If you have large pores or a combination of large and small pores, you may be looking for a way to hide them. Pore minimizers are makeup products that can help reduce the appearance of pores. They come in many different forms, including powders, liquids, and gels. Here are some great options for pore-minimizing makeup.
Size: 0.5 oz / 15 ml·ITEM: 2424778
Color: Pore Minimizer
$32.50
Use for smooth finished makeup...I love the smoothness the Pore Minimizer gives me skin. It helps with large pores and fine lines/wrinkles. ...Best pore minimizer , keeps my skin smooth an nicely prepped for makeup application
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.
Size: 1 oz / 30 ml·ITEM: 2424687
Color: Pore Minimizer - for oily, normal, combination skin
$55.50
This lightweight, non-greasy primer effortlessly blurs pores and creates a smooth canvas for my makeup. ...The Makeup Forever Pore Minimizer is a great primer if you're looking to smooth out your skin and reduce the appearance of pores.
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.
ITEM: 1578251
Size: Mini Size - 0.25 oz/ 7 g
$20.00
Favorite pore minimizer...This is by far my favorite pore minimizer to use under foundation. It doesn't erase pores, it fills them so that when you apply your foundation there is a flat and smooth surface....Love this pore minimizer leaves my skin so smooth
What it is:
A professional balm that minimizes the appearance of pores.
What it does:
Quickly minimize the appearance of pores and fine lines and help makeup stay put with this priming phenomenon. The silky and lightweight formula can be worn under makeup to create a smoother-than-smooth canvas or used throughout the day to mattify shine and touch up problem areas. It’s so translucent, no one will know you’re wearing anything!
What else you need to know:
This formula contains vitamin E, which is known to protect skin from free radicals.
ITEM: 2752004
Size: 1.69 oz / 50 ml
$53.00
Grown Alchemist's Skin Defense Pore Minimizer is very lightweight. It is designed to minimize the appearance of pores and mattify the skin. ...Pore minimiser and pollutant deterrent!...Not only is it made with natural ingredients, I love that I don’t need a lot of this to apply on my skin to help set it up before my makeup. When I applied my makeup, my skin looked flawless because the primer did such a great job to lighten and cover my pores
What it is: A blurring, mattifying primer clinically shown to support a strong skin barrier, providing the ultimate defense against environmental exposure.
Skin Type: Normal, Dry, Combination, and Oily
Skincare Concerns: Fine Lines and Wrinkles, Pores, and Dryness
Formulation: Lightweight Gel
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Prebiotic Peptide: Supports a strong skin barrier.
- Ashwagandha: Reduces visible signs of fatigue, reviving healthy-looking glow.
- Reishi Mushroom (Ganoderma lingzhi) Extract: Is rich in antioxidants and polysaccharides.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hy
$22.00
Not a pore minimizer but great setting spray...Although it doesn’t really make your pores less visible it really does lock your makeup in place. ...I purchased this by accident while shopping for a pore minimizer. I also purchased the IT cosmetics brand.
What it is: A multitasking setting spray that locks on makeup for up to 16 hours and visibly blurs pores for a flawless look.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, and triclosan.
What Else You Need to Know: This micro-fine, waterproof, and smudge-proof mist helps makeup stay put for up to 16 hours, minimizes the appearance of pores, and leaves skin feeling refreshed and hydrated. The water-based, alcohol-free formula contains pore-blurring powders that visibly reduce shine for a natural, mattifying, soft-focus finish. The mess-free applicator mists on smoothly and evenly.
Size: 1 oz / 30 ml·ITEM: 2424679
Color: Shine Control - for oily, normal, combination skin
$55.50
It'd be even better if they somehow combined the shine control with pore minimizer...My only complaint is that my pores look larger with this for some reason so I feel like I need this and the pore version.
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
$32.50
I have received so many compliments to my pore less makeup...I love getting my complimentary #voxbox from @influenster & with this hydration primer it is so easy to look and feel smooth with this Step 1 PRIMER that I received, that also comes in various skin types of primers to get SHINE CONTROL, PORE MINIMIZER, & of course the HYDRA BOOSTER! Any way you go it will make your skin look incredible & leave your skin feeling smooth and radiant!
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.
ITEM: 2517753
Size: .34 oz / 10 mL
$22.00
It is a great base for any makeup and it’s extremely moisturizing. It does a great job at blurring my pores as well....It not only reduces my pores and helps my makeup last longer, but it also provides hydration and I have seen an improvement in my skin!
What it is: A mini 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.
Size: 1 oz/ 30 mL·ITEM: 2557825
Color: 4C Cool - medium skin with cool undertones
$77.00
It does give me a very perfecting and pore blurring look. It has a lot better longevity than the forever glow version which also after a couple hours tends to overemphasize my pores. ...I'm not sure if it's the primer I use (Smashbox Pore Minimizer).
What it is: A clean Dior foundation with up to 24 hours of transfer-proof wear.
Coverage: Medium
Finish: Matte
Formulation: Liquid
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Iris Extract: Guards against oxidation.
- Rose Extract: Refines skin texture.
- Wild Pansy Extract: Maintains hydration for healthy-looking skin.
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 also comes in recyclable packaging.
ITEM: 2640779
Size: 0.5 oz / 15 mL
$32.50
New makeup staple...The texture is perfectly smooth and goes into my pores well and creates a lovely base for under makeup are on its own. ...Here’s how I like using it: I exfoliate, apply my usual serums and moisturizer, then the Make Up Forever Pore Minimizer (on my T-zone and cheeks to control oiliness — without this step, my nose has looked greasy), then apply this colour corrector.
What it is: A mini color-correcting makeup primer that quickly neutralizes redness and hydrates for up to 24 hours while extending makeup wear.
Concerns: Dryness, Redness
Highlighted Ingredients:
- Ginseng: Known to protect and promote radiant-looking skin and maintain a smooth complexion.
What Else You Need to Know: Neutralize redness on the go with a travel-friendly version of MAKE UP FOR EVER’s bestselling primer. Perfect for addressing flushed skin or blemishes, its green pigments correct redness in skin for up to 24 hours.* This primer is powered by ginseng to help balance texture for a smooth and even makeup application. (*Instrumental test on 20 subjects.)