The best hydrating face primers are to ones that will keep dry skin looking fresh all day long. They are a must-have to keep your dehydrated skin from flaking and your makeup from looking cakey. Here are Sephora's top picks for hydrating face primers that are act as a much-needed drink of water for dry skin looking for a luminous, dewy glow.
ITEM: 2169423
Size: 1.52 / 45 mL
$38.00
Hydrating and smoothing...I usually don’t use primers because I hydrate my skin before I apply my makeup. ...Primer That Hydrates...Overall really impressed with this product and how hydrating it is for a primer.
What it is: An award-winning longwear gel makeup primer that grips makeup for up to 12 hours and hydrates with hyaluronic acid and niacinamide for a dewy finish.
Finish: Radiant
Formulation: Lightweight, Gel
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, and Combination
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Blue Agave Extract: Grips makeup to prevent melting, fading, and caking.
- Hyaluronic Acid and Niacinamide (Vitamin B3) : Boost hydration to visibly smooth uneven texture.
$48.00
What it is: A noncomedogenic, hydrating, daily-use SPF 50 that primes and smooths—with or without makeup.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Anti-Aging, Uneven Skin Tone, and Dryness
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Beet Root: Improves the look of texture and retains moisture.
- Niacinamide: Visibly blurs dark spots and refines surface texture.
- Ectoin: Supports a strong skin barrier and defends against environmental stress.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, mineral oil, and sulfates SLS & SLES. It is also cruelty-free.
ITEM: 2820082
Size: 1.01 fl. oz. / 30 ml.
$16.00
Glowy Primer...I was recently gifted this Hydrate + Glow primer from Sephora in exchange for an honest review. ...Tried the new hydrate and glow primer. The primer goes on nice and smooth.
What it is: A primer with a lightweight gel-in-cream texture that adds moisture and radiance to the complexion for skin that looks glowing and plumped up.
What Else You Need to Know: Reveal your natural radiance. With its hybrid gel-in-cream texture, this face primer revives skin radiance for up to 12 hours. What’s its superpower? A formula infused with intensely hydrating polyglutamic acid. As fresh as it is light, it melts into the skin for an immediate boost of hydration. Plus, with luminous micro-pigments, this illuminating primer creates a perfecting veil of light for a healthy, fresh-looking complexion.
It also makes foundation easier to apply and boosts skin radiance. Not only does it enhance makeup results, but it also improves hold
$20.00
After trying to find something that was hydrating and a primer, I absolutely love this. I use it throughout the day to refresh my face when i’m feeling dry and to keep my makeup on all day!!!...I love using this as a primer. It’s like spraying a hydrating face mask onto your face that’s weightless. ...I take primer serious now..
What it is:
A mini weightless, three-in-one coconut water-infused mist that primes, sets, and refreshes makeup while it helps keep skin hydrated.
What it does:
This super hydrating, multitasking mist can be used as a primer before makeup, a setting spray to keep makeup in place all day, and a mid-day refresher anytime your skin needs a boost, serving as the perfect cure for a beauty hangover. Its unique blend of coconut water, probiotic-based ingredients, and skin revivers work together to hydrate and brighten skin, promote skin’s elasticity and tone, while smoothing skin.
What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Phthalates
$34.00
Love this primer...This one blurs, hydrates - love it!...Smooth & hydrating!...Absolutely loving the Refy Blur and Hydrate Primer! It leaves my skin smooth, hydrated, and perfectly prepped for makeup.
What it is: A primer that blurs, absorbs oil, and primes the skin, leaving a cloud like finish without mattifying.
Finish: Natural
Formulation: Cream
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Shea Butter: Boosts moisture and nourishes skin.
- Sodium Hyaluronate: Hydrates the skin and leaves it looking plumper.
- Polymethylsilesquiloxane: Increases long wear of makeup while reducing the appearance of pores.
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 is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruel
$54.00
What it is: A Monday to Sunday SPF essential that primes and protects, leaving skin with an immediate lit-from-within look while blurring imperfections.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Dark Spots, Fine Lines and Wrinkles, and Dullness
Formulation: Cream
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Chemical SPF 30: Provides protection against harmful UVA and UVB rays.
- Niacinamide: Improves the appearance of dark spots while boosting hydration.
- Sodium Hyaluronate: Hydrates and promotes plump-, supple-looking skin.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan and cruelty-free.
$46.00
Excellent hair primer!...This is one of the best hair primers that I've tried -- it's definitely pricey, but it does everything that it promises without leaving any residue. ...Really nice Hair Primer...Didn't make my hair feel greasy like some hair primers do. Highly recommend!
What it is: A multi-benefit hair primer with seven immediate benefits: it hydrates, detangles, smooths, conditions, boosts radiance, tames frizz, and adds silkiness in all hair types.
Hair Type: Straight, Wavy, Curly, and Coily
Hair Texture: Fine, Medium, and Thick
Hair Concerns:
- Frizz
- Shine
- Straightening and Smoothing
Key Benefits:
- Locks in moisture, boosts radiance, and tames frizzy hair for a smooth finish
- Use for air-drying hair to detangle and smooth hair texture
- Perfect for smooth hairstyles, air-dry styles, and blowouts
What Else You Need to Know: Loved by stylists, this multi-benefit primer works to immediately hydrate, detangle, smooth, and reduce frizz.
$22.00
I think it’s a good primer but the mini packaging wastes so much product.
What it is: A hydrating priming serum with a facial roller to sculpt your face and leave a healthy, radiant glow.
Finish: Radiant
Skin Type: Normal, Oily, Dry, and Combination
Concerns: Dryness and Redness
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Niacinamide: Helps to visibly brighten skin and reduce the appearance of redness and blemishes.
- Glycerin: Helps to leave the skin feeling hydrated.
$25.00
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.
What Else You Need to Know:
ITEM: 2792877
Size: 1 oz / 30 mL
$30.00
The Milk Hydro Grip + Glow Illuminating Primer...For a radiant and long-lasting finish, this primer is a must-have...This Glow Primer is a game-changer! It blends smoothly, hydrates my skin, and gives a beautiful, subtle glow that lasts all day.
What it is: A clean, long-wearing, illuminating primer that grips makeup for up to 12 hours and hydrates with hyaluronic acid for a soft, radiant, golden-hour glow.
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Blue Agave Extract: Grips makeup for up to 12 hours.
- Hyaluronic Acid and Niacinamide: Hydrate and smooth for plumper-looking skin.
- Light-Reflecting Pearls: Add a warm, luminous glow.
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 is also vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.
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