Eva Longoria’s makeup artist says a face primer is essential in any makeup routine

Eva Longoria’s makeup artist says a face primer is very important in any makeup routine.

Elan Bongiorno – who has painted the ‘Desperate Housewives’ star’s face many times – believes “you have to use a primer” after your skincare routine

In a video posted to TikTok, she explained: “You got to prep your skin…you got to use a primer. So after you put on your potions, your lotions, your oils, your sunscreen…after you put that all on, you let it seep into the skin, and then you have to use a primer.”

Elan claims that primers – no matter your skin type – “helps your makeup glide on beautifully”.

She said: “A primer helps your makeup glide on beautifully. It’s going to fill in any of those pores, any fine lines, and wrinkles. You’re going to have a beautiful canvas for your makeup, and your makeup is going to last longer.”

For oily skin, she recommends using the Benefit Cosmetics POREfessional Face Primer (£30/$32) as its “mattifying” and absorbs oil.

Elan said: “I have dry skin so I’m going to use a luminizing primer…if you have problematic skin, if you have large pores, if you have oily skin, you’ll want to use a mattifying primer.”

For skin with red tones, Elan advises a “neutralising primer” – such as the COVERGIRL Trublend Base Business Face Primer ($7) – which has a “minty green tone to it”.

She said: “If you have some redness, you’ll want to use a neutralizing primer—it has a nice and minty green tone to it, so it’s going to neutralize all that redness in your skin.”