Before reaching for your favourite Morphe Deluxe Buffer to painstakingly blend your Chanel foundation into the perfect airbrushed finish, did you forget the elixir to seal in your hard work? If chosen correctly, an ideal primer can help to smooth out enlarged pores, control sebum secretion and your foundation will look amazing from dawn to dusk.
There are millions if not thousands of primers waiting for you to try on. Lucky you, we did the scut work of finding the best primers according to skin types. Keep scrolling to help your foundation find its better half.
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BEST PRIMER FOR OILY SKIN
Those who are plagued with over-secretion will know that their foundation can probably stay flawless until they reach the office or school. Clinique Pep-start HydroBlur Moisturiser is a featherlight moisturiser that corrects blemishes and enlarged pores upon application and locks in hydration as well as keeping your complexion shine-free for up to 8 hours. Great as a base, alone or touch-up on the go to keep your skin soft and waterful the whole day.
BEST PRIMER FOR ENLARGED PORES
Pores and dullness don't stand a chance against Hologram Pore Minimizing Skin Primer. This silky-smooth and lightweight primer contain vitamins A, C, E to target enlarged pores while shielding skin against environmental pollution and free radical damage.
"My skin looks smoother, more awake and brighter after using Hologram," says Anna, a university student. "Sometimes, I use it alone if I am out for a quick errand as it keeps my complexion sane."
BEST PRIMER FOR PROLONGED MATTE LOOK
Packed with refreshing peaches and sweet fig cream, Too Faced Primed & Peachy Cooling Matte Perfecting Primer is set to keep skin moisturized, refreshed and beautifully matte for up to12 hours! Peaches and cream skin indeed.
"Not only does it smell truly amazing, it keeps my skin free from shine and in place the whole day!" says Rebecca, makeup artiste. "The creamy texture dries matte on the skin but there is no tacky feeling, and all my foundations look fabulous over it."
"Not only does it smell truly amazing, it keeps my skin free from shine and in place the whole day!" says Rebecca, makeup artiste. "The creamy texture dries matte on the skin but there is no tacky feeling, and all my foundations look fabulous over it."
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BEST PRIMER FOR ACNE PRONE SKIN
COVER FX Mattifying Primer With Anti-Acne Treatment is well-known for its ability to extend the wear of foundation while healing blemishes as well as keep your skin matte and smooth. Formulated with Willowbark extract, it contains salicylic acid naturally to clarify skin, reduce sebum production and help with natural cell renewal process all at the same time.
"Not only does it sets my foundation for a smooth and flawless finish, it really helps with acne," says Melanie, Model. "I apply this primer under my makeup when my skin is acting up and the zit or pimple is usually gone by the end of the day. Amazing!"
"Not only does it sets my foundation for a smooth and flawless finish, it really helps with acne," says Melanie, Model. "I apply this primer under my makeup when my skin is acting up and the zit or pimple is usually gone by the end of the day. Amazing!"
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BEST PRIMER FOR DRY OR MATURE SKIN
A cult favourite with professional makeup artists, Le Blanc De Chanel Multi-Use Illuminating Base brightens dull tired complexion and smooths out uneven and flaky texture with its moisturizing complex to restore baby smooth softness. This illuminating primer reads your skin perfectly and your foundation just marries itself to it for the long-lasting perfect radiance.
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BEST PRIMER FOR COMBINATION SKIN
Instead of frantically applying Clinique Pep-start HydroBlur Moisturiser on your t-zone and Le Blanc De Chanel Multi-Use Illuminating Base on the rest of your visage, Bioderma Sebium Pore Refine is here to save the face of combination skin. This complexion correcting treatment works hard to reduce blemishes, enlarged pores, oiliness while keeping skin silky soft and foundation in place the whole day.
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BEST PRIMER FOR SENSITIVE SKIN
A little goes a long way with Lorac "I'm So Sensitive" Soothing Face Primer. This water-based primer is power packed with antioxidants, vitamins and plant extracts to comfort and smooth sensitive skin while promoting a natural enduring makeup finish.
"My skin is very sensitive with rosacea bumps and redness so I have to be really careful about what I put on my face," says Pamela, HR Manager. "This is the only primer that keeps my skin woes lucid so it has become my HG!"
