Would you paint your walls without priming them first? No way! They'd be all crazy by the time you were finished. Not to mention, the color wouldn't be uniform once the paint dried. The same goes for our pretty faces, too! If you notice that your foundation is not staying uniform or your colors are turning a little funky---- it's time to try a primer!
Why should I wear one? Primers these days surpass the primers of the past. Most are now super lightweight, oil-free, and you really don't feel like you have anything extra on your skin. They fill in lines and wrinkles, help make our pores look smaller, and even out skin tone and discoloration. Some are customized to give extra luminosity to drier skin types or help mattify oilier skin types. In the end you'll use less foundation, because you start with a perfectly prepped canvas. Primer also gives your makeup better staying power and the hues will stay true to color.
How do you apply it? Cleanse, tone and moisturize your skin like you normally do. Give your moisturizer a few minutes to sink in. Take a pearl size amount of your foundation primer and pat all over your face and neck with your fingers. Once it's patted all over your face and neck, quickly smooth it out with your fingers. It's important to put primers on with your fingers, because your body heat will help it fill in the areas it needs to go. (Others may tell you to put your primers on with a foundation sponge, but you'll get better results with your fingers! The same is true for eye shadow primers!)
Which are the best? I can honestly say I don't have a "favorite" primer, because I really haven't come across any "bad" ones. I do strongly suggest using a primer and a foundation from the same brand! The ingredients are designed to be compatible. I've found that sometimes when you try a primer from one brand then a foundation from another brand, your skin might feel extra oily or the foundation may ball or cake up... then you're left thinking that one of those products you've just used is horrible. Which is probably not the case, just those particular formulas were not designed to work together.
If you're using cosmetics on your beautiful face, you deserve to have a perfect canvas to work on! Try something new-- add a primer to your routine! Be prepared: your flawlessness may stop traffic!!
xo, Browzilla
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