Simply put, it’s our job to find the best beauty products out there for you. From the newest serum to the hottest lipstick color to the dry shampoo that will change your life, we will find it, test it, and let you know what we think. We’re not complaining—it’s a pretty fun gig, and we’ll volunteer to be beauty guinea pigs any day.
But one of the cool things to come out of this is finding out what products you’re loving and buying. It helps us figure out what you want to learn more about and what you’re into so we can bring even more personalized recs to you.
Because we share a lot of our favorites with you every single day, we recognize it might be hard to keep up. So we’ve decided to put together a handy weekly list of what we love and what you love. Consider this a CliffsNotes, one-stop shop of what’s really trending and worth adding to your cart at this very moment.
This week, we’re taking a look at the products that will give your makeup the most staying power. I’m talking setting sprays and powders, primers, and other skin prep finds. These will ensure your makeup lasts all day (or night) long. Do you have a product that we missed? We’d love to know. Send us a DM.
Our readers love this drugstore primer. It manages to blur any imperfections and smooth fine lines without leaving a greasy feeling.
I’ve been using Urban Decay primers for 10-plus years. It’s my absolute favorite, and I can honestly say I can’t live without it. It manages to keep my makeup in place for hours, but doesn’t leave my skin feeling super tight.
Prepping your skin with an exfoliant can help with makeup application. That’s because you’re smoothing it and ridding it of any dead skin cells or debris. And we can’t say enough good things about Paula’s Choice’s cult-favorite exfoliant.
Preserve your eye makeup looks and ward off any creases with this 24-hour eye shadow primer. It also contains shea butter to smooth the skin.
With over 100,000 ratings and 4.5 out of 5 stars on Amazon, this face powder might just be the highest rated beauty product on the retailer’s website (or at least top five). The translucent product minimizes the appearance of fine lines, wrinkles, scars, and blemishes. And while you can use it as a setting powder, it also works as a foundation.
I use this sunscreen a lot as a primer because it’s great at smoothing my skin and also leaves a pearly finish. Guaranteed compliments with this product.
Consider this a multitasking formula. In addition to priming the face, the serum also targets fine lines and wrinkles, improves and evens skin tone, and provides SPF protection.
Both a primer and moisturizer, this cream contains shea butter, and vitamins B, C, and E. It also has a nice scent of grapefruit and geranium fragrances.
Your makeup will be locked in for up to 16 hours with this spray. It contains film-former polymers that form a flexible and long-lasting film across the skin, plus Japanese green tea and aromatic resin to hydrate and blur pores, respectively.
If you’re dealing with redness, you’re going to want to take a look at this primer. It has an anti-redness complex to soothe the skin. The lightweight texture is totally buildable, too.
Don’t forget to moisturize when prepping your skin. You can’t go wrong with CeraVe’s AM lotion which comes with SPF protection.
This lightweight face oil does so much—it soothes, smoothes, hydrates, and primes the skin before makeup. It leaves the skin dewy and glowy.
Here’s another cult-favorite, best-selling makeup product. The sheer powder leaves a matte finish and sheer coverage while blurring any fine lines and blemishes.
Formulated with grape and vitamins A, C, and E, this face primer hydrates and nourishes the skin before you put on makeup. It works well on all skin types.
If you’re looking for that glowy finish, try this spray. It contains blue agave extract to set makeup; hemp-derived cannabis seed extract, hyaluronic acid, aloe, and niacinamide to hydrate and refresh the skin; and hemp-derived cannabis seed and moringa oils to give that hydrating glow.
This one’s for all the glitter lovers out there. The primer is designed specifically for glitter makeup, keeping it in place and clump-free. Use it on your eyelids, face, or body.
Need another exfoliating option? This highly rated scrub works hard to remove dead skin cells, excess oil, and debris. But it won’t leave the skin dried out thanks to hydrating glycerin and cooling aloe leaf extract.
This weightless setting powder comes in different shades and finishes, like radiant and matte. The sheer formula minimizes fine lines, wrinkles, and pores, but it doesn’t leave a cakey finish.
This one’s a total classic. It provides up to 24 hours of staying power, resisting creasing, smudging, or dulling.
Shrink your pores with this 16-hour setting spray. It’s micro-fine, waterproof, and smudge-proof.
