The POREfessional by Benefit Cosmetics Review and Swatches
By Contributor: Srishti Gupta
This is my first post to VNA, hope am much accepted by all you readers. Going out for 2-3 hrs? In a hurry? No time for makeup? Plus your skin is very oily? Ummm..what to do? You just cant go bare skinned. It appears rough, raw, the pores are prominent…. argghh! You hate it! To add to it open pores on oily skin imply dirt and grime which result in blackheads. And don’t you know pores tend to expand under the pressure of heavy oil flow? (now you do) You have just five minutes at the most to rush off and soo much to think! Please gimme a break ..and Ta-da ..heres it Benefit POREfessional face primer specialy made only for your pores. Yes you got it righ ! It is the same primer that won Vogue Beauty Awards 2013 and it truly deserves it.
Benefit Claims: oil-free, light-weight,translucent,silky. Pro balm to minimize the appearance of pores.
It does what it claims. It gives almost a beautifully velvety texture to the skin. As soon as it is applied, skin looks smooth and toned. It gives skin a whiter but natural tone (atleast to mine it does) .
Packing: its comes in a smaller than a palm size tube.
Firstly, I will talk about it as a face primer. As a primer it evens out the skin smoothly like a smooth canvas, evenly and skillfully hiding the pores..making the skin look almost dentless. Make up applied on it last for 5-7 hrs without much of a problem (obviously given you are not exposed to the sun most of the time) .
Secondly, I will be talking about POREfessional as the emergency back up option. On casual outings when the weather is pleasant or you are going to stay in air conditining then this is a not a bad option to go for. As for oily skins it keeps your skin smooth, pretty and oil free for about 2.5-3hrs and skin is easy to carry around, you won’t have problems giving a slight touch up with it after sometime and for normal or dry skin it will last longer on your face than it does on oily skin.
Benefit The POREfessional
The problem with it is that its too expensive for its worth. Having paid the cost which was between Rs.2000-3000 ..I don’t recall exactly..you won’t like to finish it that fast. If you use it occasionaly and wisely it might last for 4-5 months.
Benefit Cosmetics The POREfessional swatch in natural light
Here are the before and after swatches on my face. Excuse my acne..I am recovering. The difference is not prominent in the pictures because its very natural. But in reality you see it on your skin.
Benefit Cosmetics The POREfessional before after swatch comparison
Pros of Benefit The POREfessional:
Its Oil free.
Makes my skin super smooth.
Translucent and natural.
Pore appearance reduced by 70-75%.
Easy to carry and travel friendly
Slightly fragranced..nothing strong
Wonderful emergency option
Very natural
Cons of the primer:
Very expensive for the quantity
Not long lasting
So natural that the difference is not much
I was wondering how did I happen to buy it? Errrrrr…. I was fooled into buying it. It so happened my family was the only customer in Sephora..while my parents were busy buying frangrances, I was being hounded by nearly the rest of SAs when one of them started talking about my oily skin and remedies… oily skin – aah my weakness. The SA targeted just the right thing and god knows how she managed to sell me the primer and that too not only one but two tubes ..stupid me! And then its soo bloody expensive!
Price: Between 2k-3k (I dnt remember exactly) for 22ml ..which btw is pretty expensive for a small tube. ($28 internationally)
VNA Rating: 2.8/5
Should I buy it or not? Benefit The POREfessional Primer is a good option when you are in a hurry and can’t do your makeup. It smoothes my skin and reduces the appearance of pores. It also takes care of my oily skin but I would not suggest you people to go for it because there is no use paying this much with so many options available in market but yes if you don’t mind keeping a quick option with yourself , then POREfessional is just the thing to go for.
I always felt its a over hyped product. I think Indian drugstore brand like Colorbar has launched a primer which works excellent. Btw u wrote it really well.. :)
I had always wanted a tube for myself ( watching youtube videos all the time is what it did to me). But I would rather live with some oiliness and less wear time rather than shell out such a grand amount.
Very interesting details you have observed, thanks for posting. “Oh, what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive” by Sir Walter Scott.
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It has great before after but I get white bumps after using this, maybe i am allergic to silicone!
I have left it for a while and will use it in a few week to check, but make the skin look amazing!
Great Review!
White bumps .. Ummm that usually doesn’t happen … May u r right in thinking that u r allergic to silicone .. But lets hope not .. N thank you :)
I always felt its a over hyped product. I think Indian drugstore brand like Colorbar has launched a primer which works excellent. Btw u wrote it really well.. :)
Yes true !! Extremely over hyped by ignorant masses … N thank you !!:)
Wow! Looks really good :)
Well reviewed dear <3
:D thanx!!
I’ve not used this one but too bad it didn’t work out for you. :/
I’ve always felt Benefit is an overpriced brand…
It looks really nice..but it is pricey.. I quite like the loreal base magique primer.
I’m surely going to try this. Looks amazing!
Only if u don’t mind paying somewat 2300 for a small tube :)
i use this…it works great!
I had always wanted a tube for myself ( watching youtube videos all the time is what it did to me). But I would rather live with some oiliness and less wear time rather than shell out such a grand amount.
As you mentioned it’s quite natural!! Nice review :)
Thank you<3
At 3 grand it seems like a lot, but guess its worthy spending for those few special occasions
Great Writing :D
thank u :)
Very interesting details you have observed, thanks for posting. “Oh, what a tangled web we weave, When first we practice to deceive” by Sir Walter Scott.
Perfectly indited content, thank you for selective information. “You can do very little with faith, but you can do nothing without it.” by Samuel Butler.
you have a great blog here! would you like to make some invite posts on my blog?
I have been absent for a while, but now I remember why I used to love this web site. Thank you, I will try and check back more often. How frequently you update your site?
Have you ever considered writing an ebook or guest authoring on other blogs? I have a blog centered on the same information you discuss and would really like to have you share some stories/information. I know my readers would enjoy your work. If you’re even remotely interested, feel free to shoot me an e-mail.
An impressive share, I just given this onto a colleague who was doing a little analysis on this. And he in fact bought me breakfast because I found it for him.. smile. So let me reword that: Thnx for the treat! But yeah Thnkx for spending the time to discuss this, I feel strongly about it and love reading more on this topic. If possible, as you become expertise, would you mind updating your blog with more details? It is highly helpful for me. Big thumb up for this blog post!
I’m impressed, I have to say. Actually hardly ever do I encounter a weblog that’s both educative and entertaining, and let me inform you, you might have hit the nail on the head. Your idea is outstanding; the difficulty is something that not sufficient individuals are talking intelligently about. I am very glad that I stumbled across this in my seek for one thing regarding this.