I confirm that I have read the Privacy Policy. I authorize the use of my email to receive marketing and promotional advertising. Primer for oily skin and large pores For a gleam that shows through your foundation, it has to be Charlotte Tilbury’s multi-use Hollywood Flawless Filter. A highlighter / primer hybrid, this pigmented formula lights up dull, dry skin, and looks great either worn solo or beneath a liquid base. Try swiping it over your cheekbones as the final step in your routine for a little extra impact.

Combination, sensitive skin types will want a primer that prevents breakouts and minimizes the look of large pores. Gowers personally uses this “velvety balm primer” from Tatcha on her sensitive skin — one that our beauty writer Rio has raved about — and says it’s her ultimate favorite. “I break out ridiculously easy, and this is the only primer that doesn’t irritate my skin or cause break outs.” After moisturizing and using sunblock, she applies a rice-sized amount of this all over the face or just along the T-zone, and finds that it “creates a blurring effect which keeps makeup from fading throughout the day.” The 17 Best  Primers for Large Pores There have even been tests done to gauge the effectiveness of primers on skin conditions like hyperpigmentation and fine lines, with one study from 2015 determining that a primer helped improve skin’s appearance when used over a 12-week period. No matter what your specific needs may be, there’s an accompanying primer out there to help make sure you always look your best. There are even primers for eyelids, created specifically to keep your eyeshadow and eyeliner in place!

If you have been looking for the best illuminating primer, you have landed on the right page. A primer plays an important role in your whole makeup routine. Not only does it fill in your pores and smoothens out your skin but it also literally “primes” and preps your face for the layers of makeup to follow. It minimizes your pores, conceals your blemishes, and evens out your skin tone to give that flawlessly smooth base for your makeup. Now, along with all the benefits of a regular primer, an illuminating primer, as the name suggests, brings out your natural skin radiance as well. Free returns. All. The. Time. Learn More [email protected]

8 Results POREfessional Super Setter Spray Use under foundation as a primer, wear over foundation as a highlighter (hello cheekbones!!), add a few drops into liquid foundation or BB cream for that glow to your foundation that only celebrity makeup artists have been able to achieve…