Tatcha

The Silk Canvas Protective Primer

The Silk Canvas  ·  Primer  ·  1 oz  ·  around $58

Should you buy it? Tatcha The Silk Canvas Protective Primer is a primer at around $58 for 1 oz. A balm-to-silk primer that smooths without the plasticky feel of a heavy silicone. Comfortable on dry and mature skin, which most blurring primers are not. It suits blurring pores and texture, dry skin, normal skin.

What it is

A balm-to-silk primer that smooths without the plasticky feel of a heavy silicone. Comfortable on dry and mature skin, which most blurring primers are not.

Worth knowing

Expensive for a primer. Worth it only if silicone primers cling to your dry patches.

Who it suits

Where to buy it

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How it compares

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Benefit The POREfessional Pore Primer $35 Blurring pores and texture, Controlling shine, Oily skin compared
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NYX Marshmallow Smoothing Primer $16 Blurring pores and texture, Controlling shine, Oily skin  

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Questions people also ask

When does Tatcha The Silk Canvas Protective Primer go on?

As a primer it is used only where you need it. That is the routine step it belongs to rather than a rule about this particular bottle, so follow the label where the two differ.

Who is Tatcha The Silk Canvas Protective Primer for?

It suits blurring pores and texture, dry skin, normal skin, fine lines. A balm-to-silk primer that smooths without the plasticky feel of a heavy silicone. Comfortable on dry and mature skin, which most blurring primers are not.

What trips people up with Tatcha The Silk Canvas Protective Primer?

Expensive for a primer. Worth it only if silicone primers cling to your dry patches.

Which Tatcha line is The Silk Canvas Protective Primer from?

It is part of Tatcha's The Silk Canvas line. Brands rarely say which of their lines suits which hair or skin, so the line decoder sets out what each one is for.

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