How To Pick A Makeup Primer For Your Skin Type
You can use the best makeup foundation, concealer, eyeshadow or powder to make your face pop and not achieve that perfect makeup look. Without using a face primer, your makeup will not perform optimally. They can literally change how your entire makeup looks.
Primers come in gel and cream forms and are meant to be applied on your face before anything else. Let’s call makeup primer a face primer. You prime your face for makeup, as you would prime your walls for paint.
These makeup godsends are great for helping smooth out uneven skin and a base for your makeup. They are easy and quick to swipe on and help in blending pigment and also make sure your makeup stays on as long as possible.
1st rule of a flawless face; always apply a primer.
There are various primers to serve different kinds of people and it can be confusing to walk into Ulta and see 75 different makeup primers. If you’re like me, asking a rep in the store for help is not optimal, so I’ll school you real quick. Let’s take a look at some types of primers and their benefits, and you can pick like a pro.
Anti-aging Primer
These are primers with anti-aging properties. They usually contain reparative and protective ingredients like niacin and peptides so as to improve skin tone and texture. Women in their 30s and beyond will love these primers.
 | $38.00 |
| Laura Mercier Foundation Primer – Hydrating 1.7 oz/ 50 mL | |
Hydrating Primer
For dry and tired looking skin, there is a primer to help rehydrate your skin and leave it looking fresh and younger. These primers make their way into the rough patches of your skin. You will find ingredients like vitamin B3, hyaluronic filling bubble, and lychee extract and they work to make sure your skin is not only drenched but that the makeup doesn’t find its way into dry lines or patches.
 | $32.00 |
| tarte Quench Hydrating Primer – Sea Collection 1 oz/ 30 mL | |
Blurring Primer
Yes, there are primers that are made to help blur an uneven skin tone. But that’s not all; they give that filtered look with the power of light reflective technology to give your face that airbrush and soft-focus look.
 | $14.00 |
| MILK MAKEUP Mini Luminous Blur Stick Primer 0.2 oz/ 5.7 g | |
Pore-coverage primer
If you are battling with obvious pores, then this primer will be very beneficial to you. Pore coverage primers minimize the appearance of your pores by blurring them. These primers also mattify your face so that you are left with little or no greasiness or shine. What you get is a smooth finish.
 | $32.00 |
| Too Faced Primed & Poreless Skin Smoothing Face Primer Nude 1 oz/ 30 mL | |
Color-correcting Primer
Have some issues with skin discoloration? Then color-correcting primer is the answer to your problem. It makes use of the concept of color wheel which works to cancel out complexion issues. You will find them in colors such as pink for reviving tired complexion, green to fight redness, and blue to get rid of sallow tones.
 | $36.00 |
| Algenist REVEAL Color Correcting Radiant Primer 1 oz/ 30 mL | |
Mattifying Primer
If your skin is oily, I mean, really oily, then a mattifying primer is what you should go for. Many people don’t know that there is a primer for oily skin. What you get is a filtered, blurred effect with this long-wearing primer.
 | $36.00 |
| Smashbox Photo Finish Oil & Shine Control Primer | |
Illuminating Primer
Have you ever wondered why some people celebrities spend hours with their makeup artist and, yet, when they step out, their makeup will look so natural like their normal skin. You don’t get that heavy shout of, “hey, I’m wearing makeup.” One of their secrets is that their makeup artists make use of an illuminating primer. Once you apply illuminating primer to your face or any part of your body, it adds dimension and life to your complexion. With this primer alone, you can confidently step out of the house without bothering about makeup.
 | $38.00 |
| Dr. Brandt Skincare pores no more® Luminizer Primer 1 oz/ 30 mL | |
Now that you know the different types of face primer to choose from, which one seems like the best for you?
