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"I&amp;#x27;ll go first. If you&amp;#x27;d asked me a few months ago, the answer would have been a resounding no, mainly for two reasons. 1) I&amp;#x27;m the queen of shortcuts. When it comes to doing my makeup each morning, I&amp;#x27;m into the five-minute face approach&amp;amp;#8212;moisturizer + foundation + blush + mascara + lipstick = done, and 2) I was blessed with (typically) normal skin with a smooth and even texture, so primer has always seemed a bit pointless for me.Until recently, that is. One sweltering day late last summer, I was complaining about my foundation and blush pulling a disappearing act&amp;amp;#8212;mid-day, every single day&amp;amp;#8212;and randomly someone put it into perspective for me: If you wouldn&amp;#x27;t apply your favorite nail color without a base coat, why would you apply makeup without a primer?This my friends, is what we call the breakthrough.&amp;quot;Primer preps the skin for an ideal makeup application&amp;amp;#8212;it&amp;#x27;s the same concept as using primer before painting a room,&amp;quot; confirms Jake Bailey, Celebrity Makeup Artist for Cover Girl. &amp;quot;Makeup adheres better to primer. The tacky surface really grabs the foundation so you can get more coverage out of less product.&amp;quot;Of course I was compelled to add another minute onto my morning primping routine, and I wholeheartedly get it. Now, I take time to prime. Primer makes all the difference between my makeup lasting for six hours versus a full 16.If you&amp;#x27;re still searching for the perfect primer, pinpoint your skin type below and then give one of our suggestions a go! (Rhyme totally unintended.) Or, if you&amp;#x27;ve used one of our recommendations before, be sure to let us know what you think! For dry skin: Cover Girl Simply Ageless Serum Primer, $11.99; Laura Mercier Hydrating Foundation Primer, $30; Bobbi Brown Vitamin Enriched Face Base, $50; Smashbox Photo Finish Hydrating Foundation Primer, $42. For normal skin: Maybelline Instant Age Rewind Primer Skin Transformer, $8.99; Napoleon Perdis Auto Pilot Pre-Foundation Primer, $39; TheBalm Time Balm Face Primer, $30; Trish McEvoy Even Skin Face Primer, $32. For oily skin:: Make Up For Ever All Mat Primer, $45; Temptu Base Smooth &amp;amp; Matte Primer, $35; Korres Pomegranate Mattifying Primer, $22; Givenchy Mister Mat Mattifying Foundation Primer, $45. What are some of your favorite primer products? Do you use primer? Are you a primer-evangelist? Tell us in the comments! PLUS... &amp;amp;#183; Beauty Experiment: Monistat as foundation primer &amp;amp;#183; How to do foundation like a pro &amp;amp;#183; 15 easy tips for flawless skin"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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