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The secret to a flawless makeup look is multifaceted, and while we all strive for a face that’s smooth and lacks imperfections, we tend to focus on the wrong ways to achieve it. The quality of your foundation is certainly imperative to the culminating look, however, the key is priming. Facial primers are wonders in a bottle, revolutionizing the application of your makeup. This initial step is crucial in ensuring a seamless base by filling in fine lines and pores that our foundation typically falls right into.
Your makeup application is a process, starting from primers, then foundations, to setting powders, bronzers, highlighters and last but not least, blush. Piling on product after product can tend to look cake-y if you don’t take precautionary measures, so the most imperative step is obviously the first. Take a look at Downtown‘s Primer guide to see which primer is most preferential.
Benefit POREfessional Primer: Unsightly pores be gone! Benefit Cosmetics has got minimizing pores down to a science. The product leaves your skin looking matte and the best part is, it gives you more of a natural look that can be worn on its own. Erasing away even the most trivial smile lines, POREfessional has a top-secret ingredient that isn’t mentioned on its label: magic. The product withstands even the hottest days, making sure your foundation stays, not strays.
Clinique’s Superprimer: Clinique’s Superprimer comes in 6 varieties and though it may seem hard to decide what suits you best, they’ve actually made it a whole lot easier by specifying problem areas. Their oil-free products are broken down by skin tone and they all target different skin issues. Some focus on deeper skin tones, while others color-correct dullness, redness or sallowness that naturally exhibit your face. If you don’t have a specific problem in mind, try their universal face primer which works on all skin types, tones, and textures.
Too Faced: Primed and Poreless: Created with Vitamin A,Vitamin C, mulberry extract and retinol, Too Faced’s primer fights pores and fine lines, while also hydrating and leaving your skin appearing brighter. Vitamin A works as a powerful antioxidant while combatting cell damage and strengthening your skin. Vitamin C replenishes nutrients to your skin, reducing breakage and ultimately reversing years of damage allowing you to look younger. This primer is twofold; repairing your skin and giving you a perfect base.
Primers are synonymous with a smooth finish, allowing all subsequent products to instantly stay in place and give you a near airbrushed look. A face with a primer before application is inherent to looking your absolute best.
-By Yasmine Rimawi