face primer for dark skin

I definitely notice a positive difference in my makeup after hours of wear! With a lot of my primers, my face often looks like the makeup is slipping/melting off after hours of wearing. ...Amazing for dry , combination and oily skin! LOVE LOVE LOVE!

What it is: A gripping serum face primer that balances the look of skin, minimizes the look of enlarged pores, and brightens the look of hyperpigmentation.

Skin Type: Normal, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Oiliness, Pores, and Uneven Tone

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Niacinamide: Reduces the appearance of pores and addresses excess shine.
- AHA Fruit Blend: Visibly smooths and evens skin texture.
- Grapefruit Extract: Rich in vitamin C, it brightens the look of dark spots and hyperpigmentation.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

Seriously, this is one of the BEST primers I’ve used. I mix it with another one (elf putty primer) and I love the way my skin looks and feels....Best Primer of life...I’ve tried about 3-4 primers and this one has them all beat. Amazing price!

What it is: A spreadability-enhancing, lightweight surface smoother and primer with high-flexibility silicones.

Skin Type: Dry and Normal

Skincare Concerns: Dark Spots, Dryness, and Dullness and Uneven Skin Tone

Formulation: Lightweight Serum

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens. This product is also vegan, cruelty-free, and gluten-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This new generation of primer is a lightweight, serum-like formula that increases the spreadability of subsequent complexion makeup to help avoid the unnatural and uneven accumulation of pigments especially around the eyes and on dry skin.

Looking for a different formula as an option for the very light redness in only small areas of face I tried this in a mini size first. I do a good face prep including exfoliating, hydrating serum and a very good moisturizer and primer on my mature dry skin. ...I use this as a spot redness corrector in addition to the primer I use all over my face. I have applied it before and after the regular primer, and it seems to do fine either way.

What it is: A mini color-correcting makeup primer that quickly neutralizes redness and hydrates for up to 24 hours while extending makeup wear.
Concerns: Dryness, Redness

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Ginseng: Known to protect and promote radiant-looking skin and maintain a smooth complexion.

What Else You Need to Know: Neutralize redness on the go with a travel-friendly version of MAKE UP FOR EVER’s bestselling primer. Perfect for addressing flushed skin or blemishes, its green pigments correct redness in skin for up to 24 hours.* This primer is powered by ginseng to help balance texture for a smooth and even makeup application. (*Instrumental test on 20 subjects.)

I like how it primes the face and I can even wear it on its own! I doesn’t pill or anything. ...A great all in one primer serum to prep face for makeup and keep you hydrated throughout the day.

What it is: A gripping cream to oil primer that can be worn alone or to lock in makeup.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Dullness, and Uneven Texture

Formulation: Liquid

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Prickly Pear Seed Oil: Provides hydration and supports skin barrier.
- Yam Root Extract: Supports skin elasticity.
- Japanese Camelia Oil: Visibly improve skin texture.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This multi-benefit primer serum melts into skin, transforming from a lightweight cream to oil texture that’s hydrating, nourishing, and supporting. It also works to i

Every time I has been using this product it has always paired really well with the skin care I use underneath, it doesn’t pill with any of the skin care I have been using, which is nice, considering other illuminating primers I have used in the past pill and are a lot thicker. ...Initially I thought it might be too dark for me but it just adds this naturally bronzy glow to my skin.

What it is: A visible-glow enhancer with skin-loving ingredients for natural-looking illumination.

Coverage: Light

Finish: Radiant

Formulation: Liquid

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens and phthalates. It is also vegan and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This all-over-visible-glow enhancer has a lightweight, sheer formula that visibly hydrates, brightens, and reduces pores immediately and all day. You can wear it three ways: alone, mixed with foundation for a soft-looking glow, or as a hydrating base to extend makeup wear.

Clinical Results: In a consumer study:
- 100% agreed it made their skin look brighter
- 100% agreed it instantly made their skin feel more nourish

Super stunning on the skin, hydrates the skins so nicely and leaves the most beautiful yet natural glow!! ...Young and fresh looking skin...This was heaven sent. Mature or young skins are going to love this product. Changed the way I pre skin and makes me look younger and fresh.

What it is: A skincare-infused, radiant priming serum that hydrates, preps, and protects skin for a lit-from-within glow.

Finish: Radiant

Skin Type: Normal, Oily, Dry, and Combination

Concerns: Dryness, Pores, and Uneven Tone

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Vitamin C: Visibly brightens dullness and protects skin from free radicals.
- Niacinamide: Minimizes the appearance of pores.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Hydrates and visibly plumps fine lines and wrinkles.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan.

Better ingredients than most primers...I like that this primer has better ingredients than most primers it has barely any silicones it also doesn’t ball up and bead off the skin...I have textured skin and large pores and this primer makes my skin look smoother.

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.

AMAZING!!! I have really oily skin iv tried so many primers i always said primers are a waist of money and BS but came across this one my last try I told myself and i am so sooooooo happy with it, leaves my face so flawless I always had to touch up my make up bcuz of how oily I looked within an 1hr-2hr specially in this heat and with this primer I swear I don’t have to do not one touch up I am in love im glad I tried this last primer before I gave up on them.. this is magic :)...This has helped control my shine way better than any other primer I’ve used. This is definitely one of the best primers for oily skin!

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.

Good color primer...But since I'm a MUA, I used it on my Dark skin girls. To tell you I loved how it made their skin look and feel definitely buying this for my makeup case....Great for dark circles...I was initially afraid that this would be too pigmented and make my foundation look weird, but this wasn't the case. I use this for my dark circles and it works exactly as described. Nice consistency and a little goes a long way.

What it is: A color-correcting primer that delivers an even complexion and radiant-looking skin that lasts all day.

Finish: Natural

Skin Type: Normal, Oily, Dry, Combination

Concerns: Uneven Skin Tone

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Ginseng: Known to protect, promote radiant-looking skin, and maintain a smooth complexion.

What Else You Need to Know: Even your complexion with this color-correcting primer, which reduces dullness. Packed with ginseng, this illuminating formula adds radiance and hydration, corrects skin tone for up to 24 hours, and is ideal for fair to light skin tones with sallowness.

I have had some dry/dark spots on my face, and with this product combined with my makeup those dark spots were barely noticeable and the dry spots were like they were never there. ...Its so light without much drama and whitewash neither oily for person who like to have a natural and no makeup look its a best choice.It apts for sensitive acne skins too but it doesn't hide away your acne scars and enlarged pores completely tho.Much needed freshness look due too stressful life of being a new mom.Im curious to use the other primers too mainly redness corrector for my acne scar skin.

What it is: A color-correcting makeup primer that quickly neutralizes redness and hydrates for up to 24 hours while extending makeup wear.

Finish: Natural

Skin Type: Normal, Oily, Dry, Combination

Concerns: Redness

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Ginseng: Known to protect, promote radiant-looking skin, and maintain a smooth complexion.

What Else You Need to Know: Neutralize redness all day with the Step 1 Primer Color Corrector - Redness Corrector. Green pigments correct red tones in skin for up to 24 hours, while vitamin B5 hydrates for up to 24 hours. Powered by ginseng, this formula works to make skin look more radiant and balance its texture.