MilaniFace Primer for Makeup - No Pore Zone Mattifying Primer with Lily & Bamboo Extract for a Matte Finish, 1.0 Fl. Oz

The Milani Mattifying & Pore‑Minimizing Face Primer has quickly become a key part of my makeup routine—smooth, shine-free, and beautifully flattering.🌸 What I Love:Silky Soft Finish: Applies smoothly and fills in visible pores, creating a poreless, airbrushed base that feels light and never chalky under foundation.Long-Lasting Matte: Keeps oily skin shine-free for hours—perfect for long days, busy commutes, or warm weather.Improves Makeup Wear: My foundation goes on evenly and stays fresh longer—there’s less sliding and fading throughout the day.Whipped, Lightweight Texture: Feels creamy and moisturizing, not heavy or greasy—makes skin feel pampered, not masked.⚠️ A Few Tips:Skip if Skin’s Dry: Best for oily to combo skin types—if your skin’s very dry, you might need a hydrating primer first.Using a Small Amount: Just a dime-size amount is enough for your whole face; too much can make skin feel a bit matte-sticky.✅ Final Take:If you want a budget-friendly, effective primer to smooth pores, control shine, and help foundation last, this Milani primer does the job beautifully. It gives skin a refined base and enhances your makeup without fuss. Highly recommend for everyday glow with polish!

The texture is super lightweight almost like a gel-cream and it applies smoothly. I only need a small amount, and it spreads evenly across my T-zone. It doesn’t feel thick or suffocating like some other silicone-based primers I’ve used before.

For the price of this primer, you get a terrific bargain, in my opinion. The primer goes on silky smooth and doesn’t feel tacky. Foundation spreads across it beautifully and leaves my large pores looking nearly invisible. It also improves my fine lines and crows feet. I discovered this brand when looking for good wedding makeup when my daughter got married. I have used it ever since.

Review updated 04/29/25: Now that I have gotten used to this primer, I really like it. It is thicker than the other Milani primer that I was accustomed to, so it actually also serves as a foundation of sorts. It leaves the skin looking smooth, with a healthy glow.Previous review: It's OK, but thicker than the Milani primer I was "in love" with. However, I couldn't buy the one I liked because when I called Milani, I was told that it's for oily skin, and I have dry skin. The one I liked was very light and felt like silk; it came in the black tube and the gel was pinkish.NOTE: I'm a woman and my son purchased the product for me on his AmazonU account, so I'm writing the review here.

I tested this on my hand first. It went on smoothly. My skin felt very smooth when I put it on. It's now been 8 hors and it feels just as smooth as it was this morning.

On the fence with this product!! May be too greasy for me.

Omg! I love love love how it feels on my skin. I tried so many primers, this one works as good as my usual primer but the texture makes me feel like standing against heaven breeze.

I’m 63 and the texture of my skin has definitely changed. I’m always trying primers and foundations. To add to the problem, I have some crazy sun spots, from all those fun days at the creek, when I was growing up. I can afford good products and I have gone through plenty, searching for camouflage to soften the look of my darn sun spots. I bough a few milani products a couple weeks age and literally misplaced them. I found them today and did a trial run. I started by applying the rose and melon corrected on my sunspots & blended. Then I applied the primer and I applied the correctors again, to my sunspots and blended again. I let everything set for about 5 min and then I used the 01 honey corrector as a contour, as its for warmer skin tones. I used it on my cheekbones, my temples and even my eyes. I was so pleased with the natural looking results, that I had to do a video, to prove that it really camouflaged my sun spots. Nothing will ever conceal them fully, which I accept, but this combo did really well. I actually felt no need to apply any foundation . I’ve tried other illuminating primers and they leave me looking way too shiny and I end up applying powder, to calm the effect. I did not feel the need to do that with this product. It feels nice on the skin, kind of like a light moisturizer. I’m glad I discovered this. I’ll be traveling soon & I’ll transfer some of the primer into a smaller bottle, so it’ll take up less space. Applying the primer, camouflaging my sunspots and doing some light contouring, took all of 3 minutes….I was just amazed and mostly relieved, to find a combo that gave such nice results. I can’t attest to the longevity, but I will spritz with a setting spray, as I always do, and hope everything stays in place.