Disclosure: This page may contain affiliate links. Read our full disclosure policy.

Jane Iredale
Smooth Affair® Illuminating Glow Face Primer

Versus

Dr. Brandt
Luminizer Primer

Product category and function

Smooth Affair® Illuminating Glow Face Primer

Luminizer Primer

Face Primers	Face Primers
Base products to smooth skin and improve makeup wear.	Base products to smooth skin and improve makeup wear.
----	----

Ingredient highlights

Smooth Affair® Illuminating Glow Face Primer

Luminizer Primer

Ingredient info	Ingredient info
Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free	Alcohol-free Paraben-free SLS-free Mica-free Fragrance-free

Full ingredient list

Smooth Affair® Illuminating Glow Face Primer

Luminizer Primer

No. of common ingredients = 0
Aqua/water/eau, dimethicone, glycerin, vinyl dimethicone/methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glyceryl stearate, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, caprylic/capric triglyceride, polymethylsilsesquioxane, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, propanediol, polysilicone-11, squalane, 1,2-hexanediol, polysorbate 60, caprylhydroxamic acid, sodium hyaluronate, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, sorbitan isostearate, citric acid, arginine, tin oxide, mica, titanium dioxide (ci 77891) 13	Water (aqua), trimethylolpropane tricaprylate/tricaprate, pentaerythrityl tetraisostearate, neopentyl glycol diethylhexanoate, propanediol, bis-stearyl dimethicone, mica, glycerin, synthetic fluorphlogopite, polysilicone-11, cetyl alcohol, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), dimethicone, glyceryl stearate, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, trifluoromethyl c1-4 alkyl dimethicone, c30-45 alkyl dimethicone, glycol distearate, peg-75 stearate, polymethylsilsesquioxane, phenoxyethanol, ceteth-20, steareth-20, lens esculenta (lentil) seed extract, tocopheryl acetate, polymethyl methacrylate, citric acid, silica, squalane, ethylhexylglycerin, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, potassium sorbate, disodium edta, polysorbate 60, iron oxide (ci 77492), iron oxide (ci 77491), hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, laureth-12, iron oxide (ci 77499), galactoarabinan, triethoxycaprylylsilane

No. of common ingredients = 0

Total Number of ingredients = 24

Total Number of ingredients = 41

Aqua/water/eau, dimethicone, glycerin, vinyl dimethicone/methicone silsesquioxane crosspolymer, butyrospermum parkii (shea) butter, glyceryl stearate, cocos nucifera (coconut) oil, caprylic/capric triglyceride, polymethylsilsesquioxane, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, propanediol, polysilicone-11, squalane, 1,2-hexanediol, polysorbate 60, caprylhydroxamic acid, sodium hyaluronate, trisodium ethylenediamine disuccinate, sorbitan isostearate, citric acid, arginine, tin oxide, mica, titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Water (aqua), trimethylolpropane tricaprylate/tricaprate, pentaerythrityl tetraisostearate, neopentyl glycol diethylhexanoate, propanediol, bis-stearyl dimethicone, mica, glycerin, synthetic fluorphlogopite, polysilicone-11, cetyl alcohol, titanium dioxide (ci 77891), dimethicone, glyceryl stearate, hydroxyethyl acrylate/sodium acryloyldimethyl taurate copolymer, trifluoromethyl c1-4 alkyl dimethicone, c30-45 alkyl dimethicone, glycol distearate, peg-75 stearate, polymethylsilsesquioxane, phenoxyethanol, ceteth-20, steareth-20, lens esculenta (lentil) seed extract, tocopheryl acetate, polymethyl methacrylate, citric acid, silica, squalane, ethylhexylglycerin, lavandula angustifolia (lavender) oil, potassium sorbate, disodium edta, polysorbate 60, iron oxide (ci 77492), iron oxide (ci 77491), hdi/trimethylol hexyllactone crosspolymer, laureth-12, iron oxide (ci 77499), galactoarabinan, triethoxycaprylylsilane

Notable ingredients

Smooth Affair® Illuminating Glow Face Primer

Luminizer Primer

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Solvent: Aqua/water/eau, 1,2-hexanediol, Caprylic/capric triglyceride, Glycerin, Propanediol

Abrasive: Tin oxide

Sunscreen/UV filter: Titanium dioxide (ci 77891)

Antioxidant: Tocopheryl acetate

Solvent: Water (aqua), Glycerin, Propanediol

Load all

Ingredients with their functions

Smooth Affair® Illuminating Glow Face Primer

Luminizer Primer

Aqua/water/eau

Also-called: Aqua, Aqua/Water, Water/Aqua/Eau, Aqua/Water/Eau | Function: Skin conditioning, Solvent

Water serves as a fundamental component in skincare products, often listed as the first ingredient, which means it's the most abundant. It acts as a solvent, helping to dissolve other ingredients and facilitate the application and absorption of products.

Dimethicone

Function: Emollient/Moisturizer, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning

We don’t have a detailed description of this ingredient yet.

Glycerin

Also-called: Glycerol | Function: Skin-identical ingredient, Viscosity controlling, Skin protecting, Skin conditioning, Humectant/Moisturizer, Solvent