This lightweight primer won our hearts for its ability to make skin look perfect without dryness or oiliness.

L’Oreal Studio Secrets Professional Magic Perfecting Base comes in a small pot, and it contains cyclohexasiloxane, an ingredient that gives cosmetics a smooth and silky feeling.

It also acts as a water repellent by forming a protective barrier on the skin, making this primer sweat-proof.

Dimethicone and dimethicone crosspolymer are both silicones, and these elements add moisture to the skin and help to seal it in so that skin stays hydrated.

The foundation primer has an airy, whipped feel to it, and we had to use our little finger to get it out of the pot.

If you don’t like the idea of product contamination, better get a small spatula to scoop this primer out of its jar.

We love how it made our skin look super smooth that we chose to wear it without foundation or facial powder.

Our cheeks looked hydrated, while our T-zone looked ever-so-slightly-dewy with this primer.

We only wish there was more of the product as the tiny jar contained only half an ounce of primer in it.

The second pick on our top five list of the best primers for combination skin wins points for its powdery gel texture that seems to do it all.

DHC Velvet Skin Coat is a favorite of makeup artists all over the world for many reasons. Not only does this product prime your skin for makeup, but it also blurs lines and minimizes pores.

Much like our top pick, this primer also contains dimethicone, as well as cyclopentasiloxane, a soft silicone that gives skin a silky feel.

This ingredient also acts as a mild water repellent as it forms a protective barrier on the skin. It can also fill in fine lines and wrinkles, that’s why cyclopentasiloxane is a staple ingredient in many primers.

For this reason, we believe that this product will also work for you if you have combination mature skin.

However, your skin shows many signs of aging, such as wrinkles and fine lines, we recommend you looking for a primer for mature skin instead for more effective results.

Olive fruit oil is another main ingredient of this product. It has antioxidant properties and its rich in vitamin E that keeps skin healthy.

This primer comes in a small tube, and there’s only about half an ounce of product in it. We used this on our face and neck before applying foundation, and it made our makeup stay put.

It also blurred our fine lines, and even our acne scars were not as noticeable as before.

The next product made it to our list for its ability to blur enlarged pores while making skin look soft and smooth. We think product is the best primer for oily combination skin.

Maybelline New York Baby Skin Instant Pore Eraser Primer contains dimethicone and dimethicone crosspolymer, and both prevent moisture loss by forming a hydrating barrier on the skin.

Apart from these two silicones, it also contains bitter cherry extract, which may lighten skin and improve dark spots.

We used it before to applying our favorite BB cream, and we’re happy about the way that this primer blurred our pores and made our skin look smooth. However, if you are fighting large pores, you may want to check out these primers instead.

However, our T-zone became shiny after five hours, so we had to blot it away with some blotting sheets to make sure that we didn’t look too greasy.

We feel that this product primes the skin for makeup more than it controls oil, so carry some blotting papers or face powder with you if you have an oily T-zone.

In case you have oily skin and want a better control of excessive oil, you can click here for our complete list of the best cheap primers for oily skin.

For a primer that soothes and nourishes the skin, check out our fourth pick - Bellezza Secreto Premium Makeup Primer.

Apart from cyclopentasiloxane and dimethicone, this product is fortified with vitamins A, C, and E, and this primer may give you flawless, smooth, and radiant skin without harmful parabens.

This product is fragrance-free, oil-free, and more importantly, cruelty-free, making it the best primer for combination sensitive skin.

Vitamin A keeps skin firm and healthy, while vitamin C has antioxidant properties that strengthen skin.

Meanwhile, vitamin E is a popular anti-aging ingredient that also keeps the skin firm and smooth.

This primer started out as a gel but dried down to a powdery finish once we applied it on our faces. It made our makeup look flawless, and it didn’t make our T-zone oily.

The only downside to this product is that it doesn’t blur fine lines as well as the other primers on this list.

Last but not the least on our roundup is Too Faced Primed and Poreless Skin Smoothing Primer which contains vitamins and plant extracts to make dull skin look brighter, fresher, and younger.

This primer does contain the usual dimethicone and cyclopentasiloxane as most primers do, however, it also has mulberry extract, which soothes irritated skin.

This ingredient may also help to tighten skin as it has astringent properties.

Apart from vitamins A and C, this primer also has a powerful dose of retinol in it, which is a staple ingredient in many anti-aging skin care products.

Retinol can unclog pores, reduce acne breakouts, and it even boosts collagen to improve the look of fine lines. So we believe this product is the best primer for mature combination skin.

This primer has a beige color, and it has a slight powdery feeling on our skin. It controlled the oil on our T-zone and even blurred our fine lines.

Our foundation glided smoothly on our skin after we applied this primer, and our makeup looked fresh for hours.