REVIEW: Dermalogica Skinperfect Primer...

This was one of my Blogstar prizes, but already a firm favourite  (bh review is here), and by far the best primer out of the multitude I've tried. Thanks to darling Hissycat Krissy (who sent me a sample), I've been using this for some time, but it wasn't till I was recently trialing a moisturizer with no sunscreen content that I used it every single day, and it really hit home to me how brilliant this primer is...

I'm not surprised though, I haven't found a Dermalogica product yet that isn't on my can't-live-without list. The Skinperfect Primer is tinted, almost like a bbcream, but where it has the edge is in its coverage, and the smooth and ultra refined almost matte surface I end up with. On days when I'm not going out, this is all I wear, and for me, that is such a bonus as I normally live in foundation every day of the week :-) Here's the back of the box so you can read all the promises, all of which are true!

The squishy tube is soft and easy to manipulate, even when you're trying to extricate the last few precious drops of product (I love it so much I cut my old tube in half and managed to squeeze out enough for 2 more days!), and the ultra-fine nozzle means there's not one molecule of waste. And the biggie - SPF30!

Here's a dollop on my arm taken in natural light to show you the colour of the product - it has quite a deep tint, but becomes invisible once massaged in. This is roughly the quantity I use for my whole face. It blends magnificently and makes the surface of my skin feel ultra smooth and soft, and any sheen from my moisturiser is instantly pacified. My foundation just glides on over the top, and I end up with an almost flawless finish that lasts throughout the day...

Anyway, enough of the raving, let's get down to the nitty gritty, and some un-retouched photos to show you why I doubt I will use any other primer except this one forever more. Here is a close up of my moisturised but bare left cheek (never before seen publicly lol) - sadly a hodge-podge of enlarged pores, spider veins, uneven skin tone, and of course, the ever present freckles... 

And here is the same left cheek (in the same lighting conditions) after I've blended in some Dermalogica Skinperfect Primer - the whole appearance is far more even, the stark contrast between the freckles and the base skin tone has been reduced, as have my enlarged pores, and the spider veins are covered enough for me to get away with not wearing any foundation if I choose not to - believe me at my age, there's an incredible sense of freedom in not having to slap on some slap just so I don't scare the postie! What's more, my skin is protected from any further sun damage, and it isn't all shiny and greasy like it normally is when I apply straight sunscreen...

This primer is $65 - frightening at first, but given that the small sample lasted over a month, I reckon the whole tube might take me through till Christmas, and even if it only lasts till October, then that would work out to be $8 per month...for almost perfect and protected skin? Bring it on!

One of the things I love about blogging is that I now take photos when doing reviews, and the above pics even surprised me. I'm often complimented on my skin (when I'm all dolled up), and even though at 58 years of age it's a bit scary showing you what's underneath all my makeup, I'm delighted to have the opportunity to compare these before and after photos - it sure confirms that I'm on the right track with certain products, and most definitely with this one. And I honestly hope that after seeing these pics you're thinking, "wow if it does that for her blotchy skin, imagine what it will do for mine!" ♥

This primer won a beautyheaven Glosscars last year - so well deserved, and quite frankly, is it any wonder?

Have you tried this magical primer yet? Can you see the difference it makes to my skin?

Take care of you,

kats xxx