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Vitamin Enriched Face Base Moisturizer & Primer with Vitamin C + Hyaluronic Acid video
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Vitamin Enriched Face Base Moisturizer & Primer with Vitamin C + Hyaluronic Acid

Bobbi Brown

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Details & care

What it is: A multivitamin-enriched primer and moisturizer that nourishes, plumps and preps skin with healthy hydration to improve the look of foundation.

What it does: This primer is a full makeup prep in one step, blending the performance of a primer with the cushion of a moisturizer. A blend of vitamins B, C and E helps replenish and condition skin with essential nourishment, while a moisturizing complex of hyaluronic acid, squalane and shea butter helps instantly hydrate, plump and prep skin for a fresh, healthy-looking glow. Its rich yet lightweight and fast-absorbing texture cushions skin and grips foundation for smooth, flawless makeup application. It's lightly scented with notes of grapefruit and geranium.

Research results:
In a consumer test on 123 women after one week of use:
- 98% said it left skin looking rejuvenated
- 96% said it left skin feeling nourished and conditioned
- 96% said it left skin feeling moisturized throughout the day
- 96% said it left skin looking healthy
- 95% said it left skin feeling healthy and infused with moisture
- 95% said it gripped makeup for flawless application
- 95% said it layered well with makeup, helping makeup apply smoothly and evenly
- 93% said it left skin feeling plumped
- 91% said it improved the look of foundation

How to use: Massage moisturizer primer base onto just-cleansed skin as part of your daily skin-care regimen, avoiding the eye area. Use the primer with an eye base to help achieve moisturizing prep for underneath your eyes.

  • 1.7 oz.
  • Winner of an Allure 'Best of Beauty' Award for Best Base, 2025
  • Paraben-free; sulfate-free; phthalate-free; gluten-free
  • Dermatologist tested
  • Item #15564U
  • Core Product ID 333334HSGN

Ingredients

Water/Aqua/Eau, Cyclopentasiloxane, Bis-Diglyceryl Polyacyladipate-2, Butylene Glycol, Ppg-2 Myristyl Ether Propionate, Cetyl Alcohol, Peg-40 Stearate, Butyrospermum Parkii (Shea Butter), Squalane, Glyceryl Stearate, Sorbitan Stearate, Epilobium Angustifolium Extract, Yeast Extract/Faex/Extrait De Levure, Beta-Carotene, Sodium Hyaluronate, Citrus Grandis (Grapefruit) Peel Oil, Tocopheryl Acetate, Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, Pelargonium Graveolens (Geranium) Flower Oil, Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Acrylates/C10-30 Alkyl Acrylate Crosspolymer, Carbomer, Peg-20 Methyl Glucose Sesquistearate, C12-15 Alkyl Ethylhexanoate, Tetrasodium Edta, Sodium Hydroxide, Panthenol, Magnesium Ascorbyl Phosphate, Limonene, Citronellol, Geraniol, Linalool, Chlorphenesin, Phenoxyethanol.
Ingredients are subject to change at the manufacturer's discretion. For the most complete and up-to-date list of ingredients, refer to the product packaging

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Bobbi Brown

Bobbi Brown Cosmetics was founded in 1990 with the introduction of 10 super-wearable lipstick shades. Revolutionary foundation sticks soon followed, as well as a complementary skin care line that underscored the brand's purpose: to enhance the natural beauty of the wearer—working with what's already there, without any artificial colors—so a woman always looks and feels like herself.

Reviews

(3438)34384.8 out of 5
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Most helpful positive review

Dec 14, 2013

Great Cream

Last year I noticed some lines around my top lip and I tried everything to help smooth them out. I had tried a lot of creams and oils with no luck. For some reason I tried this cream and I love it. This is the only cream I had tried that makes my lines look smoother, and I've only been using it for a few weeks. I'm 62 and I've had oily skin all my life, but this cream has a fresh fragrance that I love, and it isn't oily. This will definitely be a must have for me. Thank you, Bobbi Brown.
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Most helpful critical review

Apr 25, 2023

BEWARE if using retinol

My skin has acclimated over the last six months to a 1% retinol. For the last 4-5 months was skin was doing beautifully with the 1% retinol. Then I tried this Face Base. The first time I used it, my skin stung a bit. (At this point I should have washed it off) but I continued with my makeup routine. The next day I used it again. BIG MISTAKE. My skin burned and foolishly I didn't wash it off but continued with my makeup. By evening I had full-blown severe contact dermatitis. My face is bright red and extremely irritated. I suspect it's the strong citrus fragrance in the product that did this. So BEWARE if using a retinol product - even if your skin is acclimated to the retinol - this Face Base will cause a burn and irritation like no other.
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Dec 20, 2014

lovely moisturizer - container, not so much

I love this moisturizer. It's smells good, it goes on my skin easily, and absorbs quickly. I HATE the container. Form should follow function and that principle was ignored completely. This is expensive product; swiping your finger into a tub is not acceptable for me. I have tubes of Dermalogica - now there's a delivery system! OK, enough. Lovely moisturizer - container, not so much.
MrsDelilah
95found this helpful
Feb 12, 2014

A little too much for my oily skin.

When I purchased this cream I planned on using it during the day under my makeup. When I first used it I loved it, it feels so good on my skin and smells nice and fresh. I used it for a few days and by the middle of my day my face felt oily and I needed to put powder on or blot it with an oil sheet. I went into DT Seattle Nordstrom and was told that with my skin type I should use this in the evening and something lighter during the day like the oil-free hydrating gel. I have been doing this along with the intensive skin supplement and my skin feels amazing and isn't oily even by the end of the day.
Nvsjessup
60found this helpful
Dec 14, 2013

Great Cream

Last year I noticed some lines around my top lip and I tried everything to help smooth them out. I had tried a lot of creams and oils with no luck. For some reason I tried this cream and I love it. This is the only cream I had tried that makes my lines look smoother, and I've only been using it for a few weeks. I'm 62 and I've had oily skin all my life, but this cream has a fresh fragrance that I love, and it isn't oily. This will definitely be a must have for me. Thank you, Bobbi Brown.
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52found this helpful
Apr 25, 2023

BEWARE if using retinol

My skin has acclimated over the last six months to a 1% retinol. For the last 4-5 months was skin was doing beautifully with the 1% retinol. Then I tried this Face Base. The first time I used it, my skin stung a bit. (At this point I should have washed it off) but I continued with my makeup routine. The next day I used it again. BIG MISTAKE. My skin burned and foolishly I didn't wash it off but continued with my makeup. By evening I had full-blown severe contact dermatitis. My face is bright red and extremely irritated. I suspect it's the strong citrus fragrance in the product that did this. So BEWARE if using a retinol product - even if your skin is acclimated to the retinol - this Face Base will cause a burn and irritation like no other.
dcione
Size purchased:
0.5 oz
30found this helpful
Feb 21, 2016

Good Morning Moisturizer

This is a good morning moisturizer to apply before makeup however it's not a good primer it doesn't fill in the lines or pores.
PrincessElana
25found this helpful
Nov 14, 2014

lovely

I like this face base very much. The fragrance is delightfully clean and fresh, not at all like a heavy perfume. I wish the scent lasted longer, but unfortunately it disappears pretty quickly. Though there may be no cream that really does all that it claims, this face base gives my skin all-day softness without ever being oily. It does seem to allow my make-up to look fresher longer, so I will continue to use it. Four stars rather than five merely because of the price. It does go a long way, though, so I think it will be a reasonable value after all.
soosen
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