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Face Glue Gripping Primer.

NYX Face Glue Gripping Primer
Powder & Setting

About this product

A primer designed to help foundation and makeup adhere smoothly to the skin, particularly for those with dry or flaky areas.

Type

Powder & SettingGel

Key actives

Formula notes

Fragrance-freeNo drying alcohol

Full ingredients

Guru Score

74%

Mixed

Early verdict · Few reviews so far
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What the gurus are saying

This primer makes makeup sit flat and grip nicely on dry skin, and reviewers praise how smoothly it applies and feels on the face. The main thing to know is that it does not hold makeup quite as long as some heavier-duty primers on the market, and most would not expect a full 24-hour wear. Using it just where you need it most (around the mouth, chin, or between the brows) works well, though an even application across the whole face may give the best results.
Synthesized from 2 expert reviews · most recent take February 2026
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What the gurus are saying.

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~Approved
"Since I've been really flaky and dry, I decided to pick this up. And actually, this works pretty good. If my skin is really flaky and I want things to lay flat on the skin when I am wearing foundation and makeup, then this is a great product to use prior to your tinted product. Your makeup just grips so nicely on top of this. This is really affordable. I don't overdo it with this product, I just use a little bit. I tried this all over the face one time, and then the second time I just used it in those drier areas like around my mouth, my chin, and maybe in between my brows, and my makeup applied really nicely like that as well. So it's probably better to apply this all over the face for an even application, but I did use this as a spot application and my foundation and makeup still looked really good."
~Mixed
"I actually love how this applied and how it felt. I don't think it's as gripping or as longwearing as say the e.l.f. gripping primer is, and I don't think that this is 24-hour wear. The finish of these looked really nice on my skin. It had that slight bit of glow, but I feel like a lot of primers and setting sprays kind of do that as well. I'm not saying these are bad products at all. I just don't think they're the most long-wearing primer and setting spray combo I've ever tried."
Common questions

Frequently asked.

What is NYX Face Glue Gripping Primer?

A primer designed to help foundation and makeup adhere smoothly to the skin, particularly for those with dry or flaky areas.

Is NYX Face Glue Gripping Primer worth it?

The gurus mostly approve it, but with enough reservations to keep it in the middle at a Guru Score of 74%.

What is NYX Face Glue Gripping Primer's Guru Score?

NYX Face Glue Gripping Primer holds a Guru Score of 74%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 2 independent expert reviewers we have collected.

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