NYX HD Studio Primer

I can't believe I have not yet blogged about this! Anyway it's better late than never right? So here's my first HD mu! I got Nyx HD Studio Primer. Of course like any of you I got very curious when HD mu emerged! There were HD mu craze and of course I also want to try it. 

Before we move on, let's recall what's HD mu. HD mu basically are mu to match HD cameras. We all know that HD cameras are great, it produce clear and very realistic photos but the problem with it is that it also evidently shows our flaws like wrinkles, spots and even cakey mu! My gosh, lalong nakakakstress kesa sa magkaron ng magandang picture mas kita pala ang mga gusto nating itago! So to answer these problems, HD mu came out. HD make up have these light scattering ingredients to bounce away the light and make our look more flawless. It helps to reduce the strong presence of fine lines, wrinkles, cakey mu, blemishes etc. Most of HD mu are made sheer or translucent to have an effect of a more natural look plus an illusion of flawless or an even finish. Wow the sound if it seems very enticing and it's like a magic potion for instant beauty! With this information, I would definitely want to try HD mu and for me the best mu in HD would be primers. Primers basically have almost the same function as of the benefit that HD mu does.

It's great that Nyx HD Studio Primers are Talc and Paraben Free, it means it's free from Magnesium and Preservatives. I love that it has a very simple but very chic packaging. Simple black and white is very sophisticated.

Look! It says that it's good for all skin color!

Now let's move on to the actual packaging of the product. It's in plastic pump up tube form. It's also in black and white and I like it. Simple yet very sophisticated. 

Yehey! Nyx products are animal testing free! Like Like Like!

I like that it has a small whole of the pump so that I won't pump out too much product.

Now time for swatches!

with flash

with out flash

It has actually greenish white color! Now let's blend it....

with flash

with out flash

Look! It disappeared, it actually blended well with my skin on my hands. Look at the right side, my hands looks smoother and it actually felt smoother.

For this post, this is the amount of product that I had pumped out. Let's put it to actual test.

I placed a few to different parts of my face and blended it after.

Ok, another embarrassing picture!

after blending

 Now, you can see the actual effect of Nyx HD studio primer. It actually smoothed my face somehow. It's not that evident but it does, specially on the cheek area. 

After placing enough amount on my whole face, here's the remaining product left on my hand.

 After Nyx HD Studio Primer, I placed some concealer on my blemishes and under eye area and just some face powder.

My Verdict:

• Easy to pump out the product but I can't control it. I usually pump out more than what I need so I just apply it on my neck.
• A little goes a long way, few products can cover the whole face.
• I road tested the product for several days and since it's in greenish white color it can tend to make your face whiter. Base on my observation, this product won't work well with dark skin tone unless a darker shade of foundation will be applied.
• It smoothens or evens out my skin though it's not that evident.
• Since it's a primer it hold my concealer and face powder very well. I like it.
• I don't see my mu cake specially on the under eye and the corner part of my eyes.
• It blends well on my skin and doesn't give white streaks instantly but I find that my face gets whiter after several minutes / hours. Good thing I have fair complexion. But hey, it supposed to bounce the light to make my mu look natural right?
• Since it's not a mattifier, my face gets oily later of the day.

after applying concealer and face powder.

took another photo when I got home, my face looks a little whiter
but it's not super evident since I only placed a few product

Would I consider buying again? No, it's because it whitens my face. If it's translucent then I would consider getting it again. I can't put more product so that I can get my desired smooth finish as it will whiten my face.

The trick for this product is to put a few products at a time. It's easier to build up rather than to erase, instead of erasing  it's better to remove all and redo it again.

-XOXO-