Oldie but Goodie – Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion

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Urban Decay has always been one of those affordable, cutting edge brands that brings a pop of colour and artistry to high street stores and in many girls’ make up bags. The brand is funky, innovative and produces excellent quality products. I think this brand is the best out there for eye make up. One of my favourite products from Urban Decay is their eyeshadow primer potion.

There is nothing worse than applying your make up flawlessly and then looking in the mirror a few hours later to discover patchy or non-existent eyeshadow and eyeliner. The primer potion is the best primer for the eyelids I have ever used. One slick of this and you are good to go for multiple hours while making your eyeshadow totally vibrant and crease free. It has to be one of their best selling products, they even brought out a line a potion primers on the back of the eyeshadow primer’s success.

You can get the product with two different ways of application. One has a dauber style wand, the other a needle like tip which you squeeze out the product that way. The primer goes on to your skin clear, with no pigment attached to it, meaning you’ll get your true chosen eyeshadow colour. I would definitely recommend this product. I haven’t found one that even comes close (not even my trusted smashbox!!). A must for prolonging your eye makeup.

Smashbox Photo Finish Primer Collection

Giddyness doesn’t quite cover what I felt when I saw these travel sized Smashbox products. It is hard to find Smashbox in the UK, only a select few Boots stores hold them. this set cost £14.00, but they are mini’s. These primers are raved about all over the internet and are the number one choice for many make-up artists. Smashbox is a US brand with many choices of primer, I like this set because its oil free, so it’s not going to react with your foundation or powder and it will mean the ultimate base to hold on to your make-up.

The first of the set I am going to talk about is the Photo Finish Foundation Primer RRP £25.00. This is used after moisturiser and before foundation for a perfect complexion. It goes on your skin making it very smooth and you only need the tiniest amount to fill in fine lines and even out your skin’s texture, allowing for flawless photos. This makes your foundation last longer as it prevents your foundation slipping right off during the course of the day. Definitely the best primer I have used to date.

The next primer is the Hydrating under eye primer RRP £21.00. Now this to me is one of those unnecessary products we convince ourselves (usually egged on by the assistants behind the counter of our favourite stand) we need. As I’ve said before I use YSL Touche Eclat under my eyes just to brighten them up when I haven’t slept well or I’m not feeling too good and I think the coverage is perfect and I don’t need the added extra of a primer. This primer does hydrate the eye area so it’s quite refreshing on the skin making your eye feel instantly brighter.

The last one is the Photo Finish Lid Primer RRP £15.00. I would always recommend a lid primer, especially if you are like me and you have oily skin. This will guarantee your eye-shadow and eye-liner maximum staying power all day long. There is not too much to explain about this, however, I have some negatives about this though. The first is the smell, it has quite a painty smell to it, think the MAC Pro Longwear Concealer. The second is that it gives my eye lid a darker shade making it yellowy in colour. I don’t think there is a need for pigment to be in this product. It does what it is supposed to very well, only because of these negatives would I recommend Urban Decay’s Primer Potion as an alternative as the product is clear upon application.