My five favourite primers!

I still remember the first ever primer encounter, The lovely lady at the Estee Lauder counter took one look at my not so gorgeous sixteen year old face and said 'You need to prime' and then backed that up with a quote that has never strayed far from my mind 'It's a crime not to prime'. 

Since that day you wouldn't find me without one or two primers hanging around my room - so you could probably say that I've had my fair share of the great 

{and the not so great} primers! So here are my top five favourite that I couldn't live without. Each of these have a different use and I obviously don't use all of them at once, I'd say my skin would be a tad over-primed if I did HA!  But they each are an essential part of my daily life - And hopefully yours too.

L. {L'oreal Revitalift Miracle Blur}
This is my most recent find and oh my word! How did I ever live without this !!?!! It is an absolute miracle, squeeze a pea size amount into your skin and it will instantly fill in any fine lines, pores and evens out any not so nice patches of skin to make you look like that girl we were all jealous of in High School that didn't wear makeup and looked amazing! It isn't actually marketed as a primer and technically its a sunscreen, with a thick greasy consistency its not the best to be wearing under a heavy coverage foundation, as I found myself powdering every couple of hours. But it is perfect for those days where you're just staying home and running errands. I would add a BB cream like Bobbi Brown's that has a slightly heavier coverage than others or even the Maxfactor CC cream.Something that would give me and natural, glowing look.

R. {Maybelline Dream Smooth Primer}
This is my go-too under eye primer. With a bit of elbow grease this works in so smoothly and leaves a velvety finish. It's holds my concealer on for about 4 hours, so not the longest lasting as I do have to touch up during the day, but results wise - It does give the best end result. I wouldn't recommend using this all over the face, purely because you need quite a generous amount as the pot is teeny tiny it wouldn't be the most economical idea!

L. {Estee Lauder Illuminating Perfecting Primer}

This is my third bottle Estee Lauder primer.{If you can't tell I have squeezed every last smidge out of the bottle above!} The first two were from they're old range. It was called something along the lines of colour correcting or some such things. It was an awful mustardy gloopy liquid but it was a such a lifesaver. I remember after purchasing my first tube I excitedly showed one of my girlfriends this miracle stuff. She was skeptical to say the least- but she was as floored as I was with the difference that it made to my skin. I was a little sad when they discontinued it, but their alternative is just as good, if not better. It is on the pricier side but believe me it is ten times better than any other I have ever tried!

  

R. {Nude Undercover Mineral primer}

 I was tossing up wether or not this one really deserved to be in this post. We have a serious love/hate relationship. The first time I used this I was utterly disappointed. I really do love the nude range but after my foundation had gone on my skin was so dry and it just left such an awful feeling that I had to start again- Not really what you want when you are perpetually running late as I am. However I have found that It works really well within its own brand. So this has become my lazy day makeup where I pair it with their BB Cream, Soft focus Illuminator and a little blush you look effortlessly Chic and not dry at all! This works well for me but if your looking for a multi-purpose primer, or not willing to buy matching nude products I'd probably stay clear from this! 

 {Paul & Joe Pearl foundation primer}
Oohahh Couldn't you just love this one for the presentation alone! The pastel pearls floating in a shiny, iridescent gel. It's enough to make anyone instantly happy! And to top it off it works well with almost any coverage of foundation. It really is the perfect all round primer and has deserved its place on my vanity. Once applied it has an almost radiant sheen coming through my foundation and If I get slightly excited with my current foundation love {Rimmel Wake Me up !} I could almost pass as a glittery Cullen look alike! Beside its vampire-esk qualities it really does last all day and makes my face perfectly flawless!



So theres my little spiel on primers! If you made it this far- Congrats! It was a lot of rambling to get through, but hopefully it gives you that extra push to try out a new Primer!