I’ve heard of the Nanoblur on a number of of US and British beauty blogs and YouTube videos for a while now. It was quite a hit and when I finally saw this at Priceline, I quickly snapped it up to try. Look 10 years younger in 40 seconds or less? What miraculous claim is this? Sounds like hokum, doesn’t it?

Or so I thought! 😉

Description:
Immediate correction of the appearance of skin aging, including the look of lines, wrinkles, crow’s feet, sagginess and enlarged pores. Our Promise: look 10 years or more younger in 40 seconds or less. This advanced optical cream erases the appearance of skin aging, lines, wrinkles, crow’s feet, sagginess and enlarged pores within seconds without any tint. Essential for meetings, events and dates.

It’s a very light silicone-y cream. It’s not as slippery as primers like Benefit’s POREfessional or Smashbox’s Photo Finish Foundation Primer but it does have a velvety texture that slides on the skin. It dries very quickly on the skin and when it does, the skin doesn’t look lined anymore. Don’t believe me? Try it out in stores on the back of your hand. Spread it just on one half of the back of your hand and compare it to the other half. You’ll see a signification reduction of lines. No kidding!

This is one strange product. It feels like makeup primer but you don’t use it under makeup like all primers. This is to be applied ON TOP of makeup. I didn’t read the box properly when I bought the Nanoblur so the first thought in my mind when I read that this was to be applied over base makeup, I was like EHH??

To satisfy my curiosity, I tried this out as soon as I could. I wanted to see if it lived up to its claims. Look 10 years younger in 40 seconds or less? Pfft. I applied this all over my face especially on the nooks and crannies of my nose (hello big pores!). So, how did this fare? Did I look 23 in 40 seconds or less? 😛

Okay, to say I look like I’m 23 is just ridiculous. But I’ll admit it; I’m impressed. My nose, nasal labial lines, lines on my forehead and other fine lines on my face looked like they’ve been blurred off. The lines under my eyes are still there, of course, but other parts of my skin are smooth. I’m particularly impressed at the lack of pores on my nose, which is quite the bane of my face. It’s like spackle on my hole-y and line-y face and it works so well over my foundation and BB cream. There’s instant visible difference to the skin. I wish I’m exaggerating but heck, it knocked me off by my boots when I looked at the mirror.

Of course, I’m all about using beauty products more than one way if I can help it so I tried this out as a primer under my foundation/BB cream. It works just as well. You probably don’t get that “blurred”, soft-focused finish on the skin but it does fill in the tiny holes and lines for your makeup to glide over and sit on top smoothly.

One thing though: when you use this, make sure your foundation/BB cream is completely dry first before applying the Nanoblur. I find that if I were to apply the Nanoblur over still-moist skin, it tends to drag on the skin and leave finely-dragged foundation marks. Also, do apply this by patting it over the skin gently instead of rubbing it over base makeup as that will also leave drag marks on the skin.

This is my Photoshop in a tube and I love it. I don’t know how to categorise this in my makeup bag (can’t be a primer since it doesn’t go under makeup) but it’s definitely a staple in my makeup routine now. Curiosity didn’t kill this cat, thank goodness. It revived the cat and made it sing Hallelujah. 😛

Nanoblur retails at AU$29.99 for 30ml and is available at Priceline and selected pharmacies nationwide.

What I like about it: Fills in every pore and line on the skin. Leaves the skin looking velvety smooth.

What I do not like about it: Have to be careful when applying this over makeup as it can leave drag marks if I apply this over “moist” makeup or if I rub it on a tad too hard.

Have you tried the Nanoblur before? What do you think about it? Does it work like Photoshop on your skin? 😛