a new thang for the already youthful.
Amen to you, sister I hear you and feel your pain. I agree 100 percent on what you said. I would like million times more if I could❣
I agree, I am 52 , and there was no such thing of face primers. I remember using foundation as a eye primer.
OK, assuming I'm JUST trying to keep the color from caking up in the fine lines, not hide that I've got some, did any of the primers help the color even out? Or is the foundation still amplifying the lines? because i remember 90's makeup where my lids and under eyes were the only places I bothered to apply to help with shadows and dark circles....but now I'm getting a mess. When you're trying to mask a bit of violet and the color shifts right to the fine lines....OMG this amplifies the problem. The same issue is happening any time I can find a pale enough color correct for the under eye. Yellow or peach lines with purple high point contrast isn't helping.
kristine-the-cat-queen...'it's a new thang for the already youthful."...ultimate irony 🤣
Agree. I never even used foundation or primer till I turn 38! I'm 40 now btw. Always used eye makeup tho. Just felt like as a youngin I didn't 'need' foundation as I had healthy looking skin. Boy those wrinkles come fast tho!
My primer is my holy grail can't live without product. I just bought EIGHT back ups just in case they discontinue it. That is how much I need it. It is the product I longed for 30 years ago before primer was invested. Cover Fx Blurring primer makes my enlarged pores go away, and just tinted moisturizer on top gives me the best, almost flawless look, and lasts without breaking up or wearing off for 14+ hours. With good skin care, my skin looks better with that primer & ultra light coverage in my 40s than it did with foundation in my 20s. Can you tell how much I love this product?
Betsy/BA BF I am like that with my mascara and eye primer. I buy several just so I don’t run out, or they change the formula.
I have the cover fx blurring and this is like.putty which is good to hide pores or lines. I dont like many primers but this ones a good one.
Betsy/BA BF That one is supposed to be amazing
The Boxy charm Pop Up had that and two others that I adore for so cheap, I couldn't resist snagging one of each. If I didn't have so many as it's, I may have bought even more! I adore the CoverFx blur primer and agree, it really makes my skin look great. I have a handful or so that I can so actually do that.
Betsy/BA BF could I ask which tinted moisturizer you use?
5 minutes in and I am so impressed with the amount of research you definitely did for this video. I can tell you really have a passion for the beauty industry. You are your own beauty editor honestly. I absolutely loved watching you nerd out over products. 😕
Lac-toe-buh-sill-us
A K Bonner it’s hilarious to me that we’re now adding this to makeup products. I see lactobacillus and I think ‘yea, that’s for your gut’ not ‘oh, pretty skin!’
I was just coming to the comments to help her out with this but I see my fellow bio nerds are already on it 😂😂
Lactobacillus is also what’s added to beer to make it sour like candy (ie. the style of Gose) 😬 brewery babe just sharing fun bar knowledge
Sounds more like it's Lacto- Bull- SHILL- Us! 😉
It’s been studied and proven to protect skin’s microbiome thus preventing acne, eczema, uv damage etc.
I LOVE these kinds of videos! The lip balm one was phenomenal👍🏼 Can you make one about hand creams?
Why is the quality on this video so crazy good? It's great! Love your videos and bringing knowledge to the masses.
I’ve got so many primers from hydrating to pore filling and I can honestly tell you.... I DON’T KNOW THAT ANY OF THEM ACTUALLY WORK! XOXO loved the review!
Just stick with moisturizer and then go into your foundation and the rest of your makeup.
Can I just tell from the top of my lungs: YES, YES, YES!!!!
Your platform is so huge and I thank you, from the bottom of my heart for talking about skincare before the primer. I work at Sephora and it's so many women and men who look at me like I'm growing a second head!!! Once I tell people my age, then that's when they listen....
Skincare and makeup are hand in hand!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
I don’t know what I did before primer. I actually enjoy wearing a primer even without makeup. Especially, for the blurring and smoothing effect!!
Tracy T. Never thought of wearing primer without makeup. Thanks for the inspiration!
Luv2Dnce4 yes!! It smooths and blurs just makes me feel ok about myself with no makeup on!
