Prepping and priming your face are the two important steps before applying makeup. It’s particularly effective for smoothing the skin, filling in lines and wrinkles, and creating a less porous surface for makeup.
Boots has a great range of primers, including the popular YSL Touche Éclat Blur Primer. And not only does it have great reviews, it’s also been reduced from £35 to £25 – this is cheaper than getting it from LookFantastic (£28).
The product works to even out skin tone, while the blurring technology creates an ideal canvas for your makeup, helping it to last all day. It can be used underneath your foundation, or alone for a radiant no-makeup makeup look.
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For an even more radiant-looking finish, you can use it alongside the YSL Touche Éclat Le Teint Foundation, currently on offer at £29.50 at Boots. The primer has a 4.6 rating from across 341 reviews.
A very pleased shopper wrote: “I keep going back to this product, it actually last for a long time because you only need one pump and it makes any foundation look really good. Face looks kind of blurred and glowy and I sometimes just wear it on its own too on no makeup days and it’s fabulous.”
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“The texture is unlike any other primer I’ve tried, silky smooth but almost feels like you are putting nothing on your skin,” another added, while a third commented: “I have been buying this for years and although it is a bit pricier than others, it feels very luxurious and is as light as a feather on the skin. Would definitely recommend.”
There has been little criticism of the product, with 89 per cent of reviewers recommending it, but some customers weren’t as impressed with the results: “Made absolutely no difference. Disappointing for such an expensive product that I treated myself to, waste of money.”
Alternatively, there’s the Always An Optimist Illuminating Primer from Rare Beauty, available at £26 from Space NK. Enriched with ultra-fine pearls, it seeks to smooth, hydrate and illuminate the complexion.
It has a 4.6 rating based on 597 reviews. “It leaves my skin moisturised and glowy – I wear it even if I don’t put on foundation,” said a buyer.
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You can get the YSL Touche Éclat Blur Primer at £25 from Boots or at £28 from LookFantastic. Shop the £29.50 YSL Touche Éclat Le Teint Foundation here. You can buy the £26 Rare Beauty Always An Optimist Illuminating Primer from Space NK.
