Hydrating Face Primer

Sephora customers often prefer the following products when searching for Hydrating Face Primer.

With the hustle and bustle of everyday life, it can be difficult to find time to properly take care of our skin. Hydrating face primers are a great way to give your skin the attention it needs without taking up too much time. With so many benefits, it’s no wonder why hydrating face primers are becoming increasingly popular. Check out these top hydrating face primers and see which one works best for you.

MILK MAKEUPHydro Grip Hydrating Makeup Primer with Hyaluronic Acid + Niacinamide

ITEM: 2169423

Size: 1.52 / 45 mL

9.5K Reviews

$52.00

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Best primer for hydrating and long lasting makeup...I love this Milk makeup hydro grip hydrating makeup primer.It's a awesome primer helps my makeup lasts longer.It hydrates my skin and makes it smooth. ...Primer That Hydrates...Overall really impressed with this product and how hydrating it is for a primer.

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.

MAKE UP FOR EVERStep 1 Primer Hydra Booster

Size: 1 oz / 30 ml·ITEM: 2424695

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

295 Reviews

$55.50

Absolutely love this primer!! Actually does hydrate and not like others that claim they do but really don’t! ...My new favorite primer!! 5 stars!!...I absolutely love this primer! It feels so nice on the skin. It hydrates, evens out skin tone, and smooths the skin texture which makes a great multipurpose primer.

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 EVERUltra HD Skin Booster

ITEM: 1911320

Size: 0.4 oz/ 12 mL

157 Reviews

$55.50

I’ve started using it as my primer before make-up application. It both hydrates and leaves a plump and tacky base to apply make up on top of. ...It can be mixed with a primer or foundation to make it last and to hydrate the skin more. ...HG Primer

What it is:
A hydrating face serum that delivers a plumped look, preps skin for makeup, and hydrates to smooth the appearance of fine lines.

What it does:
Recharge your complexion with Ultra HD Skin Booster. Rich in hyaluronic-acid and argan oil extract, it instantly hydrates skin to smooth the appearance of fine lines.

MAKE UP FOR EVERColor Correcting Step 1 Primers

Size: 1 oz / 30 ml·ITEM: 2424752

Color: Grayness reducer - tan to deep skin with dullness & uneven tone

813 Reviews

$55.50

Absolutely love this primer. Make my skin look even tone & hydrates as well. ...The Makeup Forever Step 1 Primer Redness Corrector is fantastic for calming redness!

What it is: A color-correcting primer that delivers an even complexion and radiant-looking skin that lasts all day.

Finish:
Natural

Skin Type:
Normal, Oily, Dry, Combination

Concerns:
Uneven Skin Tone

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Ginseng: Known to protect, promote radiant-looking skin, and maintain a smooth complexion.

What Else You Need to Know:
Even your complexion with this color-correcting primer, which reduces dullness. Packed with ginseng, this illuminating formula adds radiance and hydration, corrects skin tone for up to 24 hours, and is ideal for fair to light skin tones with sallowness.

$57.00

This primer helps hydrate skin, and feels very soft. It helps primé my makeup for all day wear. ...I love this hydrating face primer. I have been looking for a primer that would hydrate my face and I found the perfect one!

What it is: A hydrating primer with a fresh, dewy finish that defends skin and perfects makeup.

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Silkscreen Complex (Antioxidants, Hyaluronic Acid, Probiotic Extract, Vitamins, and Algae): Nourishes, visibly balances, and defends skin.
- Triple Hyaluronic Acid: Hydrates and visibly plumps for up to 72 hours.
- Niacinamide: Nourishes 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.

$49.00

The Best Primer You Didn’t Know You Needed...This is by far the best primer out there. I use it all over my face, then before colour correcting & concealing my under eye I will use a small amount on a kitten paw brush to prep & prime. ...I never care for primers but I’ve heard amazing things about this one and I’m a MAC lover.

What it is: A hybrid water-gel primer formula that features good-for-skin ingredients like hyaluronic acid and glycerin to hydrate skin immediately.

Finish: Radiant

Formulation:
Cream

What Else You Need to Know: The hybrid water-gel primer formula features MAC Cosmetics’ Moisture-Reserve Technology with good-for-skin ingredients, including hyaluronic acid and glycerin to hydrate skin immediately.

$22.00

Glowy Primer...I was recently gifted this Hydrate + Glow primer from Sephora in exchange for an honest review. ...Tried the new hydrate and glow primer. The primer goes on nice and smooth.

What it is: A primer with a lightweight gel-in-cream texture that adds moisture and radiance to the complexion for skin that looks glowing and plumped up.

What Else You Need to Know: Reveal your natural radiance. With its hybrid gel-in-cream texture, this face primer revives skin radiance for up to 12 hours. What’s its superpower? A formula infused with intensely hydrating polyglutamic acid. As fresh as it is light, it melts into the skin for an immediate boost of hydration. Plus, with luminous micro-pigments, this illuminating primer creates a perfecting veil of light for a healthy, fresh-looking complexion.

It also makes foundation easier to apply and boosts skin radiance. Not only does it enhance makeup results, but it also improves hold

$27.00

After trying to find something that was hydrating and a primer, I absolutely love this. I use it throughout the day to refresh my face when i’m feeling dry and to keep my makeup on all day!!!...I take primer serious now.....I love using this as a primer. It’s like spraying a hydrating face mask onto your face that’s weightless.

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

$27.00

I was struggling with my skin flaking under my makeup throughout the day, this primer is perfect to hydrate all day. Keeps the skin looking plump and makeup lays well over it...This primer works so well for me. It honestly perfects the look so much.

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.

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“I received this for free in exchange for my honest review. This primer is so good milk makeups primer makes my makeup last all day long”
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“I was a MFE Step 1 Skin Equalizer Nourishing Primer lover - it is/was the best primer on the market for dry skin”
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“it seems like a serum in texture and how it sits on the skin— it does have a luminizing effect and allows for smooth makeup application but doesn’t add any staying power”
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“Absolutely love this primer, my foundation just glides on and lasts. I have used with the La Mer soft fluid foundation, but also with other brands and love it with each one”
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“I love it because I use it after my scrub and cleaners and after all that there is still dirt on our face and this toner is taking it all out! I have also tried using another toner in the morning and the cotton is all clean, right after that I used the Clinique toner and yes there is dirt on the cotton pad. ”
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“Price is definitely steep for an oil, but for us dry skin people it really hydrates the skin without feeling too heavy”
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