A good primer is the key to smooth, long-lasting makeup. This list includes top picks for all skin types — from hydrating to mattifying formulas that prep your skin perfectly
A hydrating primer that grips makeup in place, giving it a dewy finish and helping it last longer.
Milk Makeup Hydro Grip Gripping Primer - Sephora
A long-lasting, hydrating primer that prepares skin for makeup application while ensuring it stays put all day.
All Nighter Face Primer - Longwear Foundation Boost - Urban Decay
A lightweight, oil-free formula that smooths the skin and creates a flawless base for makeup, enhancing its longevity.
The Original Photo Finish Smooth & Blur Primer - Smashbox
This primer controls sebum production and provides a long-lasting matte effect, ideal for oily skin. Its lightweight texture doesn’t clog pores and prepares the skin for foundation, extending makeup longevity.
Shine Killer - Mattifying Face Primer - NYX Cosmetics
This primer reduces signs of fatigue on the face, providing a refreshed look. It works specifically on tired skin, making it appear more radiant.
L'Oreal Paris Infallible Anti-Fatigue Primer 20ml - Walmart.com
This gel-based primer hydrates the skin, reduces the visibility of pores, and gives the face a fresh look. Its water-based formula allows for smooth makeup application.
Bare With Me Hydrating Jelly Primer | NYX Professional Makeup
This premium primer controls shine throughout the day and instantly blurs the appearance of pores, providing a smooth, matte finish.
Double Wear Smooth & Blur Primer | Estée Lauder
The Dior Forever Velvet Veil is a 24-hour primer that offers a natural matte finish without shine, improves the skin’s appearance, visibly smooths the skin, and blurs pores and fine lines, creating an even complexion.
Dior Forever Velvet Veil - Blurring Matte Face Primer
Hydrates and replenishes skin with coconut water, while providing a radiant, dewy finish.
Hangover Replenishing Face Primer
A mattifying primer that helps blur imperfections and controls oil for a smooth, soft-focus effect.
Pro Filt'r Instant Retouch Face Primer - Fenty Beauty
A lightweight, oil-free primer that minimizes the appearance of pores and fine lines while providing SPF 15 protection.
Veil™ Mineral Primer - Hourglass Cosmetics
A velvety primer that blurs imperfections, fills in pores, and creates a smooth surface for makeup application.
Poreless Putty Face Primer | e.l.f. Cosmetics
A silky, hydrating primer that helps create a smooth canvas, minimizing fine lines and enhancing the longevity of makeup.
La Base Pro Oil-Free Perfecting Face & Makeup Primer - Lancôme
A mattifying primer infused with peach extract that controls oil, smooths skin, and offers a refreshing cooling effect.
Primed & Peachy - Cooling Matte Perfecting Primer | TOO FACED ...
A pore-refining primer that brightens the complexion while providing a luminous, glowing finish.
Primers | Dr. Brandt Skincare
A 2-in-1 primer and moisturizer that adds radiance to the skin, leaving it with a dewy, glowing finish.
Glamglow Glowstarter - eBay
A mattifying primer designed to control oil and reduce shine, providing a smooth and matte finish for long-lasting makeup.