[hanhbossy]

I m Asian and my skin is super Oily, yellow under skin tone i think .
my skin is quite bright , a bit pinky .

I dont know which primer is gud 4 me .
smashbox primer photofinish is said to be ok . but it has too many colors like: green, apricot, lavender ...
I dont know wat to choose .

It s summer and it s really hot in my city . i m soooooo nervous for my Extremely oily skin .
Help me plzzzz. tkx

[andrrea]

Hmm I believe that the Smashbox primer most people use is the Original Colourless one. Here's the link to it at Sephora, it's the first one:

Sephora: Smashbox: Photo Finish Foundation Primer at Sephora.com: Primer

The coloured ones are to resolve specific skin concners:

Green - Minimize redness
Apricot - To conceal under eye circles, veins, sunspots
Lavendar - To blanace natural yellow skintones

I myself have only ever tested out the Apricot one, and I wasn't overly impressed.

[Ashley]

I don't have oily skin, but I like Smashbox's original primer.

If you have oily skin, you can try Smashbox Photofinish Primer Light.

[hanhbossy]

tkx 4 ur help. i really appreciate that.

0.98 oz SPF 15 with Dermaxyl Complex (sheer apricot - dries clear)
i think i ll try this from smashbox . but i dont understand "dries clear". ???

[StereoXGirl]

Originally Posted by hanhbossy

tkx 4 ur help. i really appreciate that.

0.98 oz SPF 15 with Dermaxyl Complex (sheer apricot - dries clear)
i think i ll try this from smashbox . but i dont understand "dries clear". ???

It means once it sets on your face, you won't be able to see the color anymore.

[beautifulinside]

I agree the colorless photo finish primer is good.

[bluebear91504]

im asian with super oily skin also, and i use smashbox original photo finish, but i am looking for a better one, since the photofinish is NOT oil free. im getting an order shipped of the camellia rose skin smoothing primer, and i am also going to try prime time by BE and the monistate anti chafing powder-gel. if anything, get the photofinish light if you wanna try the photofinish, because it kind of gets the skin oily after a while

[nlee22]

Milk of Magnesia is the way to go. Before applying my laura mercier oil free primer, I put a thin layer of milk of magnesia on my oily t-zone. Let it dry and then my primer on. Not a spot of oil throughout the whole day.

[YourOneAndOnly]

Smashbox has an oil free primer called "light", it didn't work for me though and my skin is combination

[hanhbossy]

long time no see. i spent long time finding my topic.

thank for all your helps.
it seems SB primer photo finish does not work 4 oily skin. which one is better? is that laura marcier

btw, what is milk of magnesium? is it sold online because in my hometown i cannot find it.

[love2482]

Originally Posted by nlee22

Milk of Magnesia is the way to go. Before applying my laura mercier oil free primer, I put a thin layer of milk of magnesia on my oily t-zone. Let it dry and then my primer on. Not a spot of oil throughout the whole day.

You don't wash it off? But doesn't it dry white?

[hanhbossy]

i ve just read some reviews about Milk of Magnesia on makeupalley.com .

lots of ppl like this mattifier (is it?)

however, some ppl complained that MoM make their oily skin become very dry after long time using. even drier than in winter.
nlee22, does it happen to u?

[AppleRose]

Napoleon Perdis does a good primer.