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Re: Question about using primer

@JeanLouiseFinch @Thanks! I believe a trip to the mall is in order! I will see what I can find!

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Re: Question about using primer


@KaySD wrote:

My understganding is that primer is used  as a barrier, to keep makeup from soaking into your skin. If it makes you feel dry, for goodness' sake don't use it! Find another one, or skip it. Or, if you can skip the makeup, you won't need the primer! 


@KaySD that's sorta the way Laura Gellar described it last night.  She said your skin is soaking in all our skincare and unless you want your skin to also soak in your foundation, you should wear a primer.  

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I add my primer with my moisturizer and spf---have for years. I like Smashbox, LG Spackle, there are combo bb/cc creams with primer in it like BE Complexion Rescue which is a tinted gel cream with spf--I still add mositurizer to it tho. I LOVED Laura Mercier tinted bb cram but heard the formulation was changed. 

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@Regal Bee wrote:

I always use a primer...makes a world of difference in the application of your makeup.


I've tried a few primers in the past and none of them made any difference.  I would love to find one that works.  

 

What makes all the difference for me in makeup is using a damp sponge for application.  I use Real Techniques and the result I get is an air brushed look.

 

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