Face primer is a makeup base that helps to keep your skin looking young and flawless. It is used before the application of makeup to create a smooth surface for the makeup to sit on. Face primers can be found in many different forms, including liquid, cream, and powder. Here are some of our favorites.
$70.00
it seems like a serum in texture and how it sits on the skin— it does have a luminizing effect and allows for smooth makeup application but doesn’t add any staying power....amazing primer for dry skin...I absolutely love this primer. I had been using Marc Jacobs Perfecting Coconut Face Primer for years.
What it is: A smooth, hydrating primer that preps skin for makeup, nourishes, and moisturizes the complexion for noticeably softer, supple, and more radiant skin.
Finish: Radiant
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Shea Butter: Moisturizes skin.
- Rice Bran: Conditions and softens.
- Glycerin: Moisturizes and smooths.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens.
What Else You Need to Know: This moisturizing, radiance-boosting face primer blurs pores and imperfections while softening and visibly plumping for a smoother makeup application. With shea butter, rice bran, and glycerin providing hydration, this makeup primer is suitable for all skin types.
ITEM: 2362432
Size: 0.94 oz/ 28 mL
$39.00
It wasn’t as drying as other luminizing primers, which typically can be irritating due to the glitter, but it didn’t feel particularly hydrating either. ...Beautiful Primer...Plus the primer has pearl dust in it, so it leaves a beautiful luminizing look.
What it is: A weightless, silicone-free, gel primer enriched with ultra-fine pearls for a lit-from-within glow.
Finish: Radiant
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Concerns: Dryness
Size: 1 oz·ITEM: 2745313
Color: Cosmos - deep skin tones
$52.00
This primer has an amazing blurring effect. It starts out as a transparent gel and slowly transforms into this medium toned primer which is very close to my complexion. ...I’m already a diehard user of the Tula purifying cleanser, so I had high hopes for this luminizing and moisturizing primer – and it didn't disappoint!
What it is: A tinted skin enhancer, hydrator, and blurring primer all in one.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Dryness and Dullness
Formulation: Lightweight Cream
Highlighted Ingredients:
- S6Pro Complex®: Visibly smooths and balances skin.
- Licorice: Evens the look of skin tone over time.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also gluten-free and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: Providing sheer coverage with a lit-from-withi
Size: 1.35 oz / 40 mL·ITEM: 2572857
Color: Translucent
$52.00
Excellent t-zone primer for combo skin....Excellent t-zone primer! I use this primer on my t-zone and I use hydrogrip on the rest of my face. ...Best Mattifying Primer!...Great blurring primer! I usually do not like mattifying/blurring primers but this one is very different from other primers!
$115.00
TOP PRIMERS!...Either get this one or the YVES SAINT LAURENT Touche Eclat Blur Primer. Best 2 primers i've tried so far!...Best Luxurious Primer I have EVER used! I went through various high end primers and I can say in confidence that this primer is the best.
What it is: This lightweight, gel primer infused with pure 24 Karat gold flakes infuses the skin with hydration and radiance while allowing for a longer-lasting makeup result.
Highlighted Ingredients:
- 24-Karat Gold Flakes: provide luxurious radiance.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens.
What Else You Need to Know: This luxurious and hydrating gel primer seamlessly melts into the skin to provide a more even and long-lasting finish under makeup, to smooth the appearance of fine lines, and to tighten skin.
ITEM: 2191252
Size: .33 / 10 mL
$27.00
But Milk grip primer really works well on any part of my face!!...Holy Grail Primer...Holy Grail of primers. So gripping. I'm a face toucher and this stuff keeps my makeup on all day.
What it is: A clean, silicone-free dewy makeup primer with hyaluronic acid that grips makeup for up to 12 hours and hydrates skin to prevent meltdown and caking.
Finish: Radiant Natural Matte
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Blue Agave Extract: Grips makeup to prevent melting, fading, and caking.
- Hyaluronic Acid and Hemp-Derived Cannabis Seed Extract: Boost hydration to visibly smooth uneven texture.
- Aloe Water + Hemp-derived Cannabis Seed Extract: Provide additional boost of hydration to lock in moisture .
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: This silicone-free, oil-free makeup primer goes on clear to work across all skin tones and types.
ITEM: 2169423
Size: 1.52 / 45 mL
$52.00
I have used porefessional and dr. Brandt luminizing primers as my go to's in the past, but hydro grip blew them both away!...Will forever be mine…er my faces. 😜...The best there ever was. I have other primers, no, not one, work like this one! This is by far the absolute best primer ever.
ITEM: 1578251
Size: Mini Size - 0.25 oz/ 7 g
$20.00
my favorite face primer...I have tried other face primers claiming to minimize pores but I think this one is the best...It goes on smooth, leaves your face matte and is one of the better primers out there.
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.
$47.00
Great Primer...I have tried so many primers and I love this one. Goes on smooth and my face does not get oily....Perfect primer oily faces....The silky texture of this primer feels lightweight on the face and as soon as I apply it over my acne scars it reduce the look of them, giving a little bit of sheer coverage itself.
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
