Best Makeup Primers

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Looking for the perfect makeup primer to create a flawless base for your beauty routine? Look no further! Our comprehensive guide to the best makeup primers is here to help you find the ideal product to enhance the longevity and performance of your makeup. Whether you're aiming for a smooth canvas, pore minimization, or oil control, our expertly curated list has got you covered. Discover the top makeup primers that will ensure your makeup stays in place all day long, giving you a radiant and polished finish. Get ready to achieve a flawless complexion with these must-have beauty essentials!

Urban DecayEyeshadow Primer Potion

Size: 0.33 oz / 10 mL·ITEM: 1704402

Color: Original - sheer nude

11.6K Reviews

$28.00

Best primer...I have tried other eye makeup primers and this is the best!...The best eye makeup primer I have ever used!...I have tried so many eye makeup primers, my lids get oily and my eyeshadow creases.

NARSPro-Prime™ Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base

Size: 0.26 oz/ 7 mL·ITEM: 1236843

Color: Original

2.6K Reviews

$26.00

I've tried several other mid end makeup primers but they all end up creasing within four to five hours. ...best primer ever!...I've been looking for a good primer, this is the BEST. Makeup stays put all day and looks great!

What it is:
A lightweight primer that creates a seamless canvas that keeps cream and powder eye color looking brilliant, fresh, and just-applied all day.

What it does:
This smudge-proof eyeshadow base uses a unique polymer and mineral powder blend to get a firm grip on color for long-lasting, gorgeous wear. Fortified with a special deep-sea extract and an antioxidant rice extract, it dries on contact and keeps the delicate eye lid smooth and ready for eyeshadow application.

What else you need to know:
This fragrance-free product is ophthalmologist and dermatologist tested.

$54.00

The Steph Curry of makeup primers!...This has completely changed my makeup game! My makeup has NEVER looked this good! ...one of the bests....love it , one of the best primer by far. Love the texture and it’s kind of sticky on the face which is good for the foundation stay longer .

Which skin type is it good for?
✔ Normal
✔ Oily
✔ Combination
✔ Dry
✔ Sensitive

What it is:
A velvety priming balm of pressed silk that smooths and makes makeup last longer while keeping it out of skin, helping to prevent clogged pores and breakouts.

Solutions for:
- Pores
- Oiliness
- Dullness and uneven texture

If you want to know more…
This multitasking skin-protecting, makeup-perfecting primer is for face, eyes, and lips. Silk extracts feel nourishing on skin and diminish the look of pores, fines lines, and imperfections for the perfect canvas before makeup.

$35.00

Best primer ever. It hides my pores and make my foundation and other makeup apply smooth and even. ...Great Primer!...I usually concentrate it in my T-Zone for best results. My best makeup days are always when I use this product!

What it is: A primer that quickly minimizes the appearance of pores and fine lines for smoother-than-smooth skin.

Finish: Natural

Formulation: Cream

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

$54.00

Best Makeup Primer...Tatcha's primer holds my makeup in place all day and make my pores appear smaller! ...It's the best makeup primer I've ever used. I had 2 liquid foundations and 2 BB creams to trial it for the last week.

What it is: A weightless liquid primer that protects skin from pollutants and makeup while helping your look go on better and last longer.

Skin Type: Normal, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Pores, Redness, and Dullness and Uneven Texture

Formulation: Liquid

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Thin Layers of Silk (Fibroin, Sericin, and Silk Powder): Diminish the look of pores, fines lines, and imperfections for the perfect canvas before makeup.

$42.00

Best. Primer. Ever!...With other primers my foundation would cling to my dry patches however, this primer gives my skin a healthy hydrated appearance prior to and after my makeup application. ...best primer so far...such an amazing primer, for both skin types. it makes my makeup last longer and at the same time it hydrates my skin and makes my makeup application 10x more flawless. if you are not a coconut lover or are allergic too it, won't recommend it. but so far its one of the best primers ever.

What it is: A replenishing face primer that hydrates, smooths, and brightens for a dewy, healthy-looking complexion.

Skin Type:
Normal, Dry, Combination

Concerns: Dryness

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Coconut Water: Hydrates skin.
- Probiotics: Boosts skin’s visible radiance and elasticity.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

$29.00

One of the Best primers ever!...It’s one the best makeup primers I’ve ever used. It hydrated skin so deep and leaves it super soft and supple with smooth and even application on makeup. ...Probably one of the best makeup primers I've ever tried. I got the travel size but definitely getting the full sized one when I run out!

$28.00

Milk Makeup has the best primers, and cloud glow is no exception!...This primer is so amazing! Milk truly makes the best primers.

$22.00

Newest no makeup day obsession. Gives you a perfect glow without any makeup and works great under makeup too as a primer. ...I love wearing it with a no makeup look. 4 stars because I have texture and it highlights it a bit I would also be scared to wear this with makeup primers over.

DermalogicaSkinperfect Primer SPF 30

ITEM: 2221190

Size: 0.75 oz/ 22 mL

35 Reviews

$59.00

This is my favorite primer it’s pore filling skin smoothing perfection I love Dermalogica I’m so happy it’s coming to Sephora I highly recommend this for a primer it has a tint to it so you can wear on a no makeup makeup day.....Best primer: goes on soooo smooth, smell isnt too strong, contains spf (awesome!!)

What it is: A primer that helps smooth fine lines, brighten, and prep for makeup application and flawless skin.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Loss of Firmness and Elasticity, and Dullness and Uneven Texture

Formulation: Gel

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Titanium Dioxide (4%): Protects skin from UVA and UVB radiation.
- Zinc Oxide (14%): Creates a protective barrier and deflects UVA and UVB rays off.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Hydrates the skin.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, and hydroquinone.

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“One of the best SPF I have ever used. Love the high SPF. What I love the most is that it stays put in its place and not melt down and migrate into my eyes causing them to get irritated (like other sunscreens do”
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“A few minutes before applying it, lightly brush a tiny bit of vaseline or lip balm on your lips. This will help the product go on much more smoothly and it won’t dry your lips”
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“This primer does great job covering the pores and making the flawless application of the foundation, but it still feels like my skin can breathe with it and I think for this price it’s a very great primer and can be better even then some expensive primers”
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