Primers are a must-have for almost anyone who wants to achieve a smooth, flawless, even finish to their skin. They help to reduce the appearance of pores, fine lines, and wrinkles, and they also help create a smooth surface for foundation or powder to adhere to. Here are some of the best primers on the market today.
Size: 1 oz / 30 ml·ITEM: 2424679
Color: Shine Control - for oily, normal, combination skin
$57.00
It shows your skin flawless! Amazing product!...Run don’t walk… the best primer EVER!...Now I am no pro at doing makeup but after using this product I sure felt like I was. This primer is absolutely amazing. After a whole day of wearing my makeup it still looked just as flawless as when i applied it.
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.
Size: 0.5 oz / 15 ml·ITEM: 2424786
Color: Hydra Booster
$34.00
Best primer ever....It helps my foundation go on smooth and look flawless. Love....Literally the absolute thing you need to step up your flawless makeup game. This changed my entire makeup routine and how my face looks.
What it is: A mini-size makeup primer that boosts skin's hydration and radiance for up to 24 hours while extending makeup wear.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan.
Size: 1 oz / 30 ml·ITEM: 2424695
Color: Hydra Booster - for dry, normal, combination skin
$57.00
It leaves the right amount of tackiness so the foundation application is flawless. I am more on the dry side and it did make my face feel hydrated while wearing it. ...I got this product for free thanks to Influenster and I just have to say that I love this primer, I’ve never used this brand before but this primer is the best so far, it actually hydrates and makes my skin look flawless
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.
Size: 1 oz/ 30 mL·ITEM: 1713114
Color: Blur Primer Gold - brightens and evens skintone
$76.00
DRY SKIN PRIMER!...I’ve tried many primers. I was beginning to say primers are “gimmicky” but this is actually incredible. ...Finally a must have primer!...I have used many primers before, including the Benefit Professional and the Smashbox pore reducing primers, and so far this is the best primer.
What it is: A non-greasy, lightweight makeup primer with light-infused pigments and four nourishing oils that blur imperfections and smooths the look of skin.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Corn Oil, Apricot Kernel Oil, Passiflora oil, and Rice Bran Oil: Nurture and leave skin feeling soft.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, formaldehydes, and phthalates.
Size: 0.5 oz / 15 ml·ITEM: 2424778
Color: Pore Minimizer
$34.00
I honestly think this is going to be one of my go to primers....Flawless skin in a bottle...This makeup primer is like magic for your face! It makes your skin super smooth, hides those pesky pores and fine lines, and gives you a finish that looks like you've got a real-life Instagram filter on.
What it is: A mini-size smoothing makeup primer that visibly reduces the appearance of pores and fine lines for a smooth texture and blurred finish.
Finish: Natural
Skin Type: Normal, Oily, and Combination
Concerns: Pores
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Ginseng: Known to protect, promote radiant-looking skin, and maintain a smooth complexion.
What Else You Need to Know: Reduce the appearance of pores for up to 24 hours and instantly smooth skin's appearance with the Mini Step 1 Primer Pore Minimizer. Innovative polymers and silica visibly blur and smooth fine lines and skin’s texture, while ginseng maintains balance. The translucent formula works on all skin tones.
$75.00
Favorite Primer...I've been using this primer for over a year. It's pricey but it works the best out of all the primers I have tried. ...This primer consistently provides a flawless canvas for my makeup, ensuring it stays fresh and long-lasting.
What it is: A clear primer gel that smooths skin and pores so your makeup lasts, while vitamins A and E protect your skin.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, phthalates, and contains less than one percent of synthetic fragrances. This product is also vegan and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: Reduce the appearance of fine lines and pores while locking in your makeup with this primer. Lightweight and oil-free, it gives you a flawless finish, while antioxidants and vitamins A and E help protect your skin from pollutants, damage, and stress.
Clinical Results: In a consumer study on 103 women after 1 week of use:
- 93% said they saw blurred imperfections
- 93% said they saw smoother skin<
$57.00
I received this complimentary from influencer, but I am so happy I did! I loved this primer. Made my skin look flawless....This primer is just flawless! My skin was glowing through my foundation and it was gorgeous!
What it is: A visibly radiant primer that delivers a bright-, healthy-looking glow while defending skin and perfecting makeup.
Finish: Radiant
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Silkscreen Complex (Antioxidants, Hyaluronic Acid, Probiotic Extract, Vitamins, and Algae): Nourishes, visibly balances, and defends skin.
- Passion Fruit: Supports a strong skin barrier.
- Super-fine Peachy-Gold Pearls: Visibly illuminate skin.
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.
ITEM: 2901429
Size: 1 oz/30 mL
$49.00
Flawless base for flawless makeup...It feels dewy and my makeup looked so flawless....It is a great primer. I tried this when I go to church and it does tell keeps my makeup ,plus it looks neat and flawless.
What it is: A hydrating lightweight primer that diminishes the appearance of hyperpigmentation while making makeup last—wear as a pore-blurring base or alone.
Skin Type: Normal, Oily, Dry, Combination
Highlighted Ingredients:
- 0.5% Tranexamic Acid: Diminish the appearance of hyperpigmentation and dark spots.
- 2.5% Niacinamide: Improves the look of skin tone and texture.
- 2% Hydrating Complex with Hyaluronic Acid: Adds hydration and antioxidants for a visible plumping effect.
Ingredient Callouts: This product is cruelty-free.
$22.00
Received the illuminate smashboxcosmetics photofaceprimer complimentary from influenster and smashboxcosmetics to try out for my honest opinion I absolutely love smash box face primers. I currently use their redness reducer and their illuminate face primers. ...This is a great primer! It leaves my face glowing with or without make up!
What it is: A mini radiant primer that delivers a bright-, healthy-looking glow while defending skin and perfecting makeup.
Finish: Radiant
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Silkscreen Complex (Antioxidants, Hyaluronic Acid, Probiotic Extract, Vitamins, and Algae): Nourishes, visibly balances, and defends skin.
- Passion Fruit: Supports a strong skin barrier.
- Super-fine Peachy-Gold Pearls: Visibly illuminate skin.
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.
ITEM: 2738763
Size: 1.01 oz / 30 mL - for all skin types
$51.00
I definitely recommend this primer it makes my makeup look flawless and it last all day! ...Flawless makeup base for dry skin!...This primer is definitely for anyone looking for a hydrating primer.
What it is: A hydrating primer with advanced capsulated technology that visibly boosts radiance, giving a smoother makeup application for a glowy look all day.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, and Combination
Concerns: Dryness
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Beta Glucan and Hyaluronic Acid: Intensely hydrate.
- Omega Fatty Acids: Prevent moisture loss.
- Black Tea: Visibly brightens and refreshes.
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, cruelty-free, and comes i
