Face primer is a makeup base that helps you get a smooth, even surface for your foundation. It's also an important step in the application of any foundation or BB cream product. Here are some great options for illuminating face primers.

$37.00
I love this primer. It’s hydrating and illuminating....Beautiful Primer for Laura Mercier...I love this primer, makes my foundations go on beautifully. Gives the skin a nice fresh dewy glow.
What it is: A primer that smooths skin for even makeup application and improves skin’s radiance.
Finish: Radiant
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Skin-Perfecting Complex: Blend of rose extracts that work to moisturize, protect, and smooth skin.
- Porcelain Flower: Promotes long-term radiance.
- Encapsulated Luminous Pearls: Provide light reflection on skin for natural radiance.
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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ITEM: 2556355
Size: 1 oz/30 mL
$48.00
I have been using this for a week and from the very first time I tried this, I fell in love with how beautifully my makeup sits on top of this primer. It’s now become my absolute favorite. It feels incredibly hydrating and smooth on my skin.
What it is: A radiant primer that preps skin for smooth makeup application and delivers soothing hydration and radiance for up to eight hours.
Finish: Radiant
Formulation: Cream
Skin Type: Normal, Oily, Dry, Combination
Concerns: Dryness and Dullness
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Hyaluronic Acid: Soothes and hydrates skin.

$65.00
I like that it has a light but not too overwhelming of a glow. I also enjoy that it is light enough for my skin tone as I find some illuminating primers are too orangey....Nice glow!...I’ve been using this illuminating primer for a week now and love the finish it gives my matte foundation.
What it is: A primer that smooths skin for even makeup application and improves skin's radiance.
Finish: Radiant
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Skin-Perfecting Complex: Blend of rose extracts that work to moisturize, protect, and smooth skin.
- Porcelain Flower: Promotes long-term radiance.
- Encapsulated Luminous Pearls: Provide light reflection on skin for natural radiance.
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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ITEM: 2792877
Size: 1 oz / 30 mL
$41.00
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. ...The Milk Hydro Grip + Glow Illuminating Primer grips makeup well while adding a subtle glow. ...Makes your face looking glowing...Illuminating
What it is: A clean, long-wearing, illuminating primer that grips makeup for up to 12 hours and hydrates with hyaluronic acid for a soft, radiant, golden-hour glow.
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Blue Agave Extract: Grips makeup for up to 12 hours.
- Hyaluronic Acid and Niacinamide: Hydrate and smooth for plumper-looking skin.
- Light-Reflecting Pearls: Add a warm, luminous glow.
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 in recyclable packaging.
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ITEM: 2362432
Size: 0.94 oz/ 28 mL
$41.00
Prep + Protect With This Pearl Infused Primer...The Always An Optimist Illuminating Primer has officially converted me from a spray primer to a water-based gel primer. ...This is a great primer! It is very illuminating and gives a gorgeous glow!
What it is: A weightless, silicone-free, gel primer enriched with ultra-fine pearls for a lit-from-within glow.
Finish: Radiant
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Concerns: Dryness

$49.00
This illuminating primer is amazing. Rich and creamy and gives that perfect natural glow....Lise Watier Illuminating primer is amazing. it's not huges sparkles as you see in some products.
What it is: A cream-gel primer that offers a soft and radiant glow enhanced by delicate pearls.
What Else You Need to Know: Fresh and luminous, this cream-gel primer glides on smoothly and melts upon contact with the skin, offering a soft and radiant glow enhanced by delicate pearls in one universal shade.

$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

$57.00
Photo Finish Illuminate Glow Primer...I was super excited to try out the smashbox photo finish illuminate glow primer. It feels light on the skin and leaves a shimmer when you blend it in.
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: 2381051
Size: 1.35 oz/ 40 ml
$63.00
Exceptional Glow!!...Estée Lauder Futurist Aqua Brilliance Watery Glow Primer - What can I say but Exceptional! I have tried so many primers throughout the years that have fallen short in one way or another. ...You Glow Girl! (It’s Easy With This…)...(They’re either too oily looking, or too matte) Lauder has developed a sophisticated product in the Watery Glow Primer: My face is always comfortable, and looks radiant; no matter what!
What it is: A lightweight primer that triples skin‘s moisture for a plumped and glowing look and can be worn alone or under foundation.
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Ion-Charged Water
- Triple Moisture Complex: Features two types of hyaluronic acid plus glycerin.
What Else You Need to Know: This primer triples skin‘s moisture, strengthens the skin barrier, and protects against environmental stressors for a healthy look. On contact, this refreshing gel-cream primer bursts into micro-size water droplets and visibly smooths skin for a beautiful makeup application. It‘s infused with naturally derived ingredients and provides all-day and long-term moisture.

$69.00
What it is: Natasha's lightweight primer serum has a dewy finish, infusing skin with up to 72hrs of continuous moisture while balancing oil for an instant glow.
Skin Type: Normal, Oily, Dry, and Combination
Highlighted Ingredients:
- SYMCONTROL: Balances excess oil to reduce shine & reinforces skin barrier function.
- HYDROVITON: Supply of hydration & improvement of skin’s own water management system.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens and mineral oil. It is also vegan and cruelty-free.









