Conceal + Perfect Blur Out Smoothing Primer
SUMMARY OF REVIEWS
Milani Conceal + Perfect Blur Out Smoothing Primer has a thick, whipped texture that melts into skin, leaving a blurred, smooth finish with a cooling sensation. Several creators praise it as a top drugstore primer that makes makeup apply flawlessly and last all day without peeling or stickiness. However, Abbey Yung reports that it causes stinging, burning, and irritation on her skin, and she didn't see significant blurring or smoothing.
FULL REVIEWS
POSITIVE
- “If you have large pores, texture, anything like that, this is such a great product because it actually smooths out your pores”30:21–30:29
- “It's like magic for the skin. If you have pores and texture and you have not tried this, you need to try this”31:04–31:08
- Source: Top 3 faves in every makeup category 2026 - Jun 8, 2026
- “The texture on it is almost feels heavy when you pick it up, but you get it on your skin, you're going across your skin, and it feels like air”1:25–1:33
- “Not only does it feel like air, it feels very, very cooling on the skin”1:33–1:42
- “This is a matte primer, so it's not going to leave your skin feeling dewy at all, but what I love about it is that even though it's matte, it doesn't dry me out”1:39–1:46
- “I just find that it is the most perfecting primer that I have tried in a very long time”1:50–1:56
- Source: Best drugstore makeup products of 2025 - Dec 30, 2025
- “If you want your skin to be blurred to perfection, the blur out smoothing primer from Milani is the best of the best”7:32–7:38
- “This is honestly the best drugstore primer in general because products apply flawlessly on top, but the way that this blurs your skin, it's like a high-end primer”7:36–7:44
- “The texture is thicker, but it melts into the skin”7:47–7:51
- “It just gives you blurred, flawless skin, truly”7:50–7:54
- Source: Best drugstore makeup top 3 in every category - Jun 6, 2026
- “It's affordable”
- “It took the place of the glowish primer, my hooded beauty primer”5:42–5:47
- “These are thicker primers which almost give a cooling sensation on the skin and also help fill in any pores, fine lines”5:45–5:52
- “It just really provides a smooth, blurred canvas so that when you put your foundation on top, it just goes on more evenly and smoothly and doesn't settle into those problem areas”5:52–5:58
- “My makeup just looks way better when I use this”6:02–6:08
- “I can do a more dewy look like this and not be worried about my pores because I feel like my skin is just nice and smoothed out with this”6:07–6:11
- Source: Top 3 favorites in every makeup category 2025 - Sep 25, 2025
- “It also blurs my pores like no other”2:52–2:57
- “It's from the drugstore. What more can I say? This was a hit this year”2:55–3:00
- Source: Best of beauty 2025: top makeup, skin care and hair care - Dec 7, 2025
- “It does smooth the skin so well”1:15–1:19
- “This product makes your skin look and feel incredibly smooth and blurred”1:24–1:31
- “It is a very moisturizing product”1:31–1:35
- “It has a nice refreshing feel, but I find that it also mattifies my skin really well”1:33–1:37
- “Makeup just wears extremely well on top of this product”1:37–1:41
- “It's not sticky or tacky like a lot of longwearing primers can be these days”1:41–1:46
- “When I prep my skin with this product, my makeup not only looks flawless initially, but it looks great throughout the day”1:57–2:03
- “This primer really does live up to all of its claims”
- Source: Best drugstore makeup products in every category - Apr 22, 2025
- “And then Milani Blur Smoothing Primer fills in your pores, gives you a nice smooth finish, but also leaves behind a cooling sensation”0:17–0:21
- Source: Drugstore skin prep for long lasting makeup - Aug 4, 2025
- “I've talked about this like 100 times on my channel, but it's so good”2:53–2:58
- “A little bit goes a long way”3:07–3:11
- “This almost has like a whipped kind of airy feel”3:09–3:14
- “It does leave your skin with more of like a natural leaning matte finish, but it's very, very moisturizing”3:16–3:22
