If you're looking for a way to smooth out your skin before you apply your makeup, or if you want to use a primer to help your foundation last longer, silicone primers are the way to go. They're easy to use and they can be used on all skin types. Here are some of the best silicone primers available today.
Size: 1 oz/ 30 mL·ITEM: 1713114
Color: Blur Primer Gold - brightens and evens skintone
$76.00
A couple of specifications: It is a silicone-based primer but unlike popular silicone-based primers such as Benefit's Porefessional and the wide array of Smashbox primers, it has a much thinner consistency and feels more like a silicone-based serum. ...Best primer for Matured skin...I am 48 and really not a fan of a primer. I didn't find a great benefit from using primers until I use this one.
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: 0.33 oz/10 mL·ITEM: 2888832
$26.00
As someone who usually never uses or gravitates towards primers this primer is my favorite it blurs the skin perfectly with a super heavy feeling on the face...Fills in my pores and dosnt feel thick like other silicone primers. Definitely recommend for pores .
What it is: A non-comedogenic, jelly-like primer that immediately absorbs excess oil, adds smooth texture, and blurs pores for an airbrushed, soft-focus finish.
Finish: Sheer
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Milk Thistle Extract: Antioxidant-rich, soothes oily skin.
- Glycerine: Moisturizing, soothes oily skin.
- Polymers: Blurs appearance of pores and smooths texture.
Ingredient Callouts: It is also vegan and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: Now in compact travel size, this ultra-blurring silicone-free primer is good for your skin and is so easy to use. It’s lightweight, long-lasting, and has a refreshing, cooling, jelly-like texture that layers well on top of skincare and SPF.
Size: 1.7 oz/ 50 mL·ITEM: 2097657
Color: Radiant Pink
$63.00
I love this primer, its so lightweight & airy, with a luxurious consistency. ...I had been looking for a silicone-free primer for a long time and this one does everything that I want it to do: it blurry slightly, improved longevity, and helps my BB creams cover my under eye circles!
What it is:
A makeup primer that's specifically beneficial for oily and combination skin types.
What it does:
A silky gel emulsion, rich in natural ingredients, Prep + Prime Natural Radiance hydrates and primes to improve foundation or powder application, control oil, and promote smooth texture. Vitamins E and C protect with antioxidants, while caffeine calms skin. Illuminating pearl powders reflect optic radiance. The formula disappears upon application, resulting in a beautiful glow. The formula controls shine, provides long-term hydration, and improves radiance while smoothing and softening the look of skin.
What else you need to know:
This product is silicone-free.
$55.00
I can not use silicone heavy primers, my skin gets massive acne from the silicones clogging pores. ...It’s so amazing. Silicone free! 1000x better then the smashbox primers.
What It Is: A silicone-free primer that preps the skin for long-lasting makeup, minimizes pores and creates a soft-focus, natural matte finish.
Coverage: Light
Finish: Matte
Formulation: Liquid
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, talc, phthalates, and sulfates SLS & SLES. It is also cruelty-free.
ITEM: 2362432
Size: 0.94 oz/ 28 mL
$41.00
Not something I would have ordered for myself as I don’t wear primer year-round but I am so glad Influenster included this Illuminating Primer with their Rare Beauty box! ...Very similar to the saie primer, but glowier and doesn’t have that silicone feel.
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: 0.63 oz / 18 g·ITEM: 2836708
Color: Universal Radiant - colorless/translucent with soft gold pearl
$52.50
This is the primer of all primers. With any makeup application your skin is your canvas and if the canvas is dull the makeup will be too. ...It's one of those rare primers that feels like skin care while actually performing like make up.
What it is: An award-winning, visibly balancing balm-to-powder primer for a smooth, refined finish and all-day absorption of sweat and oil.
Coverage: Light
Finish: Matte, Radiant
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Upsalite: Absorbs excess sebum and sweat without depleting skin's hydration.
- Olive-Derived Squalane: Visibly balances oily skin and diminishes signs of aging.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Hydrates.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan,
$23.00
what is the wizard silicone-free detangling hair primer? it's the wizard you all know and love, now silicone-free. this lightweight primer protects against 450°f heat, cuts down on blow dry time, reduces frizz, + detangles all hair types. who it's for all hair is welcome! ...It is important to note it is a non-silicone largely an oil based product. Silicones can protect the hair, reduce frizz, add shine however this product instead of containing synthetic silicones uses natural based plant oils to achieve these same things therefore if you have normal to well hydrated hair and/or use moderate to heavy application it should not be a surprise that it would make your hair greasy.
What it is: A silicone-free, lightweight primer that reduces frizz, protects against up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit heat, and detangles all hair types.
Hair Type: Fine, Medium, and Thick
Hair Texture: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily
Hair Concerns:
- Frizz
- Heat Protection
- Shine
$46.00
Detangling primer...Amikas the wizard silicone-free detangling mist was something i really wanted to love but just ended up on my like list just because it does detangle and does do other justices but overall it was just to oily for my personal liking....Amazing product from Amika , The Wizard Silicone-free Detangling Primer is so good on my hair .
What it is: A silicone-free, lightweight primer that reduces frizz, protects against up to 450 degrees Fahrenheit heat, and detangles all hair types.
Hair Type: Fine, Medium, and Thick
Hair Texture: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily
Hair Concerns:
- Frizz
- Heat Protection
- Shine
ITEM: 2517753
Size: .34 oz / 10 mL
$22.00
The other primers all seemed to have an indescribable thick feeling to them (silicone? ...Great primer...This primer really smoothes my skin before makeup application.
What it is: A mini 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.
$34.00
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....Pure canvas primer...Other make up primers often make me break out but this one doesn’t.
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.
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