Face primer is a makeup base that helps you get a smooth, even surface for your foundation. It's also an important step in the application of any foundation or BB cream product. Here are some great options for illuminating face primers.
$37.00
I love this primer. It’s hydrating and illuminating....Beautiful Primer for Laura Mercier...I love this primer, makes my foundations go on beautifully. Gives the skin a nice fresh dewy glow.
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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$65.00
I like that it has a light but not too overwhelming of a glow. I also enjoy that it is light enough for my skin tone as I find some illuminating primers are too orangey....Nice glow!...I’ve been using this illuminating primer for a week now and love the finish it gives my matte foundation.
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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ITEM: 2792877
Size: 1 oz / 30 mL
$41.00
Makes your face looking glowing...The Milk Hydro Grip + Glow Illuminating Primer grips makeup well while adding a subtle glow. ...Illuminating...I received this for free in exchange for my honest review. This primer is so good milk makeups primer makes my makeup last all day long.
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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ITEM: 2362432
Size: 0.94 oz/ 28 mL
$41.00
Prep + Protect With This Pearl Infused Primer...The Always An Optimist Illuminating Primer has officially converted me from a spray primer to a water-based gel primer. ...This is a great primer! It is very illuminating and gives a gorgeous glow!
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
$49.00
Lise Watier Illuminating primer is amazing. it's not huges sparkles as you see in some products. ...This illuminating primer is amazing. Rich and creamy and gives that perfect natural glow.
What it is: A cream-gel primer that offers a soft and radiant glow enhanced by delicate pearls.
What Else You Need to Know: Fresh and luminous, this cream-gel primer glides on smoothly and melts upon contact with the skin, offering a soft and radiant glow enhanced by delicate pearls in one universal shade.
$22.00
I already love my Smash Box Photo Finish Illuminate Glow Primer! Not only does my skin feel baby soft, it has a bold yet natural glow. ...I’ve always loved smashbox and this illuminate Glow primer is nothing short of miraculous!!
What it is: A mini radiant primer that delivers a bright-, healthy-looking glow while defending skin and perfecting makeup.
Finish: Radiant
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Silkscreen Complex (Antioxidants, Hyaluronic Acid, Probiotic Extract, Vitamins, and Algae): Nourishes, visibly balances, and defends skin.
- Passion Fruit: Supports a strong skin barrier.
- Super-fine Peachy-Gold Pearls: Visibly illuminate 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.
$57.00
I was super excited to try out the smashbox photo finish illuminate glow primer. It feels light on the skin and leaves a shimmer when you blend it in. ...Photo Finish Illuminate Glow Primer
What it is: A visibly radiant primer that delivers a bright-, healthy-looking glow while defending skin and perfecting makeup.
Finish: Radiant
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Silkscreen Complex (Antioxidants, Hyaluronic Acid, Probiotic Extract, Vitamins, and Algae): Nourishes, visibly balances, and defends skin.
- Passion Fruit: Supports a strong skin barrier.
- Super-fine Peachy-Gold Pearls: Visibly illuminate 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.
$99.00
A very good primer!...I use the Météorites Baby Glow Sheer Liquid Foundation on top of this pearl primer and it gives me a healthy glow all day long. ...The finish makes my skin very radiant with a subtle glow. It glows through my foundation without looking like I'm super dewy which I prefer.
What it is:
A color-correcting and radiance-boosting primer.
What it does:
Météorites Primer smooths and color-corrects your skin tone for a radiant complexion. Infused with a delicate violet scent, it’s formulated with Guerlain’s signature Stardust Technology: a unique complex encapsulating a celestial powder that transforms light invisible to the naked eye into visible and soft-focus perfecting light to blur imperfections and provide exceptional radiance.
Size: 1 oz/30 mL·ITEM: 2943413
Color: Bronze
$49.00
The perfect pearly glow!! My preferred method of use is as a primer/base. ...ONE/SIZE B12 Base Thinner Vitamin Pearl Serum is a hydrating, lightweight serum that blends the power of Vitamin B12 with illuminating pearls for a radiant, healthy glow. It nourishes the skin, boosting moisture levels while creating a smooth, soft canvas for makeup.
What it is: A 3-in-1 primer, mixing medium & serum that adds an instant glow, customizes foundation, improves hydration & visibly reduces lines.
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Vitamins B12, C, and E: Condition skin and defend against environmental stress.
- Beta Glucan and Hyaluronic Acid: Deliver intense hydration for plump-, bouncy-looking skin.
- Vegan Crushed Pearls: A blend of pink and golden pearls adds natural luminosity.
Size: 0.63 oz / 18 g·ITEM: 2836708
Color: Universal Radiant - colorless/translucent with soft gold pearl
$52.50
This is the perfect base for makeup! It blurs but also illuminates and makes my foundation look so good! It’s also so easy to use just scoop a little bit out on the little spooly and apply to the face! ...I found it to be moisturizing and illuminating. I prefer the matte finish of the universal but u recommend this for anyone who has dry to combination skin and like that “glow from within” look.
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,
