A makeup primer is a must-have for any beauty lover. It helps to keep your makeup in place and prevents it from creasing or fading. It also helps to reduce the appearance of pores and fine lines. Here are some great options of photofinish makeup primers on the market today.
$20.00
Great base for makeup...I don't get along well with silicone based primers (porefessional/smashbox photofinish) and this is the opposite. It goes on almost like a lotion but then becomes tacky to adhere to makeup. ...In the past, I've used primers that had a matte, velvety finish (Porefessional, Photofinish, etc.) thinking it would make my skin more smooth.
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.
Size: 1 oz / 30 mL·ITEM: 2599637
$34.00
Since this is a pore-refining primer I was worried it will be another copy of those silicone base primers like Benefit POREfessional or Smashbox Photofinish or Lancome La Base. All very popular but to me horrible primers. ...My skin looks amazing overall and makeup lasts all day. I’m very impressed with this primer.
What it is: A vegan primer that maximizes makeup wear and minimizes the look of pores immediately and over time.
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Green Lentil Extract: Visibly minimizes pores.
- Rice Water: Soothes skin.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also vegan and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: Create a smooth base for your makeup artistry with this vegan primer. In a clinical test, it continued to reduce the look of pores after two weeks of regular use. Non-comedogenic an
ITEM: 1578251
Size: Mini Size - 0.25 oz/ 7 g
$15.00
I use this on areas with bad pores & smashbox photofinish everywhere else for the perfect base!...best primer i've ever used. much better than smashbox photofinish. reduces appearance of pores, evens skin tone, reduces shine. love!
What it is:
A professional balm that minimizes the appearance of pores.
What it does:
Quickly minimize the appearance of pores and fine lines and help makeup stay put with this priming phenomenon. The silky and lightweight formula can be worn under makeup to create a smoother-than-smooth canvas or used throughout the day to mattify shine and touch up problem areas. It’s so translucent, no one will know you’re wearing anything!
What else you need to know:
This formula contains vitamin E, which is known to protect skin from free radicals.
Size: 1.1 oz / 35 mL·ITEM: 2406668
Color: 70 - dark warm
$35.00
Makeup No-Makeup look...It’s lightweight and covers just enough to even out skin tone, making it a makeup no-makeup look....Not super heavy coverage, but still photofinish approved. Highly recommend for hot days or on the go looks.
What it is: A vegan, noncomedogenic, dewy foundation that delivers hydration, medium coverage, and a fresh glow finish for up to 24 hours.
Coverage: Medium
Finish: Natural
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Kombucha Filtrate: Detoxifies and nourishes skin.
- Marula Oil: Protects and hydrates skin.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: Infused with nourishing ingredients, this lightweight tinted moisturizer foundation leaves skin feeling super hydrated while minimizing pores with a blurri
$34.00
I used to be obsessed with Smashbox's Photofinish Primer, but Tarte's is better (and less expensive)! ...I've been using this product for a couple of months now. I have used Photofinish by Smashbox and Benefit's POREfessional in the past.
What it is:
A vegan, 12-hour makeup primer that fights shine and minimizes the look of pores for a smooth, matte surface.
What it does:
This waterproof mattifying and re-texturizing complexion primer features optical matte-blur technology that reduces the look of imperfections.
Size: .24 oz / 7 g·ITEM: 2597565
Color: Translucent - neutral with balanced undertones
$38.00
No makeup makeup...This is definitely a no makeup makeup look kind of powder. It’s nice and super fine....It sets your make up and blurs your face for a photofinish look. The only problem is, I used it with the foundation and that dried my face out which made me dislike all of the products.
What it is: A clean, skincare-infused loose powder that blurs imperfections, smooths skin, and optimizes makeup performance in five talc-free, soft-focus shades.
Coverage: Light
Finish: Natural
Formulation: Loose Powder
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Fermented Arnica: Visibly reduces redness and irritation.
- Plant Squalane: Protects and boosts hydration.
- Tourmaline: Supports cellular energy.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: This multitasking magician combines talc-free, gel-powder technology and finely milled pigments to deliver a weightless veil of translucent color with a comfortable, flawless-looking fini
$39.00
I am going to stick with my smashbox photofinish primer....Makeup stays in place!...This primer definitely grips the makeup in place. It is great for oily skin.
What it is: A smoothing and hydrating face primer that grips foundation into place and supports its staying power, so your makeup look lasts up to eight hours longer.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is also vegan and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: This long-wearing complexion primer goes on sheer, silky soft to the touch, and leaves skin feeling hydrated. It preps and smooths the look of skin, then grips makeup in place so it lasts longer, but is so lightweight that you can wear it solo. It reduces the look of fine lines and leaves skin feeling slightly lifted.
Size: 0.25 oz / 7.39 mL·ITEM: 2671113
Color: R5 - medium rosy
$30.00
Good for light makeup...I’ve been loving the no makeup makeup looked with a very light base and this can help achieve that without being too thick or cakey, I will prop get a different shade but overall good gifted by Natasha’s demona...My skin is on the dryer side for reference, i did use the smashbox photofinish primerizer under this concealer.
What it is: A creamy medium-full coverage concealer, with active skincare ingredients to brighten, depuff & blur, delivers a natural finish - up to 19 hr wear.
Coverage: Medium
Finish: Natural
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Capsicum Annuum Leaf: Priming effect, fades dark circles, reduces puffiness, skin regeneration.
- Portulaca Grandiflora: Antioxidant & anti-aging properties and fights inflammation.
- Biomimetic Pigments: Adapts to skin’s texture, providing flexible, natural-looking coverage.