Best Makeup Primers

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Achieve a flawless and long-lasting makeup look with the help of the best makeup primers. These essential beauty products act as a base for your foundation, creating a smooth canvas and extending the wear of your makeup throughout the day. Whether you're looking to minimize pores, control oil, or add radiance to your complexion, these top-rated makeup primers have got you covered.

MILK MAKEUPHydro Grip Hydrating Makeup Primer with Hyaluronic Acid + Niacinamide

ITEM: 2169423

Size: 1.52 / 45 mL

9.7K Reviews

$52.00

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BEST PRIMER EVER...my skin is always iffy ab primers, but this primer makes my makeup last for ages!!!!...No more primers...THE BEST PRIMER I HAVE EVER TRIED. Works with any foundation is not glooopy and it mixes Wells with other primers and makes ur makeup stick

What it is: An award-winning longwear gel makeup primer that grips makeup for up to 12 hours and hydrates with hyaluronic acid and niacinamide for a dewy finish.


Finish: Radiant


Formulation: Lightweight, Gel


Skin Type: Normal, Dry, and Combination


Highlighted Ingredients:

- Blue Agave Extract: Grips makeup to prevent melting, fading, and caking.

- Hyaluronic Acid and Niacinamide (Vitamin B3) : Boost hydration to visibly smooth uneven texture.

Urban DecayEyeshadow Primer Potion

Size: 0.33 oz / 10 mL·ITEM: 1704402

Color: Original - sheer nude

11.6K Reviews

$38.00

The BEST primer!...UD's primer is by far the best primer I've used. I've tried other primers and nothing compares to UD! ...best primer ever...This is onew of the best eye primers I've ever tried. Whenever I use it under my eyeshadow and unfortunately sleep with my makeup on, my eyeshadow is still perfect in the morning.

What it is: An award-winning nude eyeshadow primer that ensures vibrant and crease-free wear.


Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens. This product is also vegan and cruelty-free.


What Else You Need to Know: This long-lasting eye makeup base keeps eyeshadow crease-free, eye color vibrant, and application smooth. Formulated with polymer technology, this vegan beauty eyelid primer serves as the perfect eyeliner or eyeshadow base, filling in any surface imperfections and prepping lids for all-day wear.

NARSPro-Prime™ Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base

Size: 0.26 oz/ 7 mL·ITEM: 1236843

Color: Original

2.6K Reviews

$35.00

Best Shadow Primer...I've tried MANY eyeshadow primers and this is by far the best!...Best Primer...Best eyeshadow primer I've used. I love that it dries down clear - hate the primers that have a tint.

What it is:
A lightweight primer that creates a seamless canvas that keeps cream and powder eye color looking brilliant, fresh, and just-applied all day.

What it does:
This smudge-proof eyeshadow base uses a unique polymer and mineral powder blend to get a firm grip on color for long-lasting, gorgeous wear. Fortified with a special deep-sea extract and an antioxidant rice extract, it dries on contact and keeps the delicate eye lid smooth and ready for eyeshadow application.

What else you need to know:
This fragrance-free product is ophthalmologist and dermatologist tested.

$73.00

MY FAVE PRIMER EVER...THE BEST! Makes makeup apply so nicely! I'm acne prone and some primers have made me break out but not this one! ...one of the bests....love it , one of the best primer by far. Love the texture and it’s kind of sticky on the face which is good for the foundation stay longer .

Which skin type is it good for?
✔ Normal
✔ Oily
✔ Combination
✔ Dry
✔ Sensitive

What it is:
A velvety priming balm of pressed silk that smooths and makes makeup last longer while keeping it out of skin, helping to prevent clogged pores and breakouts.

Solutions for:
- Pores
- Oiliness
- Dullness and uneven texture

If you want to know more…
This multitasking skin-protecting, makeup-perfecting primer is for face, eyes, and lips. Silk extracts feel nourishing on skin and diminish the look of pores, fines lines, and imperfections for the perfect canvas before makeup.

$49.00

Best primer ever. It hides my pores and make my foundation and other makeup apply smooth and even. ...Best. Primer. Ever....This is by far my favorite primer! It goes on so smooth and really gives you a perfect base for all face makeup.

What it is: A primer that quickly minimizes the appearance of pores and fine lines for smoother-than-smooth skin.

Finish: Natural

Formulation: Cream

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

$77.00

Best Primer...By far one of the best primers I have ever used. I have super oily skin and I didn’t have to touch my makeup at all and I wore it for 12+ hours. ...One of the best primers!!!!...I love this primer it’s now one of favs next to Pat McGrath’s, my makeup looks so smooth and my skin feels great after using this.

What it is: A weightless liquid primer that protects skin from pollutants and makeup while helping your look go on better and last longer.

Skin Type: Normal, Combination, and Oily

Skincare Concerns: Pores, Redness, and Dullness and Uneven Texture

Formulation: Liquid

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Thin Layers of Silk (Fibroin, Sericin, and Silk Powder): Diminish the look of pores, fines lines, and imperfections for the perfect canvas before makeup.

$60.00

Great base for makeup...This primer is the best primer I've used for my skin. I don't get along well with silicone based primers (porefessional/smashbox photofinish) and this is the opposite. ...I love it! Best primer ever! I've tried other primers like becca,benefit, and Mac and never left my skin feeling nice.

What it is: A replenishing face primer that hydrates, smooths, and brightens for a dewy, healthy-looking complexion.

Skin Type:
Normal, Dry, Combination

Concerns: Dryness

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Coconut Water: Hydrates skin.
- Probiotics: Boosts skin’s visible radiance and elasticity.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

$34.00

I really enjoy using this primer if I want a more matte look to my base. I’m combination skin and it works for me....Best primer for oily to normal skin!...ABSOLUTELY LOVE! This primer is amazing paired with the Laura Mercier Oil Free Tinted Moisturizer (im sure plenty others too only one tried with so far) my face literally sooo silky smooth after put the primer on. 10/10!

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

Finish:
Matte

Formulation:
Liquid

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Skin Perfecting Complex: Blend of rose extracts that work to moisturize, protect, and smooth skin.
- Silica Beads: Instantly blur and smooth imperfections.
- Red Clover Flower Extract: Controls oil while actively decrease 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.

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HourglassMini Veil Mineral Primer

ITEM: 1319201

Size: 0.31 oz/ 8.9 mL - Travel Size

68 Reviews

$33.00

Most primers lighten my medium/dark skin, but this one doesnt...I have tried many other primers and nothing compares to this texture.

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 and minimizing the appearance of pores, fine lines, and wrinkles for a perfect complexion that lasts.

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“I absolutely love this primer! I am a perfectionist when it comes to eyelashes and have tried other eyelash primers before, but this one makes my eyelashes seem so much longer without clumping them”
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“I am loving this one! Many primers make my kids look dry, not this one. Great for aging eyes”
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“Allowed my matte lipsticks to live again! Best way to use this product for a long day of matte lipstick: exfoliate lips, lip mask, do the rest of your makeup up, lip primer, lip liner, and then lipstick”
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“I was skeptical at first (because the foaming seemed a bit gimmicky) but am really liking this primer! It gives a natural glow, which I like. I’m not a fan of glowy primers that have glitter or mica”
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