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Prescriptives Super Line Preventer is a super hero

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My rosacea has been angry with the changing of the seasons, so I decided to go back to my beauty roots and swing by the Prescriptives counter for some of their Super Line Preventer Xtreme and Magic water-filled powder. The deal with Super Line Preventer is that it's packaged like a serum, but the Prescriptives girls like to demonstrate it as a primer for foundation, because it seems to help liquid foundations melt into skin much nicer than even the industry gold standard, Smashbox Photo Finish foundation primer. I kind of wish they'd just call it that, because how can you really measure prevention? It's like saying that you have the best Yeti repellent on the market: if you don't see any Yeti, does that mean it's working? How do you know that you're preventing lines (or preventing SUPER lines)? (Well, while we're at it, here's another highly-recommended Prescriptives wrinkle zapper.)

The packaging is awful, with an enormous, clumsy, eye-dropper thing that should really be replaced with a big ol' pump, and the price is ridiculous (76 bucks for not even two ounces of something that isn't even a moisturizer!) but the truth is--my skin really loves this stuff and after two weeks, I've got a nice calm, happy and glowy complexion that is practically post-orgasmic. I've been using Super Line Filler by itself before bedtime and in the morning over my SPF facial lotion, and now my rosacea is back in check and I just survived a super hormonal week with completely breakout free skin. Needless to say, no lines nor Yeti, but right now, I'll just take the pretty.

Related: How I felt when I was diagnosed with rosacea.

--Wendy

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  • kristin's Avatar
    Posted by kristin Fri Oct 31, 2008 1:11pm PDT

    primer on your face before bed? and is for pimples or lines? most of the things that are recommended here do not work worth a dime. you all must get some kickbacks or freebies

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  • circlegirl's Avatar
    Posted by circlegirl Fri Oct 31, 2008 1:39pm PDT

    I've been using the super line preventor & it's predicessor for about 8 years. One of my younger girlfriends occasionally asks me if I've had botox.

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  • Nik's Avatar
    Posted by Nik Sat Nov 1, 2008 12:05pm PDT

    completely agree with you alexandra. i've used this product before... not worth a dime. this poster must get free products for plugging the stuff.

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