Up until a few months back, I was someone who believed that eyeshadow primer was an unnecessary step to a makeup routine. After all I couldn't be bothered to use a product on my eyes that wouldn't be visible when applied and could "so-called" keep my eyeshadow on all day. And for me I considered the prices of the most raved about primers to be too high for my budget.
Then rewind to around October time, when my opinion on all of this changed completely. Previously I would only wear eyeshadow on special occasions or night outs, but I then started wearing it on pretty much a daily basis. I found that roughly 4 hours after I'd applied my eyeshadow, it had creased so much that all you could pretty much see on my eyelids was a little brown line...not attractive in the slightest! And by this point I knew that I'd need to try a primer.
I decided to grab the Urban Decay Primer Potion in Original (which I actually received for my birthday instead), as this is by far the primer that I've heard the most positive reviews about. It was either this or the Too Faced Shadow Insurance. At £16, again I did think that it was a little steep for such a product, but if it works it'll all be worth it, right? I'm sure you're aware by now but the original primer is a colourless product - there are other options available, however I thought that I had enough eyeshadows at this point, and adding a coloured primer would simply mean I'd stop using some of these...sort of contradicting what I said before about using a product that wouldn't be visible on my eyes.
I simply sweep this product all over my eyelids and around the crease, and it blends in perfectly...you can't even tell it's there. I then apply whichever shadows I'm planning to wear that day and I'm good to go!
Looking back, I really wish that I'd begun to use primers at a much earlier date. I can't believe how long I went around wearing creased eyeshadow, probably looking like a right idiot who had no idea what she was doing with her makeup! Honestly, I rave about this product so much to everyone now and if I'm wearing eyeshadow I cannot live without this - it's that important! I'd much rather wear no eyeshadow than wearing eyeshadow with no primer!
This primer has definitely given me a different perspective on the product overall, I honestly think that gorgeous eyeshadow isn't 100% down to the quality of the shadows you use, but it's down to whether you use a good primer or not. Yes Urban Decay shadow will create a beautiful look, but a good primer will maintain it, and this is definitely the primer to get!
I also received samples of all four primers with my Naked 3 palette for Christmas, so I'm certainly excited to see how the others work in comparison to the original. I will keep you updated!
Have you tried the Urban Decay Primer Potions?
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