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The Best Primers Makeup Artists SWEAR By (For Oily, Dry & Combo Skin)
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items Discover the ultimate roundup of must-have makeup primers designed to help your makeup last all day and look flawless. This curated list features top-rated primers for every skin type—including oily, dry, combination, sensitive, and mature skin. Whet...
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Oily Skin
Dry Skin
SPF Primers
Drugstore Primers
Oily Skin
These primers are best for those with oily skin! They are silicon based (with the exception of the Yummy Skin Balm). Silicon based primers work best with silicon based foundations! This is important to avoid and piling and allowing products to work a...
Best for those with oily skin. Apply this primer only in areas that are really oily.
STEP 1 PRIMER SHINE CONTROL Mattifying Base
Love this primer for oily skin and for smoothing pores! It helps with oil and sweat throughout the day, without feeling dry due to having Hyaluronic Acid. Best part is that this primer can be used under any foundation base!
Yummy Skin Blurring Balm Powder Universal
This is a top favorite for those with really oily skin and that want an airbrushed look! It helps minimize pores and lines, and helps control oil throughout the day.
Vanish™ Airbrush Primer
If you have combo skin, this primer is perfect for you! It hydrates and supports the skin, AND also helps with oil control.
The Liquid Silk Canvas: Featherweight Protective Primer - Tatcha
Dry Skin
These primers are best suited for those with normal to dry skin. For best results, use this primers with water based foundations!
Love this primer for those that have dry skin! It acts like an effective moisturizer and base for your makeup! 10/10 one of my overal favorites!
Vitamin Enriched Face Base Moisturizer & Primer
Love how this milk glaze moisturizers and gives a glowy look on the skin and through the makeup.
Glazing Milk
This product is a staple in any makeup artist's kit! It acts as a moisturizer and amazing base for makeup since it helps plump up the skin!
Lait-Crème Concentré - #1 Moisturizer | Embryolisse USA
SPF Primers
If you're out in the sun, these primers are a must! Layer over your regular SPF to get even more SPF benefits.
This is hands down the best SPF primer I have ever used! Not only is it a mineral SPF, but it's also a glowy primer!
DreamBeam SPF 40 PA++++
Again, if SPF is a must for you, this is another great option! I just prefer this with a silicone based foundation to help with longevity of the makeup!
1.7 oz Unseen Sunscreen SPF 50 Invisible Sun Protection - Supergoop!
Drugstore Primers
If you want a more budget-friendly primer that still yields great results, I got you!
A tacky primer that grips makeup and supports dry skin.
Power Grip Primer - e.l.f. Cosmetics
Elf definitely has great primer options! This one is great for my oily skin girls.
Power Grip Matte Primer - e.l.f. Cosmetics