If you have large pores or a combination of large and small pores, you may be looking for a way to hide them. Pore minimizers are makeup products that can help reduce the appearance of pores. They come in many different forms, including powders, liquids, and gels. Here are some great options for pore-minimizing makeup.
Size: 0.5 oz / 15 ml·ITEM: 2424778
Color: Pore Minimizer
$32.50
Best pore minimizer , keeps my skin smooth an nicely prepped for makeup application...I noticed a difference in my pores with the first application!...Great pore minimizer
What it is: A mini-size smoothing makeup primer that visibly reduces the appearance of pores and fine lines for a smooth texture and blurred finish.
Finish: Natural
Skin Type: Normal, Oily, and Combination
Concerns: Pores
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Ginseng: Known to protect, promote radiant-looking skin, and maintain a smooth complexion.
What Else You Need to Know: Reduce the appearance of pores for up to 24 hours and instantly smooth skin's appearance with the Mini Step 1 Primer Pore Minimizer. Innovative polymers and silica visibly blur and smooth fine lines and skin’s texture, while ginseng maintains balance. The translucent formula works on all skin tones.
Size: 1 oz / 30 ml·ITEM: 2424687
Color: Pore Minimizer - for oily, normal, combination skin
$55.50
Use for smooth finished makeup...I love the smoothness the Pore Minimizer gives me skin. It helps with large pores and fine lines/wrinkles. ...Decent Pore Minimizer...I received this product in a Voxbox. This is a decent pore minimizer. It definitely decreases the appearance but doesn’t make them disappear.
What it is: A smoothing makeup primer that visibly reduces the appearance of pores and fine lines for a smooth texture and blurred finish.
Finish: Natural
Skin Type: Normal, Oily, and Combination
Concerns: Pores
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Ginseng: Known to protect, promote radiant-looking skin, and maintain a smooth complexion.
What Else You Need to Know: Reduce the appearance of pores for up to 24 hours and instantly smooth skin's appearance with the Step 1 Primer Pore Minimizer. Innovative polymers and silica visibly blur and smooth fine lines and skin’s texture, while ginseng maintains balance. The translucent formula works on all skin tones.
ITEM: 1578251
Size: Mini Size - 0.25 oz/ 7 g
$20.00
Pore-no-More...This is the only pore minimizer I've tried that actually works. Just swipe some on and, voila! ...Love this pore minimizer leaves my skin so smooth
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.
ITEM: 2752004
Size: 1.69 oz / 50 ml
$53.00
Grown Alchemist's Skin Defense Pore Minimizer is very lightweight. It is designed to minimize the appearance of pores and mattify the skin. ...Pore minimiser and pollutant deterrent!...Not only is it made with natural ingredients, I love that I don’t need a lot of this to apply on my skin to help set it up before my makeup. When I applied my makeup, my skin looked flawless because the primer did such a great job to lighten and cover my pores
What it is: A blurring, mattifying primer clinically shown to support a strong skin barrier, providing the ultimate defense against environmental exposure.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Pores, and Dryness
Formulation: Lightweight Gel
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Prebiotic Peptide: Supports a strong skin barrier.
- Ashwagandha: Reduces visible signs of fatigue, reviving healthy-looking glow.
- Reishi Mushroom (Ganoderma lingzhi) Extract: Is rich in antioxidants and polysaccharides.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hy
Size: 1 fl oz·ITEM: 2757037
Color: Mahogany - very deep skin with a balance of warm & cool undertones
$57.00
Instant Pore minimizer, Long Lasting, Matte & Good for sensitive skin. ...Love it for oily skin, sensitive skin and large pores. Completely blurs pores and minimizes oil while having good coverage.
What it is: A skin-perfecting vegan and talc-free BB tinted moisturizer for a blurred, matte, "no makeup" makeup look.
Coverage: Medium
Finish: Matte
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Triple-B Complex: Helps to diffuse light and minimize the appearance of fine lines.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, phthalates, mineral oil and triclosan.
$22.00
Not a pore minimizer but great setting spray...Although it doesn’t really make your pores less visible it really does lock your makeup in place. ...I purchased this by accident while shopping for a pore minimizer. I also purchased the IT cosmetics brand.
What it is: A multitasking setting spray that locks on makeup for up to 16 hours and visibly blurs pores for a flawless look.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, and triclosan.
What Else You Need to Know: This micro-fine, waterproof, and smudge-proof mist helps makeup stay put for up to 16 hours, minimizes the appearance of pores, and leaves skin feeling refreshed and hydrated. The water-based, alcohol-free formula contains pore-blurring powders that visibly reduce shine for a natural, mattifying, soft-focus finish. The mess-free applicator mists on smoothly and evenly.
Size: 1 oz / 30 ml·ITEM: 2424695
Color: Hydra Booster - for dry, normal, combination skin
$55.50
I love getting my complimentary #voxbox from @influenster & with this hydration primer it is so easy to look and feel smooth with this Step 1 PRIMER that I received, that also comes in various skin types of primers to get SHINE CONTROL, PORE MINIMIZER, & of course the HYDRA BOOSTER! Any way you go it will make your skin look incredible & leave your skin feeling smooth and radiant! ...I appreciate a primer specifically intended to combat issues with hydration and keep my makeup lasting all day. The only drawback for me is I really like another pore vanishing primer.
What it is: A makeup primer that boosts skin's hydration and radiance for up to 24 hours while extending makeup wear.
Finish: Radiant
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, and Combination
Concerns: Dryness
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Ginseng: Known to protect, promote radiant-looking skin, and maintain a smooth complexion.
What Else You Need to Know: Refresh dry or dehydrated skin instantly with Step 1 Primer Hydra Booster. Its rich, creamy texture features ginseng, glycerin, and glycols to boost skin's hydration and a radiant look for up to 24 hours, while the invisible wear extends makeup. This primer works perfectly for all skin tones.
Size: 0.5 oz / 15 ml·ITEM: 2424760
Color: Shine Control
$32.50
So far this is my favorite one. I also have larger pores, so I really want to give the pore version a try too!...It'd be even better if they somehow combined the shine control with pore minimizer
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 Mini 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.
Size: 1 oz/ 30 mL·ITEM: 2557965
Color: 4WO Warm Olive - medium skin with warm olive undertones
$74.00
I'm not sure if it's the primer I use (Smashbox Pore Minimizer)....It does give me a very perfecting and pore blurring look. It has a lot better longevity than the forever glow version which also after a couple hours tends to overemphasize my pores.
What it is: A clean Dior foundation with up to 24 hours of transfer-proof wear.
Coverage: Medium
Finish: Matte
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Iris Extract: Guards against oxidation.
- Rose Extract: Refines skin texture.
- Wild Pansy Extract: Maintains hydration for healthy-looking 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 also comes in recyclable packaging.
ITEM: 2517712
Size: 1 oz. / 30 mL
$57.00
It has silicone so it does help with the appearance of pores, but I think there’s other primers out there that are better than this one without pore clogging ingredients....It definitely isn't a pore filling primer, but the hyaluronic acid plumps the skin enough to help minimize the appearance of large pores a little.
What it is: A hydrating primer with a fresh, dewy finish that defends skin and perfects makeup.
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Silkscreen Complex (Antioxidants, Hyaluronic Acid, Probiotic Extract, Vitamins, and Algae): Nourishes, visibly balances, and defends skin.
- Triple Hyaluronic Acid: Hydrates and visibly plumps for up to 72 hours.
- Niacinamide: Nourishes skin.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, and triclosan. It is also vegan and cruelty-free.