Product Reviews Rated 3.01 out of 5 stars
77 Reviews
Most Helpful Positive Review Love itt I have combo skin, when i first put my foundation on my face it feels so dry and rough. But with this it feels like my skins made of velvet and that no amount of foundation or powder could dry it out. Ive used this product many times and it always makes me feel like i have soft skin
Most Helpful Critical Review Nope. My skin is really dry and I'd just discovered primer. The poreless primer was amazing but I figured that hydrating would be even better. I was wrong. It is sticky and made my skin burn. I tried it with different foundations to be sure it wasn't just the new ELF foundation I got with it, and it was the same result. It's decent if I put on a ton of powder, but that generally makes my dry spots stand out even more. I'm going back to the ELF poreless!
Reviewed by 77 customers Works great. 4
kp from Carson City
I love this for my dry skin & the price is great too.
The smell! 1
Emily ZP from Eugene
I liked that it's kind of oily because my skin absorbs oil well for hydration, but thats not for everyone. It smells like a grease trap. Burned, rancid, greasy fat.
Great for dry skin 3
MichaelaF12 from Seattle washington
This primer left my face nice and hydrated but I noticed that I'd need to boot my face more than usual throughout the day when I used it.
Great for dry skin 3
Michaelafrans39 from Seattle wa
This primer left my face nice and hydrated but I noticed that I'd need to boot my face more than usual throughout the day when I used it.
Nice, some cons. 3
ava from paramus park
I just bought this the other day. i've never used a primer, but i thought it was about time since i like doing makeup so much. One thing bad about it is that it smells strongly of olive oil/ oil. Once on my face... with my foundation and other things... the smell fades.
Hydrating Face Primer- Large 5
Laurajankowski from Seven Hills, Ohio
This makes your face feel so soft and makeup glides on. I think because makeup glides on instead of soaks up, I use less face makeup and get the same effect. I like it though it is expensive, it doesn't irritate my skin.
Horrible smell 1
Karen from Texas
I was So disappointed in this. I love the poreless primer by Elf and have used it consistently. When it was out of stock I ordered the hydration primer in the blue bottle...it almost made me gag from the awful smell!! It smells like old motor oil. I will be returning this & going back to the poreless primer which smells & works great.
Old cooking oil 1
Kelly from Conroe tx
Smells really old and would never put on my face and had to wash hand a couple of times to get the smell off
Your going to smell old french fry oil 1
Mandalyn from Mannsville,Ok
I got this a week ago, the smell is strong like super strong! My sons work at a fast food place and cook over oil all day, this primer smells like old fresh fry oil! My face after using this primer looks like I have been cooking over grease and decided to slather it on my face for that extra "I worked hard this dinner" effect! It makes my foundation slide around my face, so I guess you could say it's nonstick, good when cooking bad when it's your face! I'm not blaming this primer it could be user malfunction, could be the wrong type of primer for my skin, could be I'm using the wrong foundation a number of different reasons, I'll keep it incase I have a dry patch because it sssssoooo oily!
Love 5
Sandra from Tompkinsville
Very very impressed. I love elf things.
Love 5
Sandra from Tompkinsville
Very very impressed. I love elf things.
Horrible smell 2
Frances14 from Miami
This primer smell horrible like a oil that went bad. Left my face greasy looking. Not a fan of this one.
Do not buy 1
Kk from Conroe tx
Omg this was nice the first day
Washed it off went to bed the middle of the night my skin was so itchy and burned, I'm not peeling and my face sucks up every ounce of moisture I put on it using so many high end moisturizers! It's sooooooo dry 5 days later I'm cracking and it's painful
I have seen other similar reviews online I have normal combination skin as well
Smells 1
niles from B.C. Canada
I thought this would be great, but it smells terrible. The scent does dissipate over the day but its pretty gross to begin with.
Hydrating face primer 1
Bbgurls from Monticello, KY
I had heard good things about elf's face primers. So I ordered the hydrating full size primer. I am usually not sensitive to fragrance in products. But this took my breath. I never put it on my face. The moment I put it in my hand the smell was so strong and horrible. I donated this. Total waste of money.
Smells like COOKING OIL 1
Jdav from Boston
This comes out of the bottle like straight water. It smells overpoweringly of cooking oil (a smell that does not go away) and leaves your face feeling wet and greasy ALL DAY. This is the first makeup product I've ever thrown away after one use. I have no clue how this hasn't been discontinued.
A LIttle Stinky 4
WriterGal from PA
This works, it does. You only need a tiny bit and my usually horrifically dry skin feels really hydrated and ready for foundation, but it has a smell of old fryer grease. The smell fades quickly, but I thought I should mention it.
Super hydrating 5
rianaik27 from Lansdale, PA
I love this primer, it makes my skin so smooth and supple. My skin is dry so this is really moisturizing
No 4
Syy from Jersey
This is a decent product however, less is more!
DO NOT BUY THIS PRODUCT 1
Ally994 from Alabama
ELF has other great primers but this one is AWFUL! It pumps out of the bottle like a mix of oil and water and sits on your face like oil and stays oily all day. It leaves an oily residue on everything you touch and smells like grease. Ive used other ELF products and never been so disappointed. It doesn't look anything like the cream, white product they advertise. Please don't waste your money like I did.
no 1
mayaaespi from santa clarita
absolutely horrible. i hated this product. the texture was uncomfortable. it made my skin feel so disgusting. and it's left so many tiny bumps all over my forehead and the rest of my face. do not recommend this
Disappointed 1
Ewww from Monticello ky
I couldn't wait to get this. But whenever I tried it, the scent was awful and over powering. I threw it away.
it is so good!! 4
Kwills906 from georgia, ga
so I bought this and its my first time ever using a primer. I don't know if its all primer but this one did not smell good but over all I do like it.
Smells horrible 2
Txubdrr Red bv from New Jersey
I really like this primer because it makes my skin sooooo smooth. And everyone is saying it smells horrible...to give you an idea it smells like a stink bug just stank on your hand then you added a sprinkle of sugar. I swear that's what it smells like, the only reason it's not getting a 1 star is because I actually really like how hydrating it is.
Not for oily/combination skin. 4
AngelineS84 from Lowell,ma
Super hydrating, great for dry skin. Not for oily or combination areas. Works great.
