Estée Lauder vs YSL

The Best Primer for Flawless Make Up

Using a good primer helps your make up go on smoothly, blur the appearance of pores and keeps your make up in place for longer.

 

A really good primer can provide extra nutrients to hydrate your skin and give you a glow-effect. 

 

I try two of the current best sellers for primers and see which one comes out on top…

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Estée Lauder Aqua Brilliance Primer

With Hyaluronic Acid & Glycerin, Estee Lauder know how to look after your skin with this primer.

 

  • Glow boosting formula
  • Dewy complexion
  • Micro-size water droplets
  • Triple moisture complex

 

Let’s have a look at the before and after pictures…

 

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I Was Very Impressed…

This gave me a sheer veil over my skin which I wasn’t expecting.

It would be enough to use on a no-make up day to give a natural glow.

Let’s see how it sets my make up…

If there was a glow from within, this was definitely it!

 

A stunning finish, if I do say so myself.

 

I went for the Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless foundation – the queen of dewy finishes!

 

Read my full review of the Charlotte Tilbury Airbrush Flawless here.

 

YSL Touch Eclat Blur Primer

An instantly radiant primer with ‘shimmer-flecked gel‘ to create a flawless canvas.

Transparent to allow optimal light diffusion with advanced blurring technology.

 

So no hydrating ingredients with this primer, but the ‘shimmer-flecked gel’ did give me high hopes for this primer!

 

Let’s see how it looks…

 

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I Wasn’t As Impressed…

I had high expectations due to the floating gold in this primer.

I thought my skin would be gleaming from ear to ear.

But I would say it was a bit of an anti-climax.

Let’s see how it sets my make up…

A Nice Matte Finish

I was more impressed once I had applied my make up.

 

It gives a very smooth base and a lovely matte finish.

 

I would say less of a glow than Estee Lauder.

 

But it definitely lives up to its advanced blurring technology.

 

And achieves that mattified complexion beautifully. 

 

Estée Lauder Takes the Win

Both gave a smooth base ready for your foundation to sit perfectly.

 

And both kept my make up in place for a lot longer than I expected (and I’ve got oily skin!).

 

However, the added bonus of a light veil across my skin, gives Estée Lauder the edge for me.

 

This is perfect to have in your cupboard for those non-make up days, to achieve that clean girl no make up look!

 

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