Test it Out Thursday - Lauren Brooke - Soft Focus Perfecting Primer

When I start my beauty routine in the morning I normally forgo the primer in an attempt to simplify my beauty routine. But lets get real for a minute... the main reason I chose not to use a primer was because I could never find one that seemed to work for me. Every primer that I tried seemed to bring more attention to my enlarged pores and fine lines so I just decided to give up searching for a better alternative….

That was until I found out Lauren Brooke was coming out with a new product… her Soft Focus Perfecting Primer….. *cue the angelic music please…. and I was one of the first ones to Try it Out!

Lauren Brooke’s Soft Focus Perfecting primer was developed as the first step to creating a beautifully diffused, smooth look. It can be worn on its own or under foundation to help minimize the look of pores, fine lines & wrinkles and keep your foundation in place all day long.

It has been formulated and infused with nourishing organic botanical ingredients such as Avocado, Shea Butter, Rice Bran Oil, Coconut, Jojoba and Vanilla Bean to help protect and moisturize your skin throughout the day, keeping it soft and silky smooth, while keeping your makeup looking fresh all day long. Wow, those are some pretty amazing claims.

Check out the Key Ingredients below.

Key Ingredients:

• Shea Butter: An excellent emollient moisturizer for the skin and high in triglycerides and fatty acids. It also revitalizes and repairs the skin.

• Avocado Butter: Moisturizes & protects your skin with antioxidants, proteins, amino acids, and Vitamins A, D & E.

• Jojoba: Is very nourishing and hydrating.

• Vanilla: Is anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant and helps soothe and heal the skin.

• Silica: Helps to create a diffused, soft-focused effect on skin while absorbing excess oil.

Full (Vegan) Ingredient List: Silica, Certified Organic Ricinus Communis (Castor Oil), Certified Organic Cocos Nucifera (Coconut Extract), Certified Organic Oryza Sativa (Rice Bran) Oil, Ricinus Communis (Castor Wax), Certified Organic Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Certified Organic Simmondsia Chinensis (Jojoba Oil), Certified Organic Persea Gratissima (Avocado) Butter, Certified Organic Vegetable Starch, Certified Organic Carnauba Wax, Organic Sunflower-derived Vitamin E Oil, Certified Organic Vanilla Bean.

What you won't see in Lauren's primer are harmful fillers like Talc (which is found to be a carcinogen particularly when its non-nano size), BHT (which can cause organ system toxicity), Phenoxyethanol (which can cause allergic reactions and depress the central nervous system), Laureth-4 (which is another possible carcinogen) and again that Fragrance label (which could be a multitude of synthetic chemicals that go into a product causing anything from skin irritations to hormone and body system complications).

Since the Soft Focus Perfecting Primer is ultra-concentrated I found using my fingers to warm up the product before smoothing it over my face works best. Then I just use light circular or sweeping motions to help smooth it out on the areas of my face that need it the most!

All I have to say about this product is WOW.... I am actually very pleasantly surprised by this! Like I said above. before I tried this primer I didn't have very much luck with other primers but my first impression of this one has me hooked! It absolutely does what it says it will do.... it blurs my fine lines and wrinkles and definitely helps to camouflage those enlarges pores around my nose, cheek and chin area. It hides most of the redness in my face and just gives me a more flawless look. The first day I tired it with my Lauren Brooke creme foundation and it just went on like a dream. Since it's very dense you only need to warm up a small amount in your fingers and apply it where you would like a little skin perfecting magic!

So the left side is my hand without Lauren Brooke's Soft Focus Primer and the right side is my hand with primer. You can see what a huge difference this primer can make! (And these photos have not been retouched!)

The second day I tried it under my Lauren Brooke Pressed Powder foundation and it worked amazing as well. This duo actually really helped to keep oil breakthrough at bay all day long and even through my intense HIIT workout!

Since my creme foundation does allow for a bit more shine breakthrough throughout the day I actually use this primer as a "mattifier" when I notice my face getting a bit shiny. I simply use my finger to dab a little bit on my shiny areas and voila.... the shine is GONZO! I prefer using this throughout the day to blot away excess oil rather than adding another layer of powder or using a blotting sheet! I find this little trick helps to refresh my makeup throughout the day while continuing to hid those pesky fine lines and enlarges pores! HUGE win for me!

It also had a very subtle vanilla scent which makes it even more enjoyable to use!

A full size of this product is only $28.00 US and if you prefer to try a sample of the primer before committing to a full size you can do that too and it’s only $2.50 (this is a prefect size to keep in your purse for quick little touch ups!

If you are looking for an amazing primer product… look no longer than Lauren Brooke’s Soft Focus Perfecting Primer. Those of you who use this link will of course get 10% off your entire purchase but not only that... since this primer is one of Lauren Brooke's featured products this month you will get 20% off the Soft focus perfecting primer if you make your purchase in month of September! You have nothing to lose and only flawless skin to gain!

Simply Truly Jenny…