Best Face Primer? - Page 2

Just bought Bare Minerals primer with SPF 20 because there was a huge sample size for < 20$ at Ulta.  I will give it a test run and let you guys know how it goes.  ANyone tried this one yet?  I have read good things about it and the SPF is good, I checked the ingredients. 

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Originally Posted by martiangurll 

Just bought Bare Minerals primer with SPF 20 because there was a huge sample size for < 20$ at Ulta.  I will give it a test run and let you guys know how it goes.  ANyone tried this one yet?  I have read good things about it and the SPF is good, I checked the ingredients. 

I like the texture of their primers a lot, they're pretty basic but they do get the job done.

Givenchy mister mat

I recently tried Tarte's Clean Slate 12-Hr poreless primer, and I find that it works will in keeping my t-zone less shiny and evens out my pores before I put on foundation. Hourglass' mineral veil is one of my favorites, but it is quite pricy...

I use Laura Mercier Oil-Free Primer. My skin is very oily and I have noticed that the oil has decreased significantly, although on hot days I will use a blotting tissue once around mid day. My makeup also lasts a few hours longer without looking tired. I must admit that this is the only primer I have tried so I don't have much to compare it too.

a few days ago I did a blog review about the under make up base by inglot

I really liked it

http://ronniecanello.blogspot.co.il/2012/08/review-inglot-under-makeup-base.html

you should try NYX primer it last for about 6 -8 hours . !! that's what i use and it's pretty good on my skin though..

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Originally Posted by glammy girl 

Not sure why nobody has mentioned Clarins Instant Smooth Perfecting Touch, it is an amazing primer. My HG primer which I will always repurchase. I think it controls oil pretty well as well as does everything expected of a primer, make pores smaller, fills in lines, makes foundation last really long

This may be on the list to try soon.  Bare Minerals failed my t-zone test.  Its a great primer with sunscreen, but it doesn't control the oil.  I guess I could use MOM first, then primer, then foundation, but that's a lot of steps.

Hi! I'm starting to get confused with all these recommendations! :)

Can someone list which primers they know DON'T have any silicone in it?  I think that would be helpful.

Thanks!
 

Wow! Thanks ShellyGrrl.  Your post was very helpful!   :)
 

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Originally Posted by shellygrrl 


* Korres' regular face primer
* LORAC aquaPRIME Oil Free Makeup Primer
* Tarte ReCreate Silicone-Free Primer (discontinued)
* Fresh Rose Freshface Primer
* CARGO blu_ray Activating Face Primer
* Exuberance Beauty Helichrysum Silicone-Free Makeup Primer
Korres claims their other primer, the Quercetin & Oak Age-reversing one, is silicone-free, but toward the end of the ingredient list, you'll find Silica Dimethyl Silylate (link goes to cosmeticsinfo.org). Silica is, for all practical purposes, silicone in a powder form, which is what MUFE's HD loose powder is. Silica Silylate is a silica compound. (That said, though, generally speaking, if an ingredient is toward the end of the ingredient list, there's barely any of it in the product.)
Pretty much all the other foundation primers listed in this thread have silicones/are silicone-based. (I can't find an ingredient list online for the Givenchy one, though, but it wouldn't surprise me if it had silicones in it. A lot of oil-controlling or pore-refining ones do.)

I noticed the Cargo blu_ray primer lists silica as its 3rd ingredient.  Does this mean that it is not truly silicone-free? Or is silica slightly different? What do you think ShellyGrrl? Thanks!

silica is different from silicone.  the first is a mineral and the second is a fatty substance that is emollient and helps the product spread and gives it a texture.  most folks can tolerate silica fine