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
Great primer!...Loving this primer! Makes my makeup go on flawlessly. There is no “pilling” or build up like with other primers....Flawless...I dont regularly use primer, but this might have changed my routine. This primer goes on so evenly and makes my skin look and feel amazing as soon as I put it on.
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
This primer is everything it literally leaves your face looking flawless!...I absolutely love this primer as it gives me a flawless finish every time! ...Flawless Finish!
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.
$57.00
Which skin type is it good for?
✔ Normal
✔ Oily
✔ Combination
✔ Dry
What it is:
A primer featuring innovative blurring and filling technology that gives a more youthful appearance, while prepping the skin for makeup.
If you want to know more…
This primer is formulated to fade out your biggest beauty boundaries such as large pores, fine lines, and wrinkles. The antioxidant-rich formula gently melts into the skin, delivering a surge of moisture, peptides, and other naturally-derived elixirs for a firmer, smoother appearance. The lightweight texture and fresh powder scent provide the perfect blank canvas to enhance the look and wear time of makeup.
What it is formulated WITHOUT:
$76.00
This primer consistently provides a flawless canvas for my makeup, ensuring it stays fresh and long-lasting. ...Simply amazing to help foundation look flawless!!!!
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<
$60.00
Works great for me! Flawless skin...I put this primer on after my daily moist/serum & let it sit for a few mins. ...Love this primer...I really love this primer it works really well for me. I love the way my foundation looks on top of this primer and it really does a good job smoothing.
What it is: A no-filter primer that visibly tightens, firms, and blurs the look of fine lines and pores for a temporary effect and flawless makeup application.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Pores, and Loss of Firmness and Elasticity
Formulation: Cream
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Firm-A-Tite™: A blend of silicates and seaweed extract.
- 3% BarPull: Hydrates and provides long-term benefits.
- Elastiflex IQ™: Helps improve the look of smoothness and elasticity over time.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, h
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
I think I just found favorite primer!...I live this stuff and it makes your skin so smooth. With other primers it make my face look like a cake, and that's a no no. ...best primer ever!...This is one of the best foundation primers I have found. This primer goes on silky smooth and makes for a flawless finish.
What it is: A clear, oil-free primer gel that smooths skin and the look of pores so your makeup lasts.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, and 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% saw blurred imperfections
- 93% saw smoother skin
