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Prime Time Original Pore-minimizing Primer

Product code: T230132

This lightweight bareMinerals Prime Time Original Pore-minimizing Primer creates the perfect smooth canvas for make-up application. The silicone-based formula glides on effortlessly to blur fine lines and minimise the appearance of pores and uneven texture. Enriched with vitamin E and plant extracts, it helps balance both dryness and excess oil while extending make-up wear throughout the day. The skin-loving primer leaves your complexion soft and even, ready for flawless foundation application. Suitable for all skin types, including sensitive skin, it provides both hydrating and long-wearing benefits.

Preps skin for makeup and improves the look of bare skin*. Extends makeup wear up to 12 hours*. Reduces the appearance of pores*. Controls oil for 24 hours. Improves the apperance of pores and skin texture by over 20%. *Based on an independent consumer study.

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Prime Time Original Pore-minimizing Primer

£30

£24

Free standard delivery over £60

Reviews (66)

4.1

76% Recommended this product

29 March 2026Dionne V.

Butter

Originally posted on bareMinerals

Yes, I recommend this

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This is a great primer and it really keeps the make up from creasing. A favorite

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23 March 2026Deanna B.

Prime Time

Originally posted on bareMinerals

Yes, I recommend this

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Makes your face so much smoother & makeup easier to apply.

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09 March 2026Juda H.

Great primer!!

Originally posted on bareMinerals

Yes, I recommend this

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This primer makes my makeup last longer especially in my t zone. Goes on smooth. You don’t need a lot of the product to make a difference.

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08 March 2026Regina C.

Perfect Primer!

Originally posted on bareMinerals

Yes, I recommend this

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The Bare Minerals Primer is great! It feels so light and works amazing underneath the foundation and mineral veil. I will be re-purchasing this product.

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04 March 2026Cath

Think I will like it a lot

Originally posted on bareMinerals

Yes, I recommend this

I just started using this so not sure how I feel yet. I am traveling in the U.S. but will be going back to the Caribbean soon. I need to see how it works in our heat and humidity. I used it over the holidays, but it was coolish, none of our normal heat and humidity. I am hoping I love it and I am planning to get the setting spray soon.

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02 March 2026NIki

Dispenser

Originally posted on bareMinerals

No, I don't recommend this

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I agree with many others, love the product but hate the pump. A tube, like the other primers, is much better.

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22 February 2026Kelli

Pump

Originally posted on bareMinerals

No, I don't recommend this

Love the Primer. However, it doesn’t mix well in the container. No matter how much you shake it up, you sti get a thin oily substance that dispenses. The old bottle I could take the top off and use why was inside the bottle, I cat seem to get the top off of this bottle. It’s disappointing and I’ll have to find an alternative.

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17 February 2026Beckie S.

Flawless look

Originally posted on bareMinerals

Yes, I recommend this

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Love the feel it makes my skin look great for flawless make up

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14 February 2026Angela H.

smooth and soft

Originally posted on bareMinerals

Yes, I recommend this

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] A couple of pumps makes my face feel dewy fresh and smooth - the perfect canvas for my BareMinerals foundation.

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13 February 2026Lynda G.

Foundation primer

Originally posted on bareMinerals

Yes, I recommend this

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I’ve been using this product for years. Absolutely love it. Makes your skin soft and smootj

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09 February 2026Vickie J.

Prime Time Primer

Originally posted on bareMinerals

Yes, I recommend this

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I love this product it goes on really greasy, so use conservatively but it immediately is absorbed in my face and I am ready to continue my morning makeup. Also the new pump bottle is much more efficient now. I love the way this product goes on and stays on and feels fabulous. I give it a 10+

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09 February 2026David B.

Great oil control and finish

Originally posted on bareMinerals

Yes, I recommend this

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Love it. Feels so silky smooth on the skin. Spread easily over face. Love the oil control and finish. Big improvement from previous primer.

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23 January 2026Anita

Not the same

Originally posted on bareMinerals

No, I don't recommend this

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This is the worst packaging and the product is not as good as it used to be. The formula separates so you get oil one time, a blob the next, or it doesn’t pump out at all. I’ll be looking for a replacement brand.

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22 January 2026Alicia T.

Great product but lacking in amount

Originally posted on bareMinerals

Yes, I recommend this

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Product is great but man, it’d be great if there was more in the bottle. Feels like a chintzy amount for a high price

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16 January 2026Adrienne C.

Worst packaging

Originally posted on bareMinerals

No, I don't recommend this

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I have been using Bare Minerals foundation and primer since 2008. This is the 4th different packaging they have put the original primer in and it is horrible. One tube used to last me for a good amount of time and now it empties so quickly. Also how much is left at the bottom when it stops pumping out??? Can cut it open like you could the tubes. Also, did the product change? In all these years why is this the first time the primer smells like chemicals? It is terrible. Please go back to the tube and the primer that didn't smell bad.

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14 January 2026Zoom Z.

Please bring back the original

Originally posted on bareMinerals

No, I don't recommend this

I went looking for the bare bareVitamins version of Prime Time today, but was disappointed that this new “original “ version didn’t match up with the old look and feel, so I moved on to other products. When you reformulate this to the real original Prime Time, I may check back again.

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14 January 2026Joanna

Bad reaction to this "original" primer

Originally posted on bareMinerals

No, I don't recommend this

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I loved the Original Primer and used it for many years without any issues, but this one is no way the real original one as advertised. I developed a terrible allergic reaction with this one. My face became very swollen and itchy with tiny papules after first application. Not sure what Bare Minerals is putting in their newer products because I reacted the same way with the new Skinlongevity serum, which I never had a problem with and also loved (the "gold" one) before they changed the formula.

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12 January 2026Jennifer L.

Not as good as it use to be

Originally posted on bareMinerals

No, I don't recommend this

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I’m not sure if I received old stack or if the product changed but more often than that when I go to put on my make up this flakes off my skin

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31 December 2025Heather

Not the original

Originally posted on bareMinerals

No, I don't recommend this

I’m so disappointed. This is absolutely not the original formula and to call it that is an insult. I find this formula to be even worst then the last. Please just bring back the actual original formula, this makes no sense.

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31 December 2025Sandra R.

Smoothing primer

Originally posted on bareMinerals

Yes, I recommend this

I love the way this primer makes my face feel really smooth. Feels like a great base for my makeup. I think it makes my makeup application smoother with less pores showing.

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