Additionally, avoid products with added oils, shea butter, or waxes, since these ingredients can contribute to excess oil and can even clog your pores, causing breakouts.Īnd for best results, it's important to prep the skin before applying your primer of choice. If you have oily skin, look for keywords like lightweight, oil-free, mattifying, and oil control when shopping, says Welch. It also helps to smooth out any texture issues and other imperfections like fine lines and large pores, she explains.īut not all primers are created equal. A primer helps counteract the effects of excess oil by keeping your makeup in place and preventing it from sliding, creasing, or breaking down as the day wears on, says Samantha Welch, an esthetician and makeup artist in Massachusetts. While application is fast, the benefits are profound. It's called primer, a lightweight product-available in both liquids and powders-that's generally applied after moisturizer and before makeup, says Annie Tevelin, makeup artist and founder of SkinOwl. But if you have oily skin or large pores, there's one small step that's worth adding to your repertoire. Milani Prime Shield Mattifying + Pore-Minimizing Face Primer is launching now at drugstores.When you're always running from place to place, the best beauty routine is one thing: quick.
I like how it isn’t a suffocating silicon primer that makes me itchy. I will say it made my foundation last very nicely however, it wasn’t quite laying well on my dry skin so I’m putting it away and revisiting it in the Summer when my skin starts produces a bit more oily.Īs of now I’ll say I’m impressed with the texture and thinness of the product. It’s also puts lays a nice thin layer of silicon across skin for foundation to adhere which means your foundation is less likely to oxidize and fade quickly.ĭuring my testing, as I mentioned above, this wasn’t quite working for me as my skin is very dry at the moment. I think it’ll do well mattifying mildly oily skin and will reduce shine instantly upon application. I thought the texture very interesting because unlike thicker silicon primers, I’m talking to you Smashbox, this absorbs into a very, very thin layer on skin. It’s obviously best suited for oily skin as it delivers a light, thin layer of silicon that creates a barrier between skin and makeup.
This is a thin translucent gel that sits very, very unnaturally atop my drier skin. Be sure to shake the tube hard before applying. I live in New York and it’s currently pretty cold, I’m not sure where Milani ships from (maybe CA?) but the first time I used this it came out in a wet separated mix. I got mine via Milani’s site and it actually arrived a bit separated. Milani Prime Shield Mattifying + Pore-Minimizing Face Primer arrives in a 0.68 oz squeeze tube for $9.99. If you’re dry like me you might want to go with the new Milani Prime Perfection Hydrating + Pore-Minimizing Face Primer as Prime Shield Mattifying + Pore-Minimizing Face Primer is all about matte. This formula promises to soften the appearance of finer line and larger pores while creating a smooth, matte finish on skin to extend the length and wear of foundation. Milani Prime Shield Mattifying + Pore-Minimizing Face Primer ($9.99) is a new, permanent face primer that launched with the Milani Spring 2016 Collection.
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