Primers are a must-have for anyone who wants to achieve a smooth, even finish to their skin. They help to reduce the appearance of pores, fine lines and wrinkles, and they also help create a smooth surface for foundation or powder to adhere to. Here are some of the best primers on the market today.
Size: 1 oz / 30 ml·ITEM: 2424679
Color: Shine Control - for oily, normal, combination skin
$41.00
It’s really one of the only pore primers I’ll ever use that works and feels comfortable on my skin. ...It shows your skin flawless! Amazing product!
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.
Size: 0.5 oz / 15 ml·ITEM: 2424786
Color: Hydra Booster
$24.00
Best primer ever....It helps my foundation go on smooth and look flawless. Love....Hydrating Primer...The only drawback for me is I really like another pore vanishing primer. Compared to that primer, my makeup didn't look quite as flawless as I would like.
What it is: A mini-size makeup primer that boosts skin's hydration and radiance for up to 24 hours while extending makeup wear.
Size: 0.5 oz / 15 ml·ITEM: 2424760
Color: Shine Control
$24.00
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 :)...Say hello to your new best friend for a flawless face that stays put all night long!
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: 2424695
Color: Hydra Booster - for dry, normal, combination skin
$41.00
It leaves the right amount of tackiness so the foundation application is flawless. I am more on the dry side and it did make my face feel hydrated while wearing it. ...I got this product for free thanks to Influenster and I just have to say that I love this primer, I’ve never used this brand before but this primer is the best so far, it actually hydrates and makes my skin look flawless
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: 1 oz/ 30 mL·ITEM: 1713114
Color: Blur Primer Gold - brightens and evens skintone
$56.00
This primer is everything it literally leaves your face looking flawless!...DRY SKIN PRIMER!...I’ve tried many primers. I was beginning to say primers are “gimmicky” but this is actually incredible.
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: 0.5 oz / 15 ml·ITEM: 2424778
Color: Pore Minimizer
$24.00
One of the best primers I’ve used. This primer is so lite weight while making my skin look flawless. ...I’ve tried a lot of primers, but the Make Up For Ever Step 1 Primer Pore Minimizer really stands out.
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.
$38.00
I love this primer because it’s hydrating for my dry skin & made my makeup application flawless. ...This face primer makes my skin so silky, hydrated, and soft.
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
$46.00
I paired it with Rare Beauty concealer and it created a flawless, hydrated base, leaving the skin smooth and radiant. ...Flawless finish every time...I apply it to cleansed face and it makes for a very smooth and flawless base for my makeup look.
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
$55.00
Favorite Primer...I've been using this primer for over a year. It's pricey but it works the best out of all the primers I have tried. ...This primer consistently provides a flawless canvas for my makeup, ensuring it stays fresh and long-lasting.
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.
Clinical Results: In a consumer study on 103 women after 1 week of use:
- 93% said they saw blurred imperfections
- 93% said they saw smoother skin<
$59.00
Magic!!! I have used so many primers and most recently purchased Urban Decay De-slick which is also a tinted primer, and I HATED it. ...So far this stuff is gold. Primer always just settles into my pores. This stuff feels like silk and makes my skin look flawless.
What it is: A primer that helps smooth fine lines, brighten, and prep for makeup application and flawless skin.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Loss of Firmness and Elasticity, and Dullness and Uneven Texture
Formulation: Gel
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Titanium Dioxide (4%): Protects skin from UVA and UVB radiation.
- Zinc Oxide (14%): Creates a protective barrier and deflects UVA and UVB rays off.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Hydrates the skin.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, and hydroquinone.