The best hydrating primers for dry skin
Dry skin can be your foundation's worst enemy. As base products often cling to and accentuate dry patches of skin and rough texture, a dry complexion can leave your base looking uneven and less than perfect,
Prepping your skin with a hydrating primer is the perfect way to smooth your complexion before applying your favourite base product. Creating an ultra-smooth and hydrated base, a primer designed for dry skin will help your makeup to stay in place and looking perfect all day long.
Our Top 10 Picks of the Best Primers for Dry Skin
- Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Face Base
- GUERLAIN 24H Hydration Parure Gold 24K Radiance Booster Perfection Primer
- By Terry Cellularose CC Serum
- Illamasqua Hydra Veil Primer
- Too Faced Hangover Replenishing Face Primer
- Laura Mercier Pure Canvas Hydrating Travel Size Primer
- NYX Professional Makeup Plumping Honey Dew Melon Infused Dew Me Up Face Primer
- NARS Cosmetics Radiance Primer SPF 35
- Armani Luminous Silk Hydrating Primer
- Yves Saint Laurent Touche Éclat Blur Primer
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Which is the Best Hydrating Primer for Dry Skin?
To help you find your glow-inducing, moisturising primer, we've curated a list of our favourite primers for dry skin to ensure your base looks perfect all day long.
1. Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Face Base 50ml
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RRP: £54.00Current price: £40.50
- Why we love it: Smells divine and acts as a moisturiser/primer hybrid!
2. GUERLAIN 24H Hydration Parure Gold 24K Radiance Booster Perfection Primer 156ml (Various Shades)
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£64.00
- Why we love it: It features a sensorial texture that instantly blurs the skin!
3. By Terry Cellularose CC Serum 30ml (Various Shades)
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£62.00
- Why we love it: Packed with skin-loving ingredients to create a lit-from-within finish.
4. Illamasqua Hydra Veil Primer 30ml
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RRP: £34.00Current price: £25.50
- Why we love it: Moisturises and hydrates to minimise the look of dryness.
5. Laura Mercier Pure Canvas Hydrating Travel Size Primer 25ml
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RRP: £22.50Current price: £15.75
- Why we love it: Even when on-the-go, it revitalises tired skin and helps your makeup to stay in place.
6. Armani Luminous Silk Hydrating Primer 30ml
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RRP: £38.00Current price: £28.50
- Why we love it: Leaves skin looking energised and feeling as soft as silk!
7. Yves Saint Laurent Touche Éclat Blur Primer 30ml
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£35.00
- Why we love it: You can wear under foundation, or alone as a skin-perfecting base.
8. NYX Professional Makeup Plumping Honey Dew Melon Infused Dew Me Up Face Primer 78.9g
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RRP: £15.00Current price: £12.00
- Why we love it: An all-in-one product that saves a lot of room in your makeup bag and promotes a radiant-looking base!
9. Too Faced Hangover Replenishing Face Primer 40ml
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£32.00
- Why we love it: Soothes the appearance of redness for a balanced-looking complexion.
My large family of mainly women has made me passionate about all things beauty from a young age: from routines passed down from my grandmother, to trying the latest products and trends. After training as an MUA at MAC Cosmetics, my love for makeup has now evolved into making sure my skincare creates the perfect canvas for any look. I love anything that can make my base feel fresh & bright while accentuating my features – Bobbi Brown's Face Base is my holy grail at the moment!
