REVIEW: Aritaum Pore Master Primer (Acne-prone/scarred/big pores)

I have enlarged pores as well as some deep acne scarring, so I thought

that a good primer would help with this. Prior to this, I have been using the Face Shop's

Velvet primer. I didn't really notice much of a difference so I thought it was time to try a new one.

I heard a lot of people rave about this primer, especially saying that it is a dupe to

the costly Benefit's Porefessional primer. So I thought I would

get it myself and see what the hype is all about! 

I was able to find this at my local Aritaum (located inside an H-mart).

Nice tip applicator~

Ingredients

Skin-colored/nude tinted primer

SMELL: Plastic-y/silicony smell?

SIZE: 25 mL of product, comes in a nice squeeze tube the length of my hand.

PRICE: In-store for $10.00! (not including tax)
Which was surprising because I thought it would be double the
price in Korea here, since other Korean products usually are. I believe this is
around 8,000 - 10,000 Won in Korea?
Also, VERY affordable compared to the Benefit's Porefessional ($31.00)

EFFECTIVENESS: A small amount goes a long way. As the
salesperson told me in the store, all you need to cover just your nose
is the size of a small dot.
It does seem to smooth out pores/fine lines, as well as
elongate the wear-time of your foundation/BB cream/etc.
I used this primer on half of my face and left the other half bare then applied
my BB cushion. I noticed that after ~3 hours, the side I had put primer on
maintained more coverage, stayed intact, and had less creases/wrinkling.
I have used the Benefit primer before and did not notice much of a
difference between this one and that one, so it is a much more affordable option~

Swatches:

Left side of face bare

Left side of face after primer application
(Did not cover up all more pores, but noticeably smoother/blurred)

Left side of my face (w/ primer)     v.   Right side of my face (w/o primer) 

after BB cushion application 

WITHOUT flash

I used my Missha Line Friends cushion 

Left side of my face (w/ primer)     v.   Right side of my face (w/o primer) 

after BB cushion application 

WITH flash

I don't see too much of a difference when I put my makeup on, but the longevity was 

lengthened on the side with the primer. Longevity was impacted, whereas

appearance of the makeup was not. 

RATING: 4.5/5 Stars

PROS:

Applies smoothly
Covers pores/wrinkles
Makes makeup last longer
Blurs out your face before makeup application (Photoshop effect)

CONS: 

Didn't cover all pores

Smells weird (but is typically the smell of most primers anyways)

RECOMMEND?: 

I would recommend this product! (It is a good dupe of the

Benefit's professional)

I think it will work especially well for those who have smaller pores/less 

scars than I do. It would give you a more flawless photoshopped effect~

Thanks for reading~ Hope this helped!
Feel free to leave any questions below~

Disclaimer: This is not a sponsored post; the product pictured was bought with my own money.

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