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High Adherence Silicone Primer.

The Ordinary High Adherence Silicone Primer
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About this product

A silicone-based primer designed to create grip and adhesion for makeup application.

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The Guru Index verdict

56%

Mixed

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What the gurus are saying

The experts who tested it found the grip was there (it did hold makeup in place) but the formula created real problems in practice. Both found it pilled and balled up on skin, especially when layered over skincare or under certain makeup products, which meant people had to strip back their routines to make it work. The high silicone content also triggered breakouts for those who tested it, so anyone prone to congestion may want to patch-test first or skip it altogether.
Synthesized from 2 expert reviews

Key actives & flags

Vitamin EFragrance-freeAlcohol-free

Full ingredients

Aqua (Water), Isodecyl Neopentanoate, Dimethicone, Dimethicone/​Bis-Isobutyl PPG-20 Crosspolymer, Hydroxyethyl Acrylate/​Sodium Acryloyldimethyl Taurate Copolymer, Isohexadecane, Hexamethyldisiloxane, Isoceteth-20, Polysilicone-11, Tocopherol, Polysorbate 60, Trisodium Ethylenediamine Disuccinate, Phenoxyethanol, Chlorphenesin

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What the gurus are saying.

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"I tried these probably three or four years ago and I was completely unimpressed. I don't think I used either of them more than a couple of times because they just didn't work that well. They tend to peel on the skin, they balled up. They did have a certain grip and tackiness to them so great for making sure your makeup really sticks, but beyond that they just weren't that easy to use. I also found that because both of them have quite a lot of dimethicone and silicones in them, they broke me out. That's not something that I always experience with silicones, but with these for some reason they definitely clogged the pores and definitely broke me out."
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"I never liked this product. It always pilled with my skincare products and sometimes it did peel with certain makeup formulations that I applied on top of it. Once I applied all of my skincare products and then I applied that primer before my makeup, peeling everything just started balling off my skin because it has that silicone base. I am somebody that is not willing to eliminate a skincare routine just to use a makeup primer. This product just always pilled, it was very inconsistent, and I had to eliminate my skincare routine for this to work with my makeup, which I wasn't willing to do."
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