Review: Laura Geller Spackle

I hope to find you all in the best of moods and having a wonderful day. My side of the world is dreary and looks like we might get some rain and this would be all good and fine but I'm trying a clean food cleanse in which I eat mostly green veggies and chicken or fish and I'm not liking it so far....but I digress.

Today I wanted to share with you my thoughts on a sample of a primer that I received from an old Birchbox. If you're unfamiliar with Birchbox, it is a monthly subscription that is $10 a month and you receive 5 samples of various beauty products. I tried it for about 3 months and I have to say that I hated it. The products were intriguing but I never found anything to be worthy of repurchasing. A lot of the samples remain in my bathroom barely touched except for this Laura Gellar facial primer that I just about used up.

This product I used almost every day for 4 months and I'm not completely done with it yet. Its 0.5 oz which is a decent sample size considering the full size product is 1 oz. And it goes for $15.50 on QVC which is the only place I could find it other than the official website. The official website sells the 0.5 oz product for $10.00. Considering the size, you do get a lot of product and whether its worth the money depends on what you're looking for in face primer. There are also 2 shades of the tinted primer in case you're lighter than I am.

I have worn this by itself and under powder and liquid foundation and I find that its better when you use it alone. Under foundation, it doesn't improve the staying power or the application. Without foundation on top, the product sinks into your skin and helps even it out like what you'd expect from a tinted moisturizer.

Obviously from the picture, you can see that its a little lighter than my skin tone, but its blends without any sort of color. 

Its hard to tell from the photos, but there are very tiny, refined specks of gold glitter that lend to the shiny, dewy finish of this product. But its important to note that the glitter does not appear on the face. It blends out very nicely. You  can also tell that it smooths out the skin fairly well. 

However, the product can lead to shiny spots if you apply too much, but that is easily alleviated with finishing powder. 

Another pro is that the product is in the form of a squeeze tube, so bacterial contamination is reduced but getting the last bits of products is challenging. I was having a hard time squeezing the last bits of product out so I went ahead and depotted it for easier access.

Final Judgement: This is a nice alternative to a tinted moisturizer especially in the spring and summer for a dewy finish. Its not ideal for those wanting a matte face or who have oily skin. Overall its a nice way to even out skin but it doesn't camouflage dark spots or acne scars.  As a face primer, it doesn't do anything except add an extra step into your routine. I will not be repurchasing this product since I have so many other primers samples to test out and of course I will keep you posted. :-)

Thank you again for reading this and let me know what kind of primers you like to use or why you don't like to use primers. And also let me know what things intrigue you so I can post relevant things. Have a wonderful day.