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Soothing Face Primer

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

Primer is a skincare staple for many people. It's a great way to prep your skin for foundation or concealer or to add some extra moisture to your face in the morning. Here are some of the best soothing primers on the market today.

MILK MAKEUPMini Pore Eclipse Mattifying + Blurring Makeup Primer with Niacinamide

Size: 0.68 oz / 20 mL·ITEM: 2572865

Color: Translucent

1K Reviews

$27.00

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Overall, I highly recommend Milk Makeup's Pore Eclipse Mattifying + Blurring Makeup Primer to anyone looking for a high-quality primer that delivers on its promises. ...Sometimes primers make any makeup feel heavy or make my face sweat but this primer has been very light and helps my makeup be matte and even....Skin soothing and blurring!

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.

$41.00

The best hydrating primer...I used it with the rare beauty foundation and it looked amazing . It also soothes your redness and gives an even appearance to your skin...The primer contains green tea extract which contains antioxidants and helps soothe and calm the skin.

What it is: A hydrating, cushiony gel primer that blurs the look of pores and fine lines, boosts and extends makeup wear, and helps fight shine all day.

Skin Type:
Normal, Oily, Dry, Combination

Concerns: Oil and Pores

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Hyaluronic Acid: Hydrates and conditions.
- Green Tea Extract: Helps soothe and calm skin.
- Vitamin E: Protects skin from environmental stressors.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, and retinyl palmitate. It is also vegan and cruelty-free.

$35.00

This was one of the best vitamin face bases I have ever owned I love it. It soothes my skins and it is very beneficial. ...I love the feel of this on my face and my makeup stays out when I’ve primed my face with this.

Which skin type is it good for?
✔ Normal
✔ Oily
✔ Combination

What it is:
An advanced, oil-free face formula that hydrates, softens, and cushions skin.

Solutions for:
- Dryness
- Fine lines and wrinkles
- Oiliness

If you want to know more…
This oil-free formula combines the moisturizing power of shea butter with vitamins B, C, and E for antioxidant protection to fend off environmental damage. Grapefruit and geranium fragrances leave a light, uplifting scent on skin. With daily use, this cream—rich in feel, but never greasy—helps skin to look and feel its best.

What it is formulated WITHOUT:
- Parabens
- Sulfates
- Phthalates

$52.00

Holds makeup well and definitely soothes/nourishes skin. if you have dry skin you might need to use an additional moisturizer or primer....Love this primer, it fills in my larger pores and smooths my face for makeup application.

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.

$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.

$141.00

What it is: A milky, smoothing, first-step primer infused with soothing botanicals that creates a flawless canvas for makeup.

Skin Type: 
Normal, Oily, and Dry


Highlighted Ingredients: 
- Cherry Blossom, Lemon Balm, White Tea Extract, and Carnosine: Antioxidant and soothing properties.


Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, and triclosan. 


What Else You Need to Know: Crafted in Japan with the highest quality pure botanicals.

$55.50

What it is: This 98% natural balm-to-serum, intensely hydrates, repairs and soothes with our Moisture Repair Complex - a blend of 16 nourishing ingredients.

Skin Type: Normal, Dry, and Combination

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Hyaluronic Acid: Boosts and replenishes skin's hydration levels.
- Blue Tansy Flower Extract: Soothes skin and protects against free radicals and environmental stressors.
- Centella asiatica: Cares for and calms irritated skin.

$41.00

I enjoyed this primer. The name does not lie, it does illuminate the skin and I have noticed that under medium matte foundation, I still get a nice subtle glow which I appreciate. when it comes to primers are usually prefer primers that are tacky or sticky and this primer is not bad at all, in my opinion but I have to say it does work well in priming the face and keeping my foundation on throughout the night. ...I’m rarely impressed by primers, but wow. My face has hardly any noticeable texture with this primer.

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

$81.00

Super soothing it’s perfect! It fills in those pores. Definitely blurs out imperfections...I really enjoyed this primer as the scent is super sweet yet woody. Super soothing and luxurious but I don’t know about the price tbh.

What it is: A primer that creates a luminous finish, visibly evens tone, and visibly plumps skin while creating a soft glow effect.

Highlighted Ingredients:

- Squalane: Helps replenish the moisture barrier, leaving skin soft and supple.

- Powder Technology: Imparts an elegant silky texture for better blendability and a natural finish.

- Elastomer Technology: Provides a soft-focus effect, which minimizes the look of pores and evens texture.

What Else You Need to Know: Optimizing foundation coverage for all-day wear, this non-sticky, smooth formula is suitable for all skin types.

HUDA BEAUTYEasy Blur Silicone-Free Smoothing & Pore-Minimizing Primer

Size: 1 oz/30 mL·ITEM: 2888931

Color: Bronze Fudge - Bronze Tint

2.2K Reviews

$41.00

Primer...This is definitely my new gonto primer....Ingredients such as Glycerin and Milk Thistle Extract soothe, calm and hydrate the skin. I love the texture and finish of this Primer and appreciate that it is silicone free and contains soothing and hydrating ingredients.

What it is: A noncomedogenic, jelly-like primer that quickly absorbs excess oil, smooths texture, and blurs pores for an airbrushed, soft-focus finish.

Finish:
Sheer

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Milk Thistle Extract: Rich in antioxidants and soothes oily skin.
- Glycerin: Moisturizes and soothes oily skin.
- Polymers: Visibly blurs pores and smooths texture.

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

What Else You Need to Know: An ultra-blurring, silicone-free primer that is good for your skin and so easy to use. This lightweight, long-lasting primer has a refreshing, cooling, jelly-like texture that layers well on top of skincare and SPF.

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“I don’t feel that the results justify the price of the primer. Have I seen any other primers mattify my skin better than this primer”
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“I’m in love with this makeup! It blends beautifully with my skin tone, is lightweight, and natural-looking”
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“there isn’t anything wrong with it at all. i have VERY thick and wavy hair that is messy and hard to manage after any inconvenience. just don’t use too much in once spot or it’ll appear oily”
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