Your favorite foundation, BB, and tinted moisturizer are only as good as what lies beneath it (i.e. your skin), which is where primers come in. Beyond simply blurring imperfections, many target specific complexion concerns, like redness and wrinkles. Here are six drugstore options that will give you the #nofilter skin of your dreams on the cheap.
L'Oreal Paris Magic Lumi Light Infusing Primer
If your skin that has lost its spark, just prepping with this luminizing formula can dial up the dewiness all day.
$12.99, ulta.com
Maybelline New York FaceStudio Master Prime Blur + Redness Control Primer
Whether you're red in the face because of rosacea or skin sensitivity, this primer features a green tint that neutralizes the flush. Plus, it won't irritate already irritable skin.
$9.99, ulta.com
Nyx Hydra Touch Primer
While delivering a flawless finish, this hydrating option infuses your face with naturally nourishing and soothing ingredients, like green tea, chamomile and ginseng root.
$14, nyxcosmetics.com
Physicians Formula #InstaReady Face Primer SPF 18
Because you don't have time to shine during the grease-fest that is summer, don't leave home without first prepping your skin with this oil-absorbing primer.
$12.99, cvs.com
Revlon Youth FX Fill + Blur Primer
While a bit spendy for a drugstore product, this skin treatment slash primer offers powerful long-term wrinkle smoothing effects thanks to age-fighting ingredients, in addition to its immediate line blurring effect by optical diffusers and micro-fillers.
$19.99, ulta.com
Rimmel London #Insta Flawless
It's a tinted moisturizer! It's a primer! It's a luminizer! It's your everything! The multitasking wonder does all of the above to deliver complexion perfection faster than you can say FaceTune.
$6.99, ulta.com
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