Primer Review – Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer

by Affi — Monday, September 3rd, 2007 at 4:59 pm

in Makeup and tagged with Primer, Smashbox

If you’re a beauty junkie, chances are you’ve heard of Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer. This is what’s referred by many people as the “holy grail of foundation primer” and thanks to miss Hanzky, I finally got the chance to try it!

This product comes in a colorless formula that contains grapeseed extract which helps to soothe and protect skin. As soon as the product touches my skin, I knew right away that those people weren’t exaggerating about its quality. Smashbox Photo Finish fills in fine lines and pores, creating an incredibly smooth and velvety finish. It feels comfortable and weightless on skin too. I applied my usual MAC Studio Fix Fluid Foundation and it glided on beautifully. The foundation was very easy to blend evenly and I didn’t need to put as much product as usual because with the help of this amazing primer, my face was already glowing flawlessly.

Wait that’s not it! I must also tell you about its incredible staying power. The first time I tried this primer, I had another busy day. I ran around places, under the scorching hot Jakarta sun, and at the end of the day, I felt like my body – including my face – had melted from the heat. I checked my reflection in the mirror, ready to witness another mess my foundation had created, and to my great surprise – there wasn’t any! Sure, there was a slight shine here and there which I could easily removed with a blotting paper, but when I looked closer, there wasn’t any cracking or melting in sight! My face looked fresh and glowy like hours before!

I’ve also tried using mineral makeup on top of this primer and am happy to report that result is just as wonderful. This primer helps the mineral to adhere to the skin and make it stay there for the rest of the day. Believe it or not, ever since I used Smashbox Photo Finish, I almost never touch up my face with any powder anymore thus saving my oh-so-precious Mineralize Skinfinish Natural! What a great bonus!

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mskellybag says:

September 3, 2007 at 10:04 pm

di jakarta ada yg jual ga koukla?

vveen says:

September 3, 2007 at 11:09 pm

mskellybag, di JKT sampe saat ini ga ada yg jual. Makanya tuh si Koukla aja br bs review skrg. Hadoh..gw tambah pengen nangis neh rasanya…kenapa sih di indo ngga ada…kenapaaaa????

oh ya, ada yg tau ga di singapore ada apa ngga??

September 3, 2007 at 11:11 pm

loh, mskellybag ini rani toh…woalah…

dunia_dandan says:

September 4, 2007 at 8:39 am

Produk ini emang jempolan. Tapi elo musti coba juga Dr Brandt ‘Pores No More”, Koukla. Kalo ini emang beneran bikin pori2 mingkem, tapi kurang bisa bikin muka smooth. Nah, Smashbox bisa tuh bikin muka licin bener. Kenapa gue jadi review gennee?

Koukla says:

September 4, 2007 at 9:26 am

Maaf teman2, produk ini tidak tersedia di Indonesia Raya…kalo bener2 pengen banget, nitip aja mendingan sama temen2 yg di luar. Atau beli di eBay, dengan catatan rela membayar biaya shipping yg kadang2 lebih mahal dari produknya

Vveen, I don’t think this product is available in Singapore either. But maybe our readers in Singapore can confirm that..

Dundan, waah yg bener lo ada yg bisa bikin pori2 lebih mingkem lagi? Cobain ah..pori2 gue makin lama makin kayak kawah semeru nih

Deszell says:

September 4, 2007 at 4:26 pm

Jaman dahulu kala, Smashbox emang ada di Singapur. Tapi sekarang sayangnya dah gak ada lagi. Denger2 di Sri Lanka ada, walah itu jauh bener yah!

Mending beli di eBay ajah de. Koukla, lo bener2 membuat gue ngiler!

purplerebel says:

September 5, 2007 at 5:50 am

mauuuu beli. tengkyu koukla n dundan atas review-nya. info kayak gini butuh bgt gw, secara gw begoooo banget kalo soal urusan kosmetik.

Wenty says:

September 5, 2007 at 9:10 am

Gals, kalo di Malaysia ada nggak yah ? Tolong dunks members yang di M’sia bisa confirm tidak ?

September 5, 2007 at 10:23 am

Wenty, nggak ada di Malaysia bu.

cewex says:

December 2, 2007 at 2:51 pm

di Lane Crawford Hong Kong ada nih product…tried this product before and resultnya bagus bangett!!

Karina says:

January 24, 2008 at 2:08 pm

Hi, aku tertarik banget nih sama produk ini, tp aku dengar produk ini kurang cocok untuk yg acne prone skin. Koukla kamu sendiri kondisi kulitnya gimana?

indah aulia says:

March 3, 2008 at 3:00 pm

I was really looking for primer with excellent result, and reading your post makes me browse on e-bay (since it’s not available in Jakarta). To my surprise..Koukla!!!!banyak banget macemnya..ada yang dgn spf, ada yang original, ada yang oily, ada yang di tube, ada yang di botol…which one is it?didn’t wanna order da wrong one…

viona A says:

May 6, 2009 at 9:30 pm

Iya nih..jadi ngiler tapi gambarnya aja aku blum pernah liat..helpPp!!!

Hanzky says:

May 6, 2009 at 10:19 pm

Viona: Coba click link dibawah ini untuk liat bentuknya
https://ssl206.chi.us.securedata.net/myettitude.com/merchantmanager/images/uploads/72_zf.jpg

petitefille says:

April 26, 2010 at 9:01 pm

Udah ada yg jual belom ya di FD, di Jakarta atau Bandung gitu?
Pengen nyoba juga deh jadinya,hehe..
(telat gini taunya :p)

Mary says:

May 3, 2010 at 4:30 pm

I would love to try smashbox but!! where can I buy it in Bangkok city ???????