They are good friends because ethylhexylglycerin can boost the effectiveness of phenoxyethanol (and other preservatives) and as an added bonus it feels nice on the skin too. I tested these primers out by wearing one on the left side of the face and the other on the right side, with the same foundation on top, and I couldn’t tell both sides apart. It is also the most commonly used "base" material for layered composite pigments such as pearl-effect pigments. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The trio is invaluable for "skin-colored" makeup products (think your foundation and pressed powder) as blending these three shades carefully can produce almost any shade of natural-looking flesh tones.

Then, my heart sank because I didn’t see the blurring of my pores and fine lines UNTIL I applied my foundation.In terms of how I use them; I find the more intense, full-on highlight of the Becca primer to be best-suited to glam, evening makeup looks and it just adds this beautiful luminosity when used underneath a matte, full-coverage foundation. If the colors of the Becca primers are important to you, then you may not like the Lumilayer as much.

The glow managed to peek through the L’oreal Infallible, which is a heavy duty matte, and gave me a healthy glow.The packaging of the Becca primer feels a lot more expensive, particularly the pump and the cap, because it is a lot more expensive. Fragrance in the US and parfum in the EU is a generic term on the ingredient list that is made up of 30 to 50 chemicals on average (but it can have as much as 200 components! There is just one catch regarding glabridin and licorice: the amount of glabridin in commercial licorice extracts can vary a lot. I still do need concealer or correctors for dark spots or red areas, but that’s the case with most foundations I use anyways. Creators of the finest, skin-perfecting formulas, BECCA’s gorgeous Backlight Priming Filter is the secret to a gorgeous glow.