primer posion

Hello pretty faces, 

I made a blog post about Urban Decay All Nighter setting spray and I talked about how much I liked it. When I bought a setting spray I also picked up this primer. Everyone knows Urban Decay primers and everyone is always talking about them. 

I have very oily eyelids and I always wanted to get this as I thought this would solve my problems. When I saw primer potion at the airport I thought I would by a travel size and see how I get on with it. The 10ml original tube costs £16 and a travel size is 5ml and it costs £8. I think this is brilliant, it is half the size and half the price. It also comes in three colours.

I didn't want to buy the whole thing just in case I don't like it. Now, you see when you have high hopes for something you really want to be surprised, and I was but in a negative way. I didn't really like this primer. It didn't prolong the eyeshadow wear. The blending was a lot easier and more vibrant but I wasn't looking for that, I was looking for long wearing product. 

Now that I got to use it a little bit more I am ok with it. I will not repurchase it though. 

When I use this I put a Collection eyeshadow pencil on top and then I add any eyeshadows. This way my eyeshadow stays put all day. Well it creases a little bit but not so much you can see it. 

I love using this eyeshadow stick on it's own but I find that with Urban Decay primer it stays on a little bit longer. 

What primer do you use? 

Yours Izabele

xoxo

Primed & Ready

Hello, 

I must admit Boots brands such as Collection, Barry-M, 17 are great for very affordable products. Of course some of these are going to be your holy grail and others are a total miss. 

There are some Collection products I like but this one is not one of them. 

I have super oily eyelids and this does nothing to me. It doesn't prolong the wear of my eyeshadows, it doesn't illuminate. In fact I am not so sure how you are suppose to use it. 

It is quite sticky in texture and it takes time to dry. Now this makes me think that I am suppose to use this primer and add eyeshadow so it works as a glue to my eyeshadow. Or should I use as little as possible and have it to dry very quickly and set into the eye. I tried both ways and both ways it was rubbish. 

There are pluses to this product too for example it is super cheap for the quantity you get. You pay £4.99 for a 15ml tube. This might sound not a lot but trust me it will last you two lifetimes. 

I suppose that is a plus side of this product. I mean if this works for you then it is a double win. 

However, I wouldn't be me if I didn't find use for this. Remember I had a Glitter post?

So I use it as my glue for glitter. As I said before it is quite sticky so I pack loads of primer on the eyes and add glitter while it is still sticky. I mean yeah it moves during the day but it is an alternative to a glitter glue. 

With this product I recommend to just go for it. Well if you know you have very oily eyelids then don't even look that way unless you want some glue for glitter. 

If your eyelids are not so oily then give this a go, you might find some illuminating properties too. 

What eye primer do you use? Do you use other products as a primer? What are they? 

Yours Izabele

xoxo

Diamond Heart Primer

Since I received my Glossybox I was exited to try everything in the box. The first thing I tried was this Base Primer from Emite make up brand. I have never heard of this brand and I was exited to try it out. It looked super snazzy but this is just a travel size. It is a light coral colour inside but it doesn't make your skin pink. The smell is also quite pleasant and not too harsh. The light reflective particles create a nice glow, it also is colour correcting hence why the coral colour. The whole idea of primers is to make your foundation stay on for longer. It is as if a primer becomes a glue to your skin but not in a bad way. 

It is priced about £25 but as it is Swedish brand they usually price everything in euros. You can but this online on Emite website.

I recommend this to people who are struggling with foundation and also for those who want to look flawless without foundation because this primer does make you look flawless.

Yours Izabele

xoxo