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Monday 20 April 2015

As an oily girl the first step in my makeup routine is to prime my face with a face primer to make sure I have a great base for my makeup to sit on and give it the chance to stick around all day...

As you can see I have tried a lot of different primers, to try and find that miracle product that will stop me getting oily during the day. Unfortunately I cannot seem to find that product so I am just going to talk about a few of the stand out primers to me that I believe have actually aided in keeping my makeup on and helped reduce the amount of oil I produce during the day.


So out of all the primers I have narrowed it down to 10 that I think have helped with keeping my makeup on my face, reduced the oil and make a good canvas for my makeup application.

Maybelline Baby Skin - I find this primer very similar to the Benefit Pore Fessional and it does the same job for less of the price.

Australis Matte Out - A great primer for us oily girls, this little stick helps keep my oil at bay and generally use this with my Laura Mercier or Revlon primer, I just put this over the top in my t zone and I find this is a great combo for my skin.

Laura Mercier Foundation Primer - This primer would have to be one of my favourites, I love the way it goes on and how it helps to keep my makeup on during the day.

Revlon Photoready Perfecting Primer - Another favorite of mine it creates a great base, keeps my makeup put all day and I believe it reduces some of my oil during the day.

Bourjois Happy Light Matte Serum Foundation - This primer doesn't do much in the way of filling any pores but it helps keep my makeup on and aids a little bit with my oiliness.

Napoleon Auto Pilot - A great base that creates a good canvas for your makeup & keeps your makeup on.

Smashbox Photo Finish Foundation Primer - I actually hate the feel of this stuff but it works beautifully. It's an all rounder as it creates a good base, keeps your makeup on and reduces oil. 

Face of Australia Face Base Primer - Goes on great and you can apply your makeup on and it will stick around. I still get oily with this primer and it doesn't fill in any pores.

Innoxa Restore Lift & Firm Primer - I do really like this primer it makes a nice base, keeps some oil away and my makeup is still on my face at the end of the day.

Benefit The Pore Fessional - A very hyped about product from a lot of beauty gurus on YouTube is this little tube. I do like this primer but I do have a couple of other primers that I love more. It has that rubbery sort of texture that I hate but I do believe this fills in my pores for a great canvas for my makeup and it helps everything stick around.

These 10 primers is what I would usually rotate around on a day to day bases. I haven't found anything so far that completely keeps my oily t zone away during the day unfortunately. I do also always apply a setting spray at the end of my makeup application. 

If you have a primer you think I should try out please let me know or let me know in the comments what your favourite is.

Nicole xo

10 comments

  1. Hi Nicole,

    I've nominated you for the Leibster award (Basically, a tag which allows bloggers to ask other bloggers a set of their own questions and tag bloggers they follow!)

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    1. Hi Maddie, Thank you very much Hun I have done one of these before on my blog but I do appreciate it very much. I will pop over and have a read of yours :) xo

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  2. I really love all the Face of Australia primers, the purple one is designed for dryer skin though, so anyone on the oily to combo side would probably benefit from the Blue HD version xx

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    1. Oh awesome thank you I didn't know that, I will keep an eye out for the blue one :) xo

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  3. It's like primer heaven haha! I use the baby skin and don't see me changing anytime soon. I love it and it seems to do the job at a reasonable price :D Great post.

    http://evverythingnice.blogspot.co.uk/

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    1. Haha yes I have tried a few :) I also Like the Maybelline one as I mentioned I find it very similar to the Benefit one and the price is just oh so much happier :) xo

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  4. I love pore professional so much! Will have to try Laura Mercier!
    Becky // rebeccamarie.co.uk xxxx

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    1. oh do it is lovely, it is very different to the porefessional as it doesn't really focus on filling in pores at all it is more for a great canvas and helps with keeping your makeup on. xo

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  5. I need to try the revlon and smashbox primers!! Have you ever tried hourglass veil? I think you would love it!!

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    1. No I haven't but it is on my list to try (just not liking the price tag haha) I have been told it is really good and seen great reviews. Do you have it? is it really good for oily skin? xx

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