Ace your base with these top picks of primers to brighten, correct or mattify skin before foundation application.
Ace your base with these top picks of primers to brighten, correct or mattify skin before foundation application.
BEST FOR: Blemish-prone skin
ORBIS Clear Day Care Base, $25 (30 g).
Containing gromwell root extract and licorice extract, this makeup base combats acne and reduces sebum production to keep skin looking fresh and matte all day.
BEST FOR: Uneven skin tone
Urban Decay Self Adjusting Complexion Primer, $58 (28 ml).
This colour-correcting primer features encapsulated pigments that adjust to your skin tone for even, velvety finish. Pores are instantly minimised, and makeup glides on like a dream.
BEST FOR: Pigmentation
Shiseido White Lucent Brightening Spot-Control Base UV SPF 35, $75 (30 ml).
If spots are your problem, you’ll love this colour-correcting base. Powerful whitening ingredients like m-Tranexamic Acid and vitamin C diminish existing spots and inhibit the production of melanin for brighter and more radiant skin.
BEST FOR: Dullness
Guerlain Meteorites Perfecting Pearls Anti-Dullness Base, $107 (30 ml).
The pink spheres suspended in lightweight gel contain diamond powder and pearlescent flakes to diffuse and reflect light for the ultimate glow.
BEST FOR: Radiant Glow
Tom Ford Illuminating Primer (30 ml).
Combining skincare ingredients with makeup, dry, lacklustre skin can benefit from the Tom Ford Infusing Complex, which hydrates skin while lending it a luminescent gold sheen.
BEST FOR: Fine lines and wrinkles
IT Cosmetics No. 50 Serum Anti-Aging Collagen Veil Primer, $75 (30 ml).
Infused with more than 50 skincare ingredients (hence the number 50 in its name), this two-in-one hydrating primer and serum hydrates, protects and preps skin for better makeup application.
BEST FOR: Hydration
shu uemura TSUYA Skin UV Under Base Mousse Radiance – Moist SPF 30 PA+++, $68 (50 g).
The unique mousse-to-cream texture of this primer envelops skin with moisturising ingredients, almost like putting on a protective facial mask. A rosy pearlescent tint gives skin a natural youthful glow.
BEST FOR: Sun Protection
NARS Smooth & Protect Primer Broad Spectrum SPF 50, $65 (30 ml).
When it comes to makeup bases with SPF, most of us have the impression that texture is often heavy and sticky… but not this one! This oil-free primer goes on clear and sets to a velvety, matte finish – perfect for those who hate the white cast that some sunscreens leave behind.
BEST FOR: Fatigued skin
BECCA First Light Priming Filter, $58 (30 ml).
Acting like an Instagram filter, this lilac primer masks all signs of fatigue and dullness. Skin appears refreshed and almost as though you’ve managed to clock in a full eight hours of sleep.
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