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High Adherence Silicone Primer.

The Ordinary High Adherence Silicone Primer
Powder & Setting

About this product

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

Type

Powder & SettingLiquid

Key actives

Vitamin E

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

Full ingredients

Guru Score

56%

Mixed

Early verdict · Few reviews so far
2Gurus
0Approved
0Mixed
2Skip

What the gurus are saying

This primer tends to pill and peel on skin, especially over a full skincare routine, and both reviewers found it broke them out despite the grip it does provide for makeup wear. The high silicone content caused enough irritation that neither felt it was worth the trouble of scaling back their skincare to make it work.
Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take July 2024
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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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Frequently asked.

What is The Ordinary High Adherence Silicone Primer?

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

Is The Ordinary High Adherence Silicone Primer worth it?

The gurus are split. 0 of the 2 gurus give it their stamp of approval while 2 would skip it, which lands it in the middle at a Guru Score of 56%.

What is The Ordinary High Adherence Silicone Primer's Guru Score?

The Ordinary High Adherence Silicone Primer holds a Guru Score of 56%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 independent expert reviewers we have collected.

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