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.
$105.00
Absolutely love this primer, my foundation just glides on and lasts. I have used with the La Mer soft fluid foundation, but also with other brands and love it with each one...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 hydrating face and makeup primer that plumps and blurs 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: The Perfecting Face Primer improves skin's texture and tone; Primer creates a soft, ultra-smooth canvas for foundation application, or alone to amplify skin's bare beauty with improved tone, texture and translucency.
$40.00
Paired it with Virtue texturizing spray. Perfect!!...For YEARS I’ve been so insecure about my hairline that I’ve worn bangs religiously, but thanks to Volumizing Primer I finally feel comfortable wearing my hair back.
What it is: A weightless spray formulated to build volume and create the perfect foundation for style.
Hair Type: Fine and Medium
Hair Texture: Straight and Wavy
Hair Concerns:
- Volumizing
- Hold & Style Extending
$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.
$20.00
I have used many face primers; however, this one seems to be the best one for me. ...Hands down one of the best spray primers I've ever used! Literally see the difference when using it as a face mist
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
My new holy grail primer!!!...I have oily combination skin with some texture in my t zone and this primer is perfect for those things. It’s velvety and soft but still moisturizing. ...Love this primer...LOVE this primer. It doesn’t fall into my pores, doesn’t mess my foundation up.
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
$27.00
Cannot get enough of this primer !! I'm in love %26 I never was into lash primers until now !! ...This primer absolutely takes the cake!! I have tried so many lash primers, both drugstore and luxury, and subversion is the perfect primer!
What it is:
A whipped, creamy lash primer that conditions and preps for the perfect mascara application.
What it does:
Prep eyelashes for the perfect mascara application with Subversion Lash Primer. The brush coats each lash from root to tip, making them thicker and longerletting you build dramatically better-looking lashes that look like false lashes. Formulated with protective panthenol and conditioning vitamin E, this primer strengthens lashes for high-volume application.
What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
What else you need to know:
This product is fragrance-free.
$24.00
Received Veil Mineral Primer complimentary for review purposes. So far, this primer is pretty good but I'm not head over heels about it. ...Bought it in full size and travel size because it has become a staple of my daily skincare and makeup routine. It perfects your face to a flawless, smooth, matte finish, seems to combat shine throughout the day and seems to have improved my skin even when the makeup comes off.
What it is:
An oil-free primer with a silky, airy texture that leaves a smooth canvas for makeup, while reducing the look of redness, pores, and wrinkles.
What it does:
With a texture unlike any other, this silky primer extends the wear of makeup while also concealing redness, minimizing the appearance of pores, fine lines and wrinkles, and providing broad spectrum SPF 15 for a perfect complexion that lasts.
What else you need to know:
Hourglass products are 100 percent cruelty-free.
$16.00
It’s not greasy too so perfect for my oily skin. This primer is truly the perfect prep for my skin....Perfect primer, makes a huge difference for pores...One of the only primers I've found that visibly makes a difference.
What it is: A silky makeup primer that gives a soft-focused, blurred effect to reduce the appearance of pores, fine lines, and wrinkles.
Finish: Natural
Skin Type: Normal, Oily, Dry, Combination
Concerns: Dryness, Oil, Pores, and Uneven Skin Tone
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Gingko Extract and Stabilized Vitamin E: Known to protect skin from environmental factors.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens and mineral oil. It is also vegan.
What Else You Need to Know: This lightweight formula diffuses imperfections and smooths your skin texture with a soft-powder finish. It is perfect as a smooth base to extend makeup wear and is formulated for all skin types.
$38.00
A great all in one primer serum to prep face for makeup and keep you hydrated throughout the day. ...Best Primer Ever...Best primer I’ve ever tried. I honestly think most primers are a waste but this provides the perfect base for makeup.
What it is: A gripping cream to oil primer that can be worn alone or to lock in makeup.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Dryness, Dullness, and Uneven Texture
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Prickly Pear Seed Oil: Provides hydration and supports skin barrier.
- Yam Root Extract: Supports skin elasticity.
- Japanese Camelia Oil: Visibly improve skin texture.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: This multi-benefit primer serum melts into skin, transforming from a lightweight cream to oil texture that’s hydrating, nourishing, and supporting. It also works to i
ITEM: 2640779
Size: 0.5 oz / 15 mL
$24.00
I love the silky texture of this primer and it creates a perfect base for even full coverage foundation to glide onto!...This primer is perfect to balance out my rosacea! I have a very red face at times and I felt like the primer was gentle to my face while also easing redness.
What it is: A mini color-correcting makeup primer that quickly neutralizes redness and hydrates for up to 24 hours while extending makeup wear.
Concerns: Dryness, Redness
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Ginseng: Known to protect and promote radiant-looking skin and maintain a smooth complexion.
What Else You Need to Know: Neutralize redness on the go with a travel-friendly version of MAKE UP FOR EVER’s bestselling primer. Perfect for addressing flushed skin or blemishes, its green pigments correct redness in skin for up to 24 hours.* This primer is powered by ginseng to help balance texture for a smooth and even makeup application. (*Instrumental test on 20 subjects.)