Yahoo Lifestyle Why You Need To Use A Primer
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Every professional make-up artist starts with primer - it lays the ideal canvas so foundation can give its best result. Still wondering if it's worth the extra time and money? "Think of primer as the Spanx of make-up, the layer between skin and foundation that holds everything in place," suggests M.A.C senior artist Nicole Thompson.
Give primer a chance to "settle and do its job - fill in pores, correct tones - even if it's for a minute or so, before moving on to the next step", advises Chanel make-up artist Victoria Baron. Don't swap a primer for face oil. "Generally, oil either sits on the skin or is absorbed, neither of which are ideal for foundation to settle on," explains Baron. "Oils can also react strangely with foundation ingredients, making it slippery and more visible on the skin."
TRY THIS: Add an illuminating primer to foundation for all-over radiance, or use it to highlight select features. Apply this primer on high points of the face (cheekbones, above the brow bones, down the bridge of the nose) and a mattifying primer everywhere else.
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Smoothing: Becca Resurfacing Primer, $55. Redness-reducing: Clinique Superprimer, $45. Illuminating: Lancome LaBase Pro Hydra Glow, $55. Mattifying: M.A.C Matte, $36. Hydrating: Hourglass No 28 Primer Serum, $86.
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