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You just spent hours on your makeup: choosing the perfect foundation, carefully crafting the perfect eyeshadow look, dusting on your contour and highlight just so. But when you take a selfie, all you see staring back at you is a ghost. Sound familiar? That's thanks to a little phenomenon called photo flashback, a makeup catastrophe that even celebs have been known to struggle with. Flashback is caused by light bouncing off your face — and your primer, foundation or setting powder could be the culprit. Common ingredients in makeup, such as silica and those containing SPF (like titanium dioxide and zinc oxide), can reflect the light from your camera, causing that dreaded white cast. Now, no need to panic: You don't have to avoid these ingredients altogether (in fact, you shouldn't, especially not the SPF). So, what's a girl to do? First, start out by testing the products in question and experiment with decreasing the amounts you apply. What if you don't have to time to make a test run? Well, primers are your secret weapon when it comes to being selfie-ready. Here are five makeup primers that are safe for flash photography — and your next selfie. Image via Imaxtree SEE NEXT PAGE:Skindinavia The Makeup Primer Spray Oil Control, $35
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