THE TOP 5 PRIMERS FOR EVERY SKIN TYPE

For budge-proof makeup that lasts all day on oily, acne-prone, dry and mature skin.

Picture this: you’re doing your morning makeup, but you’re strapped on time. The most logical step? To shorten your routine. While it may seem like the easiest thing to skip, primer is actually the foundation for a good-makeup day. It's the extra layer between your skin and base that smooths your skin's surface, evens your skin tone, blurs imperfections and controls shine. In other words: it helps your concealer, foundation, blush, highlighter and everything else look flawless, longer. Who wouldn’t want that?

One more thing to note: primers aren’t one-size-fits-all, meaning there are certain formulas that are better suited for your skin type and specific needs. In the same way that someone with dry, mature skin wouldn’t use the same skincare as someone with oily, acne-prone skin, you want to make sure that you’re using the primer that best caters to your complexion. Read on to find out which of Maybelline New York’s top five primers will work best for you.

We all have certain things that we’d rather not show to the world and guess what– you don’t have to. Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser blurs imperfections like a champ, leaving skin looking and feeling as smooth as can be. We like to spot treat our t-zone and around our nose, but maybe you have some acne scars or large pores you want to target. This baby will mattify, but also moisturizes, giving you the best of both worlds.

Does your makeup tend to pull a disappearing act midday? Though it’s totally normal for makeup to basically slide off of oily skin, it’s also super annoying. That’s where Fit Me Matte + Poreless Primer comes in. Not only will it tamp down shine (get your cameras ready!) and last up to 16 hours, it offers sun protection, too, so you get a flawless makeup look sans no sun damage. Win, win.

Quench dry, thirsty skin with our Hydrate + Smooth formula which will score you a dewy all day glow. The water-soluble base will smooth your canvas, ensuring that your makeup goes on like a breeze. Plus, it’ll last longer without any tight feeling or cakey look that dry skin can have.

If the first things you see when you look at yourself in the mirror are your pores, you’re going to love our Blur + Pore Minimize formula. This silky, lightweight formula blurs pores to perfection no matter their size. Whether you’re wearing makeup or not, you’ll notice a soft focus finish over skin that’s almost like swiping on the Paris filter.

We love a stick format for an easy, mess-free application and that’s exactly what Master Blur Stick provides. The universal transparent shade blends in seamlessly on all skin tones, smoothing and evening out your complexion with ease.