Makeup Primers With Silicone

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Makeup primers are a must-have for anyone who wears makeup. Primers help create a smooth base for your makeup, making it easier to apply and helping it last longer. Silicone-based primers are great for filling in fine lines and wrinkles, blurring pores, and giving you a flawless finish.

MAKE UP FOR EVERStep 1 Primer Pore Minimizer

Size: 1 oz / 30 ml·ITEM: 2424687

Color: Pore Minimizer - for oily, normal, combination skin

385 Reviews

$57.00

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This is silicone based and thus feels slippery to the touch....However, since it’s silicone based, any of my water based foundations I can’t wear overtop of this because the primer starts pilling underneath.

What it is: A 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 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.

$49.00

A decent silicone based primer. I always feel like I need to use more than recommended because of how it goes on....Good primer for trouble area's but I wouldn't use it all over since it is a silicone based primer.

What it is: A primer that quickly minimizes the appearance of pores and fine lines for smoother-than-smooth skin.

Finish: Natural

Formulation: Cream

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily

$27.00

Hence, I'm quite particular about choosing primers to avoid pore-clogging issues. The Pore Eclipse Mattifying + Blurring Makeup Primer being a silicone-based primer is a favorite of mine. ...Best primer I've ever used....Almost all primers on the market are silicone-based, which always break me out.

What it is: A mini lightweight water-cream makeup primer with skincare benefits that blurs the look of pores and fights shine for a long-lasting, 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.


Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

$63.00

I did give it 3 stars for it's primer capabilities....I’ve tried all the major primer brands with 0 success. This primer is light and smooth (Ive been told it’s a gel base) that slightly sinks into my skin, leaving a poreless appearance (unlike thick silicone based just sat in my skin and thin water based dried me out) plus theres 0 scent.

What it is:
A makeup primer that's specifically beneficial for oily and combination skin types.

What it does:
A silky gel emulsion, rich in natural ingredients, Prep + Prime Natural Radiance hydrates and primes to improve foundation or powder application, control oil, and promote smooth texture. Vitamins E and C protect with antioxidants, while caffeine calms skin. Illuminating pearl powders reflect optic radiance. The formula disappears upon application, resulting in a beautiful glow. The formula controls shine, provides long-term hydration, and improves radiance while smoothing and softening the look of skin.

What else you need to know:
This product is silicone-free.

$26.00

I've used over a dozen primers and this gives me a beautiful matte, smooth base for my makeup application. ...Fills in my pores and dosnt feel thick like other silicone primers. Definitely recommend for pores .

What it is: A non-comedogenic, jelly-like primer that immediately absorbs excess oil, adds smooth texture, and blurs pores for an airbrushed, soft-focus finish.

Finish:
Sheer

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Milk Thistle Extract: Antioxidant-rich, soothes oily skin.
- Glycerine: Moisturizing, soothes oily skin.
- Polymers: Blurs appearance of pores and smooths texture.

Ingredient Callouts: It is also vegan and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Now in compact travel size, this ultra-blurring silicone-free primer is good for your skin and is so easy to use. It’s lightweight, long-lasting, and has a refreshing, cooling, jelly-like texture that layers well on top of skincare and SPF.

$55.00

This is a water and glycerin based primer, so it won't have the same blurring effect as a silicone-based primer, but I prefer that as it's more lightweight and comfortable (glycerin also grips on to foundation). ...I've tried various silicone-based primers, but they always clog my skin.

What It Is: A silicone-free primer that preps the skin for long-lasting makeup, minimizes pores and creates a soft-focus, natural matte finish. 


Coverage: Light 


Finish: Matte 


Formulation: Liquid 


Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, talc, phthalates, and sulfates SLS & SLES. It is also cruelty-free.

MAKE UP FOR EVERStep 1 Primer Shine Control

Size: 1 oz / 30 ml·ITEM: 2424679

Color: Shine Control - for oily, normal, combination skin

284 Reviews

$57.00

I’m loving this primer ! I’ll be honest I’m not a big fan of primers, most have the silicone feel to them that I hate ! ...This is one of the best primers that I’ve tried. It doesn’t feel like silicone, instead it’s more like a gel, so it sinks in and gets absorbed by your skin quickly.

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.

$49.00

I’ve been using the non-comedogenic mattifying primer stick. It controls shine, minimizes pores, and keeps my makeup flawless for hours. ...🌟 This non-comedogenic, 98% natural, silicone-free wonder controls shine, locks in makeup for up to 16 hours, and blurs pores like a dream. ✨ With ingredients like charcoal, tea tree oil, bakuchiol, and niacinamide, it smooths, detoxifies, and absorbs oil for a soft matte finish without caking or drying.

What It Is: A non-comedogenic mattifying and blurring primer stick that controls shine on the go and locks on makeup for up to 16 hours while minimizing the look of pores.


Highlighted Ingredients: 

- Lentil extract and Charcoal: absorbs oil to control shine

- Niacinamide and Bakuchiol: help smooth skin texture and minimize the look of pores and fine lines

- Tea Tree Oil: helps tone and soothe skin


Ingredient Callouts: This product is cruelty-free and vegan.

$34.00

I recently tried this primer and I'm genuinely impressed! This primer creates a flawless base for my makeup, making my foundation glide on smoothly and last all day. ...Pure canvas primer...Other make up primers often make me break out but this one doesn’t.

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.

What Else You Need to Know:

$52.00

Great primer...Great primer, works well with non-silicone based foundations. ...Just be cautious to use silicone-based primers with silicone foundations, and water-based primers with water-based foundations and etc.

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.

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