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The Crucial Makeup Step That Can Solve All of Your Skin WoesDon't love primer? You're using the wrong one. Find the best primers for every skin type |
The Problem: Dull, Lackluster Skin
What to look for: Whether your skin is lackluster day-to-day, or the dullness is self-inflicted (too many cocktails at last night's happy hour, perhaps?), you can jolt it back to life with a primer. "Choose a primer with some warmth and light-reflecting properties to give you a gorgeous glow," says Bass.
Skip anything that will give you a whitish cast, or anything that has the word "mattifying" on it.
Try:
Maybelline Master Prime Blur + Illuminate, $9.99. The pink pearlescent formula comes out of the tube with a moisturizer-like consistency that sinks into skin quickly, and leaves behind a light, silky-smooth layer that helps foundation go on flawlessly.
Charlotte Tilbury Wonderglow, $55. "It has a touch of warmth and appears to blur out any imperfections, while creating a fantastic radiance," Bass says. That's thanks to the special light diffuser in the formula that manipulates UV light to create a luminous complexion. It's also got rose hip and camellia oils that moisturize skin without making it look greasy.
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Skip anything that will give you a whitish cast, or anything that has the word "mattifying" on it.
Try:
Maybelline Master Prime Blur + Illuminate, $9.99. The pink pearlescent formula comes out of the tube with a moisturizer-like consistency that sinks into skin quickly, and leaves behind a light, silky-smooth layer that helps foundation go on flawlessly.
Charlotte Tilbury Wonderglow, $55. "It has a touch of warmth and appears to blur out any imperfections, while creating a fantastic radiance," Bass says. That's thanks to the special light diffuser in the formula that manipulates UV light to create a luminous complexion. It's also got rose hip and camellia oils that moisturize skin without making it look greasy.
SEE NEXT PAGE: The Problem: You're Plagued by Red, Blotchy Skin