e.l.f Eyelid Primer Review

This is the first eyelid primer I've tried and it was around $2 from iHerb. It was so cheap I thought I'd give it a go.

I have oily eyelids and when I've tried to wear eyeshadows or eyeliners in the past, they just wouldn't last on me. When I put this on before eyeshadow, I found that it lasts longer and it keeps the oil at bay.

I can't compare it to more expensive primers but for me this works. Unfortunately, my first one didn't last a long time and there wasn't a lot of product in the tube. I have repurchased it though because it's cheap anyway.

I think this is good for people like me who are just getting into wearing eyeshadows as it won't break the bank if it works on you or not.

I have not tried many primers especially for the eye so I do not have much to go on before this I tried putting foundation on my lids. This product I scored for $2 I have the pearl and the champagne types. I have not tried the gold version I tried last night when I put make up on before bed as a little pick me up and to impress my boyfriend I went all out on the eye make up and naughty me did not wash off till todays shower. I have to say some of my eye shadow stayed on and this was from using the pearl primer. The packaging is good with its little applicator how ever not to be confused with lip gloss... the product felt sort of silky going on my eye but I noticed the applicator did not pick up much and I felt I needed a little more than just one sweep / dip of product. I also noticed that the bottle was not full when I got it. The pearl has fine glitter in it so I think could be used as a high lighter too and turn a matte eye shadow shimmery or creamy. I would re buy.

I found this product to be pretty average, but for the price I really shouldn't complain, I think I picked it up for like $2 off iHerb or something.

I found the formula to be quite thin so it wasn't really tacky enough. I believe it comes in few different colors, but I don't think that would make any difference.

I didn't feel like this made any of my eyeshadows "pop" and definitely didn't help with the staying power.

I was given this product for a secret santa a while back and have used it quite a lot over a long period of time. The only other eye lid primer I have used was one by benefit which was more like a concealer and primer in one.

One of the things i really liked about this product is the tube and applicator, it makes applying to the eye lid really easy. I also liked the slightly pearly sheen it left on my eye lids.

I was a bit disappointed in the lack of staying power it provided for my eyeshadow. However, it extended the wear longer than I would have gotten without it, but didn't prevent creasing. Maybe I'm being fussy as my last primer did prevent creasing.

It is also slightly thicker and gluggier so it made blending a bit harder, although, if you spread it around with your finger tip to thin it out it seems to be easier.

Overall it's a reasonably good product for the price, and if anything, it provides a really nice pearlescent base for your eyeshadow.

Purchased this item from kmart ($5) a couple of days ago and couldn't be happier. Not only with the price as everyone loves a good deal but the performance of this item. Easy application, eyeshadow adheres to it and stays on ALL DAY. Very happy with this product and will purchase again as needed.

Let me preface by saying that this is the only eyelid primer I have used, so I don't really have anything else to compare it to. So I can't say if it's better/worse than other brands, but I can say that I really do love it :)

I like that the formula is quite thin and sheer. I already have enough product on my eyelid, I don't need a thick, heavy primer as well. The colour I have (Sheer, a pinkish colour) is quite nice on its own to even out any redness on my lids wen I'm not wearing eyeshadow. I notice that it definitely helps the colours show up better, especially when I wear something shimmery, and it makes it last way longer. Without the primer, my everyday eyeshadow lasts about 6-7 hours and with this, it would probably be on the next morning if I didn't wash it off.

I think this is a great product, especially for the price.

I picked this up a long time ago from iherb for USD$3. I have used a quite a few high-end eyeshadow primers so I was really interested to see how this would compare to the NARS and Urban Decay ones. I picked this up in Sheer which is just a nude-y pink shade.

The packaging is very simple as per most e.l.f. products that I have. But also at the same time kind of similar to the NARS one. Just a long tube with a matte black lid (although not rubberised like NARS). It has a doe foot applicator which I really like, makes it really easy to get the product out and onto the eye.

The product is really nice and somehow matches my skin tone quite well. It does have quite a silcone type feel to the touch which is nice. I didn't feel like it was clumpy or a weird consistency at all. When you sheer it out the colour goes away a bit so I feel like it would suit quite a lot of people. If you leave this for a while it drys down quite a bit which is nice, it feels like a nice base for eyeshadows (as it should). I actually think that this performs incredibly similar although not quite as well as the NARS formula, which is great for the price! It helps make my eyeshadows last a lot longer and the colours show up a bit nicer too.

I think overall the Urban Decay one is still my favourite but this is still fantastic, especially for the price.

I found this on iherb when shopping for other elf cosmetics. And thought I'd give it a go. When it came in the mail my first impression was how cheep it looked. That never fased me. The next mornining when putting on my makeup I applied the eye primer and then the rest of my eye makeup. Weird consistency and not really any help to my shadow. But I thought maybe it'll make them last a long time... Nope. Got to noon and my eyeshaddow was totally creased. Honestly it was only $3 but a total waste of time... Don't recome it at all

Got this from makeup.co.nz cost was $4. I've never really needed to use primer as I pretty much pack the shadow on so much that by the evening it looks like how I wanted the shadow to look.I did however put a flat matte white over my lids prior to any colours. Recently I've been using the Rovie primer and liked how it made my lids flat. I have a prominent scar on 1 lid which has discolouration and now I realize the purpose primer serves me. Running low on Rovie and having used a sample pack of Urban Decay I purchased this,as my back up.

It has cheap packaging a tube with a wand doe foot applicator great. It is in the light colour and sits on my lids nicely. The formula is a cream type and neautral in colour it's thin in consistency, not sticky just really like a cream, which seems to be different to the prior primers I used. I do notice it flattens out my lids colour and provides a nice base however it doesn't make blending out shadows a breeze it's as if there's nothing on my lids. Previous brands helped with the shadows blending and really emphasized the colour this Elf doesn't do that. Big ups for the base it provides but as for enhancing or providing help with shadow application. It gets a thumbs to the side not totally down but to the side

I reckon for the price it's not surprising what it provides in performance. But all in all I'm happy with the purchase $4 how can you expect amazing quality with that price....? I would buy this if I was tight for money and ran out of primer but it wouldn't be my ultimate choice if primer.

I bought this off iherb great price so i figured why not. Its in a lipgloss like tube with a wand which i liked, I found it was easy to apply and smooth over the eyelid. However I feel it's just an extra product to cake on for no real purpose. My shadow didn't last longer, look bolder, blend smoother or anything. So it was sort of like... WHY??? I had to give it a few goes, clearly to give a good review and I just don't see the point in it to be completely utterly honest, it just takes up space in my routine i could use perfecting something else