This video is so necessary. Jen Luvs out there doing the work for us, once again. I used to have terrible problems with my skin eating my foundation. By lunch my makeup would be gone. I changed my skincare routine and added a ton more moisture and I don't have that problem anymore. The pore filling primers that work for me are the ones that are very whipped and creamy with some color tint in them as well. The NYX "dupe" for mineral veil, The Angel Veil or the Pixie green pore filling primer for example. Thanks to this video, I can look at the ingredients of my favorite primers to see how they stack up. Re: Vitamin C and E being together and the claim that there is no "preservative" in that Bare Minerals primer. I think Vitamin E is paired with C so often because it is a natural preservative. Vitamin E is super common in nuts because it helps the oils in nuts which go rancid quickly, stay good longer.
Thank you for all of your research! As a fellow research geek I really appreciate it.
Well... I guess 38 won’t be the year “penetration enhancers” stops making me smile. Maybe next year. 😂
My husband walked by during that part and said "definitely don't need that" and we both laughed. We're 27 and 37 😄
Omg, Pam! lol 😂 ps: great catching u live last night!
😂😂😂 I'm 50, and still laughed about that one! So don't expect it to probably EVER stop entertaining you!
These deep dives are my favourite of your videos Jen, you should think of a catchy name for them so they're easy to find!
Is “Makeup Breakdown” taken??
Maybe "beauty breakdowns"
@@sb5969 It's taken! It's someone's username and she does K-Beauty hehe.
Wonderful video SO INFORMATIVE!!! Please consider doing a series in this format, I love how you broke down the different needs and then did a “what to look for”’summary at the end. Thank you for all of your hard work and research!!!
I’m 43 and when I was younger we didn’t have face primer we would always moisturize and to be honest with you it’s still works really good that way! I’ve noticed for me when it comes to certain primers like let’s say for example the company touch in soul I actually combine their primers
This is my second time watching this video- been decluttering my makeup collection and today is “primer day,” so, here I am. Thanks for all the info!
I have extremely oily skin. I've never found a primer that I felt extended the longevity of my base. I use a lightweight moisturizer and sunscreen.
The Cover fox mattifying primer is the only one I’ve ever used that allows me to look glowy but not greasy. I apply it and let it dry down for about 10 minutes *if you ever feel like trying it).
@@Heyitskrystal thanks for this. I have oily skin and am always on the search for a good primer.
@@Heyitskrystal I'm willing to try it. Thank you for the tip!
Same. My sunscreen acts as a great primer.
I love the Your Good Skin Mattifying base. You can get it at Walgreens and it really does help. Bonus points is that it is less than $10.
Awesome video breaking primers down for us Jen! So glad to see that two of my favorites are on there and have excellent skin care ingredients! Thank you so much for doing this video, I really appreciate the time and effort you put into it!
I really wish I found your channel much earlier because I enjoy your content so very much! You’re informative but don’t BS! I love how cool and down to earth you come off and I just all around enjoy your videos! Hope you and your family have a very happy and healthy new year!!
Primerizer is not a spray, it’s actually in a pump bottle. I really enjoy it and think it helps my makeup application and I have very oily skin!! Thanks Jen. Love all your reviews!!
Oh! Thank you! I really thought it was a spray like a setting spray, but a primer version. Thank you!!!
Jen Luvs Reviews hey Jen! They do have a primer water that IS a spray and launched around the same time. So maybe that’s what you were confusing it with.
My take: Tacha is trying to say the primer keeps the rest of your makeup from getting down into the skin.
You’re 100% correct. Jen totally misunderstood that. Tatcha is saying with the silk canvas it will keep other makeup from getting in your pores by the silk canvas acting as a shield. They never said the silk canvas itself won’t get in your pores. Not sure how Jen misunderstood and got that one so wrong to be honest?
Yes. I believe this is the claim.
I agree. I think that primers in general, SHOULD form a barrier between your skin and the makeup applied to it.
Thanks for doing all this work for your audience. I love this series. It made me realize I have 10 primers that are basically the same, but it makes me a more informed consumer for the future.
The amount of info in ur content is amazing, well done & thank u (from Scotland) ❤
My skin care is my primer.
Ok that's good to know since I never put on foundation without moisturizer. Dry skin life 🌵🌵🌵
Sofia Griffith Back when I first started doing makeup professionally skincare WAS the primer!
Amen lady! A good skincare routine eliminates the need for primer for me
Me too
Sofia Griffith 😂
Yessss I have been waiting for this video right here right now. Thank you!
