Hi guys!! I feel like every brand is coming out with eye primers... Essence, Milani, Rimmel, Urban Decay (obviously), and Smashbox are just a few brands that come to mind. Priming the eyes is essential in my opinion because you can turn a mediocre shadow into one that is more intense and longwearing. Also, who wants to slave over an eye look only for it to look sub-par and crease? Not me. I wanted to really compare a few eye primers for you guys. In this experiment I kept everything equal in this. They are all average eye primers with the doe foot applicator and all creamy, so no shimmer. I will be testing all 3 of them with the same quad (Maybelline Modern Metallics in "Sunlit Bronze" which does not have great pigmentation so we can really see how these help). I have swatches for you guys as well as the looks I created using this quad with each of the primers. I will be comparing the e.l.f $1, yes only a dollar, eyelid primer in "Sheer", the Urban Decay Primer Potion in "Original", and the Smashbox Photo Finish Eyelid Primer (marketed in a universal warm beige shade).
Here's a quick pic of the products :)
Important note: I do not very oily lids nor dry lids; they're just average so this is just a review from my regular lids.. ;)
**AS A REFERENCE... here they are swatched without primer**
(Really Maybelline nothing better?? Just a flakey shadow???)
Here they are swatches over a primer:
Urban Decay:
Smashbox:
Quick observation: The e.l.f and Smashbox definitely took that lightest champagne color and made it usable!!
Now I could leave it at some swatches but I want to show you them in action because that's how we use them!! So, over the next 3 days I will be using this quad and these eye primers, make looks and reporting the information!
The e.l.f Eyelid Primer in "Sheer" ($1)
- Coverage? None, this would definitely not cover veins, etc.
- Texture? Very thin, yet blends easily and stays put. It is a little sticky but not as much as the other two that really hold onto those shadows. This definitely helped bind them together and make them work.
- Vibrancy? This added the most vibrancy to the shadows out of all three primers, it really emphasized the color.
- Creasing? None
- Does the look lose intensity? It wasn't intense to begin with, but no.
Urban Decay Primer Potion in "Original" ($20)
- Coverage? Very light, definitely more than the e.l.f one, but would only cover very minor discoloration.
- Texture? Spreads easily across the eye is not very thick nor liquidy.. in the middle. :) This has a stickiness to it to grabs onto the shadows. The stickiness is not noticeable unless touching it I know that sounds a little funny to have sticky lids!! :) This definitely helped bind them together and make them work.
- Vibrancy? This did not create as good of payoff as the e.l.f. primer.
- Creasing? None.
-Does the look lose intensity? No.
The Smashbox Photo Finish Eyelid Primer ($20)
- Coverage? This covers well and would definitely cover veins and darkness.
- Texture? Thicker than the other two, reminds me almost of how the NYX Soft Matte Lip Creams and their whipped consistency. Binded shadows nicely.
- Vibrancy? It added about an amount between the e.l.f and the Urban Decay.
- Creasing? None.
- Does the look lose intensity? No.
Similarities between all 3: Binded the shadow together to make them work cohesively instead of them being super flakey. I didn't see any creasing or fading. They all performed very similarly.
Which wins the battle?
e.l.f!!!
Why?
They all work the same so why not go with the cheapest one? The single difference is the coverage.. this does not provide any, but even with the numerous colored bases at the drugstore that would offer coverage (think Maybelline Color Tattoos; like "Barely Branded") I still wouldn't repurchase the Urban Decay or Smashbox primer.
Thanks for reading!!
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