With primer, your makeup glides on smoothly and blends easily. Plus, it doesn't rub off or smear. Here's how to apply primer, plus a list of some of our favorites.

Primer is best for people with oily skin because it's going to create a matte look all over your face before you apply foundation. After you work out, you're usually sweaty and a little red-faced.

Makeup artists swear by primers to create some of smoothest complexions in the biz (like Kim Kardashian and Selena Gomez). These silicone-equipped formulas help fill in crevices and create an even ...

Using a face primer helps makeup last on oily skin. Dermatologists and makeup artists share how to find the best formula, drugstore picks to try, and how to apply them.

When it comes to choosing the right primer shade, there is a lot more than just picking up the right bottle. Here are our tips.

“Primers really add to any makeup look⁠—they prep skin so your skin and the makeup you apply look better longer,” says Davis. “Face primers are best applied with the fingers, similar to ...

We tested 31 popular face primers and graded them on application, feel and look. The Milk Makeup Hydro Grip Primer was the unanimous choice for best overall.

Another way you've never thought to use the prep product: Apply your foundation all over your face, then take a fluffy diffusing brush and use it to buff primer into the skin as a finishing touch.

The best primers for mature skin not only help makeup last throughout the day, they keep foundation from settling into fine lines and wrinkles.

Primers—a layer of pre-makeup invented to that go on after skin care and before foundation—can seem superfluous. They typically don't give color payoff on their own. And if you've ever tried ...