Maybelline Baby Skin

Hey beauties!  A few weeks ago I was able to pick up the last Maybelline Baby Skin at my local RiteAid.  I've used it a few times (not extremely regularly) but I thought I'd do a review for you because I already have a good feel for how this performs.




Prior to picking this up, I had to rely on my favorite YouTube gurus and bloggers for information on it because this wasn't (and still isn't) on Maybelline's website!  I had heard mixed reviews, but I thought I'd give it a try anyway.  My pores aren't out of control and I'm not self-conscious about them, but if I can make them less apparent, why not give it a try?  Plus RiteAid was one of the first to pioneer the awesome beauty return policy, so I could always return it if it sucked. 

Being the coupon-crazed fiend that I am, I ended up snagging this for around $4.00.  I believe it retails for about $6.00.  Baby Skin comes in a 20 ml / (.67 fluid ounce) adorable light turquoise squeeze tube.  Not a lot of product, but I guess if you just concentrate it around your nose like I did and not your whole face, it isn't too bad.

The product is a clear matte gel that feels extremely similar to NYX's Studio Finish Photo-Loving Primer (my daily primer) or ELF Mineral Face Primer.  It has no apparent smell. 

The back of the tube stresses to "SMOOTH" the product onto your skin, so the first time I used it, that's what I did.  I concentrated it around my nose area and not really anywhere else, but honestly couldn't tell an immediate difference.  The product is extremely silicone-y feeling and doesn't blend into the skin.  I tried patting it into my pores to fill them à la Loreal Miracle Blur, but couldn't really tell a difference.  Ok, maybe my pores looked a little less noticeable, but that's only if I looked really hard.  And pretended. 

I let it sit for a few seconds then applied foundation.  Aaah, there's the difference!  My pores were less noticeable (note: not invisible) with this product as opposed to no Baby Skin.  They were only slightly blurred.  I've never tried a product that completely eliminated the tiny holes in my face.  I kind of liked the result.  Better than nothing, but not great.  The next test was to see how it wears throughout the day. 

Amount used to cover nose area

But does it work?
Eh.  It doesn't really have any staying power and isn't mattifying.  About 4 hours later I could start to see my pores again.  Keep in mind, it's winter and tend to use a few Kleenexes throughout the day, so that could obviously cause some wear.  I've tried layering it under and on top of my primer to see if I could get it to perform differently.  Under primer actually works surprisingly well.  I apply Baby Skin to my bare skin, wait a few seconds, apply my primer, wait a minute, then apply foundation.  That layering method seems to work best for me.

I've used this several more times and my opinion really hasn't changed.  Baby Skin works ok, but it's no miracle product. 

Would I purchase this again?
I could take it or leave it.  My primer works just fine and if I'm in a rush in the morning, it's just another step I would have to take.  Either my pores aren't that bad, or I just don't care about them like some others do.  I mean, do I really want someone that close to my face anyway? 


What are your thoughts?  Have you tried this?  How does it perform for you?