How to apply primer, foundation and concealer

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Even though beauty brands have been putting out makeup primers for what feels like forever, it still remains one of the more mysterious and puzzling base products on the market.

There's such a vast array of different primer options available — hydrating, mattifying, blurring, luminizing, and more — it can be very confusing to figure out which type of primer will work for you.

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Oh yeah, and then there's the application factor. Yes, apparently there is a wrong way to apply primer. If confusion and frustration are the main reasons you've been avoiding primer, we're here to change that.

Ahead, find professional advice on how to properly use it, recommendations for every skin type, and what you should never do when it comes to this pre-base product.

1. Whatisprimer and what does it do?

Put simply, primer is exactly what its name implies: It's a preparatory product that's applied after your skin care to create a

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