Hit List: Worst Eyeshadow Primer

Fortunately, those I’ve tried, whether dedicated primers like Urban Decay, Too Faced, Laura Mercier, or cream shadows that work as primers – Mac Painterly, Benefit’s Creaseless Cream Shadows, Bare Escentuals Primer Shadow – have all worked really well. I haven’t encountered a “worst”, so I’ve been lucky.

I’d feel bad hanging any brand out to dry, since the shape and depth of my eye makes it difficult to avoid creasing at all, however minor. I will say, however, that I felt Urban Decay’s primer was a bit overrated, though not by any means terrible. Additionally, I once had somebody recommend NYX’s jumbo pencils as a color base – now THAT was a fiasco.

I used to use primer from laura mercier and didn’t really see the differemce of having eye primer or not.
but I can’t really say it ‘s the worst as i haven’t tried that many
since i changed to NARS primer
now I finally understand why ptimer is so important!

Personally for me UDPP never worked wonders and creased by midday, so I was not a fan. They do have nice colors though. But NYX’s Jumbo Eyeshadow Pencils were a big fat fail. They creased in an hour by themselves. I tried everything, using it with different eyeshadow bases underneath, setting with a powder eyeshadow, nothing worked. They literally never set and stayed greasy, and even made my Mac Fluidline texturally weird; it never set either, smudged like crazy, and ended up underneath my eyes within a matter of hours! Horrible -.-

That really bad one that came in the Tarte for True Blood palette

The worst by far I’ve tried was the Sephora Collection primer pot. It was WAYYY too sticky and filmy, and it creased within TEN MINUTES. I have oily lids so it’s pretty difficult to find something that works well on me. Benefit’s Stay Don’t Stray creases, as well as Urban Decay’s Eden, however UD’s Sin works fine. I’ve also had luck with the Kat Von D primers and TFSI.

I didn’t like L’oreal Decrease for Drugstore and Smashbox was a total miss for my as far as mid to high end.

ELF, benefit stay dont stray and stila prime pot

For me EVERY primer creases since I have very oily lids. I found that I have to let it set and absorb into my lids, as we do with our face primer. Yes it does crease, but then after it sets I go back with my ring finger and blend it out. With that being said even after doing this process the one that still creases on ME is Kat von D’s eye primer in Skin. UDPP’s original one in the purple tube seems to have a pasty look. The ones that are the bomb-diggity (IMO) are UDPP in Eden (love it!), NARS (love it and it doesn’t crease during the “absorption” period), TFSI (the one in the aqua color tube), MAC painterly paint pot (not labeled as a primer per the items description but to me it’s a multi purpose product and being a primer falls under it). Everyone has different skin types, therefore different needs and these are the ones that have met my needs.

UDPP and Too Faced Shadow Insurance were horrid on me – both too greasy and creased on me. My go to primer isn’t a primer at all – it’s Painterly Paint Pot. Nothing seems to hold my shadow on like that stuff. I’ve given up trying primers, I’ll stick to PP’s.

the NYX eyeshadow primer was the worst on my oily lids, I couldn’t get more than 4 hours wear time out of it

The worst for me was Esteé Lauder