Face primer is a makeup base that helps to keep your skin looking young and flawless. It is used before the application of makeup to create a smooth surface for the makeup to sit on. Face primers can be found in many different forms, including liquid, cream, and powder. Here are some of our favorites.
$70.00
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....I absolutely love this primer. I had been using Marc Jacobs Perfecting Coconut Face Primer for years. ...amazing primer for dry skin
What it is: A smooth, hydrating primer that preps skin for makeup, nourishes, and moisturizes the complexion for noticeably softer, supple, and more radiant skin.
Finish: Radiant
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Shea Butter: Moisturizes skin.
- Rice Bran: Conditions and softens.
- Glycerin: Moisturizes and smooths.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens.
What Else You Need to Know: This moisturizing, radiance-boosting face primer blurs pores and imperfections while softening and visibly plumping for a smoother makeup application. With shea butter, rice bran, and glycerin providing hydration, this makeup primer is suitable for all skin types.
ITEM: 2362432
Size: 0.94 oz/ 28 mL
$38.00
It wasn’t as drying as other luminizing primers, which typically can be irritating due to the glitter, but it didn’t feel particularly hydrating either. ...Beautiful Primer...Plus the primer has pearl dust in it, so it leaves a beautiful luminizing look.
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
Size: 1 oz·ITEM: 2745370
Color: Luna - fair/light skin tones
$52.00
I’m already a diehard user of the Tula purifying cleanser, so I had high hopes for this luminizing and moisturizing primer – and it didn't disappoint! ...This primer has an amazing blurring effect. It starts out as a transparent gel and slowly transforms into this medium toned primer which is very close to my complexion.
What it is: A tinted skin enhancer, hydrator, and blurring primer all in one.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Dryness and Dullness
Formulation: Lightweight Cream
Highlighted Ingredients:
- S6Pro Complex®: Visibly smooths and balances skin.
- Licorice: Evens the look of skin tone over time.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also gluten-free and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: Providing sheer coverage with a lit-from-withi
$46.00
Smoothest foundation primer I've tried......Since I have oily skin, but worry about fine lines around my eyes, I use the light primer all over my face and use the primer with Dermaxyl only under my eyes. ...It evens out my skin, makes it feel so soft, and gives me a great, luminizing glow. Just one pump is plenty to cover my whole face and it absorbs quickly and spreads evenly.
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.
Size: 1.35 oz / 40 mL·ITEM: 2572857
Color: Translucent
$52.00
Excellent t-zone primer for combo skin....Excellent t-zone primer! I use this primer on my t-zone and I use hydrogrip on the rest of my face. ...Best Mattifying Primer!...Great blurring primer! I usually do not like mattifying/blurring primers but this one is very different from other primers!
What it is: A non-comedogenic makeup primer with skincare benefits that blurs pores, controls shine, and locks makeup for up to 12 hours with a soft matte finish.
Finish: Matte
Skin Type: Normal, Oily, and Combination
Concerns: Oil and Pores
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Niacinamide: Helps minimize the appearance of pores.
- Bakuchiol: Helps visibly smooth skin texture and even skin tone.
- Lentil Extract: Helps reduce shine.
$115.00
TOP PRIMERS!...Either get this one or the YVES SAINT LAURENT Touche Eclat Blur Primer. Best 2 primers i've tried so far!...Best Luxurious Primer I have EVER used! I went through various high end primers and I can say in confidence that this primer is the best.
What it is: This lightweight, gel primer infused with pure 24 Karat gold flakes infuses the skin with hydration and radiance while allowing for a longer-lasting makeup result.
Highlighted Ingredients:
- 24-Karat Gold Flakes: provide luxurious radiance.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens.
What Else You Need to Know: This luxurious and hydrating gel primer seamlessly melts into the skin to provide a more even and long-lasting finish under makeup, to smooth the appearance of fine lines, and to tighten skin.
$78.00
Like many of you out there, I have tried dozens of primers. This primer really is THAT good! This goes on silky smooth. ...best primer ever!...I have combination skin, not many primers work for me. This is one primer I have zero complaints about.
What it is: A state-of-the-art primer that extends the wear of foundation for a perfect complexion—elevate your foundation to unprecedented performance.
Formulation: Cream
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Titanium Dioxide 2.45%: Protects skin from harmful UVA/UVB rays.
- Zinc Oxide 4.2%: Provides physical protection from damaging UVA rays.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of sulfates SLS and SLES, parabens, phthalates, and contains less than one percent of synthetic fragrances. This product is also vegan, cruelty-free, and gluten-free.
ITEM: 2169423
Size: 1.52 / 45 mL
$52.00
Those primers so good for so many reasons. These stickiness that this provides to help it hear any sort of makeup/complexion product to the faces amazing. ...Will forever be mine…er my faces. 😜...The best there ever was. I have other primers, no, not one, work like this one! This is by far the absolute best primer ever.
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.
ITEM: 2191252
Size: .33 / 10 mL
$27.00
I have used porefessional and dr. Brandt luminizing primers as my go to's in the past, but hydro grip blew them both away!...Def one of my fav primers!...This primer gives your skin a dewy look while allowing products to last on your face also.
What it is: A clean, silicone-free dewy makeup primer with hyaluronic acid that grips makeup for up to 12 hours and hydrates skin to prevent meltdown and caking.
Finish: Radiant Natural Matte
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Blue Agave Extract: Grips makeup to prevent melting, fading, and caking.
- Hyaluronic Acid and Hemp-Derived Cannabis Seed Extract: Boost hydration to visibly smooth uneven texture.
- Aloe Water + Hemp-derived Cannabis Seed Extract: Provide additional boost of hydration to lock in moisture .
Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: This silicone-free, oil-free makeup primer goes on clear to work across all skin tones and types.