What is a Primer?

A primer is a product that you apply after your skin care routine and before your makeup.

The primers benefits are to prepare the skin if you want a longer lasting makeup, but it will also blur and fill in open pores, smooth the skin, minimise the appearance of fine lines and improve the appearance of texture on the skin.

They come in many different formulas like:

• Gels

• Creams

• Liquid

• powder

When choosing your primer, it is important to consider what skin type you are.

• Oily skin will benefit from a water-based primer that will help to control shine.

• Dry skin benefits from an oil-based primer which will hydrate the skin and leave the skin feeling comfortable.

Another thing to consider when choosing your primer is what is your desired finish to the skin.

A matte primer will give you more of a velvet matte look whereas a luminous primer will add more of a glass like finish.