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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ITEM: 2556355
Size: 1 oz/30 mL
$48.00
I have been using this for a week and from the very first time I tried this, I fell in love with how beautifully my makeup sits on top of this primer. It’s now become my absolute favorite. It feels incredibly hydrating and smooth on my skin.
What it is: A radiant primer that preps skin for smooth makeup application and delivers soothing hydration and radiance for up to eight hours.
Finish: Radiant
Formulation: Cream
Skin Type: Normal, Oily, Dry, Combination
Concerns: Dryness and Dullness
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Hyaluronic Acid: Soothes and hydrates skin.
$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
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. ...The Milk Hydro Grip + Glow Illuminating Primer grips makeup well while adding a subtle glow. ...Makes your face looking glowing...Illuminating
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.
$57.00
Photo Finish Illuminate Glow Primer...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.
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.
ITEM: 2381051
Size: 1.35 oz/ 40 ml
$63.00
Exceptional Glow!!...Estée Lauder Futurist Aqua Brilliance Watery Glow Primer - What can I say but Exceptional! I have tried so many primers throughout the years that have fallen short in one way or another. ...You Glow Girl! (It’s Easy With This…)...(They’re either too oily looking, or too matte) Lauder has developed a sophisticated product in the Watery Glow Primer: My face is always comfortable, and looks radiant; no matter what!
What it is: A lightweight primer that triples skin‘s moisture for a plumped and glowing look and can be worn alone or under foundation.
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Ion-Charged Water
- Triple Moisture Complex: Features two types of hyaluronic acid plus glycerin.
What Else You Need to Know: This primer triples skin‘s moisture, strengthens the skin barrier, and protects against environmental stressors for a healthy look. On contact, this refreshing gel-cream primer bursts into micro-size water droplets and visibly smooths skin for a beautiful makeup application. It‘s infused with naturally derived ingredients and provides all-day and long-term moisture.
$59.00
All the glow...This doesn't leave a chunky glittery cast on your face at all. The primer has a nice pink hue to balance out uneven skin tone, and it just has a gorgeous illuminating finish. ...Silky and light primer...NARS has such a great reputation, and I had high hopes for this light reflecting primer. I use a number of illuminating products, as I love to have that dewy glow finish.
What it is: A refreshing, lightweight, and hydrating face primer enhanced with a natural glow for up to 12 hours of smooth and seamless makeup wear.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Fine Lines and Wrinkles, and Uneven Texture
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Double Hyaluronic Acid: Immediately hydrates the surface of skin and delivers long-lasting hydration.
- Squalane: Supports skin’s barrier by locking in hydration and retaining moisture.
- Cacao Peptides and Moringa Seed: Helps defend skin from harmful blue light and pollution.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, o
