What Is Face Primer & How to Apply Primer
What does primer do? Learn how to apply primer and what role it plays in your makeup routine with Charlotte's magical makeup guide.
What Does A Primer Do
A face primer goes underneath your makeup to help your makeup apply smoothly, stay in place and give your complexion an even-looking skin tone. Some primers also provide a glow-boost and extra skin benefits like hydration and moisturization, too. You can also use a primer on top of your makeup to give your skin an instant pick-me-up during the day. Wonderglow is magic for refresing the look of your makeup. Or wearing face primer on its own will help to even the look of your skin tone and blur the appearance of blemishes for an everyday, naturally glowing look.
Why You Should Use A Primer
If you want to achieve a smoother, radiant looking complexion, then a primer is a must-have in your makeup bag. Depending on the type of primer, you can get many different skincare benefits as well as making your makeup glow. As a hybrid between skincare and makeup, it is the perfect powerhouse to keep your skin hydrated and looking flawless.
A face primer has skincare benefits as well as being an essential makeup product. This makes it the perfect start to your makeup routine!
Anti-aging
We are all looking to create a youthful-looking complexion, and a face primer can help deliver this! With anti-ageing ingredients, a primer can create the illusion of a youthful glow. With plump-effect ingredients such as BioNymph Peptide, this will help your skin to always appear more youthful.
Illuminating
It’s no secret that at Charlotte Tilbury we are all about that GLOW, so an illuminating primer is high on our list of makeup and skincare priorities! Primers are ideal for adding subtle glow underneath your makeup if you want to add radiance to your makeup. If you want to wear a primer on its own, illuminating ingredients can give you an all over glow without the intensity of a highlighter. We love adding a boost to our makeup midday by tapping in Wonderglow primer on our cheekbones for a subtle highlight.
Smoothing
Face primer and smooth skin come hand in hand. The most popular way to use a primer is before your foundation, and this is a fantastic method of creating a smoother-looking canvas. As the skincare ingredients treat your complexion, the smoothing makeup will create silky soft feeling skin that helps your face makeup glide on effortlessly. Plus, it helps your makeup last for longer!
Color-Correcting
A lot of us have issues with redness and discolouration of the skin. Face primers offer a wonderful remedy to help even out skin tone and colour-correct the appearance of redness. By applying before your foundation or concealer, you can eliminate the look of discolouration for a more even-looking complexion. This can help you see where you need further coverage with makeup and where you can go without.
Moisturizing
Hydrated, moisturized skin is on top of most of our skincare wish lists. By using a face primer, you can help to keep your skin nourished and hydrated.
How To Apply Primer
Step 1: Moisturize the Face
Charlotte's Magic Cream is Charlotte's AWARD-WINNING, INSTANT-TURNAROUND moisturizer that hydrates the skin and beautifies the complexion, providing an immediate skin revival that leaves the complexion GLOWING! It's Charlotte's essential skincare step to indulge in before every makeup application, giving your primer a smooth, hydrated canvas to glide onto.
Step 2: Apply Primer before or with Foundation
Applying primer underneath foundation helps to prep the skin for makeup, creating a smooth canvas for your foundation to glide onto. To apply a face primer, pump a peanut-sized amount onto your hands and massage into the face and neck using your fingertips.
Tilbury Tip: You can also mix your primer with your foundation to give it a moisturising finish with a dewy-looking glow!
Step 3: Feel Fresh-Faced And Fabulous!
Once you've applied your primer, continue with your makeup and enjoy an even smoother makeup application thanks to the power of primer! Or, for an effortless, natural look, wear your primer on its own to even out the look of your complexion and give it a flattering, blurring effect!