MAYBELLINE WHITESTAY UV BASE IN PURPLE

hello all, as you guys know I recently purchased the Maybelline whitestay UV base .This is a primer/makeup base .

What is Maybelline Whitestay UV Base? as mentioned on the bottle)

• The first step to perfect your makeup finish .Instantly enhances skin’s natural luminosity and provides natural radiance all day.

• Superior UV protection – SPF 35 PA +++ Dermatologist tested
• Allergy tested
• Non-comedogenic /won’t clog pores
• Fragrance free
• It is available in 3 shades:
• White – for people with normal skin(TheSA said this was for very fair skintones)
• but there is also a pink which is for people with p ink undertones(she did not have this one)????
• Purple – neutralizes yellow skin undertones ( I bought this one)
• Green- neutralizes redness of skin (rosacea etc..) 

Made my wallet lighter by:Rs 300/-

Quantity: 30ml 

Packaging : Small bottle with a nozzle.

• The product: very light purple tinged lotion .spreads easliy and leaves a  very dewy glow.( in photos though without makeup it made me look slightly whitish).It did neutralise my yellow undertone but this left me with a whitish cast(ONLY IN PHOTOS). .I tried it  next time with lesser amount for a sheer coverage and there was no whitish cast.So use only a tiny amount and spread well.
•  After applying loose powder,the glow vanished but so did the whitish cast(IN PHOTOS).
• In matural light there is just a dewy look ,no cast seen.
• A primer is usually used to minimize apperance of pores.I have large pores too,but did not  see them smaller at all :((
• Fairly controlled my oil ...had to touch up very few times
• Made my makeup stay on longer than i expected......Its humid in mumbai and after a while my base makeup along with my blush vanishes.After this makeup base,it stayed for 4-5 hours.

fragnance : none (have a cold could not make out any).

 PROS
light ,non oily base
Dewy glow.
has SPF 35+++.would work great as a suscreen.
Non comedogenic.
did not make me break out.
decently priced.
Increases make up staying power.
no fragrance.
fairly good oil control.

CONS
whitish cast in pictures(if clicked without loose powder).
no decrease in size of pores.

RATING : 4/5 :::-1 for no effect on pores which was the main reason I thought of buying it.
REPURCHASE: am looking at MAC primer or NYX next.....so mostly nnah!!

Overall a decent makeup base for prolonging makeup stay.Do not expect it to do much in terms of pore closure or evening out your skintone.

which primer do u use...??let me know!!
chow

shivani