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What makes your foundation go on smoother and last longer? Primer! There are hundreds of primers available that all offer different benefits. From hydrating dry skin to taming oily parts of your face, each one is different for everyone!
Smashbox's Photo Finish Color Correcting Foundation Primer, Adjust blurs pores and gives you the smooth finish you want before applying your foundation. At $39, it's both expensive and one of the most popular primers on the market. It also reduces redness, which is an added benefit. If you don't have $39 to dish out on primer every few months, it's best to look for a cheaper alternative. Here are four primers that could be used in place of Smashbox's...
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Hard Candy Sheer Envy Primer
Hard Candy's Sheer Envy Primer comes in six different formulas: Perfecting, Shine-Free, Lift & Firm, Color Correcting, Dark Spot Correcting, and Ultra Light. Each primer targets the wearer's "most pressing skin concerns" and at around $10, it's an affordable comparison to Smashbox's primer.
Hard Candy's Sheer Envy Primer ($10)
Maybelline's Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser
Maybelline's Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser hydrates your skin while giving you a matte finish. It's literally just as smooth as a baby's skin! At $6.99, it's on the cheaper side compared to most drugstore primers and it's fragrance free! You'll love this one!
Maybelline Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser ($6.99)
N.Y.C Smooth Skin Perfect Primer
At only $4.49, N.Y.C.'s Smooth Skin Perfect Primer is one of the cheapest drugstore primers out there. It's a "satiny lightweight primer will instantly revive dull looking skin and boost radiance." Who wouldn't want that?
N.Y.C. Smooth Skin Perfect Primer ($4.49)
Revlon's Photoready Primer
Revlon's Photoready Primer comes in three different formulas: The Pore Reducing Primer minimizes the appearance of pores and gives a matte finnish, the Brightening Primer brightens and evens out the skin tone, and the Perfecting Primer smoothes and perfects skin. At around $14, this drugstore primer is one of the more expensive ones, but it isn't greasy and will minimize the appearance of your pores and fine lines!
Revlon Photoready Primer ($13.49)
