It is summer 24/7 in the Lion City, and that means hot and humid weather that'll have makeup slipping and sliding after a couple of hours. Fortunately for us, most beauty brands have developed primers that create a smooth, long-lasting base for the rest of your products, alongside added benefits. From matte finishes and colour correctors to serum-infused formulas, we've rounded up seven of our favourite primers right now that'll kickstart your complexion routine.
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SK-II
Beauty lovers who spend their days in the sun will love this lightweight, breathable formula. Providing SPF 50+ protection with a light tint, this five-in-one helps moisturise, brighten, firm, and prime with the powers of pitera, niacinamide, and bisabolol.
GenOptics CC Primer, $98, SK-II.
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Sisley
With a skincare-infused formula enriched with the brand’s Ideal Skin Complex, this nourishing gel primer provides a soft-focus finish that improves skin’s texture and minimises pores over time. What you get in the end is a matte, shine-free complexion.
Phyto-Teint Primer Matte, $130, SISLEY.
Guerlain
This primer protects and corrects for a rejuvenated, revived visage. It’s infused with mother-of-pearl and 24-karat gold, visibly improving the skin over time while shielding from UVA/UVB rays.
Parure Gold Skin Double Veil, $140, GUERLAIN.
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Sulwhasoo
The latest in our K-beauty shopping cart, this primer delivers long-lasting luminosity. Its lightweight, silky texture, combined with skin-loving ingredients such as plum blossom extract, evens out skin tone for all-day radiance.
Perfecting Veil Primer SPF 30/PA++, $82, SULWHASOO.
YSL Beauty
Give your makeup routine a radiance boost with this glow- giving primer. It combines corn, apricot kernel, passiflora, and rice bran oils with blurring technology to smooth out pores while leaving a subtle shimmer.
Touche Éclat Blur Primer, $92, YSL BEAUTY.
Givenchy Beauty
Inspired by the colours of the Maison's Prisme Libre loose powder, this serum-infused primer smooths, refines, and colour-corrects while improving skin overtime thanks to niacinamide and micro-hyaluronic acid.
Prisme Libre Skin & Color Serum Primer in Purple, $100, GIVENCHY BEAUTY.
Shu Uemura
This primer is perfect for those looking for a boost of radiance. Formulated with vitamin C and E, niacinamide, hyaluronic acid, and taurene, it delivers a vivid tone-up effect while providing UV protection.
Unlimited Block: Booster Charged Up, $82, SHU UEMURA.