- “If you're someone who does have oily skin or combo skin, your skin will not get as oily throughout the day when you use this product”3:36–3:40
- “This really does feel like a luxury product at the drugstore”3:42–3:48
- “Nothing quite wears as well as this one”
- “This one really is the perfect base for smoothing out the skin, creating a blurred finish, allowing your makeup to last really well throughout the day, but it doesn't have like that sticky texture that a lot of longwearing primers do”3:24–3:28
- Source: Best drugstore makeup for hot weather - May 18, 2026
- “The Milani one is one of my top primers of all time”20:57–21:02
- “The Milani one blends in and basically disappears into your skin”21:28–21:35
- Source: Worst makeup of 2026 - Apr 29, 2026
- “Milani cooling smoothing texture is so gorgeous”2:14–2:23
- “The packaging itself is beautiful”2:21–2:25
- “It still blurs very aggressively”
- “The way that it blends in the skin, it doesn't peel”3:04–3:08
- “It's more of an all-in-one and it still blurs very aggressively”
- “If you have not tried this one yet, it is phenomenal”
- Source: Ultimate drugstore makeup guide: best in each category - Jul 21, 2025
- “This new Milani primer is super similar”3:20–3:27
- “Has a little spatula where you can get the product out”3:25–3:29
- “This is super blurring to the skin”3:29–3:32
- “Kind of has like a cooling feeling”3:31–3:34
- “Honestly, I like this one better than the Tatcha one cuz the Tatcha one was a little bit of like a harder surface”3:32–3:38
- “This one just like blends and morphs into the skin really easily”3:38–3:43
- “I feel like it is easier to apply but gives that same blurred out smoothed effect and also like totally fills in where you might have enlarged pores”3:43–3:48
- Source: 10 Best Drugstore Beauty Dupes 2025 - May 9, 2025
- “This Milani Conceal and Perfect Blurring Primer is so good”1:54–2:00
- “I don't know if you guys can see, but it immediately blurs the pores”1:59–2:03
- “I find with these sort of siliconey pore blurring primers, it works best if you kind of swipe it on and then pat it into your pores or the lines that you're trying to fill in”2:04–2:12
- Source: Ultimate drugstore makeup routine - Apr 7, 2025
MIXED / NEGATIVE
- “The texture of this is so unique that I honestly have a hard time describing it”1:20–1:24
- “I was surprised by how soft and silky this felt when I first touched and applied it”1:34–1:38
- “It's like the whipped silkier more velvety version of a classic OG silicone primer”1:44–1:49
- “It actually has great glide across my skin as I'm blending it in”2:05–2:09
- “Makeup applies on top of it really nicely without issue, too”2:07–2:12
- “When I first apply this, it does feel refreshing and have that cooling sensation that they described, but it does cause irritation for me, so it ends up just stinging and burning a bit that does eventually fade”2:10–2:14
- “I have noticed that on days when I wear this, when I remove makeup and start applying my nighttime skin care, those skin care products really sting and burn for me, which is not something that I normally experience when I am not wearing this primer”2:22–2:29
- “I just didn't feel like I was seeing much of a difference in terms of smoothing or blurring”2:46–2:50
- Source: I tried 22 overhyped new drugstore beauty launches... save your money - Aug 17, 2025
WHAT CREATORS SAY
- Consensus
- 4.5 / 5 from 10 creator reviewsGrailPeople ratings based on creator reviews.
- Good for
- Large pores (3)
- Features
- Blurring (6) · Soothing (3) · Blendable (3) · Easy to use (3) · Creamy (2)
- Value
- Value for money (2)
- ⚠ creators flagged issues with creamy (1)
- ⚠ may not suit sensitive skin (1)
- ⚠ creators flagged issues with blurring (1)
Product details
Details
- Type
- face primer
- Finish
- natural
- Shade
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- Key ingredients
- Glycerin, Niacinamide, Hyaluronic Acid, Blue Algae, Korean Pear Extract, Arnica, Blue Chamomile
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