primer

And oily, combination and acne-prone types, too.

• By Tanisha Pina
  Aug 31, 2018

You'd forget you just put it on your face were it not for the sudden Insta-pretty-filter-worthy smoothness and glow.

• By Stephanie Saltzman
  Jun 26, 2018

Also on the way: brushes and an eye primer.

• By Dara Prant
  Jun 25, 2018

For people with consistently pink skin.

• By Gemma Kim
  Sep 18, 2015

I try to keep my makeup routine as simple as possible, but at some point someone told me that if you wear foundation, you should wear a primer. I happen to wear foundation a lot of the time, and it does seem to look a lot better with primer. However, putting on primer has always just felt like I was putting on another thing that might clog my pores or make me break out--especially in warm, sweaty months like these. Magically, a new Smashbox primer--considered by many to be the best primer out there--appeared in our office with the words "BLEMISH CONTROL" on the front, and I snatched it up immediately.

• By Dhani Mau
  Jul 24, 2013