Hello people! Today I'm back with a review of another product from L'Oreal. Yes, L'Oreal again! Not that I had planned to do back to back posts on L'Oreal products , but it was just a happy co-incidence. Given, that L'Oreal is my favorite drugstore brand and therefore I buy their stuff regularly, you'll find a lot of reviews on L'Oreal on my blog.
The product that I'll be reviewing today is one of the best L'Oreal products I have used so far. It's the L'Oreal Revitalift Magic Blur Anti Ageing Cream. I have never spotted any advertisement of this product in India nor have I read many reviews of it. However, as I learnt on the Net, a lot of Magic Blur products have been launched abroad. I spotted this product because of it's distinct packaging and the name - Magic Blur!
Now before I begin with the review and evaluation of the Product, I'd like to tell you a thing or two about my skin and skin care products I use. Firstly, I have a combination - dry skin and it is very difficult for me to find products that suit my skin and anti- ageing creams don't suit my skin most of the times. I rarely ever use anti-ageing products (except some under eye cream maybe). They kind of sit on my skin, making me very uncomfortable. Also, most of the times my face feels slippery when I wear an anti ageing cream. Also, I use primers only occasionally. They too clog my pores and honestly I haven't come across any primer till date which controls the oxidation of my foundation. However Magic Blur, is an anti-ageing cream which also acts like a primer and it has still has found it's way into my vanity. Read further to know why!
L'Oreal's claims
I'm so sorry I threw away the outer carton of the Product and hence I won't be able to reproduce the claims on the package verbatim. However I managed to find the claims online and I'm presenting them before you in my own words.
According to L'Oreal, Magic Blur is a finishing cream that delivers instant results. It contains Opti-Blur technology which instantly smooths lines, wrinkles, pores and minimizes little flaws and imperfections and uneven texture. Also on consistent usage (for 4 weeks) of the Product, wrinkles, lines ad pores appear minimized and skin texture appears smoother considerably. L'Oreal does not target any specific age for the Product and hence I'm assuming it is safe across age groups.
Packaging and Texture
The product comes in a heavy, bright, red glass jar. The jar has a metallic cap which is red as well. Now honestly I'm not so fond of the color Red, but it looks so pretty on this jar. I keep it on my dressing table and it looks pretty there! The jar is quite heavy (think paperweight!) and hence you cannot carry it around in your bag with ease. Also with a glass container, there is always a fear of it falling down and breaking or the glass cracking. For some reason I have this irrational fear (maybe not so irrational after all!) of that heavy glass thing falling on my toe and leaving me injured! :/
Texture of the product is quite thick and creamy. It looks like kneaded dough put in a glass jar ;) also the fragrance is fresh and pleasant. The fragrance fades away in a while. Though the texture looks thick, once the cream is applied on to your face, it disappears quickly and feels quite light on the face.
Performance, price and my experience with the Product
This Product comes at a price tag of INR 1100 and you get a quantity of 50 ml of the product. It is slightly expensive, but L'Oreal is the upper end of drugstore and their Products (especially skincare) have always been slightly over priced. But to be honest, this Product has worked so well for me that I do not mind the price tag. Also you may find it at cheaper price if you scour the internet for a good deal.
I purchased this cream, mainly upon reading the claims written on this Product. Though it does not specifically use the word 'Primer' anywhere in the claims, the result which it is supposed to deliver is similar to what a primer does. Hence, in my opinion this Product is an anti-ageing cream and primer rolled into one.
Upon application of the cream, I noticed that my face looked smooth instantly. Unlike many anti ageing product this cream does not sit on my skin, giving that slippery feeling which I so dislike. It rather melts into my skin instantly. Now with respect to L'Oreal's claims it does minimize the appearance of imperfections on my face. Now, I do not have fine lines, so I cannot speak for that but whatever little imperfections I have, mainly pores and some light spots here and there, blurred instantly upon application of this cream.
What makes this cream unique for me is that it really limits the oxidation of my foundations. All the foundations including the high end ones oxidize on me and absolutely nothing was helping. However, miraculously when I used Magic Blur before applying my makeup, my foundation did not oxidize for a very long time. Now, I did not expect this one! If you too have a similar issue with your foundation do give this product a try .
L'Oreal also claims that upon consistent usage of the Product for four weeks, one notices considerable improvement in their skin texture. I used this cream regularly for a while (not for four weeks though), before applying my makeup and I would say, it did improve my skin's overall texture slightly. After a while I stopped using it as I stopped wearing makeup regularly. I would use it whenever I'd do my makeup. Hence I cannot validate the claims of long term benefits made by L'Oreal.
Summing up
Summing it up, I absolutely love this Product from L'Oreal. It works very well as a primer for my skin and instantly blurs out imperfections on my face. It also controls the oxidization of my foundation/ base makeup to a great extent, which is a boon for me! Using this Product consistently for a while, improved my skin's texture slightly and made my skin more radiant. However, it did nothing to minimize my pores in the long run. Maybe I should have used the Product more consistently for a little longer. The price of the Product is steep, but in my opinion this Product is totally worth it!
I would rate is 4.5/5 (I have deducted half a point for the heavy glass jar packaging)
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