I have a lot of things experience with make up and beauty. I was am in the industry. My problem as I have gotten older is the quality of my skin isn’t good enough for foundation and the finish isn’t smooth. I tend to end up with the foundation congealing in the pores of the skin. Not a good look but too old and vain to go without make up so I’ve been in search of the perfect primer for under a light foundation.

I’ve tried both of these provided by Sophy. First off I don’t like the smell of either when you first apply glad to say by the time I’ve got my scent free foundation over I cannot smell either.

The Glass primer you definitely feel like you have tighter skin. Almost the feeling when you put on a peel off face pack before it cracks. It cost about €20. And I think the foundation looked better. it’s clear in colour.

The Mrs Rodial instant filler says it can be worn with or without makeup and this has more of a putty feeling when applied and it does have a bit of pigment. It sort of glides on so you feel there is something there and the effect is definitely smoothing.

I again put my foundation over and I’d say this was a more flawless appearance, more a finished look for evening.

If you asked me which does more, I’d say the instant filler but at €30 it is a bit more expensive.

If you are over 50 and want a more even skin tone without using Botox or fillers both these two products might work for you.

Aside from the smell which I quickly got over I will definitely use both of these products to solve my problem.

Went to the website and the instant filler is currently out of stock but you can find it on other sites like EBay.