Review: ELF Mineral Eyeshadow Primer

Quality: 5 out of 5
Packaging: 5 out of 5
Size: .15 oz
Price: $3.00
Where To Buy: eyeslipsface.com
Would I Buy Again: Yes

God bless the people at ELF who made this product! It is amaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaazing, especially for just $3.00!

This gentle and completely sheer Eyeshadow Primer has key vitamins A, C and E to help prevent aging and moisturizes the skin. The formula glides on easily and disappears instantly to create longer-lasting, crease-proof eyeshadow. The Mineral Eyeshadow Primer is designed to be used with your favorite mineral eyeshadow to provide ultimate staying power for beautiful and vibrant color that lasts. 100% mineral based with no parabens, no preservatives and no chemical dyes.

I think we all know about Urban Decays Primer Potion. We all know that its a bit expensive, and we know that the packaging sucks so you have to cut the sucker open just to get your money's worth. ELF has made a affordable alternative that, in my experience, works just as well as Urban Decays more expensive primer.

I'll start by saying that I have very oily eyelids. Without a primer my eyeshadow creases within 2-3 hours. With ELF's Mineral Primer my eyeshadow lasts about 8-9 hours (as long as I'm not out in super hot weather) with only a bit of fading. It stays vibrant most of the day.

The primer is totally sheer. The tube I got is kind of watery but I don't know if this is the norm. The tube is clear with a doe foot applicator so you can see how much you have left inside. It easy to blend and you don't need to use a whole lot.

PROS:
-very affordable, $3.00
-makes e/s vibrant
-last a very long time (8-9 hours)
-no parabens or dyes

CONS:
-none???

INGREDIENTS: Isododecane, Cylopentasiloxane, Octyl Palmitate, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Dimethicone, Polyglyceryl-4 Isostearate, Triacontanyl PVP, Propylene Carbonate, Titanium Dioxide, Tocopherol, Ascorbyl Palmitate, Iron Oxides (CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499), Mica (CI 77019), Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163).

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Coming Soon: LOOK OUT FOR MY UDPP vs ELF-MP COMPARISON POST.

Don't forget to use the code CAROLINA at the ELF website for 50% off orders up to $15. Also use Ebates for 4% cash back.

UDPP gets cut.

It was getting hard to get any product out of my bottle of UDPP so I figured it was time to cut the sucker open. I've been using it for about 10 months, and I took out the stopper (the plastic bit in the opening that keeps you from taking out too much) 6 months ago. If you do this make sure you put it in a GLASS jar, it'll dry out in a plastic one (this is why MAC and such use glass).


It kind of looks like two crazy eyes are starring at you... O_0

This is just from scooping out the top half.

L'Oreal De Crease vs. Urban Decay Primer Potion

It took me ages, but I finally got around to trying out L'Oreal's De Crease eye primer against Urban Decay's Primer Potion. I had De Crease for a long time before UDPP but I stopped using it because I couldn't get any more product out of the tube, even though you can clearly see that it looks full. However I think that maybe they put some kind of filler between the outside and actual product, but I'm not possitive.

Anyways, I used both primers at the same time and UDPP clearly won. De Crease starting creasing after just 4 hours, and UDPP didn't start creasing until after 7-8 hours. Eight hours still sucks, so usually I put pressed powder over UDPP and it'll last another 3-4 hours for me but I didn't this time.

UDPP: $17
L'Oreal De-Crease: $8

(the silver thing is a sword if you couldn't tell :)

Right after I put it on, still fresh and pretty.


5 hours later and I've got a little creasing on the De Crease side but the UDPP side is still looking good


at 9 hours DC is looking like a hot mess and UDPP is just starting to crease

Review: NYX Jumbo E/S Pencil, NYX Candy Glitter Liners

Here are my rave reviews on NYX Jumbo E/S Pencil, in Yogurt & NYX Candy Glitter Liners.

Quality: 5 out of 5

Packaging: 3 out of 5

Price: $3-$4

Where to buy: Cherryculture.com

Cruelty Free: Yes

Overall: 5 out of 5

This is Yogurt. I got it saturday, been wearing it ever since. It last 8-9 hours on my oily lids before it starts to crease.

These are some of my poorer e/s. They don't have much pigment dry, even over UDPP
Here I used them over UDPP, the NYX e/s pencil, and with a mixing medium. The mixing medium was the most vibrant, but after it dried it was flaky and if I touched it with my finger a lot of pigment came away. When I touched the e/s over the jumbo pencil little to no pigment was on my fingers.

Edit: I've gotten Pacific and Lemon since and they work just as well, incase anyone is wondering about other colors.

Quality: 5 out of 5

Packaging: 5 out of 5

Price: $4

Where to buy: Cherryculture.com

Cruelty Free: Yes

Overall: 5 out of 5

NYX Candy Glitter Liners

Crystal, Lavendar, Blue, & Jade. The first two are great with softer looks. Blue and Jade really pop. Mostly the glitter stays put, though there is a tiny bit of fallout. Wait for them to dry because they'll get on your brow bone if you're not careful. The applicator brush is really fine so its east to get thin lines.

Hope that helps. Have a great day everyone.

xox