Benefit the POREfessional // Review

You have no idea for how long I have been wanting to buy this. When I saw that they had a special offer of sample size benefit products at Karstadt I was so excited to see the benefit the POREfessional was part of it.

I have used pore-minimizing products before. They were both from the drugstore and I have written reviews about them before. I liked the L'oréal Skin Perfection but the Balea Teint Perfection was simply a waste of money. After those two I decided to bite the bullet and buy the (very much overpriced) original pore-minimizing product: the POREfessinal. I have only heard a few people say that they do not like this primer but they all disliked the same thing about it: the silicon-y feeling it leaves on your skin. I do not mind that feeling at all. I also do not apply these pore-minimizer all over my fave. I only wear it on my cheeks where I do not have any dry sports it could cling to. I also do not wear foundation over it so I do not know how it would work with that.

before 

after

One thing I was worried about when I first swatched the product in the store was that this is a tinted primer. I am as pale as it gets and the primer has a rather dark color that would definitely not fit my skin tone but when I blend this on my cheeks there is no color to the product what so ever. It does make your pores a lot less visible and gives a smooth finish to the skin. I tried to catch the effect in these pictures but it is hard to see on camera.

To me this is the best pore-minimizer I have ever used and I definitely understand the hype. What I have a problem with is the prize. I got a tiny tube of product and I payed 11.95 Euro for it. I guess I will see how long this will last me (because I do not use a lot of product) and then I will maybe repurchase it - or put it on my Christmas wish list - or try out something new.

What is your favorite pore-minimizer?