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✨ Prime Time: Essentials For Prepping

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Discover the best primers, organized by skin type. From budget-friendly to luxury, there’s a perfect match here for everyone!
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For Dry to Normal Skin.

Items best for normal to dry skin.

 
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Ultra-moisturizing, smooths texture, and creates a flawless base!
Bobbi Brown: Vitamin Enriched Face Base Moisturizer & Primer
 
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The perfect primer for all-day wear and keeps makeup fresh and lasting!
Milk Makeup Hydro Grip Gripping Primer
 
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The Universal Blurring Balm is a go-to for a smooth, soft-focus finish. It layers seamlessly with other primers to create the ultimate flawless base!
Danessa Myricks Beauty Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder
 
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Packed with ginseng and fruit extracts for hydration + a radiant, dewy finish!
Supercharged Dewy Primer
 
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This hydrating gel-like formula delivers an 18-hour makeup hold while conditioning skin with ceramides, peptides, and mimosa flower!
BOOST™ 18-Hour Firming & Smoothing Peptide + Ceramide Primer
 
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This lightweight, serum-like primer locks in moisture with ceramides and imparts a subtle, natural glow for a radiant base!
Glowy Makeup Serum - LANEIGE
 
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This water-based primer is enriched with glycerin, squalane, and rose extract, offering lightweight hydration and improved makeup longevity!
Laura Mercier Pure Canvas Primer - Hydrating
 
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This primer does exactly what it says — blurs and smooths 👏 It melts into the skin, minimizes pores, and creates the perfect base for makeup without feeling heavy or greasy. My foundation glides on effortlessly and lasts longer. Affordable, effectiv...
SEPHORA COLLECTION Smooth + Blur Primer
 
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This primer is a glow-boosting game changer. It feels lightweight and moisturizing, smooths dry spots instantly, and gives foundation a flawless, dewy base that lasts. Perfect for normal to dry skin, it keeps makeup fresh while making skin look natur...
Fenty Beauty by Rihanna Pro Filt'r Hydrating Primer

For Oily Skin.

Items best for oily skin.

 
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The Danessa Myricks Water Serum is a holy-grail primer for oily skin. Its innovative liquid-to-matte technology controls shine while creating the perfect base for makeup!
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Grips makeup all day while controlling shine, plus niacinamide helps with oil balance!
e.l.f Power Grip Primer + 4% Niacinamide
 
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Oil-free, mattifying formula that keeps skin shine-free for hours!
Shine Killer - Mattifying Face Primer | NYX Professional Makeup Canada
 
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Velvety balm that controls shine, smooths texture, and helps makeup grip without clogging pores!
Tatcha The Silk Canvas Protective Primer
 
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Lightweight, oil-free, and blurs imperfections while keeping makeup in place all day!
Hourglass Veil Mineral Primer
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A lightweight, gel-like mattifying primer that blurs pores and controls shine without feeling heavy or flat. Impressively holds up through sweat, oil, and long days while maintaining a natural, soft-matte finish!
NARS Face Primer
 
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Specifically formulated to mattify and smooth, it’s ideal for those who need shine control while keeping breakouts in mind. Best for acne prone skin!
HUDA BEAUTY Easy Blur Silicone-Free Smoothing & Pore-Minimizing Primer
 
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A true classic 👏 This primer smooths out texture, blurs pores, and gives foundation a flawless, airbrushed finish. The oil-free formula feels silky without being greasy, and it keeps makeup locked in all day. It’s the kind of primer you can always r...
Smashbox Photo Finish Smooth & Blur Oil-Free Foundation Primer
 
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This primer is a lifesaver for oily skin 🔥 It instantly mattifies, controls shine all day, and keeps makeup from sliding off — even in humidity. The lightweight texture feels comfortable, not heavy or chalky, and really delivers that long-lasting sm...
ONE/SIZE by Patrick Starrr Oil Sucker Extreme Mattifying Alkaline Primer