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The Crucial Makeup Step That Can Solve All of Your Skin Woes

Don't love primer? You're using the wrong one. Find the best primers for every skin type

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The Problem: Your Skin Is Drier Than Astronaut Ice Cream What to look for: To keep skin supple and hydrated (the ideal base for foundation), choose a primer that contains hydrating ingredients, Bass says. "When your skin is dry and flaky, your foundation is more likely to settle into fine lines and look uneven and dull." Consider one with a satin-finish to give your foundation a smooth -- not flaky -- application, adds Quynh.

Try:

E.L.F. Hydrating Primer, $6. This silicone-based primer provides an even layer between skin and foundation. Plus, it's got grapeseed oil and vitamins A, C and E for extra hydration.

Phace Bioactive Soothing Day Cream + Primer SPF 46, $86. Before you balk at the price tag, just know that this primer doubles as a moisturizer and a sunscreen. The impressive ingredients list boasts a bevy of brightening, toning, moisturizing and antioxidant ingredients (think: blueberry and grapeseed extracts; lactic and hyaluronic acids).

Paul and Joe Moisturizing Foundation Primer L, $39. The superstar ingredient in this vanity-worthy primer? As much Korean Ginseng extract as you would find in a hydrating serum.

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