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Skin Nova Instant Radiance Primer.

Vieve Skin Nova Instant Radiance Primer
Powder & Setting

About this product

A lightweight gel primer with a peachy-golden shimmer designed to hydrate skin and create a radiant, luminous base for makeup or wear alone.

Type

Powder & SettingGel

Key actives

Formula notes

No drying alcohol

Full ingredients

Guru Score

83%

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

This primer earns consistent praise for delivering a natural glow without any sparkle or glitter, thanks to its peachy-golden tone that flatters all skin depths and a gel texture that feels hydrating rather than heavy. The gurus highlight its ability to blur into skin seamlessly when layered, and note it works well as a standalone moisturizer too, though applying too much can tip into an overly dewy finish. Starting with a hydrating base like hyaluronic acid underneath, then massaging Skin Nova in gently, seems to be the move for best results.
Synthesized from 3 expert reviews · most recent take May 2026
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What the gurus are saying.

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"I use a primer to give a good glow. And I love Vieve Skin Nova. I like skin dew mixed with Chanel's illuminating primer. But if you use too much skin dew, you do look like the tin men."
All 3 takes from Caroline Hirons
Chats with C: Sarah Jossel - Sunday Times Beauty Director-At-Large | Caroline Hirons
"I use a primer to give a good glow. And I love Vieve Skin Nova. I like skin dew mixed with Chanel's illuminating primer. But if you use too much skin dew, you do look like the tin men."
5 Minute With Jamie Genevieve, Founder of Vieve
"We've got beta glucan, we've got niacinamide as well, which isn't obviously going to be a superactive, but it's a nice to have, it's a nice added bonus. I feel like it's very balancing. One of the ways that I tested this product out was I used it on my skin for six weeks without doing much else, just to see how my skin would feel, and it felt great. So it's definitely kind of like our makeup hybrid skin care. What was really funny about working with a lab in South Korea, the pearl is obviously universal, it's inclusive of all skin tones, and this pearl is very, very peachy, so the fairest of skin, because it's nice and sheer, will look nothing but radiant, but the deepest of skin will look nothing but radiant too, which is hard to do well in South Korea because the beauty ideals are very different there. Every sample I got was filled with a silver pigment, ethereal, ghostlike complexion, Disney princess. I had to really hold hands and say more gold, more peach. So we ended up basically with this product that is really, really luminizing. You can build it up, you can layer it up if you want more and more glow, but the way that it sinks into skin is amazing. I would always start with your blank canvas, maybe a hyaluronic acid, and then I would put my Skin Nova on. I actually do like to put SPF on top."
Glad We Had This Chat - JAMIE GENEVIEVE
"In the morning I do Skin Nova. I really like that, on top of just Skin Nova, so like a light moisturizer, and then something occlusive on top just to lock it all in."
Approved
"It's got like the most beautiful kind of golden hue to it. It's a really nice kind of like gel consistency but because you've got that radiance in there it leaves the skin nice and glowy but not sparkly like at all. Just glow, no glitter. That's what we like. Actually smells beautiful too but not in a super heavily like artificial fragrance way."
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"Skin Nova is our instant radiance primer but it is an incredible lightweight moisturizer. It hydrates skin by 202% so it literally floods your skin with moisture. It is just the most phenomenal primer, it's our best seller. It's a product that anyone can use, any skin type tone. It's got a really nice golden hue to it which just disappears into the skin and just kind of gives that radiance. I use it every single day."
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All 4 takes from Jamie Genevieve
SKINCARE ROUTINE & WHAT I'VE DONE: chin lipo & treatments | JAMIE GENEVIEVE
"Skin Nova is our instant radiance primer but it is an incredible lightweight moisturizer. It hydrates skin by 202% so it literally floods your skin with moisture. It is just the most phenomenal primer, it's our best seller. It's a product that anyone can use, any skin type tone. It's got a really nice golden hue to it which just disappears into the skin and just kind of gives that radiance. I use it every single day."
EASY MAKEUP TUTORIAL (that actually looks quite glam) | JAMIE GENEVIEVE
"Prepping skin with Skin Nova, I just work that into my fingertips and then into my skin. This hydrates skin so much and I like to really massage it in and give my skin that love. It's a really stretchy texture, really cushioning, very hugging to the skin, really really hydrating."
7 HIGH MAINTENANCE THINGS I DO TO BE LOW MAINTENANCE | JAMIE GENEVIEVE
"This primer hydrates skin by 202% so it is unbelievable, it's definitely like almost more skin care than makeup. I use it every single morning whether I'm doing makeup or not and after 48 hours your skin moisturization levels are still boosted by 30% so it's a product that works over time and instantly."
BOOK CLUB (SM*T CLUB) MAKEUP TUTORIAL | JAMIE GENEVIEVE
"Skin Nova is a number one best seller, but one of the reasons that I love this product, and you love this product, is because of how well it works. Obviously with Vieve products, but it works well with all products. I've got Nars and Huda that I'm going to be using on my face today, and Skin Nova works so beautifully underneath. If you've not tried it before, I just really need you to try it. We actually have little 10 mil travel sizes as well, so if you want to try it before you get the full size you can do that. It's a fun little present as well if you're buying any gifts for anyone."
Common questions

Frequently asked.

What is Vieve Skin Nova Instant Radiance Primer?

A lightweight gel primer with a peachy-golden shimmer designed to hydrate skin and create a radiant, luminous base for makeup or wear alone.

Is Vieve Skin Nova Instant Radiance Primer worth it?

Yes. All 3 gurus who reviewed it give it their stamp of approval, for a Guru Score of 83%.

What is Vieve Skin Nova Instant Radiance Primer's Guru Score?

Vieve Skin Nova Instant Radiance Primer holds a Guru Score of 83%. That is our read on how warmly the experts talk about it, based on the verdicts of 3 independent expert reviewers we have collected.

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