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There are a lot of people who don’t find primers effective. I’m on the other side of that spectrum. I find that using a base before foundation helps smoothen skin, masks skin imperfection and helps control natural skin oils. There are a variety of different primers out there, so today I thought I would share my top 6 primers that I always have within arms-reach.

 Blurring Primers

Giorgio Armani Fluid Master Primer: this primer is a smooth and silky primer that helps create a flawless base for your foundation. I find myself interchanging between this and the YSL touche eclat as they have a similar texture and application. However, I do find that this one helps keep my skin more matte throughout the day.
Yves Saint Laurent Touche Eclat Blur Primer:  this primer is a velvety, illuminating and bluring primer that helps boost radiance and smooth out skin texture. It has a subtle, gold shimmer which also adds luminosity. I was obsessed with this primer for the longest time and now keep this on hand for when I want a smooth and radiant base.

Illuminating Primers

Becca Backlight Filter Face Primer: this primer is a lightweight, whipped liquid primer that has luminescent filtering pearls to help blur imperfections and create a radiating glow. This primer was super hyped up when it first came out and is still a favourite for many people. As much as I love this primer (packaging and product), I find it can be a bit too luminescent for my poor, oily t-zone. When I use this primer, I always avoid my t-zone and apply this with a beauty blender to help reduce the ultra dewy finish. Using a sponge absorbs some product and gives me a natural, radiating base.
Chanel Light Creator Brightening Makeup Base SPF 40: This base is tailored to those that are looking to radiate skin tone. I use this in the summer when I want my skin looking fresh and glowy. I find this gives a more natural finish than the Becca backlight primer and really like that there is SPF in this product already.

Pore Minimizing

Becca Ever-Matte Shine Proof Foundation: This primer is an oil-control primer that aims to minimize pores and mattify skin. This foundation is on a holy grail status for me. I use this interchangeably with Porefessional by Benefit, but find the Becca primer a bit more tacky once applied on the skin. I save this primer for my t-zone area as it helps control and reduce shine and use a tapping motion to apply. 
Benefit Cosmetics The POREfessional Face Primer: A beloved product by most people, this primer just seems to work for all skin types. Aside from creating a smooth base, this also helps instantly reduce and minimize the appearance of pores and fine lines. I use this as both a primer and topper. After I finish applying my makeup, I take a small amount of this product and dab it into areas where my pores need more help (around the nose area). I find it keeps my pores blurred throughout the day and even prefer the look of my makeup when I apply this after foundation. I always ensure I have some sort of backup of this primer on hand at all times! 

Hydration

The Ordinary High-Adherence Silicone Primer: this is the newest primer to my collection of primers and the most affordable too! The primer is a smoothing and blurring silicone that applies like a cream. I actually reviewed this product not too long ago, so I won't go too in depth about this. But, if you want to read more about it click here. I will say that this has become my everyday primer and I'm liking the consistency of this primer. It doesn’t have a silky/velvety feel but rather one similar to a gel. It’s light weight and creates a perfect base for my foundation. Highly recommended!

Do you use a primer? Which one is your favourite? Let me know in the comments below and don't forget to check out my instagram for daily updates @christinekozov!