A primer is a must-have for any skin care routine. It helps to lock in moisture, plump up the skin, and smooth out the texture. It also helps to prevent shine and add a glow to your skin. Here are some of the best perfecting face primers available today.
$40.00
It literally 'perfects' the skin. But if you do put on foundation, notice how easily it slides on. ...One my absolute favorite primers!! Feels amazing on the skin, really "perfects" fine lines, pores, etc!
What it is:
A makeup base and primer.
What it is formulated to do:
This unique makeup base and primer provides a fine, melting texture that conceals lines, pores, and imperfections in an instant.
What else you need to know:
This product is non-comedogenic; allergy and ophthalmologist tested.
Research Results:
- 95% of users noticed smoother skin.
- 77% of users noticed fewer wrinkles and fine lines.
- 73% of users noticed more refined skin texture and pores.
$28.00
The perfect eye primer!...I have tried other eye primers before, but this one is absolutely gorgeous! ...I use the color FLAX daily. Perfect primer with little color and satin finish. prevents creasing.
What it is:
A water-resistant eyelid primer that camouflages imperfections and discolorations, while it enhances the durability of eye makeup.
What it does:
Eye Basics provides the perfect canvas for eyelids to help eye color stay on longer. The highly versatile formula is water-resistant and crease-proof. Its sheer, creamy texture blends easily and smoothly, leaving a long-lasting, semi-matte finish.
$40.00
Amazing primer! I’ve tried sooo many matte primers to help with my super oily skin and this is the only one that works. ...The best mattifying primer for oily skin! Perfect on humid, sticky days when you need your foundation to stay put without separating and greasing up!
What it is: A must-have mattifying primer that creates a silky-smooth canvas for makeup application by controlling oil and reducing shine for a healthy-looking finish.
What it does: This three-in-one primer primes, controls shine, and finishes.
$95.00
This one reminds me of a lotion more then a primer. For the price it not worth it. Only upside is doesn’t get super tacky, or cause creasing in the foundation....So I went “all in” and purchased the primer which help a lot. This primer is pretty moisturizing, you can wear it without makeup.
What it is: A primer that visibly hydrates, plumps, and blurs imperfections for a smooth, soft-focus effect.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, phthalates, and sulfates SLS & SLES.
What Else You Need to Know: This hydrating primer quickly blurs visible imperfections for a fresh, soft-focus effect. Create a soft, ultra-smooth canvas for makeup, or visibly amplify your skin’s bare beauty with improved-looking tone, texture, and translucency.
Size: 1 oz / 30 ml·ITEM: 2424679
Color: Shine Control - for oily, normal, combination skin
$39.00
Perfect for a Matte Look From the Base Up...Absolutely love this primer! I’ve never had a primer hahah kept my entire makeup look matte from the base up. ...Great primer, the only issue was that it was really dry and hard to apply but perfect for oiling skin and everything you would want from a primer
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: 1 oz / 30 ml·ITEM: 2424695
Color: Hydra Booster - for dry, normal, combination skin
$39.00
The Mvp of primers...I got this to try from Influenster and absolutely love it!!! So smooth on the face and such a perfect layer underneath my makeup to pull everything together. ...I am more on the dry side and it did make my face feel hydrated while wearing it. Thumbs up for this primer!
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: 0.5 oz / 15 ml·ITEM: 2424760
Color: Shine Control
$20.00
It really is perfect for an oily skin like me and makes your foundation look flawless on top. ...Back to searching for the perfect primer.
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: 0.5 oz / 15 ml·ITEM: 2424786
Color: Hydra Booster
$20.00
Lovely light scent. This primer minimized my pores and created an almost perfect canvas for foundation. ...This primer is light weight and keeps face very moisturized.
What it is: A mini-size makeup primer that boosts skin's hydration and radiance for up to 24 hours while extending makeup wear.
$60.00
Love this primer...I love this primer .. definitely among the top 3 primers Ive used . ...This primer is unlike any other matte primer I've used.
What it is: A mattifying primer that keeps makeup looking fresh while leaving skin feeling cared for.
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Hyaluronic Acid and Glycerin: Create a naturally perfected and visibly unified complexion.
- Rose Centifolia: Soothes the skin and provides antioxidant power.
- Salicylic Acid and Bamboo Powders: Control shine for up to a day and blur the look of the pores.
What Else You Need to Know: The non-sticky, cool gel formula is developed for all skin types and designed to beautify one’s unique features, rather than mask them.
Size: 1.1 oz/ 32.5mL·ITEM: 2575322
Color: Main Squeeze - champagne gold for all skin types
$34.00
I love tapping it (with fingers) to the high points of my clients’s faces for the most expensive looking glow. They nailed this formulation, packed with skin loving ingredients, it’s extremely comfortable under makeup—a perfect light weight base. ...BEST PRIMER...Love it! I use it as a primer, gives you a perfect dewy glow and creaseless finish.
What it is: A skincare-infused, radiant priming serum that hydrates, preps, and protects skin for a lit-from-within glow.
Finish: Radiant
Skin Type: Normal, Oily, Dry, and Combination
Concerns: Dryness, Pores, and Uneven Tone
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Vitamin C: Visibly brightens dullness and protects skin from free radicals.
- Niacinamide: Minimizes the appearance of pores.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Hydrates and visibly plumps fine lines and wrinkles.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan.