primers for combo skin

Sephora customers often prefer the following products when searching for primers for combo skin.

Combo skin is a condition that occurs when the forehead, nose, and chin of a person are all covered with different skin types. Combo skin can be caused by many factors, including genetics, climate, and hormones. Primers are used to help smooth out the skin on combo skinned people's faces. Here are some great primers for combo skin.

MAKE UP FOR EVERStep 1 Primer Hydra Booster

Size: 1 oz / 30 ml·ITEM: 2424695

Color: Hydra Booster - for dry, normal, combination skin

289 Reviews

$41.00

Pros: long lasting, smoothing, good for combo skin and dry skin, works with different foundations and concealers, not fragranced Cons: Not very color correcting, the price...This primer is a life saver! I have combo skin and this worked wonders. ...Best combo skin primer ever

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.

MAKE UP FOR EVERStep 1 Primer Shine Control

Size: 1 oz / 30 ml·ITEM: 2424679

Color: Shine Control - for oily, normal, combination skin

276 Reviews

$41.00

But, it does really help hold back the shine on my face! I have combo skin and I wore it all day and I was not as oily in certain areas as I usually am. ...I have combo skin and get oily on my forehead and nose

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.

$46.00

Perfection. I’m over 40 with combo skin. I used this all winter with Armani and Givenchy liquid foundations. ...Combo skin approved!...Combo skin here! I like how this primer melted into my nose pores to give me that flawless look we all desired.

What it is: A smooth, hydrating primer that preps skin for makeup, nourishes, and moisturizes the complexion for noticeably softer, supple, and more radiant skin.

Finish: Radiant

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Shea Butter: Moisturizes skin.
- Rice Bran: Conditions and softens.
- Glycerin: Moisturizes and smooths.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens.

What Else You Need to Know: This moisturizing, radiance-boosting face primer blurs pores and imperfections while softening and visibly plumping for a smoother makeup application. With shea butter, rice bran, and glycerin providing hydration, this makeup primer is suitable for all skin types.

$46.00

I don’t get a matte finish at all, not even satin. I have combo skin with oils near the end of my 12 hr day. ...I have fairly oily skin, and this primer was perfect for me. It did a good job of smoothing out my skin; I could definitely see the blurring effect.

What it is: A primer that smooths skin for even makeup application and reduces the appearance of pores.

Finish:
Matte

Formulation:
Liquid

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Skin-Perfecting Complex: Blend of rose extracts that work to moisturize, protect, and smooth skin.
- Silica Beads: Instantly blurs and smooths the appearance of imperfections.
- Red Clover Flower Extract: Controls oil while actively decreasing appearance of pore size over time.

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.<

$20.00

I have combination skin so it doesn't make my skin oily nor too dry. ...This product is amazing for combo- dry skin as it’s quite hydrating without weight and leaves a beautiful Dewy finish when used as a setting spray.

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

$20.00

A MUST FOR OILY SKINS GALS...Paired with the fenty pro filter for my oily skin is amazing! Super smooth skin! If I don't use it my foundation looks terrible...Make Up Stays Put and Skin Looks Good!...Combo skin, oily t zone: make up usually breaks up.

What it is: A mattifying primer for combination-to-oily skin that delivers maximum all-day shine control while improving and extending the wear of foundation.

Skin Type: Normal, Combination, and Oily

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Blue Agave Extract: Helps to mattify the skin.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is oil-free and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Mattify skin, fight shine all day, and smooth the look of pores without feeling tight or dry with the Pro Filt'r Mattifying Primer. Paired with Pro Filt'r foundation (sold separately), this oil-free primer—made with Blue Agave Extract and blurring powder—helps makeup blend better, last longer, and stay fresh all day without caking.

$34.00

Great for combo girlies!...I’m a combo girlie but my skin gets both really dry & really oily so i always have issues with finding a good primer. ...Must have primer!...This is the best primer I have ever used. I have oily skin, I have tried primers targeted for oily skin, mattifying and they end up making me super oily or they make my face look heavy.

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

$20.00

I got this to pair with the fenty powder foundation because it’s very matte . I have combo skin and get pretty oily in my t zone but dry everywhere else. ...I use this primer on my face and the Pro filt’r instant retouch on my t zone as I have combo skin.

What it is: A lightweight, hydrating makeup primer for normal to dry skin that nurtures, keeps skin comfortable all day, and extends foundation wear.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, and Combination

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Grape Seed Oil and Sodium Hyaluronate: Hydrate skin.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This lightweight yet moisture rich face primer instantly hydrates skin, and keeps it hydrated all day and extends makeup wear. Formulated with grape seed oil and sodium hyaluronate, this fast-absorbing formula melts into skin, for a silky-smooth finish that normal to dry skin types will love.

DermalogicaSkinperfect Primer SPF 30

ITEM: 2221190

Size: 0.75 oz/ 22 mL

34 Reviews

$59.00

Magic!!! I have used so many primers and most recently purchased Urban Decay De-slick which is also a tinted primer, and I HATED it. ...perfect primer and spf...Prior to this I was using supergoop and I noticed my combo skin felt more oily and pores showed through out the day.

What it is: A primer that helps smooth fine lines, brighten, and prep for makeup application and flawless skin.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Loss of Firmness and Elasticity, and Dullness and Uneven Texture

Formulation: Gel

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Titanium Dioxide (4%): Protects skin from UVA and UVB radiation.
- Zinc Oxide (14%): Creates a protective barrier and deflects UVA and UVB rays off.
- Hyaluronic Acid: Hydrates the skin.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, and hydroquinone.

MAKE UP FOR EVERMini Step 1 Primer Hydra Booster

Size: 0.5 oz / 15 ml·ITEM: 2424786

Color: Hydra Booster

321 Reviews

$24.00

After using this, my face was super oily (and I have dry skin/combo) and not much of my makeup stayed on. ...I absolutely love this. For the record, I’m combo skin and olive skin tone. And haven’t had Botox in months *cry* so I was worried about primer sinking in to the wrinkles.

What it is: A mini-size makeup primer that boosts skin's hydration and radiance for up to 24 hours while extending makeup wear.

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