Testing & Rating the Top 4 Drugstore Grip Primers (NEW FAVORITE!)
- “This is a non-comedogenic primer, which means it's not going to clog your pores”▶ 1:04
- “It does have a pretty thick consistency to it, and it can be hard to spread”▶ 1:24
- “You can feel it on the face. I have never considered this a lightweight product”▶ 1:38
- “This does give you a very slick, dewy look, and that radiance does show through your foundation”▶ 1:51
- “I think that the results are really pretty”▶ 2:29
- “Those with oily skin may want to balance it out with a bit more of a matte foundation”▶ 2:31
- “This primer helps smooth the skin. It definitely minimizes the appearance of my pores and texture”▶ 2:41
- “Some of my expression lines were more noticeable kind of right away”▶ 2:51
- “I definitely look shinier on my forehead and around my nose. It's definitely teetering the boundary of looking greasy”▶ 2:57
- “I don't love how it looks around some of my skin texture and lines”▶ 3:15
- “I thought it looked cakey around my skin texture and my acne scarring”▶ 3:24
- “I was also bummed to see so much creasing in my laugh lines”▶ 3:38
- “This worked phenomenally on me just 3 years ago, but now there are better options for where my skin is at at this point in my life”▶ 4:43
- “Grippiness, this is a five out of five. This is the stickiest grippy primer that I'm talking about in this video”
- “Glow... I'd say it's at about four, maybe even a 4.5”
Maybelline$12.99- “It starts off with a very very thin and runny consistency. I mean, it really does look like a skin care serum, which means it's very easy to spread over the skin”▶ 6:45
- “After just a few moments it starts drying down to more of that sticky sensation”▶ 7:00
- “It's definitely adding a dewy appearance to my skin, though I don't think it looks too wet”▶ 7:15
- “I did notice that I was looking a bit more radiant with this primer underneath, but not overly shiny”▶ 7:33
- “All of my products were applying really well over this because of that thinner consistency”▶ 7:37
- “I really liked how my makeup looked on top of this. Everything was smooth, even, and I thought the radiance this gave me was natural-looking”▶ 7:50
- “I thought that this primer made my foundation and just my makeup overall look a little bit heavier right off the bat”
- “As far as wear time goes, this has been pretty impressive. I didn't lose all that much coverage throughout the majority of my face”▶ 8:22
- “I did feel at the end of the day that my texture was looking kind of dry and patchy”▶ 8:33
- “My acne and acne scarring did seem accentuated”▶ 8:42
- “I did have some slight creasing in my laugh lines as well”▶ 8:45
- “Grippiness. I'd say about 3.5 out of five”
- “Skin feel... I would say like a 2.5”
- “Glow. Solid three, 3.5”▶ 9:20
- “Wear time. I think I'm going to give it a four out of five because it did hold on to a lot of my makeup, but with patchiness and creasing”▶ 9:24
Essence$5.99- “This is only $5.99”
- “This does have fragrance, which I'm not a huge fan of, but it's not super overwhelming”▶ 10:24
- “As someone with acne-prone, sensitive skin, I don't think that the fragrance has caused any irritation on me”▶ 10:36
- “This is probably the thinnest grippy primer that I've ever tried”▶ 10:53
- “Almost feels like it is kind of sinking in a bit versus just creating that layer on top of your face”▶ 10:55
- “I do feel a bit more of the hydrating feeling from this formula versus the others”▶ 11:06
- “As it dries, it starts to get a bit tacky, but it's not sticky. It doesn't feel like my expression lines are getting stuck together as I move my face around”▶ 11:21
- “This is just a very comfortable product”
- “I did see a smoothing effect with this”
- “It adds a radiance, but I really think that it stays in the natural category or the natural spectrum, and it does not really lean into dewy or even that glowy”
- “I was shocked at how my makeup looked at the end of the day. Only the slightest bit of fading, if any”
- “Everything still looked very even. No obvious wear near my expression lines. It was still pretty smooth and evenly blended over my texture. My pores were still a little bit blurred”
- “I barely look shinier than I did in the morning after this super long day”
- “Grippiness, I would say like two out of five because it definitely gripped onto my makeup, but it wasn't sticky”
- “Skin feel... this is a one. Very lightweight. I'd say the most lightweight of all the primers I'm mentioning in this video”▶ 10:49
Makeup Revolution$10.00- “With this one we're definitely getting back into that thicker, grippier territory”▶ 14:06
- “It's definitely spreadable, but quickly starts drying down to that stickier feel with a more substantial consistency. Though, it's still more lightweight than the elf one, I think”▶ 14:11
- “This is actually stronger than the Essence one, though”▶ 14:26
- “This primer definitely adds dewiness. Because of my skin type, I was a little hesitant. I thought that it looked a little much when I just had it over my bare skin”▶ 14:30
- “I thought it was a little harder to blend my makeup over this product. Like as it dried down, it got sticky to the point where I wasn't really able to push the product around my face as easily”▶ 14:48
- “I kind of had to add more product than maybe I would have with another primer, and so my makeup did end up looking a little heavier”▶ 15:02
- “I do see some smoothing when I use this, but maybe not as much as the Essence primer”▶ 15:09
- “I'm getting some shine coming through. I can't deny that the coverage is holding strong even over my texture. Very minimal creasing in my laugh lines”▶ 15:15
- “Grippiness, I would say 3.5. The tacky factor is definitely like right below Elf”▶ 15:25
- “Skin feel... I'd give this a three. I wouldn't call this heavy and it does have a bit of runniness to it, but I mean, look, like it's got some viscosity to it. And I just I wouldn't call it heavy, I would just call it noticeable”▶ 15:31
- “Glow, four out of five. If you want glow, this is the one you want. You start out glowy, you get a little glowier throughout the day”▶ 15:45
- “Wear time, I'm going to give this a four out of five. Again, I feel like this is right under Elf. Even though I think my makeup looks a little heavy over this primer, it does still look smooth at the end of the day. It really did hold on to my final look and kept that look in place all day”
L'Oreal Paris$14.99Infallible 32H Fresh Wear Foundationshade · 430 Ivory Buff- “For me, if I'm choosing to use a grippy primer, it's because I'm doing a more full face makeup look. And this is a medium to full buildable coverage foundation. I usually build it up to full”▶ 2:05
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