New From the Drugstore: Maybelline Baby Skin Instant Pore Erase vs. Benefit Porefessional

Happy New Year!!!

I hope everyone's having a good one. And what better why to start a new year off right than to raid the drugstores for half-priced Christmas candy!

Oh...I mean brand new cosmetics. 

Over the past week I've been accumulating kind of a ridiculous Drugstore haul, and this is the first review on one of the products I picked up. 

Hope you find this useful enough to make an informed purchase. 

The Run Down:

Baby Skin Price Point: Around $7. 

Baby Skin Claims: instant pore eraser with blur technology, Claims to give the appearance of pore-less, smooth-looking skin. 

Amount of Product in Baby Skin: 20 ml.

Porefessional Price Point: $30

Porefessional Claims: To fill pores. 

Amount of Product in porfessional: 22ml

Besides the obvious price difference in these two products there are some other notable differences:

The Porefessional is tinted which may help in terms of hiding subtle discoloration or color correcting for lighter skin tones but can be a little ashy on tan and deep skin tones. So if you're of a darker skin tone, I imagine you would have to wear it under makeup to hide the fact that certain areas are ashy. The Baby Skin is clear so you have the option of wearing it under makeup or just by itself, making it a nice option for men who have notable pores and pre-teens or teens who are going through the dreaded puberty but might not be wearing makeup yet. 

The baby skin gives you options, and I like options.

The nature of my skin is very dry. I remember the first time I used the Benefit Porefessional I hated it because it felt kind of clogging, which makes sense because it's essentially meant to fill in tiny holes in your face, but aside from that, it also clung to my dry patches and accentuated them. When I put foundation on top of, it looked even worse. However, I know a lot of people with combination and oily skin really like it because it does a really good job at filling in their pores and giving them a flawless finish. I acknowledged the fact that this product does do great things, just not for me. 

The Baby Skin pore filler has a silkier texture whereas the Porefessional feels a bit drier. After letting the Baby Skin sit on the face for about 3-5 minutes after application and my skin felt so incredibly smooth! I'm beginning to think there's a reason Maybelline decided to call this product Baby Skin. I don't know if the silkier texture would be a problem for those with oily skin, but at least with my experience, after it has time to set into the skin there is no feeling of excess oil or moisture, but at the same time isn't drying and doesn't cling to dry patches. 

The Verdict

I like this product. I Actually wasn't planning on it, or using this on myself, but I think that's exactly what I'll be doing. I would definitely repurchase this when I run out of it. 

Before I tried this product I would have recommended Porefessional to women with large pores and combination to oily skin, with a side note that on deeper skin tones it will look ashy if not covered with some kind of foundation.

I would recommend Baby Skin to anyone who has problems with large pores or wants to try Porefessional or who wants to experiment with a cheaper, but comparable alternative. 

Other Similar Products

NYX Pore Filler - $13 

L'Oreal Miracle Blur - $20-$25 depending on your drugstore. 


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