Dr. Young Anti Pore Pore Erasing Balm (Primer) Review & GIVEAWAY!

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Silicone face primers seem to be a polarizing force in the beauty world. Some people love them, others hate them, and others still are scared to try them after hearing horror stories of breaking out. While I can't promise that the things I review won't cause you skin issues, I would like to put forward the following product as something that I, at the very least, have had a good experience with: Dr. Young Anti Pore Pore Eraser Balm. Double the pore, double the fun.

This product was featured in the original Memebox Makeup Edition Box. I didn't receive that particular box, but you can read a detailed review at Fanserviced-B if you're curious. I was really intrigued when I read that unboxing, so I was really thrilled when Memebox offered to send me one to review. And guess what? They sent me an extra to give away too! Wheeeeee! But before all the Rafflecopter hoopla, let's take a look at the attributes of this product.


Official Memebox product description:
Enriched with witch hazel extracts, Swiss alpine herb extracts, marine collagen, and vitamin 5, the pore eraser balm is a primer perfect for featuring the soft, silky porcelain skin. This pore primer will ll in all the ne lines and enlarged pores and control excess sebum for a long-lasting look. How to use:
After skincare, apply adequate amount on areas with visible pores or oily spots.

The Dr. Young Anti Pore Balm comes housed in a sturdy glass jar. There's only 15g of product in there, but a little goes quite a long way.

Ingredients:

As you can see, this is a silicone primer. Personally I *LOVE* primers like this because they have a wonderful smoothing/blurring effect, but if you know silicone ingredients are a problem for you, you may want to steer clear.

The balm has a light, beige-y color in the jar, but it blends out to be nearly translucent on the skin.

As you can see it's pretty much invisible on my hand, and has had a distinct "blurring" effect. This is exactly what I want: No makeup item on this earth is actually going to make your pores smaller, but this sort of blurring effect (especially when used under other makeup) will make them look less noticeable, for lack of a better explanation. Oh, and it has a light perfumey scent, if anyone was wondering. It's not overwhelming but if fragranced things make you sneeze just be aware of that.

I've tried a bunch of different silicone primers and amazingly enough, this one actually seems unique to me. I find that with some clear primers (like Smashbox or the ELF primer) your makeup can get a bit "slidey" once you start sweating. Since we're in the middle of gross, sticky summer that's a thing that's bound to happen. This primer not only didn't make my makeup slide off my face, but I also feel like it didn't make me feel any shinier. Very, very interesting. I may have found something I can actually use on my sweaty/oily nose in this nasty, humid summer.

I do have one complaint about the product: It comes in a jar. Not the most hygienic thing ever. I use plenty of other things in jars though so for me it's only a minor nuisance.


Sound like something you might enjoy? Well here's a chance to win one for yourself!

RULES AND IMPORTANT INFORMATION

• To enter, use the Rafflecopter widget below. Each entry method may be done once per person except for retweets and pins, which may be done once per day. Entrants using multiple social media accounts to generate more entries will be disqualified. The giveaway closes at 11:59PM EST on August 3rd, 2014.
• The prize is one 15g bottle of Dr. Young Anti Pore Pore Erasing Balm (MSRP $38) and one winner will be selected at random. The prize was sponsored by Memebox.
• This giveaway is open internationally except where prohibited by law.
• The winner will be contacted via e-mail and has 48 hours to respond in order to claim their prize, so make sure you log into the Rafflecopter widget with a valid e-mail address! If the winner fails to respond in the allotted time I will select someone else.
• I will be checking the validity of each entry, so please enter the required information correctly. And double, triple, quadruple check that you've logged into the Rafflecopter widget with a valid e-mail address! If I don't hear back from the winners within 48 hours I really will have to select someone else. No foolin'.

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What do you think of the Dr. Young Anti Pore Balm? And if you're entering the giveaway, good luck!


Disclosure: The product featured in this post was provided to me by Memebox for review and giveaway purposes, however any opinions expressed above are honest and my own. This post contains affiliate links. For more information, check out my full disclosure policy.