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Anonymous asked: <p>Hii :) do you know any good foundation primers both drugstore and high-ends? Ones that you use and haven&#8217;t used. Also do you need a foundation primer if you already used a moisturizer before?</p>

Hello :)

I’ll answer your second question first. Moisturizers and primers do not do the same thing. Moisturizers sink into your skin to hydrate it; primers sit on top of your skin to cover pores and fine lines and are meant to help give better coverage and staying power to liquid foundations. You don’t necessarily NEED to use a primer, but a moisturizer should always be used. Moisturizer is applied first.

Primers that are worth your money:

Hard Candy Sheer Envy Original Primer - $8 from Walmart or online - it’s oil-free and very lightweight

Monistat Anit-Chafing Gel - $7 at drugstores or superstores - They should really rename this product to Monistat Makeup Miracle. It’s definitely safe for use on your face, and contains the same active ingredients as actual face primers, minus the harmful additives that cosmetic companies add. It also helps control oil and prevent breakouts.

Smashbox PhotoFinish Primer - $35 from Sephora, Ulta or other beauty stores/online - This is a very costly primer but it does work. Whether it’s actually worth the money, I’m not too sure (I have tight pockets), but it’s definitely not going to disappoint you!

There are a lot of other foundation primers out there, both high and low end, but I honestly don’t like any others.

Any makeup blog that informs me that a feminine hygiene product has the same active ingredients as foundation primer for 1/5 the price gets mad-crazy thumbs up from me.