REVIVA LABS - Makeup Primer (1.fl.oz)

It doesn’t seem to irritate my skin; it a very smooth. My face looks good; after I apply it, my skin looks healthy. My pore shrinks in size. I’m a combination-normal and a bit oily on the T-zone. Photo one no primary or make up just cleanser and toner. Photo 2 primary, skin moisturizer and daytime make up.

I read this was a good product from another site but when I have used it the product doesn't seem to do anything to make my face look any better from my makeup or stay on better. Maybe I don't understand what's it supposed to do though.

I've used a lot of makeup primers... among a few are: Philosphy's The Present, Smashbox (two different kinds), and Monistat Anti-Chafing gel, which several makeup artists swear by as an off-label primer. Philosphy's The Present was good but it contains lavender, which is not good in regards to creating sun-sensitivity (will give you spots!), the Smashbox left my 40-ish skin looking dry and, "ewww, where the hell did those pores and wrinkles come from?" The Monistat was impressive at first, until I broke out in painful, deep bumps.I've been using this for about three weeks now and I LOVE it!!! This is, by far, the best primer I've ever used. It goes on as silky as most primers do since they contain silicone, but the differences between the Reviva and all the others are:1. It sets up pretty quickly. I'm ready to apply my cream foundation a bit sooner than I was with the other brands.2. It never balls up, even if I use a bit more than I meant to.3. It ACTUALLY smooths out fine lines and the appearance of pores.4. Most importantly to me... six hours later my makeup still looks great, my pores are still diminished, the fine lines are still hidden or plumped or filled. I don't care what you want to call it... I don't see them!5. My sensitive, acne-prone skin likes it.6. As soon as I start blending it over my face, it just morphs from the gel consistency into a satin finish.I've been converted from using higher-end brands that cost three times as much as the Reviva and use all sorts of bad ingredients... no matter the percentage or how some manufacture's want to spin the "preservatives" that are known to be carcinogenic at the very least, I still want to avoid and eliminate as much as I can of the parabens, sulfates, and phthalates. I've also been using the  Reviva Labs Eye Complex Firming Cream, For All Skin Types, .75 Ounce  and the  Reviva Firming Eye Serum Alpha Lipoic Acid, Vitamin C Ester & DMAE, 1 oz , and nothing has helped the entire set of luggage I haul around under my eyes like these two do. I highly recommend the Reviva brand.

Oh I do like this product, the way it goes on and feels so silky, and you don't need much. I don't like putting a mixed review because the seller was great and relatively fast, and I generally like Reviva.The downside to this (and all primers that I am aware of), is the first two ingredients, Cycloentasiloxane and dimethicone, are in the silicone family (siloxasanes). The other ingredients are fine (COQ10, olive oil, Vit d, and squalane.I've liked this Reviva line for years, and perhaps there is no way to really make a skin 'primer' without these ingredients? If so we need to figure out how to do without them because nothing is worth your health. We 'girly' type women (or men!) who enjoy products are already subjecting ourselves to so many risks with our personal care products, thus female cancer rates are higher in many instances...so we have to mitigate damage where we can/if we can. (I'm not prepared to go 100% 'natural' and forgo makeup and skin products, so I am always looking for something that is on the benevolent side and still works.)According to Environmental Working Group, (EWG), the most credible guide to chemicals in consumer goods and their human and environmental effects, these first two ingredients are in the ''moderate'' toxic hazard rating, but can bioaccumulate and interrupt with human hormones and fertility, just for starters. Apparently the absorption through the skin can be MORE toxic than consuming similar substances since they go straight into the bloodstream and no digestion as some kind of protection.For some reason I didn't check up on this before I ordered, and ironically my reasoning to use it was to protect my skin from absorbing other potential toxins that may be in my foundation (although I try to use as benevolent ones as I can find).I hope that somehow the olive oil may provide some barrier from absorbing the siloxanes, or that maybe the COQ10 de activates them, but that's probably wishful thinking on my part.

While I am giving the PRODUCT a 5 star rating, i am giving the packaging a 1 star.I love love love this product but I feel cheated.Glides on smoothly I have great skin and small pores but I wear glasses, so make-up and the sweating nose I have mess with my very minimal layer of make-up in that area. So I was applying this only to the area of my face that my glasses sit on to mattify and absorb the moisture throughout the day. Works like a charm.Now to why I feel cheated. Despite this being at the perfect price point the issue for me was the glass bottle, as the product gets used the pump can only get what it is sitting in so all the product and there is a LOT left on the inside sides of the bottle that I just cannot get out. For that alone I canno justify repurchase. In a tube you can cut the bottom open and get that product out..with this there is just so much waisted product because it cannot be "tapped" on the counter or shaken due to the constiey of the primer. God knows I would see this as my holy grail product because I had used this on bare skin mixing it with a strobe cream and I loved the effect on my skin, so I do know it has great potential. Sorry guys, change the packaging and I will purchase a lifetime supply.

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