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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

9.9K Reviews

$52.00

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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...BEST PRIMER EVER...my skin is always iffy ab primers, but this primer makes my makeup last for ages!!!!

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

It's definetly one of the best primers on the market. As someone with oily eyelids, I would recommend this to anyone looking for a good eyeshadow primer....Best eyeshadow primer...Best eyeshadow primer and already bought another one!!

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 Eye Primer I've Tried...My eyeshadows blend even better than usual (compared to no primer and with UDPP) with this primer on. I also have oily eyelids and generally find my eye makeup fading throughout the day, but with this primer, my eye makeup last throughout my 10-12 hour days.

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.

$75.00

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...We've tried other primers but continually come back to this one. It's the best....Best primer ever. It hides my pores and make my foundation and other makeup apply smooth and even.

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 I’ve tried!...I’ve tried many many primers, and this is by far the best. Lightweight, moisturizing, and makeup looks flawless. ...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.

$37.00

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!...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.

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.

What Else You Need to

tarteBallin Base Poreless Primer

Size: 1.35 oz/40 mL·ITEM: 2977668

Color: Clear

55 Reviews

$46.00

What it is: A primer that provides a 24-hour hydrating glow or a 24-hour pore blurring matte, while its rollerball visibly lifts, sculpts, and depuffs for snap-back skin energy.

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Bakuchiol: Reduces the look of fine lines.
- Caffeine: Energizes and improves look of tired, puffy skin.
- Cloudberry: Rich in vitamin C to brighten appearance.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, and triclosan. It is also vegan and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: One primer, two finishes: Choose a 24-hour hydrating glow or 24-hour pore-blurr

$69.00

I have dry skin and this primer doesn’t look cakey or cling to dry patches like many matte primers do. ...This Primer-my ♥️!!!!! The best product for my skin

What it is: A radiant foundation primer that delivers up to 24 hours of hydration, enhances makeup, and leaves skin looking luminous.

Finish:
Radiant

Formulation:
Liquid

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Iris Extract: Brings comfort to the skin.
- Red Hibiscus Extract: Known for illuminating properties.
- Natural-Origin Hyaluronic Acid: Contains hydrating and plumping properties.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also gluten-free.

What Else You Need to Know: The Dior For

$70.00

What it is: A water-based gel makeup primer that hydrates, smooths, and visibly plumps, delivering a fresh, radiant, dewy finish for glowing skin.

Finish:
Radiant

Skin Type:
Normal, Oily, and Dry

Concerns: Dryness and Dullness

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Hyaluronic Acid: Quickly plumps the look of skin, moisturizes, and delivers up to 24 hours of hydration.
- LHA: Gently exfoliates and visibly brightens skin over time with daily use.

What Else You Need to Know: This face primer is infused with hyaluronic acid for up to 24 hours of hydration and quick moisture and LHA for brightening the look of dullness and gentle exfoliation.

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“Best primer for “mature” eyelids. I have tried other eye shadow primers and this one is by far the cats pyjamas of primers”
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“This is the perfect combination of lip care and lip colour. Very moisturizing on the lips and last up to six hours before needing to reapply”
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“Excellent at mattifying!! I only had to use blotting papers once at work and it kept me from looking super oily all day”

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