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.
$100.00
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 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.
$49.00
Really good for all types of faces. Makes my face feel smooth ....Amazing primer, even for oily faces!...Usually my face is a mess after a few hours because of oil, but not since I changed to this primer.
What it is: A weightless, silicone-free primer that minimizes the look of pore size, controls shine, and locks down makeup.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Pores, and Dullness
Formulation: Lightweight Serum
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Agave Extract: Smooths skin and delivers a matte finish.
- Probiotic Extract: Supports natural surface cell renewal.
- Alpha-Glucans: Support a healthy skin microbiome.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, cruelty-free, and gluten-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.
$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.
ITEM: 2640779
Size: 0.5 oz / 15 mL
$20.00
favorite primer especially when my face is red. It also stays very long...I don’t put it all over my face only on the pimple and after I apply an other primer
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.)
$38.00
The best primer...I’ve tried a lot of primers and this is my favourite!! Get it...A great all in one primer serum to prep face for makeup and keep you hydrated throughout the day.
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
$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
ITEM: 2517738
Size: 1 oz. / 30 mL
$42.00
It is also very lightweight and not silicone-y like other mattifying primers. Definitely my new favorite primer!...I received this primer complimentary from Influenster to review. I was super excited to get this because I’ve always loved smashbox primers.
What it is: An oil-fighting primer with a matte finish to defend your skin and perfect your makeup.
Finish: Matte
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Silkscreen Complex (Antioxidants, Hyaluronic Acid, Probiotic Extract, Vitamins, and Algae): Nourishes, visibly balances, and defends skin.
- Witch Hazel, Salicylic Acid, and Zinc: Mop up oil.
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.
What Else You Need to Know: Infused with nourishing, protective, and visibly balancing Silkscreen Complex, this primer forms a breathable, silky barrier.
$42.00
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.
$18.00
Obsessed with this magical spray- I had to get it in the mini version, it's perfect for traveling. Always refreshes my face, it seriously does wonders....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.Â
What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Phthalates
$26.00
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.