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The moisturiser-primer hybrids you need in your life

A 2-in-1 product we can get behind

By Briar Clark

BEAUTYcrew Beauty Editor / November 18 2020

If there’s one thing we’re very excited about ATM, it has to be the steady slew of ultra-hydrating makeup primer options that have started flooding shelves. A perfect compromise between a moisturiser and primer, these picks remove the need to pile on an unnecessary amount of product, instead providing an effectively hydrating and skin-perfecting base in one fell swoop.

Here are our picks for the best bases that finely toe the line between skin care and makeup:

RMS beauty Master Radiance Base

Combining a glorious swathe of light-reflecting pearls, antioxidant-rich jojoba oil and meadowfoam seed oil (not to mention chia seed oil – a rich source of omega-3 fatty acids), this nourishing base helps to project a luminous and radiant complexion, for healthy-looking skin all day long.

LA MER The Perfecting Primer

Utilising La Mer’s notorious skin-loving formula, this skin-prepping primer delivers a bounty of hydrating, plumping and blurring goodness for a smoothed and perfected face, primped and ready for foundation application. La Mer’s miracle broth renews cells, calms redness and untreated inflammation, while their marine-infused ferment smooths the appearance of fine lines and imperfections. Magic.

Lancôme La Base Hydra Glow Primer

If you find yourself constantly having to negotiate long-lasting makeup and long-lasting hydration, this offering from Lancome is a god-send. With a 24-hour hydrating formula containing hyaluronic acid and rose, we’re talking plumped skin, and a minimisation of fine lines and redness. Dry-skinned gals this one’s for you.

OLE HENRIKSEN Banana Bright Face Primer

Inspired by Ole’s famous eye cream of the same name, the Banana Bright primer delivers the same brightening, luminous results as the brand’s hero. The skin-perfecting formula also smooths skin and wrinkles for a perfected, brightened finish that’ll awaken even the most tired of skin.

GIORGIO ARMANI Luminous Silk Hydrating Primer

If you’re one of the many cult-followers of the Luminous Silk foundation, you’ll love this primer addition to the range. Touting an ultra-hydrating formula that complements the velvet matte finish of the famous base product that inspired its creation, it’ll leave skin soft, hydrated and refreshed for a whopping 48 hours.

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Main image credit: @rowanblanchard

Briar Clark

Briar Clark got her start in the media industry in 2017, as an intern for Marie Claire and InStyle. Since then, her keen interest in fashion and beauty has landed her gigs as a Digital Content Producer and Beauty Editor with titles like Girlfriend, Refinery29, BEAUTYcrew and beautyheaven. She loves the way seemingly innocuous topics like skin care and style have the ability to put a smile on people’s faces or make them think about themselves a little differently. A big believer in self love and experimentation, Briar has made a point of becoming the Australian beauty industry’s unofficial guinea pig for unusual treatments and daring hair trends. When she’s not testing out the latest beauty launches, Briar is big on broadening her horizons, mostly in the form of food but she’s also partial to travelling to new destinations both near and far (and of course, allocating an extra bag to bring their best beauty offerings home with her).