It’s safe and gentle, but even more importantly, it’s not a feared-by-everyone-mostly-without-scientific-reason paraben. I don’t wear makeup often, and I’m not sure if this will become part of my regular routine when I do occasionally wear makeup, but I’m happy with it for now.

A thick, high molecular weight silicone that is usually diluted in another, lighter silicone fluid (like dimethicone or cyclopentasiloxane). I find it amusing the way that Lacura products are so obviously modelled on more expensive products. As you might guess from the “pro” part, it’s a precursor to vitamin B5 (whose fancy name is pantothenic acid). A high-molecular-weight silicone elastomer (rubber-like elastic material) that is usually blended with a base silicone fluid (such as dimethicone or cyclopentasiloxane) to give the formula a silky smooth feel and to act as a thickening agent. It is also used as a water repellent additive and to reduce the tackiness and stickiness of other ingredients.I think this one was slightly thinner than the more expensive Smashbox version, but I quite liked that as I don’t like to go too heavy on my face. It also helps to stabilize oil-water mixes (emulsions), though it does not function as an emulsifier in itself. It is compatible with a bunch of cosmetic oils as well as active ingredients and its specialty is creating emulsions with super high heat and freeze stability (from -25 °C and +50 °C). The legendary product was originally released in 2000, created to minimise the need for touch ups during photo shoots. Contains vitamin A and E, grapeseed extract and green tea for a nourishing and delicate foundation treatment.

During the colder months my skin seems to age more and gets that crepey look with my lines appearing deeper than ever. It’s often used together with ethylhexylglycerin as it nicely improves the preservative activity of phenoxyethanol. It is a white powder with a fabulous sheen and a nice skin feel and it is still very popular in decorative cosmetics. Aldi is often praised for its high quality beauty range, with many items on offer including makeup, skincare and bathing products. This is a great top-up of the glow-giving ingredient if you’re running low on the cult favourite original,” they added.The Lacura Snapshot Ready Primer blurs the look of pores and fine lines so you’re snap-shot ready in a flash! What seems to be a true difference, though, is that the salt form is more stable, easier to formulate and cheaper so it pops up more often on the ingredient lists. Vitamin A is commonly known as retinol (which is how it is listed in the ingredients) and is highly effective in reversing sun damage and signs of ageing by stimulating blood flow and collagen production.

They both feel so smooth and silky on the skin, they’re so easy to apply and neither have a particularly strong smell to tell them apart. New: A brand-new, unused, unopened and undamaged item in original retail packaging (where packaging . The Lacura Snapshot Ready Foundation Primer was packaged in a box and inside was a plastic tube containing 30ml of product. Bismuth Oxychloride has been around since the 1950s and it was one of the first synthetic materials to give a pearl-like effect in cosmetic products.In recent months, beauty products have become big business for Aldi as it’s launched an impressive range of affordable dupes that appear to have take inspiration from some of the biggest names in the business, including Liz Earle, Pixi and Smashbox. A third wrote: “I’ve paid up to 4 times the money for a product that is nowhere near as good as this. I applied the Smashbox primer to the right side of my face and took notice of how well it glided on to the skin to blur imperfections and the appearance of blemishes.

To continue the Aldi Beauty Dupe Series, today I will be reviewing the Snapshot Ready Primer in Aldi’s Lacura range. My teen daughter and I applied a small amount of the Lacura primer before putting on some name-brand L’Oréal Paris foundation. It is a polymer (created from repeating subunits) molecule and has different molecular weight and thus different viscosity versions from water-light to thick liquid.To use, apply a pea-sized amount before foundation, starting in the center of the face and blending outward. Aldi’s famous budget friendly skincare range Lacura released a primer, so I decided to give it a go. For me to truly accept a product as a dupe, it has to match the quality of the higher end brand, not just have inspired packaging. They contain the majority of the skin goodies that - similar to green tea - are mostly polyphenols (but not the same ones as in tea).