Tarte Clean Slate Creaseless 12-hr Eye Primer Review & Photos

Rating: 8/10

Sold: Tarte, Sephora, & Ulta

Price:

Description: “A waterproof 12-hour smoothing eye primer that locks eyeshadow in place while preventing fallout and migration for true shadow payoff".”

Review:

Pros

• Reminds me a lot of the consistency of the Urban Decay Original Primer Potion!
• Leaves the skin feeling soft
• Doesn’t leave a tacky feeling to the skin
• Doesn’t make the eye area look dry like some primers do
• No color
• Color payoff on top is fantastic
• Fading is not a problem

Cons

• Doesn’t last quite as long as Urban Decay does for me – usually creases after about 8 or 9 hours, where Urban Decay lasts close to 12 on me

Urban Decay Eden Primer Potion Review, Swatch, & Photos

Rating: 9/10

Sold: Sephora, Ulta, Urban Decay

Price: $20.00

Description: “Vibrant, crease-free color for 24 hours”

Review:

Pros

• Has a yellow tint to it – evens out the lid
• Very similar to MAC Soft Ochre Paint Pot in color
• Lasts at least 14 hours on me
• Dries very fast
• Allows shadows to blend very easily

Cons

• I don’t think they should claim this to be 24 hours
• They need to make a cooler tone version of this for those with pinker skintones

Maybelline Too Cool Color Tattoo Eyeshadow Review, Swatch, & Photos

Rating: 10/10

Sold: Drugstores

Price: $6.99

Description: A frosty white cream shadow

Review:

Pros

• Great base for light shades
• Allows colors to pop
• Great for inner corner highlight
• Very creamy, but stays on all day
• No creasing

Cons

• None!

Urban Decay Book of Shadows Vol III Review, Photos, & Swatches

Rating: 10/10

Sold: Urban Decay, Sephora, Ulta

Price: $54.00

Description: Includes 16 shadows, a travel size primer potion, and two 24/7 eye pencils (travel size)!

Review:

Pros

• Shadows are super pigmented (as always)!
• Consistency is very smooth and buttery
• Great for traveling since it comes with eyeliners and primer potion
• Good for those who like neutral shades, because there are a lot of them!

Cons

• Some shadows have a ton of glitter fallout, but you can get used to it!

Mary Kay Eye Primer Review, Swatch, & Photos

Rating: 7/10

Sold: Mary Kay, online

Price: $12.00

Description: Waterproof formula creates a foundation so your eye colors glide on smoothly and stay perfectly in place longer – without creasing or smudging

Review:

Pros

• Has a more moisturizing feel than other eye primers
• Squeeze tube
• Fairly cheap for .3 oz

 

Cons

• Only stays put for about 8 hours – not quite as long as my other primers
• May be a little more difficult to get your hands on, since you have to order online or through a Mary Kay rep

Benefit Stay Don't Stray Review, Swatch, & Photos

Rating: 6/10

Sold: Benefit, online; Sephora, online; Ulta, online

Price: $24.00

Description: Stay-put primer for concealers & eyeshadows

Review:

Pros

• Comes in a neutral nude shade that works as a great base for shadows
• Comes with a pump

 

Cons

• I heard the pump doesn’t work very well, and it wastes product
• High price for only .33 oz!
• Only stays crease-free for about 6 hours

VS Pro Lasting FX Eye Shadow Primer Review, Swatch, & Photos

Rating: 8/10

Sold: Victoria’s Secret, online

Price: $8.00

Description: An eye shadow primer to prevent creasing and keep shadow vibrant all day long

Review:

Pros

• Shadows stay crease-free for over 10 hours
• Shadows stay vibrant
• Tube packaging is sanitary
• Price is very cheap!

 

Cons

• Primer comes out watery sometimes (almost like it needs to be shaken)

Coastal Scents Shadow Worx Shimmer Eye Primer Review, Swatch, & Photos

Rating: 9/10

Sold: Coastal Scents, online

Price: $14.95

Description: Pearlescent and champagne in color; shadows will apply smoothly like silk, blend well, and dry quickly

Review:

Pros

• Outstanding color payoff
• Color is beautiful by itself
• Tons of product (.676 oz)
• Can easily be compared to Urban Decay Primer Potion in Sin (but cheaper and with more product)
• Great to use without a shadow
• Lasts about 12 hours

 

Cons

• Does not work well with matte shadows (it says it will)

Coastal Scents Shadow Worx Matte Eye Primer Review, Swatch, & Photos

Rating: 10/10

Sold: Coastal Scents, online

Price: $14.95

Description: Shadows will apply smoothly like silk, blend well, and dry quickly; will remain crease-free and vibrant all day

Review:

Pros

• Better than Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion!
• Shadows stay on for almost 12 hours – crease-free and vibrant!
• Only $15.00 for .676 oz! (2x more than UDPP & cheaper)
• Love the squeeze tube
• Works with all shadows – matte and shimmer

 

Cons

• Sometimes the tube can get an air bubble and pop the product out (if that’s even considered a con, hah)

Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion Review & Photos

Rating: 9/10

Sold: Urban Decay, online; Ulta, online; Sephora, online

Price: $18.00 for full size

Description: vibrant shadow, all-day wear, and absolutely no creasing

Review:

Pros

• Usually a small primer potion always comes with their palettes (good way to try it out)
• Only need a small dab to cover entire eye
• Lasts for about 10 to 11 hours
• Color is nude – dries invisible

 

Cons

• Price is a little high, especially since the product is hard to get to with the packaging
• Packaging can be a little unsanitary