Jane Iredale Smooth Affair
This skin-quenching product helps prepare your skin for the makeup session you will put it through, helping in the sense that the makeup products you apply will last longer. Applying them will be easier as well as your skin will be moisturized and smooth. Due to the ingredients that make it up, it helps brighten, nourish, moisturize, and beautify your skin, minimizing the appearance of wrinkles and pores.
What It Contains
Due to the fact that it contains royal jelly, this product is not vegan, so if this presents an issue for you, it’s good to know and avoid it. the most important and beneficial ingredients that make it up are grapefruit, white tea, and green tea extract, components that help improve the way your skin looks. Other ingredients that make up this product include radish root extract, bitter orange fruit extract, olive leaf extract, sunflower seed oil, honeysuckle flower extract, glycerin, apple fruit extract, aloe barbadensis leaf juice, water, caprylic triglyceride, and the list goes on. As you can see, it is made with natural ingredients for the most part, all of them being safe for your skin so that the risk of irritations won’t exist.
How It Benefits Your Skin
- Anti-aging properties granted by the green and white tea extract;
- Skin radiance and luminosity provided by the grapefruit extract;
- Helps upkeep a youthful appearance;
- Covers fine lines and wrinkles;
- Covers pores in order to minimize their appearance.
How to Use
As you have to put it on before you apply foundation, this is the first makeup product you should apply after thoroughly cleansing your face to ensure you won’t trap dust or dirt in your pores. After you wash up, apply a pea-sized amount of this product all over your face or in the areas you want to cover with it. Use your fingers to massage the product until your skin absorbs it. Afterward, with the help of a brush you can apply the foundation and continue with your makeup session.
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- After application, the makeup goes on easier and lasts longer
- Has anti-aging properties
- Smooths, brightens and nourishes skin
- Minimizes the appearance of pores
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VERDICT
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With the help of this primer you will be able to increase luminosity of the skin. This formula will also help rejuvenate the skin and reduce the appearance of pores. The product is a little bit more expensive in comparison to the other products, but it comes in a greater quantity.
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With Smashbox you will get the long-lasting makeup appearance that you have always desired. It is a colorless formula that is rich in nourishing and hydrating properties, preparing your skin for the application of foundation. It is able to fill in fine lines and cover up red marks and wrinkles, leaving your skin with a velvety smooth and soft look. It is able to provide immediate results by creating a protecting layer over the skin and protecting it from various external damaging agents. What is great at it is that it can be applied directly on the cleaned skin and also after putting on foundation, for small touch-ups.
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- Fills in fine lines and pores
- Leaves the skin with a velvety smooth finish
- It is rich in moisturizing properties
- Can be used over makeup for touchups
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- Not suitable for oily skin
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This product is versatile as you can use it under and over foundation. Once applied it will hydrate your skin and cover all the imperfections. Additionally, it helps applying make-up easier and it lasts for a long time.
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TimeBalm comes with plenty of A, C, and E vitamins and has been designed to be worn alone, providing a soft looking skin or under foundation for a long-lasting appearance. It helps a lot in evening all types of skin tones, leaving them with a perfect look. It does a great job when it comes to hiding red lines, wrinkles and puffy eyes. It contains herbal extracts and antioxidants that can deeply refresh skin tissues, maintaining their health and good care over time. It can provide the right amount of daily protection of the skin and maintain a clear and fresh look of the make-up over the entire period you are wearing it on.
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- Minimizes the appearance of fine lines and pores
- Helps even out skin tone
- Contains herbal extracts and antioxidants
- It maintains a smooth and moisturized look
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Great option for a smooth and flawless look. One of the things we like best about this product is that it contains natural ingredients and vitamin A, C, and E. It reduces the appearance of pores and makes your make-up last longer.
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It comes with a light weighted formula and has dermatologist-tested properties. It is an oil-free product that can be used for all kind of skin types, even for those who complain about sensitive skin issues. It comes with 15 SPF broad spectrum, meaning that it can be worn even in extreme sun conditions. It perfects your skin and enhances foundation benefits, by extending its wear for more than 9 hours. The product contains Silica, which is a highly porous mineral that absorbs oil and acts as an optical diffuser to help skin look smooth and fresh.