I’m an oil slick... If I don’t use the Smashbox Oil & Shine Control Primer my makeup slides off of my face!! This is after trying out a TUB full of primers that don’t work and using no primer at all... LOVE this video 😀😀😀
Same! I use oil controlling primer on my nose, and T zone in general, and I really do think it makes a difference! I use a different primer, or none at all, around the outer portion of my face.
Thank you so much for taking the time to gather all this information, and for sharing it with us. Your videos are above and beyond on the helpfulness level. This is UA-cam at its best!
Regarding the "natural is better" movement:
Cyanide naturally tastes like almond. So does synthesized almond extract. Which one do you want me to bake into your cookies?
Yes!!! People drive be crazy with this "natural is better" bs.
Yes!! Loved your lip balm videos and now looking forward to learning from this one!
Jen, I have loved your videos for years but you are getting even better! I love the research and info you give us! Thank you so much! ❤️😍❤️
Another great deep dive into a specific kind of product. You have no idea how much I appreciate these videos! I go back to them many times when I am wanting to try new things. I do find it strange that the Tatcha as well as the Elf primer does not fill my pores well, but the Revlon one does. I actually use the Pore Blur primer from Makeup Revolution and it works best to fill my pores. It has Titanium Dioxide & Iron Oxides which i don't think you mentioned at all. I think when it comes down to it, primers are just like skin care and mascara, they are very subjective to the person using them. I have to use primers. I have combo/oily skin and large pores. If I don't use primers, my makeup doesn't look as good or last as long and I get very oily. And trust me, there are days that I forget to put on primer and I can totally tell the difference.
Some people just don’t like silicon/dimethicone. I don’t like how it sits on my skin and doesn’t sink in. Has nothing to do with “I think it’s bad”
Do you have a favorite non-silicone brand you'd recommend?
@@minkwink88 you would have to find water based primers
@@casandramartinez8513 yes, I imagine. Do you have a favorite brand you recommend?
I do notice a difference in my skin when I'm rested. My skin is plumper and my acne scars are not as colored. By the end of the day or if I havent slept well, they are really dark and apparent
Alyssa Joy I notice the same thing! If my skin always looked like it does when I first wake up in the morning I would feel the need for a fuller coverage for foundation!
@@dani10390dp same!
I had so many doubts regarding primers! You read my mind. As always, Jen, your content is unbiased and thoughtful. Thank you so much for your work!
WOW, thanks for all the great info. It's nice to get a real break down on what all the ingredients actually are and what they actually do. I really appreciate all the research and hard work you put forth. Thanks again for a very informative video.
This video...but with setting sprays??
Abso fucking lutely
Yessssssss
UPDOOT THE HECK OUT OF THIS!
I recently got the Elf putty primer and I will say, I think it's the first primer I've ever tried that makes a difference. My skin is changing a lot at the moment due to ageing (I'm 38), being much more dehydrated and getting any base to not look terrible is a new challenge it's thrown me. I feel like the Elf primer is helping. And yes, my skincare is top notch!
I actually really love your honest content!! Keep up the good work You’re doing great 👍
This may be one of my favorite videos on UA-cam. Amazing and honest and you managed to make it fun. ❤👍👍
I am obsessed with my coverfx mattifying/acne control primer and I 100% see a difference in how my BB cream applies AND how long it lasts... since I work 12 hour shifts I am constantly wearing the crap out of makeup. I've accidentally skipped it before and it is noticable.
I love your knowledge of ingredients and appreciate the depth of these videos!
Omg.....the Tarte smoothing primer is my favorite primer and I never realized how expensive it is!!
Yay! Love ALL your informative videos, and I definitely want to know more about different kinds of primers. No one is better at these type of videos than you. Thank you!
your videos are so informative, I almost feel like taking notes like it's a class! please do a video researching different skincare products, like toners or oils!
Loved this video! However, please note that at the moment cyclopentasiloxane is a suspected endocrine or hormone disruptor (at least in Europe) so I don't know if it would be the best of ideas to apply it on your skin everyday... Keep up the energy and awesome work Jen!
I read that when I looked it up myself made we a little concerned
Yes!!! We need a video about what products are hormone disruptors
I use the Juno & co Primer and love it :) Love these in-depth videos! I'd love to see one on foundation
I love you’re hair. I didn’t expect to enjoy this video as much as I did. Thank you!
