Once inside the skin, it hydrates, but not from the outside - putting pure water on the skin (hello long baths! The legendary product was originally released in 2000, created to minimise the need for touch ups during photo shoots. A vegetable-based emulsifier that helps the oily and watery parts of the formula to mix nicely together. I then used the Aldi dupe on the other side of my face and found the formula to be stickier in texture, leaving a tackiness on the skin. That changed in February of 2022 when Aldi US sold primer, eye shadow, and mascara as limited-time specials.

Other tasks include helping the product to absorb faster and deeper into the skin (penetration enhancer), making the product spread nicely over the skin (slip agent), and attracting water (humectant) into the skin. Bismuth Oxychloride has been around since the 1950s and it was one of the first synthetic materials to give a pearl-like effect in cosmetic products.Despite having skin that’s prone to dryness, I can get oily in my t-zone, but that seemed in control even at the end of the day.

For me to truly accept a product as a dupe, it has to match the quality of the higher end brand, not just have inspired packaging.I applied the Smashbox primer to the right side of my face and took notice of how well it glided on to the skin to blur imperfections and the appearance of blemishes. I’ve been using this Lacura’s Snapshot Ready Foundation Primer every weekday for several months now and I don’t seem to have had any issue with my skin breaking out or it causing any problems. The product has a creamy formula and is rich in rosemary, camomile, white tea, cocoa butter and eucalyptus oil. And if that's not enough, GSPs and other flavonoids in grape also show UV protecting and anti-cancer properties. The primer did seem to be holding onto my foundation just fine, as I was worried about whether it would start to slip.