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- It is a fragrance-free and dermatologist-tested product
- It is an oil-free formula for all skin types
- It promotes a smooth and even skin tone
- It maintains a smooth look for a long period of time
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- Lack of vitamins in the formula
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This primer doesn’t contain oil but it has many minerals. Due to the fact that it was tested by dermatologists, you can be sure it is safe for your skin. Besides protecting your skin, it also helps your make-up stay on for a longer time.
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This is a unique silky formula that glides over the skin and minimizes the appearance of wrinkles and red lines on your face. It comes with mattifying properties that help prevent the shiny look of the skin and is able to lock up your make-up for a perfect look that can last all day long. This skin care product contains waterproof elements that ensure its duration even in rough weather conditions without drying your face. Thank Me Later is a formula that promotes the skin’s long-lasting care and helps maintain a flawless look of the make-up for an entire day.
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- The formula has waterproof features
- Keeps a shine-free skin look without drying it
- Minimizes the appearance of pores and wrinkles
- It maintains a flowless look
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- Not suitable for oily skin
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Less expensive in comparison to the other products and very popular among women. Nevertheless, it comes in a smaller quantity. The main advantage of this product are that it doesn’t contain parabens and that is highly resistant even if you live in a damp climate.
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If you are all about beauty products, yet you cannot afford to spend too much money on a new one, this e.l.f. cosmetic is perfect for you. Not only does it come at a cheap price, but due to its magnificent all-natural composition, it ensures to leave your skin smoother than ever. It makes for a great makeup base as it not only helps the foundation you apply persists, but because it helps minimize your pores for clogging to not occur. Among the important ingredients it contains, we have vitamins A, C, and E. Furthermore, you need to apply only a thin coating for it to make its effect.
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- Contains grape infusion, vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin E
- Smoothens and illuminates the skin
- Helps minimize pores so that harmful cosmetic products don’t enter them
- Comes at a very cheap price
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- Doesn’t have anti-aging properties
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The cheapest entry in our top, this is a foundation base you can confidently apply as it not only helps makeup persist for a longer time, but due to the vitamin-rich formula it boasts, it even helps your skin look cleaner and healthier.
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Maybelline Makeup Baby Skin
This frangrance-free and breathable formula feels lightweight on your face so you can wear it alone or with a moisturizer. This non-comedogenic clar face makeup will prep your face for heavy makeup application and it leaves your skin moisturized for the whole day. Without you having to re-apply every few hours. In addition to this, it will blur pores in an instant so you’re left with smooth and matte finish that feels like baby skin. One of the greatest thing about this product is the fact that it can be applied with your fingertips. Therefore, you don’t have to waste money purchasing an applicator. As well as, it’s also good for oily skin.
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- Can be applied with fingertips
- Suitable for a range of skin types
- It can moisturize skin
- It leaves a smooth matifiying finsh
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The reason why this formula is so popular is because it has been developed and inspired by makeup artists. It’s very unlikely that you will ever have to experience break-outs or pimples by using this product.
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Lesser Known Facts About Makeup Foundation
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- They can regulate oil production
By applying the primer first before all your makeup products, it helps you control the sebum production which is secreted by your skin glands. This way, you will get a long-lasting makeup and also well-cared skin.
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- They promote a smoother skin
Their formula is able to fill up fine lines and wrinkles and ensure a perfect base for makeup. There are plenty of products of this kind that contain natural plants extracts and are rich in antioxidants which promote the skin’s healthiness and fresh look.
The main purpose of these products is to create a barrier between your skin and makeup. Constantly using such an item will prevent your skin from getting irritated or developing acne as an effect of new makeup products that might harm a very sensitive skin.
Depending on each product’s ingredients, you can choose one that is plant-based and can offer a good care of your skin’s tissues. Generally, these items contain silicone, which is able to trap the moisture of your skin by tightening the pores.
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- They help you reduce the amount of makeup
Adding it on your face helps you cut from the amount of foundation that you are normally using to hide imperfections. You don’t need a lot of foundation anymore because your face will get an unnatural look.
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- You can wear them on their own
In case you are willing to look natural but somehow “polished,” you can put on your primer without adding an extra makeup. It offers a pleasant and natural appearance while protecting your skin from potentially harmful agents, such as dust.
Tips and tricks when applying the primer
- Always apply it after cleaning your face;
- Always start applying it from the center of your face;
- Apply the product in small amounts;
- Add a touch of primer on your eyelids and lips;
- You can mix it with your foundation;
- Wait for it a few minutes to dry.
