“And then after I add that moisturizer in, I pat that in. My skin does feel a little damp for a minute after that. So I do kinda try to wait for my forehead and my nose to feel more dry before I put that mattifying primer on.”

“So I would go in with the Benefit Porefessional. This is the hydrating one. I would use about maybe a little bit more that amount. Rub it in with my fingers. Apply it into my poor t zone area, kind of pat instead of swiping so that my pores are nice and smooth, and then I'll let this dry.”

“If I don't wait long enough for my products to sink into my skin, there will be pilling or patchiness. I noticed that I do pill around my eyes if I wear eye cream, and I don't let it sit long enough. But I think that also depends on the product because there are some or there is one specific eye cream that I've used before where it has made my concealer a pill.”

“Yes. I think guidance on how to time it between your moisturizer and your makeup would be very helpful.”

“With the clear package guidance, the details I would want would just be specific amounts, and then step numbers, and also how much time to wait before applying the next step.”

“Usually, in the mornings, I'm in a bit of a rush, so I don't wait too long. Probably, like, thirty seconds to a minute before I go into the next product or the next step of my routine.”

“I think I would just want it on the label because I don't know what kind of built in signal. I can't think of anything, but just on the label that shows, like, how long I should be letting it sit on my skin would be nice.”

“I think for me, it's a matter of, you know, fanning it as much as I can, which I really didn't do for the sake of this video. I I typically would do a little bit more fanning if I could. And I typically wait about two minutes, a minute or two, to make sure that the next step of the makeup can go on smoothly. So when it feels less tacky to me, that's when I feel I'm ready to move on.”

“It's really based on application. Primer just feels very different from this sort of gel based sunscreen. I don't love the feeling. I but it's it's what makes a primer a primer. It just kinda feels weirdly thick and silky so that the foundation or the makeup kind of applies smoothly on top of it. And I don't love that texture or that feeling, but, again, that's the that's what primer is supposed to feel like.”

“Definitely primer, especially ones that, like, prep the skin to apply the foundation on top of it. My favorite is pore filling primer just because I do have bigger pores and, like, you know, lines. I feel like by adding the pore filling primer, it just creates, like, a clean slate and a smooth base for all of the foundation to go on.”

“On makeup days, sometimes there's a bit of shine issues just because I feel like the hyaluronic acid and sometimes a sunscreen, they have a bit of a shininess or a sheen to it. And I like to have my makeup very matte. So I follow-up typically with a primer, particularly in my t zones to make sure that there's not a lot of shine that comes through.”

“For sure, my sunscreen is the step that makes the biggest difference. It smooths out my skin, gives that slightly dewy hydrated base that helps my makeup glide on evenly and stay put all day. I think of it like built in primer that also protects my skin. So everything I layer on top of just on top of that just performs better.”

“So I mentioned this when I was recording my actual routine of placing the product that is now on my face, but I will wait between the dew drops and the serum because I feel like the dew drops are what leave me most moist and dries the slowest before I apply the serum. For every other step, I mostly just apply immediately except for the SPF, which I wear after my moisturizer, which I will wait five minutes between the moisturizer and applying sun balm, but I didn't do that for the sake of this interview brevity.”

“Usually, if I'm too oily or I see, you know, like, spots that the makeup isn't staying on as long or as well, maybe a little spotty, So I might have to adjust the morning routine.”

“If I'm doing a full face, I tend to use a lighter moisturizer, but then I go heavier with primer, like actual primer, makeup primer. I will focus on, like, mattifying the face and, like, kinda filling in the pores, like a pore filling primer. Yeah. Yeah. On full makeup days, I do less skincare, more makeup priming.”

“Well, my moisturizer and my sunscreen doesn't, actually have so much effect on how much grip my makeup has. What actually plays a role in that is my primer. So I make sure I use a primer and an anti sweat cream that makes sure that every sweat and everything is just locked into my skin and can come off of my makeup. So my moisturizer and sunscreen does not affect the grip of my makeup.”

“I would say that I need to make sure my moisturizer is fully dry. Otherwise, it could get a little cakey.”

“I feel like the greatest cue would be how long to wait between steps. I know what order I should be going in, but mainly just how long is enough time between each of those steps.”

“And then I go in with this product here. This is the e. F. Hydrating Face Primer. And, again, less is more. Sorry. I dropped the cap. Less is more. So I just put some right here on my forehead, some right here, some right here. And I make it a point to rub that all the way in my face so that the makeup can stay on and grip properly. I try not to do too much on the eyes, especially trying to be safe about my eyes, and then I let that primer dry. So, again, fanning myself or finding a notebook or something, a piece of paper so that this can dry. So that takes just a moment or so. So very minimal amounts. I think it's very important. Like I said, less is more. I know some people think you need a lot of product, but you really don't need a lot of product.”

“Yeah. I definitely wanna make sure that, like, my skin is feeling smooth and not getting, like, stuck when I'm going across it. So, especially when I'm applying primer as a step, that's, like, one of them. It's, If the primer doesn't feel like it's touched all of my skin or my skin doesn't feel moist in some areas, I will grab more moisturizer if my skin is especially dry, maybe I need a little bit more. It's just kind of like the way my skin feels and if it feels moist and ready for the next step.”