Maybelline Baby Skin Pore Eraser

Maybelline has done it again, first there was Baby Lips, I don’t think anyone would have thought that they were going to be as big a hit as they were, everyone went crazy over the little beauties (myself included) I no longer leave the house without one in my handbag and now Maybelline has welcomed Baby Skin to the beauty blogging world.

I must admit in the beginning I wasn't drawn in by Maybelline's Baby Lips products but after reading SO MANY great reviews I gave in and bought one and have ended up loving them and now have one of each type in my collection (the OCD kicked in I needed the complete collection, my boyfriend really helped when it came to this) and they certainly took the blogging world by storm, beauty bloggers were going gaga over baby lips.

I have read a few posts about Baby Skin for the past couple of weeks and have been slightly excited to get my hands on it as it's such a bargain and is said to be a dupe of Benefit's pricey POREfessional. As I use POREfessional on a daily basis underneath my foundation to find a much cheaper dupe for the product would be absolutely incredible.

So, what is Baby Skin and why was I excited to pick it up? Baby Skin is an 'Instant Pore Eraser' which is a lightweight primer to give you 'smooth and poreless looking skin'. Until I started studying makeup I never used a primer before applying foundation and now I definitely notice a difference on the days where I don't use a primer, my foundation feels strange on my skin without it, I feel like it’s an extra layer of protection on my skin.

I use Benefit's POREfessional on a daily basis which is quite pricey at just under £25.00 (can't really afford it on a student budget) so this is why I was hoping Baby Skin would come and rescue me from expensive primer.

"Translucent gel primer blurs the appearance of enlarged pores, lines and other imperfections to create a matte and flawless canvas for makeup to glide. Mattifying formula keeps skin feeling and looking fresh with a baby soft feel, improving the staying power of your foundation while creating the look of a more refined and smoother skin texture".

Baby Skin is a clear gel formula which can be applied alone or under makeup. As I mentioned I use it under makeup, so I simply apply this over my face focusing mainly in my T-Zone area as this is where I suffer from blackheads and large pores the most as it tends to be very oily, and leave it for a few minutes to set. When applying the primer, it feels so silky soft and fresh (some people can mistake this for greasiness or oiliness but it’s definitely not). I have to admit here though that even though the primer is aimed to reduce pores, once the primer was applied I didn't actually notice a difference in my skin. I need to highlight this though as the main selling point of the product is that it is pore-reducing. This wasn't a problem for me though as I just hoped it would make a difference to my foundation and thankfully it did. It increases the amount of time that I need before retouching my makeup and this is the most important aspect to me.

Baby Skin retails at just £7.99 for a 22ml tube and is available in Boots and Superdrug. If you're like me and you love using a primer underneath your makeup you should definitely give this a go.  In saying this I don't think it is quite as good as benefits POREfessional but it definitely is a fantastic cheaper alternative and I will have a tube of it in my makeup bag from now on, plus its much kinder on the wallet.

Have you tried baby skin? What is your favourite primer?