Trust Me—These Face Primers Are Incredible for Mature Skin (2024)

Tatcha

The Silk Canvas

This primer contains a combination of green tea, rice and algae for skincare benefits. And the product name doesn’t lie, it leaves you with silky soft skin and a perfect canvas for any base product.

Best for:Dry skin

Pros: Nourishing, blurring and boosts radiance

Cons:More of an investment

Charlotte Tilbury

Invisible UV Flawless Poreless Primer SPF 50

This primer gives you the ultimate 2-for-1 with a primer and SPF 50 everyday protection. If you find your skin normally feels dry after applying traditional primers then this one should be your next pick.

Best for:Dry skin

Pros: Hydrating and contains SPF 50

Cons:More of an investment

Hourglass

Vanish™ Airbrush Primer

Fine lines your biggest skin bugbear? This primer helps to blur the look of them but doesn’t feel silicone-like. It’s a gel consistency that dries to a velvety finish.

Best for:Oily skin

Pros: Lightweight, blurring and controls excess oil

Cons:More of an investment

The Ordinary

High-Spreadability Fluid Primer

Definitely the most affordable primer of the bunch, this product isn’t like an old-school silicone primer. It has a serum texture and has a soft skin finish.

Best for:All skin types

Pros: Affordable, serum-like consistency and velvety finish

Cons: You might not be a fan of the pipette applicator

Laura Mercier

Pure Canvas Primer Hydrating

Vitamin A, C and E are focal ingredients in this primer to deliver radiance along with hydration.

Best for:Dry skin

Pros: More affordable than other high-end options, lightweight and hydrating

Cons: Bigger sizes often sell out

Shiseido

Synchro Skin Soft Blurring Primer

The blurring effect in this formula uses light-diffusion technology. It absorbs sweat, oil and reduces shine without drying out the skin.

Best for:Oily skin

Pros: Water-based so not drying on the skin but still has a mattifying effect

Cons: Won't give you a dewy finish

Ole Henriksen

Banana Bright Face Primer

If glow is what you’re after you can’t go wrong with this radiance-inducing primer. Its key ingredient is vitamin C which helps to even your skin tone.

Best for:Dry skin

Pros: Illuminating and smoothing

Cons: Your skin might not get on with vitamin C

Bobbi Brown

Vitamin Enriched Face Base

Such a classic product, this acts as a face moisturiser and a primer in one with hyaluronic acid, shea butter and a blend ofvitamins B5, C and E. It soothes, smooths and brightens skin over time but immediately acts as a great makeup base.

Best for:All skin types

Pros: Hydrating but not greasy

Cons: More of an investment

Lancôme

La Base Pro Perfecting Makeup Primer 01

This translucent formula adheres makeup to the skin but beforehand smooths skin and blurs the appearance of fine lines.

Best for:Oily skin

Pros: Blurring and controls shine

Cons: Might not be super hydrating

Armani

Luminous Silk Hydrating Primer

Silky-soft skin is pretty much guaranteed with this primer thanks to the shea butter and glycerin in the formula locking in hydration.

Best for:Dry skin

Pros: Hydrating and adds a gorgeous glow

Cons: Might not be suitable for oily skin

Huda Beauty

Glowish Blur Jam Silicone-Free Smoothing Primer

If you still prefer a matte makeup finish, this gel-like texture smooths skin and gives a matte, but not flat, pre-makeup finish.

Best for:Oily skin

Pros: Hydrates the skin while also controlling excess oil and shine

Cons: Packaging could be a little messy

Morphe

Revitalizer Foundation Primer

For ultra-dry, patchy or flaky skin, you can apply this on the spots of dryness to even out tone and texture.

Best for:Dry skin

Pros: Lightweight and moisturising

Cons: Might not be suitable for oily skin

Lumene

Invisible Illumination Instant Glow UV Primer SPF 30

Fans of skincare layering will love the lightweight feel of this primer which also benefits from SPF 30.

Best for:Dry skin

Pros: Non-greasy and adds radiance

Cons: Might not be suitable for oily skin