I Confess: I Can’t Live Without My Primer

I Confess: I Can’t Live Without My Primer  

A dewey complexion is one thing.  A shiny face is another.  There is nothing worse than that oily skin feeling and knowing that you are going to look like a grease ball in every photo you take.

I’ve been wearing makeup since my teens, and as I am sure many of you have experienced, before the night is over it ends up doing a disappearing act.  It washes away with sweat, smears, drips and ends up in a different place than where you originally put it.  

One humid mid-summer’s night, after seeing my shiny face in photos from a party I went to, I was finally fed up. How could all the celebrities keep a clean face all night? (Well, I guess they may have makeup artists touching them up, but whatever...)  There still had to be something I could do.  

The Sephora makeup ladies had always suggested I use a primer, and I thought it was a load of bologna. But I caved. I bought one.  And I’ve never turned back.  It was one of the best decisions I’ve ever put off making.

Primers help absorb oil and give the face a matte finish.  By putting it on before applying foundation or powder it not only helps reduce shine, but also helps keep the makeup on longer.

There are bunch of primers out there, and as you can imagine I tried a lot of them.  Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer Light tops my list.  It my go-to before putting any makeup on.  If I use one in the morning (whether I am putting makeup over it or not) the La Roche Posay Anthelios 50 Daily Anti-Aging Primer with Sunscreen is my choice.  Who wants to look shiny in the day, even if I am not wearing makeup?

I love my primers.  I can’t live without them.  But here's the only downside...  Since the makeup stays put for longer, it takes more time wash it all off at the end of the night!  C’est la vie!