A primer is a makeup base that helps your skin look better and feel smoother. It's also an important step in the makeup application process. A good primer will make your makeup apply easier, last longer, and look better. Here are some of our favorites.
Size: 1 oz/ 30 mL·ITEM: 1713114
Color: Blur Primer Gold - brightens and evens skintone
$76.00
The gold flakes are very subtle. Looks great on my dark skin tone. You need very little makeup once this is applied. ...I'm normally not a fan of primers because they leave my skin feeling greasy. ...Touché Éclat Blur Primer
What it is: A non-greasy, lightweight makeup primer with light-infused pigments and four nourishing oils that blur imperfections and smooths the look of skin.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Corn Oil, Apricot Kernel Oil, Passiflora oil, and Rice Bran Oil: Nurture and leave skin feeling soft.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, and phthalates.
Size: 1 oz/ 30 mL·ITEM: 2477057
Color: Peach-tinted - all skin tones; translucent finish
$53.00
I would say normal to oily will benefit the best for this primer. I have dry skin and I’m still able to use this primer though....Nice Primer...It made my skin really soft and moisturized. I have sensitive skin so this primer worked well with my skin.
What it is: A do-everything serum-primer to visibly even tone and texture, boost radiance, and prep your skin for seamless makeup application.
Finish: Natural
Skin Type: Normal, Oily, Dry, Combination
Concerns: Pores and Uneven Skin Tone
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Shea Butter: Smooths, visibly plumps, and delivers an abundance of fatty acids, antioxidants, and vitamins.
- Citrus Unshiu Peel Extract: An antioxidant-rich ingredient that visibly brightens and reduces hyperpigmentation.
- Niacinamide (Vitamin B3): Promotes visibly bright, glowing skin.
Size: 1 oz / 30 ml·ITEM: 2424679
Color: Shine Control - for oily, normal, combination skin
$55.50
I love this primer. It doesn’t add on the oil like most primers do. ...This primer goes on somewhat thick and does not feel as smooth of an application as other primers (i.e.
What it is: A mattifying makeup primer that absorbs oil to control shine, delivers a blurred, velvety finish, and extends makeup wear.
Finish: Natural
Skin Type: Normal, Oily, and Combination
Concerns: Oil
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Ginseng: Known to protect, promote radiant-looking skin, and maintain a smooth complexion.
What Else You Need to Know: Achieve a blurred, matte complexion for up to 20 hours with the Step 1 Primer Shine Control. This comfortable formula is made with mineral clay powder, absorbs oil, and controls shine while extending the wear of makeup.
$46.00
Skins feels silky and mak-up goes on beautifully after application....I always kinda though primers were pointless I mean come on Im 19 my skins good, I use waterproof foundation its stays put ok... but WOW yes it gets velvety and stays even smoother!!
What it is: A clear primer gel that smooths skin and pores so your makeup lasts, while vitamins A and E protect your skin.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, phthalates, and contains less than one percent of synthetic fragrances. This product is also vegan and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: Reduce the appearance of fine lines and pores while locking in your makeup with this primer. Lightweight and oil-free, it gives you a flawless finish, while antioxidants and vitamins A and E help protect your skin from pollutants, damage, and stress.
$62.00
My new go-to primer....It has no shimmer, but still leaves your skin with a beautiful gleam. The primer itself is a smooth, hydrating texture, and it leaves your skin feeling moisturized- yet not greasy, nor slick. ...Great, smooth glowing skin...I love how my skin and makeup looks after using this primer. It smooths my skins appearance and gives me glowing, healthy looking skin.
What it is: A primer that smooths skin for even makeup application and improves skin's radiance.
Finish: Radiant
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Skin-Perfecting Complex: Blend of rose extracts that work to moisturize, protect, and smooth skin.
- Porcelain Flower: Promotes long-term radiance.
- Encapsulated Luminous Pearls: Provide light reflection on skin for natural radiance.
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.
What Else You Need to Know: This p
$115.00
Best Primer...An amazing primer that evens skin tone and covers pores....It sank into the skin beautifully and gave me a soft, blurred, but radiant and glowing finish.
What it is: A brightening skincare primer that enhances the look of clarity and luminosity for a refined, translucent finish.
Finish: Natural
Skin Type: Normal, Oily, Dry, and Combination
Concerns: Pores and Uneven Skin Tone
Highlighted Ingredients:
- 4MSK: Targets the chronic keratinization error unique to dark spots.
- Textol: Maintains a moisture-rich, comfortable texture.
- Black Tea Extract: Is an antioxidant with skin-brightening and collagen production-promoting effects.
What Else You Need to Know: Skin concerns become less noticeable and bare skin looks beautiful. Achieve supreme, beautiful, and natural makeup.
$34.00
Plus, it's enriched with skin-loving ingredients that make my skin feel nourished and hydrated. ...It's not too greasy or too highlighting, something I've not liked about most newer primers. Sometimes you just need a primer that does what it says on the tin without making your face look like a disco ball.
What it is: A primer that smooths skin for even makeup application and improves skin’s radiance.
Finish: Radiant
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Skin-Perfecting Complex: Blend of rose extracts that work to moisturize, protect, and smooth skin.
- Porcelain Flower: Promotes long-term radiance.
- Encapsulated Luminous Pearls: Provide light reflection on skin for natural radiance.
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.
What Else You Need to Know:
$62.00
This primer is hydrating and great for days when your skin feels dry. ...Soft Skin and Long Lasting Makeup!...I've been using this primer for a few weeks now and I love how smooth it goes on and how soft it makes my skin feel (so many other primers dried my skin out).
What it is: A primer that smooths skin for even makeup application and visibly plumps the skin to improve the look of fine lines and wrinkles.
Finish: Natural
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Skin Perfecting Complex: Blend of rose extracts that work to moisturize, protect, and smooth skin.
- Minerals: Mineral-enriched water sourced from France known to decrease dullness.
- Glycerin: Attracts moisture to the skin for flawless makeup application.
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 syn