If you're looking to create the ultimate facial glow, an illuminating primer is one of the best ways to go. The primers listed below are designed to illuminate the skin, giving it a dewy, youthful glow.
Size: 25 mL·ITEM: 2542850
Color: Ambra - ideal for medium-to-deep complexions with warm undertones
$58.00
I didn’t like this as a primer because it felt heavy under foundation compared to other brands of illuminating primers from Becca, too faced, hourglass, and Charlotte Tilbury. ...I received a sample size to review and was highly impressed by how brightening the primer was even on its own! Worked well on my oily/combination skin....Illuminating Primer
What it is: A multitasking lightweight makeup primer formulated with skincare ingredients to provide up to 24 hours of hydration and a rapidly visible glow.
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Roma-Light Complex™: Light-reflecting, color-boosting pearls to enhance skin’s natural luminosity.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Visibly plumps skin.
What Else You Need to Know: Formulated with hyaluronic acid for up to 24 hours of hydration and ultra-fine light-reflecting pearls for a luminous look, this multitasking primer and highlighter can be worn alone, under or on top of your foundation. It is available in two shades: Rosa, ideal for fair-to-light complexions with cool undertones
Size: 1 oz / 30 ml·ITEM: 2424745
Color: Dullness eraser - light to medium skin with dullness & uneven tone
$39.00
If you have pale skin and are looking for a primer to help illuminate your face and make up routine, I highly recommend the MUFE Step 1 primer in the tone Fresh Brightener!...Perfect Primer...I really liked how the primer felt when I applied it to my face. Some primers can be tacky when you apply it, this one went on smooth.
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.
ITEM: 2566529
Size: 1 oz / 30 mL
$40.00
I received the Banana Bright Sun-Kissed Face Primer as a gift from Ole Henriksen. I love makeup primers and this has been one that has worked very well for me with different types of foundations. ...Ole Henriksen gifted me this new banana bright sun-kissed face primer. I love a great multitasking product so I was excited about the multi functions/benefits of this primer.
What it is: A vitamin C-enriched primer that gradually gives you a natural-looking, bronzy tan while also quickly brightening and improving makeup wear.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Dryness, and Dullness
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Self-Tanner (DHA): Creates a temporary tanning effect on skin.
- Sugar-Derived Tanning Booster: Boosts and balances your tan for a visibly even, natural-looking, sunkissed glow.
- Vitamin C (Ethyl Ascorbic Acid): Visibly brightens and defends skin against pollution.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.
$25.00
Definitely expected more with a name like 'illuminating'. There are just so many more out there that really provide a great glow - this isn't one of those...I mean this doesn’t really do much but a really nice glow to your face. I love how radiant my face looks with this primer.
What it is: A travel-size, illuminating, water-based primer with light-reflecting pearls that enhance skin’s natural luminosity and extend makeup wear.
Finish: Radiant
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Micronized Pearls: Visibly brighten and rejuvenate the skin for a glowing appearance.
- Porcelain Flower Extract: Promotes long-term, visible radiance.
- Light-Reflecting Complex: Diffuses light to create a skin-smoothing effect, diminishing the look of imperfections.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, sulfates SLS & SLES, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance.
$47.00
Sure a beautiful illuminating & hydrating primer!!...Other than that, beautifully hydrating and illuminating.
What it is: An illuminating, water-based primer with light-reflecting pearls that enhances skin’s luminosity and extends the wear of makeup.
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Micronized Pearls: Brightens and nurtures the complexion, giving skin a luminous glow.
- Porcelain Flower Extract: Supports long-term radiance.
- Light-Reflecting Complex: Creates a smoothing effect on skin, diminishing the look of imperfections.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, and contains less than one percent of synthetic fragrances.
What Else You Need to Know:The breathable formula seals in skincare and creates a protective barrier that extends makeup wear.
ITEM: 2362473
Size: 0.5 oz/ 15 mL
$15.00
Good primer...A good illuminating and very moisturizing primer. Not sure if my makeup wore any differently though....Illuminating primer...I live in hot and humid fl so I really need primers to work. This primer is more of a illuminating primer and does have a little bit of hydrating properties.
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
$40.00
The only type of banana I like is this banana bright face primer from olehenriksen. It’s both hydrating and illuminating! ...New favorite primer. Very illuminating and makes makeup last all day.
What it is: A vitamin C-infused, illuminating face primer with banana powder-inspired pigments that delivers instant radiance while improving and extending makeup wear.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Dullness and Uneven Texture, Fine Lines and Wrinkles, and Pores
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Vitamin C: Helps target visible signs of aging.
- Banana Powder-inspired Pigments : Instantly illuminate.
- Vitamin E: An antioxidant that helps nourish and condition skin; also helps stabilize the vitamin C in the formula.
ITEM: 2362432
Size: 0.94 oz/ 28 mL
$28.00
I love love this product. It really does illuminate!...My face actually looked like it was illuminating. Best primer I’ve ever used!!
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
$40.00
The priming itself is great and my makeup looks great and smooth and lasts all day. The illuminating part though is very subtle and I honestly don’t see it after applying my foundation, whether powder, sheer, matte, etc. ...This primer was very soft and did an awesome job at making my skin look luminous, however, if not properly blended into the face it does leave white streaks, and personally my face gets oily easily so I prefer more matte primers, but awesome for me dewy look
What it is: An illuminating and nurturing primer that delivers a natural-looking glow while blurring the look of pores and blemishes for a lit-from-within complexion.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Pores, Dullness, and Uneven Texture
Formulation: Cream
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Optical Diffusers: Blur the look of imperfections.
- Illuminating Powders: Help promote natural-looking radiance and glow.
- Lentil Seed Extract: Refines the appearance of pores.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, triclosan, and triclocarban.
Size: 1 oz / 30 ml·ITEM: 2424695
Color: Hydra Booster - for dry, normal, combination skin
$39.00
Very hydrating and illuminating I like it a lot under the full glam highly recommend...One of the best primers out there!...Primers are finicky. I have used primers that have sat on the face making makeup difficult to apply and I have used primers that make my face so dry that they end up being worthless.
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.