For centuries, the realm of beauty industry sways us from believing that oily skin is the enemy. But a few years ago, with the explosion of K-Pop and K-Beauty, Glass Skin has become the new rage and who would’ve thought? Looking a tad bit oily has become the hottest make-up trend in Malaysia. People are obsessed with finding the best products that make their skin look dewy, fresh and youthful.
So how does one achieve dewy and luminous skin?
Skin prepping aka dewy primer! A good dewy primer prior to putting on a foundation can help your makeup look flawless, last throughout the day (with our hot tropical climate) and yes, make your skin look DEWY. Let’s uncover the best dewy primer Sephora has to offer.
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Is your skin is so dry and flaky it feels like the Sahara desert? Well, we’ve got the perfect primer for you. This lightweight primer for dry skin gives a dewy finish with a soft-focus effect to blur the appearance of pores and fine lines. Infused with coconut, jojoba, grapeseed, and botanicals, this hydrating primer won’t clog your pores and protect your skin from environmental damage and dehydration.
Yes, a super-boujee luxurious primer. But if you have the extra bucks, buy it! You won’t regret this great skin investment. A good fit for mature skin, this oil-free base primer has a light consistency that makes it blend seamlessly with foundations. The skin retexturing formula helps to replenish and rejuvenates skin complexion for a brighter and less dull appearance.
Raved by the top Beauty Guru/ Makeup Mogul Jefree Star, this primer is a cult favorite among makeup artists. The nourishing face-base contains shea butter, vitamin B, C and E that helps skin looking radiant all day long. Even though it is silicon-free, it blurs out the pores, fine lines seamlessly. Suitable for dark skin, it also color corrects hyper-pigmentation for a hydrating blank canvas before applying foundation.
COVER FX, famously known for their best- selling liquid highlighting drops, has an incredible primer to be added to your glass skin journey. It contains hyaluronic acid for a hydration boost, this primer gives an instantly dewy finish to your foundation. The parabens, fragrance, and mineral oil-free formula glide smoothly on your skin, maximizing the foundation bendability for an all-day glowing skin.
Blender blessed us with the all-time favorite makeup sponge 11 years ago and ever since then they have expanded their product range to foundations and now primers! Described by allure.com as “Dewy Skin In A Bottle”, this serum primer is formulated with botanical extracts that help combat dry-spots made suitable for combination skin. It creates a moisturizing canvas for the foundation so that it won’t cling on the dry spots and fine lines. The serum texture seeps into skin instantly plumping it up from within.
Doesn’t that name sound so refreshing and delicious? First Aid Beauty aka FAB, are known for their clean and sensitive skin-friendly ingredients providing an everyday essential that delivers immediate relief, lasting results and feel-good texture. FAB literally nailed-it with this moisturizer that works like a make-up primer which gives a smooth light-reflecting luminosity that. Worn alone or with foundation this primer saves your bank account and saves your skin!
Another Bobbi Brown on the list! This primer not only works as a glowy makeup base but as sunscreen as well. Formulated with Cucumber Apple, Scutellaria extract, caffeine and liquorice, this primer is a wake-me-up care your skin needs for an all-day luscious, sun-protected skin.
Have oily skin, but still want that dewy skin look? Rest assured, this oil-free formula sits comfortable and breathable on your skin while evening out redness and tones for your foundation. The Prep + Prime range by MAC is loved by makeup artists and beauty gurus for the long-wear makeup effect that the products give.
If you like oils as a moisturizer, you will love this primer oil. Act as both moisturizer and primer this formula reduces the appearance of dull skin and it absorbs quickly into the skin to support its natural barrier great for acne prone skin. Blended with 15 lipid-rich plant extracts and essential oils, this primer claims to improve your skin moisture in just four weeks for a natural makeup-free dewy skin.
This primer gives a blurring effect that diffuses the look of pores and leaving skin looking silky hydrated with its Skin Love Glow Nectar Brightening Hydra Complex. It contains Hyaluronic Acid and natural butter for fresh-plush skin that radiates even after putting on makeup. If you want a plastic Barbie skin this primer will do the trick.