Nivea After Shave Balm As A Primer: Review

Hello beautiful people!

First of all I would like to apologize for not uploading a post on Monday. My laptop had some technical issues when it was updating itself. The update didn’t go properly and relsulted in loss of all my pictures and articles. Since they were new, I had no back up so I had to take new pictures and rewrite the article! 😦
Let’s not dwell on that for long and continue with the review! 🙂

The Review:

I first heard about the Nivea After Shave Balm from Kathleen Lights the YouTube beauty vlogger a few months ago and ever since then I had been very keen on trying it out. This was originally tried and tested out by Nikki Tutorials and then it spread a lot!

In case you all are not familiar with what I am talking about, Nivea After Shave Balm for Sensitive Skin has created quite a big stir among beauty gurus as one of the best PRIMER. You heard it right, primer, the product we apply on our skin before applying foundation and other makeup. It completely freaked me out!! I was shocked as to how can a men’s product be used as a primer?

However, I had to give this a try because you know me, I am all for the affordable alternatives and if such a good primer was being sold for so less, I had to get it. I wouldn’t have purchased it if I hadn’t heard Kathleen talk about it so well so I decided to give it a shot.

So I headed out with my friend got the product for INR 225. I wouldn’t have picked up the product at all if it was not ALCOHOL FREE which ensured that it would not be harsh and harmful to my skin as I was going to apply it to my face.

PACKAGING:

The product comes in a milky white glass bottle with dark royal blue shapes on which the writings are present and a white plastic twist on cap. The bottle is quite heavy and susceptible to breakage. The writings are quite clear and easy to understand. The mouth of the bottle is not too big which is why the flow of product is manageable.

TEXTURE & FRAGRANCE:

The texture of this product is milky white, thin and a bit runny which is why don’t hasten while pouring it out as you might end up pouring out way much. It also feels a little like jelly and spreads very easily. Not much of it is needed as a little goes a long way. It has a slightly strong musky fragrance which may be a turn off for most of you but I like musky fragrance so it was alright with me. The fragrance lasts on the face for some time but gradually dies down and the other makeup products mask it up.

MY TAKE ON THE PRODUCT:

DAY 1: I applied the product after I had moisturized my face. I used a little amount and let it sit till it dried out. I used my everyday use foundation which is Fit Me by Maybelline and it spread very easily as the main ingredient of the balm is GLYCERINE which is present in most of the face primers in the market. I properly buffed it in with my Real Techniques Buffing Brush and it gave a very natural finish. Since the climate here is very humid and hot, usually oil begins to show on my face after an hour or so but I was very surprised when it stayed on me for full 6 hours without being greasy or sticky. However, it did start becoming greasy so I had to wipe it off. I was very impressed how it made my make up stay put for so many hours in the heat.

DAY 2: I got the same results as day 1 but it seemed to itch a little, especially on my jaw line. I have very oily and sensitive skin.

Sadly after that, the product started to break me out. My face broke out in rashes and became a little red which is why I had to discontinue using it anymore. I will however use it again just to make sure but only after the rashes die down.

If you have sensitive skin and want to give this a try, just swatch it on a little part of your face first before applying to your whole face as you might experience some redness and rashes. If you are alright after 48 hours, continue by applying it to the whole face.

I hope you found this review useful! Have you used it and what do you think of it?
Did it break you out as well?
Do let me know about your experience with the product! 🙂

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