#pore reducing

4-in-1 Blending Sponge

PhotoReady Brightening Primer

PhotoReady Pore Reducing Primer

Insta-Blush

These products were sent to me to try complimentary from @crowdtap. I have experience with another of Revlon’s primer and another insta-blush. The 4-in- 1 blending sponge was new to me. I will tell you my experience about each one. 

The Revlon 4-in-1 Blending Sponge is designed to apply, blend, perfect, and contour. It has taken some getting used to in my case. I am comparing it to the one sponge I am more familiar with. Its bigger and thinner than my regular one. Unlike the green one, the Revlon sponge only states to use wet and doesn’t give an option for wet/dry use. I normally wet mine anyway, so for me it wasn’t an issue. The flat side is the part that indicates to use to blend in while the bottom rounded side to perfect the blend. I found it easier to use the bottom side to do both, apply & blend, and get a perfect coverup on my entire face. The pointier side is softer than the rest and easy to bend to reach the corner of the eyes. This sponge doesn’t absorb the product in. It comes in little case to keep it in. This is something I don’t have with my other sponge. It has air whole to keep the damp sponge from collecting bacteria. 

While I don’t usually use brighteners, I was excited to try the Revlon PhotoReady Brightening Primer. It looks and feels like foundation and its quite light in color. I’m medium beige in most beauty products I use to I was concerned it would show on my face that I was applying such a light color. In my opinion and from what I saw, it did look like I had the product on. It doesn’t show in the picture but in person its a slight different in tone. It does have a little of shimmer. Its so velvety and soft. Makes the skin on my face feel so smooth. I don’t wear this alone but you can. I wear this with some powder foundation for a natural “no makeup” look. 

Of the primers, the Revlon Pore Reducing Primer is my favorite. It has a flesh tone to it and goes on completely sheer. The only thing that is noticeable is the hint of shimmer. Just a few specs here and there that withe powder or liquid foundation, they are not noticeable. I actually wore this primer alone various times. While it doesn’t completely “erase” pores it does reduce their visibility like it promises. Its easy to apply with just my fingers. I did notice a thin layer is good enough and if I tried to layer a thick coat it would rub off some residue. A little goes a long way. I really like this product. 

💥For both primers I did notice that if I didn’t use it daily the product left on the nozzle because a little hard. So be advice to remove that residue before applying to skin. I didn’t the first few times and noticed it didn’t blend well and there were specs of product on my face. It was easy to remove but its best to discard. Its not much that will be discarded. 

I cannot tell you how much I loved this product before even trying it! Why? The color! This Revlon Insta-Blush is available in 4 shades total. This shade is Rose Gold Kiss. It looks like a rose pink but its actually quite sheer. If you own anything in the color rose gold, it pretty much looks like that on the skin. At least for my olive or medium being skin (in makeup). The flecks when the light hits shows a beautiful color. Its so creamy but feels like a powder when blending. You can use a brush or your fingers to blend. I prefer finger tips because the warmth of them I feel makes it even easier to blend it to my skin. It can also be use as a brow highlighter. For this I recommend a brush to apply as much as you like or if you have small eyelids. It gave me a nice natural cheek color. I feel this can be worn alone too or with minimal makeup.

Overall

My experience with these products have been positive. I have sensitive & combination skin. I didn’t have any sort of irritation from using any of the products. I made sure to wash my sponge prior to first use. I didn’t experience any breakouts. While it has a scent like all makeup, its not strong and its not noticeable once its on my face. These products are of great quality and can be found in many stores such as Ulta.