As our skin changes, our makeup and skincare needs do too. Over the years, our skin becomes more and more dry, susceptible to environmental damage and begins to develop fine lines and wrinkles, changing the way we do our makeup. The best primer for mature skin should be silicone-based to blur the complexion and fill any lines, it should be hydrating to give the skin a boost of moisture, and it should also be packed with skin-nourishing ingredients like Vitamin A and E. Keep reading for all of our favourite primers that tick all these boxes.
2024’s best primer for mature skin
- Holme Beauty Base Primer, from $70 at Holme Beauty
- Revlon PhotoReady Prime Plus Perfecting & Smoothing Primer, from $32.95 at Big W
- The Ordinary High-Adherence Silicone Primer, from $10.60 at Adore Beauty
The best primer for mature skin 2024
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Clarins Instant Smooth Perfecting Touch
from $57 at Sephora
Best for: a smoothing base
The Clarins Instant Smooth Perfecting Touch is perfect for smoothing fine lines and wrinkles, providing a flawless base for makeup application, ideal for mature skin. Featuring a cream formula, this primer can be worn under makeup or on it’s own as a blurring, hydrating skincare hero.
Key features:
- Fills in and blurs fine lines and enlarged pores
- Creates a smooth, even surface for makeup
- Lightweight, non-greasy formula
- Can be worn alone or under makeup
- Helps makeup last longer throughout the day
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Revlon PhotoReady Prime Plus Perfecting & Smoothing Primer
from $32.95 at Big W
Best for: reason
While filling in fine lines and wrinkles is an important aspect of mature skin makeup primers, having hydrating properties is equally important. As skin ages, we lose moisture and hydration in our skin which means we need to moisturise more often with richer creams than when we were younger. The Revlon PhotoReady Prime Plus Perfecting & Smoothing Primer is filled with skin-friendly ingredients like Vitamin B5 and hydrating properties like hyaluronic acid that will keep the skin moisturised and smooth.
Key features:
- Infused with Vitamin B5
- Infused with hyaluronic acid
- Works to make sin tone appear more even in just 2 weeks
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Australis Cosmetics Fresh & Flawless Primer
from $19.95 at Australis
Best for: a no nonsense hydrating primer
The Australis Cosmetics Fresh & Flawless Primer is no nonsense hydrating primer. It doesn’t have the bells and whistles of our primers because it doesn’t need to. Coming in at just $19.95, this primer is affordable and loaded with skincare goodies like Vitamin A and C to help improve skin texture, reduce fine lines and make your makeup application flawless.
Key features:
- Hydrates and nourishes with Vitamin A and C
- Smooths and blurs imperfections
- Lightweight and easy to apply
- Helps makeup stay fresh throughout the day
- Cruelty-free and vegan formula
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NYX Professional Makeup Plump Right Back Primer & Serum
from $29.95 at Priceline
Best for: a primer and skincare duo
Primer doesn’t just have to prep your skin for makeup, it can also be a nourishing skincare duo, too. NYX Professional Makeup Plump Right Back is both a powerful primer and serum. Featuring a gel-like formula, this primer is infused with five electrolytes and vitamins in one super plumping serum and primer.
Key features:
- Infused with 5 electrolytes and vitamins
- All day makeup extension
- Skin instantly looks more supple, healthy, smoother, moisturised, radiant all day, replenished and revived
- Creates a smooth canvas for makeup application
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The Ordinary High-Adherence Silicone Primer
from $10.60 at Adore Beauty
Best for: an affordable, mature-skin friendly primer
The Ordinary High-Adherence Silicone Primer works to smooth and even the skin by filling in fine lines, wrinkles, and enlarged pores. Not only does this primer give you a blurred complexion, but it’s also only $10, making it a great, affordable makeup must-have.
Key features:
- Cruelty Free
- Artificial Fragrance Free
- Sulphate Free
- Vegan
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Holme Beauty Base Primer
from $70 at Holme Beauty
Best for: a double-duty primer
Looking for something a little more out of your everyday primer? The Holme Beauty Base Primer isn’t just great under makeup, it can be worn all on its own too. Packed with hydrating ingredients like hyaluronic acid and antioxidants such as vitamin E, this primer is tinted with a luminous complexion that will not only be kind on your skin but make you look healthy and glowy.
Key features:
- Contains hyaluronic acid
- Rich in antioxidants
- Blurs fine lines
- Lightweight, non-greasy formula
- Australian formulated
