Laura Mercier Mineral Primer by Laura Mercier, Primer + Shine Control Review

Reviews / Laura Mercier Mineral Primer

10

very good!!

Did not understand what this product was for so, researched it and tried it. The product is lighter than air. Glides on over your moisturizer creating a very thin barrier and takes out any shine, you don't need to use a lot on the brash, creates a matte look preparing the skin for your mineral foundation. Makes everything stay in place for the whole day. Purchased a mineral kit, received a little...read more bit of everything. Was worth it. The packaging is also great, not messy at all. Safe to throw in your bag for on the go. Overall, would recommend and buy again.

RedPaint | 3 reviews

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10

Still the best

I've been using LM's mineral powder foundation and bronzer for about a year and it's the best. I've tried Bare Essentials and well as a few other kinds, but this is the best for my skin, which is post menopausal weird...dry, oily, breakout prone....not to mention all the lines and wrinkles. Their product is the most forgiving and the primer really makes it last all day and still look great.

KBN1021 | 1 reviews

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10

All Mineral Makeup Fans Should Own This

Whether you're using good ol' BareMinerals or Laura's own line, you must use this under your powder mineral foundation. It's so lightweight and perfectly evens out the skin before adding the foundation. Your foundation will look better and last longer.

HookedOnBeauty | 127 reviews

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9

Travel must-have

Although I often claim Eminence Organics' Sun Defense SPF 30 is the be all and end all of mineral products, it does in fact have one flaw: the packaging. Do you have any idea what it's like to have found the perfect product (organic, SPF 30, absolutely invisible to the naked eye) and not be able to use it every day because the packaging is so effing impossible? Yes, you're women, of course you do....read more The Eminence Organics' Sun Defense brush through which the minerals are dispensed is a finicky miserly hag. Most days I fight the good fight or break the brush and MacGyver my way into the mineral treasure chest. On travel days, I don't have the time to mess. Fortunately for you, my dispiriting conundrum has transformed me into a seeker of suitable minerals and/or SPF combinations. My last attempt, while a good piece of the SPF/tint/moisturizer puzzle, left me with uneven coverage and enough oil to solve our current energy crisis. Horror on Connecticut vaccay. Ran back to the city to hunt for minerals. At long last, the Sephora in Union Square provided my sanctuary. After seeking aesthetic solace and testing every available powder with minimal ingredients I discovered, not surprisingly, that the much-hyped Laura Mercier Mineral Powder SPF 15 won the top prize. The coverage is complete and the final finish is practically perfect. It's not organic but Zinc Oxide and Pearl Powder are the only ingredients. The SPF 15 doesn't measure up to Eminence's SPF 30 but I don't have to break the effing container to apply it either. My skin drinks it in with a calming satisfied ease that assures me it is relatively earth and body friendly. I tried it with a number of different brushes and found the Sephora Brand Platinum

Beautys_Spot | 50 reviews

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10

obsessed!

I am obsessed with this primer! You need so little. It gives a beautiful, soft focus, poreless finish and it makes my mineral powder go on like silk.Like Laura's mineral foundation and setting powders, it has the genius dispenser that you can close for travel- and to prevent waste. Wonderful on my sensitive, acne prone skin.

julialaura | 5 reviews

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