Great video and would love the summary listed here as well, but definitely not a complaint, you did SOOOO much work! Thanks!
My daddy hauled fertilizer for years. Urea is an ingredient in fertilizer. So when you sang the praises of Urea, I was like whaaaaat? 😂 It's amazing how so many things can be used for so many completely opposite purposes. 😂
Your daddy?
Just a helpful correction for you Jen, Smashbox primerizer isn’t a spray. It’s a thin fluid. Hope that helps some people.
This primer and chapstick informational videos are so good! Love ya Jen 💕
Wow, learned so much about primers and the significance and purpose of their ingredients. Thanks so much, Jen, for all of your research!!
I normally use Hourglass mineral veil primer and Smashbox. I have oily skin and I love them both. Have a great week. Mad love to you..❌✖❌
Lisa Smith hourglass mineral veil helps my base last all day with oily skin too!!
@@ronnie-lynn It is really good. I can't live without it. Take care..❌✖❌
With large pores and scars...a pore filling or blurring is essential...and i can tell a difference!
same here!
✋ABSOLUTELY!!
which one do you recommend?
Tricia lubi sri vectin has a blur fector and tarte timeless putty prime
Hey Jen!
Just wanted to leave a comment supporting you and the work you’ve put into these types of ingredient reviews. Loved the lip balm one and loving this one too! Keep at it because I appreciate you so much.
I love your knowledge on ingredients. I also love these videos. Keep making them so we don’t buy crap!
my skin usually looks the best just after I wake up (and it's all downhill from there), so I kinda get the "rested look" thing tbh
onerva for sure. My skin is all red after a long day so my rested skin definitely is plumper and smoother looking
It’s probably less about sleep and more about how while you’re sleeping your skin isn’t as exposed to irritants
As a dedicated Smashbox Primerizer user of several years, I was delighted to see your verdict on it! I offer one correction, however, Jen: It is definitely not a spray; it's a liquid with a pump dispenser. Thanks for your continued good work -- yours is one of my very favorite UA-cam channels. Cheers!
This is one of my favorite ever eye looks on you - absolutely gorgeous! That flawless shade transition girrrrrrrrrrrrrrrl SHOW EM HOW IT'S DONE!
Really thank you for taking the time to do this kind of video. I agree with your findings 😊
My grandmother used ponds cold cream for years, no makeup, her skin was beautiful way into her 90’s ! Probably genetics too.
Diane sullivan my grandmother too, any time I smell a cream that resemble that scent takes me straight back, to granny in her bed putting her cream on her face neck and hands , when I think of it, her hands were in water a lot, she scrubbed the cloths by hand, wringing too , scrubbing floors etc all getting her hands stuck in, gardening too, no gloves, yet she had the softest of skin , her sands so soft her skin silky . Thank you for your comment taking me back to those memories 👍
Diane sullivan I watch a lot of Dr dray and she likes the ponds cold cream too (the fragrance free one). Genetics definitely takes a part in it but there’s a lot that can factor into that. For example, has she always used sunscreen? Sunglasses when she’s out in the sun? (squinting creates fine lines and wrinkles over time) Has she ever been a smoker? Stays hydrated? Always Being gentle with your skin (trying not to pull or tug) helps too. There’s a lot lol
Please do this for setting sprays, concealers and foundations!!!!
I am SO happy to have found this in-depth explanation.
This video was like a masterclass in primers. So many of the videos I wasted my time watching before this one were too far in the direction of ‘Here is my face with various products applied’ for me to be able to glean any useful information.
Thank you thank you thank you for taking the time to perfectly format this information.
I am currently 38 and have been struggling with my makeup-to-primer-to skin relationship for a few years now.
Thanks to the detailed explanation of the 🎉function🎉 of the common ingredients found in primers, I now feel like a much more educated shopper.
Thank you SO MUCH!
Editing Jen is secretly sabotaging Jenluvsreviews :P lol. This gives me an idea what kind of primer would be ideal for me. Thank you for making this video!
Haha!
I bought the Tatcha silk canvas on sale too and didn't love it! I'm interested in trying the Milk Makeup hydro grip primer! Thank you for making this video and being so informative with the ingredients! ❤❤❤
I got the primer and it balls up my foundation, everytime I use it, which annoys me considering the price. I think it's because I have dryer ageing skin, I do love the luminous spray though!
