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Make Up For Ever Step 1 Primer Shine Control Versus Milk Makeup Hydro Grip Primer

Face Primer
Face Primer
French Brand France
American Brand United States

Updated on May 12, 2025

Overview

What they are

These products are both vegan and reef safe face primers. They have a total of 1 ingredients in common

Suited For

They're both likely to be good for anti aging, dry skin, brightening skin, oily skin, reducing pores, scar healing and dark spots

Free From

They both do not contain any oils, parabens, silicones or sulfates

What's Inside

They both contain fragrances

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Ingredient Info

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What's inside (and what isn't)

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At a glance

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Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Key Ingredients

Benefits

Concerns

Ingredients Side-by-side

found in both products
Hydro Grip Primer

Ingredients Explained

These ingredients are found in both products.

Ingredients higher up in an ingredient list are typically present in a larger amount.

Skin Conditioning, Solvent

Water. It's the most common cosmetic ingredient of all. You'll usually see it at the top of ingredient lists, meaning that it makes up the largest part of the product.

So why is it so popular? Water most often acts as a solvent - this means that it helps dissolve other ingredients into the formulation.

You'll also recognize water as that liquid we all need to stay alive. If you see this, drink a glass of water. Stay hydrated!

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When to use

1 Routine
100% use in am
0% use in pm
100% use every day
101 Routines
86% use in am
14% use in pm
95% use every day
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Reviews

Here's what our community thinks

Make Up For Ever Step 1 Primer Shine Control 9 ingredients

3.0 /5
from 1 rating
Matte (1)
justphil's avatar

Philip

2 months ago
Review

I only tried this over makeup, as touchup, after watching a TikTok video from a pro MUA. So, please take this review with a grain of salt. While it does help reduce oiliness, it can make the makeup appear cakey. And I don’t like the texture. This feels too silicone-y.

#matte

Milk Makeup Hydro Grip Primer 34 ingredients

1.0 /5
from 1 rating
No Color (1) Oily (1)
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Clara OK

30 days ago
Review

The first primer I ever tried….
Didnt help with my combo skin (I didn’t know I had combo there)
My makeup was so bad after, it was so oily.

#oily
#no color