Review (5/5): It definitely helps correct skin tone differences & does smooth pores in SOME areas.
I got this in Nude. I have some areas in my face that have some sun damage, some broken capillaries, and some enlarged pores. The only thing that I've found that covers these completely is concealer for the first two, only two primers do the job on the pores that I've found. I figured this might give me some additional coverage due to the nude tint so maybe I could skip the concealer and just go with foundation for coverage. I was also hoping it would be another primer that would blur/fill the pores and not just "disappear" after foundation gets applied.
I was actually impressed by the tone correction I got from this. It's not a concealer (obviously), so I wasn't expecting full coverage. I was just looking for a muting of the redness & the sun spots so I could maybe skip the concealer. It did exactly that. It provided a veil of nude tint that made my areas of sun damage and sun spots (yeah, they're freckles) almost disappear. The redness was muted somewhat. Enough that I when I skipped the concealer I was pretty happy with the result I got from just this product under my foundation. That being said, it doesn't play well with every foundation. I noticed that it doesn't seem to work as well with my dewy/hydrating foundations. That may just be a "me thing", but I thought I'd throw it out there for consideration.
So, this leads to the pore filling/smoothing. It does smooth out some areas with pores and it does continue to do that after the foundations is applied.....in some areas. Which seem to be in the areas that don't move a lot. So on my face, I have enlarged pores on the side of my nose in the nostril area and down toward my mouth, on my chin, and on my forehead in the center. Now, everyone's face moves but we don't all emote with our faces in the same areas. I tend to have a very expressive mouth and I arch one eyebrow a lot. I don't furrow or wrinkle my forehead much. The primer didn't hold up on my chin or around the nostrils and down toward my mouth. The center of the forehead held up perfectly.
So, while I like this primer for the tone correction, I need something that smooths my pores in all areas of my face. If you're just looking for a good primer to even out your skin tone or provide some base color correction I would absolutely recommend this one. The pore thing....I think that's going to be something that depends on the person. This definitely has a place in my makeup routine. I can use it in the areas where I need the tone correction and use something else for my problem pore areas. It's perfect for my light makeup days and I'm going to try it with just some light powder on my next "no makeup" makeup day.