I use the Tatcha just through my T-zone, where I have issues with getting "polka-dot pores", where my foundation will settle into the pores and look like I have polka dots on my face. I don't really need it anywhere else. This helps it last a bit longer, since it so expensive.
I use the Good Molecules and then smush the Tatcha on my nose and cheeks where I have potholes on my face. I didn't like the Tatcha by itself.
Stephanie Busch The Milk primer is amazeballs in hot weather!!
I absolutely love these videos! I appreciate all the work and research that goes into this, so interesting. I feel like after watching the lip balms video, I’ve been more mindful of ingredients and more rational in how I choose products for my skin! Thanks so much!
Hi Jen! Thank you again for making an incredibly informative video that is done so well! You are so necessary to the beauty world! Keep up the great work girl🤗
Penetration enhancer🤔
Hmmn sounds like something one would buy from an adult toy store😂
An ingredient geek, love that; you know your stuff :)
I adore these videos! I work at a makeup sales shop and I want to know what to recommend to customers asking me about good and effective products!! I appreciate your work, Jen!
Your facial expressions are priceless! Absolutely love you Jen for your honesty and the way you shoot from the hip! Your videos are so informative and I always learn something from then. Keep doing what you do because you do an amazing job and you’re also hilarious sometimes! Makes my day❤️😉
you can always tell Jen's background in education, she reminds me of that cool teacher I had in school where I actually loved learning something new 💗
On the rested skin I feel like when I've slept well my skin is plumper around my eyes. I find that I have more visible fine lines the worse I've slept
Dear editing Jen, the face you stopped your video at was a crack up! Love you girl! Love your videos!!!!
Love this! So great that someone is out there interpreting all these ingredients and telling us what they are and what they do! :) Thanks! One thing that a primer may be able to help with is keep a foundation from oxidizing on the skin. I did some ingredient digging last night and most foundations include some kind of oxide. When this reacts with the sebum in our skin, it can cause our foundation to turn...orange. Think of cutting an apple and allowing the air to hit it - it turns brown. What do we do to keep it from oxidizing? Usually an acid, like lemon juice. So a primer (or some skin care ingredient) that includes some kind of antioxidant like citric acid can help prevent you foundation from oxidizing. My example: a pore minizing primer under foundation = oxidation. But a hydrating/moisturizing primer that includes antioxidants = no oxidation. Just thought I would share! I'm sure other factors can be at play with oxidation but I thought this made a lot of sense.
Pretty sure the "silicone alternative" in Good Molecules is Squalane.
I have completely changed my skincare routine, to all hydrating CeraVe products. I haven’t needed a primer since.
Nikkiy Loja Dr Dray fan?
Me too! Cerave has really changed my skin, who needs primers when you have great skin care
Kristin Rae I feel like a brand new person!!! I absolutely adore the gentle hydrating cleanser!
Angie Ray I am!
Thank you Jen!!! Yes, I am so excited about this video!! Now I need to go search on the Lan Comé La Pro Base primer.
You are amazing! You have the passion for skincare like I do for finance and you talk as fast as I do!
Lac-toe-buh-si-luhs 👍 hard to say, is a probiotic that is used in a lot of different people and animal foods as well to promote healthy gut flora.
I used to cake on foundation and powder before I started using primers that worked for me. I use a pore miniaturizer on my cheeks and a mattifying primer on my t-zone. Less foundation, barely use powder now
What are the products please?
Thank you Jen!!!
I love this topic. I need all the info on this. Thank you!!
“Lacktobackiless” 😂❤️ cute man Jen ✨ that’s lactic acid bacteria, Lac-toe-ba-sill-us ❤️✨
Niacinamide is a great skincare ingredient though it can be irritating to people with sensitive skin.
Loving this series and concept!
Hun im new over here since the boxycharm storybook faccia drama started because you made the most sense to me and im so impressed yet again with the time you took and put into your research in making this awesome informative video 👏🏻😍💯 This is one im saving so i can refrence back as its alot to remember shooo but sooo good that im even sharing on facebook in some of the groups im in and i may share more in near future just because its that good 💕💕💕 Thank you so much we needed this video long ago 👏🏻💗✨
Older viewer here...I am loving the ELF putty primer, it fills my pores beautifully. Love it even if I am not wearing foundation, it blurs fine lines and wrinkles.