
About this product
A lightweight putty primer designed to blur pores, mattify the skin, and create a smooth base for makeup application.
Full ingredients
Water (Aqua), Cyclopentasiloxane, Ceresin, Dimethicone, Glycerin, Hydrogenated Polyisobutene, Hdi/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Polymethylsilsesquioxane, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Propylene Glycol, Lauryl PEG-10 Tris(Trimethylsiloxy)silylethyl Dimethicone, Sodium Chloride, Camellia Sinensis Leaf Extract, Squalane, Oryza Sativa (Rice) Bran Wax, Dimethicone/PEG-10/15 Crosspolymer, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Silica, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Talc, Butylene Glycol, Disodium EDTA, Caprylyl Glycol, Ethylhexylglycerin, Phenoxyethanol, Titanium Dioxide (Ci 77891), Iron Oxides (Ci 77491, Ci 77492, Ci 77499)
Guru Score
Yay
6 experts · Strong agreementWhat they liked
What they flagged
What the gurus are saying
This primer visibly blurs pores and smooths the skin without going hard matte, making it especially good for the T-zone on combination skin. Gurus praise how a little goes a long way and that it keeps makeup in place all day on oily areas while preventing dry patches from flaking. The putty texture sits on top of the skin in a way that feels pressed into the pores rather than heavy, and several experts rate it as a worthwhile alternative to higher-priced options.
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Independent of what the gurus think, this is what the published research supports about the main active ingredients here.
Sun protection is the best evidenced way to slow visible ageing, and the filters are what does the work. Mineral and chemical filters both protect when a product is applied thickly enough and often enough, which is where most people fall short rather than on the choice of filter.
Source: DermNet
Ingredients like these draw water into the surface layers and slow how fast it leaves. The evidence is for comfort, softness and hydration rather than for changing the structure of the skin.
Source: DermNet
A lightweight putty primer designed to blur pores, mattify the skin, and create a smooth base for makeup application.
Yes. All 6 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 79%.
e.l.f. Poreless Putty Primer holds a Guru Score of 79%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 6 expert reviewers we have collected.
e.l.f. Poreless Putty Primer is generally suited to oily skin.
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