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Sun Jun 22, 2008 9:19 pm  |
I always wonder if I put for example a hydrating foundation or a foundation that has antioxidants in it over a primer, will it penetrate thru to the skin? Or would the products be blocked by the primer?  |
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Mon Jun 23, 2008 1:58 am |
I have never fancied base cosmetics like foundations/primers that contain "nutrients" as I highly doubt there is enough in there to be effective, and by the time you have layered skincare it is not likely to penetrate effectively into the skin.
Most primers contain silicones in various forms, although silicones do allow moisture to travel between the film, I don't think nutrients can. Instead of using a primer and hydrating foundation why not just use a hydrating primer instead? If you suffer from flakiness/blotchiness due to dry skin, your base layers of product need to be the most moisturising. |
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Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:22 am |
| primer is a block, so the antioxident can't pass through it. |
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Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:36 am |
| Thanks miranets & wancy_2000! So basically I should use a nice primer and a basic foundation... nothing fancy... as watever is in the foundation can't pass thru it? |
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Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:44 pm |
If it's something good, then it won't pass through it, if it's something bad then it will pass through it 
It sounds funny but unfortunately that's pretty much how it works. |
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Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:00 pm |
| Nimue wrote: |
If it's something good, then it won't pass through it, if it's something bad then it will pass through it
It sounds funny but unfortunately that's pretty much how it works. |
really? hhm why's that? |
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Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:57 pm |
| Stardustdy wrote: |
| Nimue wrote: |
If it's something good, then it won't pass through it, if it's something bad then it will pass through it
It sounds funny but unfortunately that's pretty much how it works. |
really? hhm why's that? |
I'm just being a pessimist, but I think there's some truth to it. For example, I think some antioxidants maybe won't penetrate the primer but, say, sunlight definitely well. |
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Tue Jun 24, 2008 1:42 am |
Do you prefer your primers to have "slip" that create that smooth matte effect?
The La Prairie de sensitising serum contains cyclomethicone, and a lot of nice humectants, so once it melts into the skin the silicone will evaporate and your skin will be covered in a very soothing layer with "nutrients" while providing moisture, and some foundation smoothing properties. But you would have to skip the moisturiser step.
I am not that familiar with hydrating primers on the US market, there is Benefit erase paste and Shiseido smoothing veil. But I know a lot of Japanese drugstore brands do excellent hyrating (but not shiny) primers. I would prefer to choose a cream powder foundation and use some mattifying product in the tzone if I have patches of oily skin.
HTH! |
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Tue Jun 24, 2008 11:36 am |
| miranets, I actually prefer my tzone to be matte and oil free. I basically want a primer that has sunscreen properties and antioxidants, a primer that can fill in my pores too... I actually would wanna skip the moisturizer step cuz I feel I'm always rushing in the morning...anything to help save me time is good. I'm eyeing the Becca Mineral SPF but not sure if it's good or not. I'm afraid it's like the Sofina ss where I have to use a cleansing oil to remove |
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