::: The Product :::
M.A.C. Prep+Prime Skin is a facial primer you use before applying makeup. Primers are supposed to help smooth the skin, and create a base for your makeup. Some claim to reduce the appearance of pores, and some do help mattify your skin as well. Also, primers serve as a barrier between your skin and your facial makeup.
M.A.C. describes Prep+Prime Skin as "An ultra-fluid lotion formulated with special-effect silicones. Calms and soothes the skin, blots away excess oil, and evens out skin redness. Improves the laydown and application of
foundation or powder."
The primer comes in a black airless pump bottle, which measures approximately 4.5" tall and 1.25" wide. The front of the bottle states, in white writing, "M.A.C. Prep+Prime" at the top, and "Skin Base Visage 30ML/1.0 US FL OZ" on the bottom. The back of the bottle contains the product name and a warning in English and French, as well as company information. The primer itself comes out as an iridescent white color, but dries to a clear finish.
M.A.C. also has Prep+Prime Face Protect SPF50, but I've been told it's more of a sunscreen than primer. Needless to say, I haven't tried it and have no intentions on trying it.
::: The Ingredients :::
Water/Aqua/Eau, Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone, Polysilicone-11, Sucrose, Isopentyldiol, Camellia Sinensis (Green Tea) Leaf Extract, Gellidiela Acerosa (Algae) Extract, Morus Bombycis (Mulberry) Root Extract, Hypnea Musciformis (Algae) Extract, Vitis Vinifera (Grape) Fruit Extract, Poria Cocos Sclerotium Extract, Scutellaria Baicalensis Root Extract, Amorphophallus Konjac Root Powder, Laminaria Saccharina Extract, Algae Extract, Caffeine, Tocopheryl Acetate, Butylene Glycol, Caprylyl Glycol, Hexylene Glycol, Potassium Sorbate, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Magnesium Myristate, Sodium Hyaluronate, PEG/PPG-18/18 Dimethicone, Saccharide Isomerate, HDI/Trimethylol Hexyllactone Crosspolymer, Silica, Polysorbate 20, Alumina, Ammonium Acryloyldimethyltaurate/VP Copolymer, Polyethylene, Phenyl
Trimethicone, Sialyllactose, Triethoxycaprylylsilane, Phenoxyethanol
Prep & Prime Skin may contain:
Mica, Iron Oxides, Titanium Dioxide, Bismuth Oxychloride
::: My Experience :::
I have tried a few facial primers, as I mentioned earlier. I actually held out on trying M.A.C.'s until earlier this year. I have no idea why it took me so long, but it might be because I was happy with the brand I was previously using. Alas, I finally broke down and decided to try it since it's recommended by a lot of makeup lovers.
I had originally received a sample of Prep+Prime Skin from a friend, and didn't care for it too much. I decided to give it another shot and got another sample from my local M.A.C. counter. Needless to say, I was hooked! I immediately bought some, and haven't looked back since! My skin definitely feels a lot smoother whenever I use M.A.C. Prep+Prime Skin, and I can tell a difference if I don't use it before applying my foundation (which is Urban Decay Surreal Skin Mineral Makeup).
Normally, I wash my face and moisturize my face, then wait about 5 minutes before applying the primer. You have to slowly pump the product out, or else you end up with WAY more than you want. I apply a small dot to my forehead, chin and each cheek, then I kind of "rub" it all in. Quite like you would with a moisturizer. I then wait 5 more minutes before applying my foundation. The wait time between moisturizing and priming is necessary as it gives the products time to sink in, so to speak.
As I just mentioned above, my face feels a lot softer after using M.A.C. Prep+Prime Skin, and my makeup goes on smoother. It doesn't leave an oily/greasy feeling, but instead of a soft powdery feeling.
The only complaint I have is that I wish M.A.C. would put this in a clear bottle so you can see how much you have left. It would really stink to go to use my primer one day only to find out that I don't have any!
::: Purchasing & Pricing Information :::
M.A.C. Prep+Prime Skin is available online, at Freestanding stores, and M.A.C. counters for $23. You might be able to find it on eBay (we all know how much I love that site), but I'm not sure if you'd make a savings as M.A.C. is generally overpriced on eBay. The Face Protect SPF 50 retails for $28.
::: Recommendation :::
I recommend M.A.C. Prep+Prime Skin for anyone who wants a good primer which makes your skin feel softer, as well as to apply your makeup smoother. It's fast drying, so you don't really need to wait before applying makeup, but I do recommend waiting.
this is my second favorite primer. i usually use ultima primer but this is alot like it .. i has color too it but if you let it dry / put your foundation on it doesnt show. I always put foundation on .. I neVERR ever go outside without it but this product made me feel comfortable without it. It does even out my skin ( im a nc 25 in mac foundation) and it hides my huge pores , you can barely see them with this ! i love it ! 
i dont know how well this worked on other people but i hated it . the only thing i liked was the bottle itself. i have acne prone skin i break out alot so a primer for me is important. My skin tends to either be really really dry or really oily. This product made me break out a bit, it was fairly greasy and it didnt dry good. If i had kept the reciept i would've returned it. 
it has color to it but once it dries you cant see it 
