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Poreless Putty Primer.

e.l.f. Poreless Putty Primer
Powder & Setting

About this product

A putty-textured primer designed to blur pores and fine lines while creating a smooth base for makeup application.

Best for

Mature skin
Powder & Setting

The Guru Index verdict

81%

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What the gurus are saying

Experts found this primer blurs pores and texture effectively while keeping makeup in place throughout the day, particularly praising how it balances hydration and oil control for combination skin without over-mattifying. The putty formula feels lightweight and a little goes a long way, though one expert noted it works best when pressed gently into the skin rather than simply smoothed on. Several gurus compared it favorably to a higher-priced alternative, suggesting it delivers similar results at a fraction of the cost.
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Key actives & flags

SPFSqualaneFragrance-freeAlcohol-free

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)

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What the gurus are saying.

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"The Poreless Putty Primer is considered a dupe of Tatcha's Silk Canvas."
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"The e.l.f. Poreless Putty Primer is actually a dupe for the Tatcha primer, but I personally like this one more. A little goes a long way and this lasts forever. It makes your skin look so smooth, blurs your pores, and gives you such a good base for all day wear. It keeps your makeup from sliding around on oily parts of your skin and keeps the hydration in your skin without drier parts flaking or oily parts moving. It's worth the splurge."
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"The e.l.f. Poreless Putty Primer is actually a dupe for the Tatcha primer, but I personally like this one more. A little goes a long way and this lasts forever. It makes your skin look so smooth, blurs your pores, and gives you such a good base for all day wear. It keeps your makeup from sliding around on oily parts of your skin and keeps the hydration in your skin without drier parts flaking or oily parts moving. It's worth the splurge."
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"I love how this works. It really does smooth the pores out and you can even see compared to those two my pores look less visible on this side which is really nice. It has a putty texture. It feels lightweight to me. It kind of feels like you're pressing it into the pores, it's sitting on top of the skin but not in a bad way."
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"I personally actually really do like this one. I feel like it's better than the Tatcha one."
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"The ELF Poreless Putty Primer, the liquid version, I like this because it's mattifying but not like casket sharp matte. So I get like a gentle mattifying of the T-Zone area because I'm not trying to be matte matte matte, I just want to be matte."
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