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A Makeup Primer with a Caffeine Jolt?

By , About.com GuideJune 10, 2010

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I've tried many different makeup primers over the years, and some are good while other fall flat. The one thing that they all boast is the ability to keep your makeup in place normally while hydrating your skin, leaving you skin looking beautiful and radiant all day or all night. So now enter a company called Greensations that has a line of skincare that contains capsaicin, but has now branched out into makeup primer. I haven't tried it yet, but their makeup primer contains caffeine which is supposed to be guaranteed to tighten your skin and keep your pores healthy. Oh yes, don't forget that it's also supposed to work as a normal primer by setting your makeup all day long, leaving you looking younger and fabulous from dawn till dusk and beyond.

I'm sure you've seen other products on the market that contain ingredients such as caffeine, and as far as I know it really is supposed to help stimulate you skin to help tighten it. But I'm not a doctor or scientist, so who know if this really works. The sale price on the Greensations Website is $29.99, but they state that one bottle will "last for many months". What do you think? Would it be worth $30 to have a primer that can firm your skin? Have you tried a caffeinated product that actually worked? Share your thoughts with us!

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- My Review of Youthful Trends Caffeinated Makeup Primer

Comments

June 17, 2010 at 6:49 pm
(1) Loretta B. :

I’ve tried this Youthful Trends product and it really works. It’s much better than other makeup primers I’ve tried because they are too thick and sticky. My makeup has never looked better, but it also smoothes my face without makeup and I just love it. I also use other caffeine products like Bath Buzz soap and Garnier Eye Roll-ons and I love them too. I believe caffeine really works for skin care.

June 18, 2010 at 5:59 am
(2) Jen Sykes :

I’ve had great results from caffeine skin care products. I haven’t used this primer yet but I have used their other products from Greensations. They have a caffeinated wrinkle balm called Thermaskin and it works great. I read about it on Truthinaging.com and they highly recommended it. I’ve been using it for 6 months and it works alot better than all the really expensive anti wrinkle stuff I’ve tried. It must be the caffeine, but it also has cayenne pepper in it.

June 30, 2010 at 5:33 pm
(3) Betty :

I bought this product after seeing a review on another blog. I was skeptical but pleasantly surprised. This spray is absolutely the best primer ever! REALLY. I usually have to do touch ups in the afternoon especially on hot days, but this spray made my face feel cooler and made my makeup look perfect all day. I have tried everything and I have a few favorites, but not anymore. Youthful Trends primer is the BEST!

Once you spray it you should rub it into your skin. It feels like you’re wearing nothing at first. but when you put your makeup on, you see a huge difference. i can’t believe it! i don’t usually rave about products this way but this primer has made me look 10 times better than ever.

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