Lorac Behind The Scenes Eyeshadow Primer

I love Lorac! This primer was a freebie I got with my Unzipped palette. At $21 it isn't something I would have purchased - as my holy grail eye primer is from ELF. Nevertheless I was super excited to try this as I am a huge fan of Lorac shadows.

As with other Lorac products, this comes in an attractive tube. I like that Lorac's products always look chic and not over designed. This is no exception. This is a tube and has a screw off lid. The tube is easy to squeeze and I imagine you could cut it when you are nearly at the end of the primer and want every last bit ;)

The primer itself has the consistency of a slightly sticky concealer (although the primer is a bit thinner than most concealers). It definitely has a tacky finish once buffed into your lid - which is something I like as it makes the shadows adhere to your lids. It blends out to your skin colour and doesn't have any noticeable scent.

Unlike the rest of my face, my eyelids are quite oily and this can be a problem when using shadows. If I don't use a primer then they will definitely crease. Because this has a tacky feel I was concerned that this would make my kids oiler and that the shadows would crease.

I was wrong. This absolutely stops my shadows from creasing and prolongs the wear of my shadows. I can easily get 12 hours of wear with no issues whilst wearing this.

This is a fantastic primer and I would recommend it if you are looking for a 'higher end' primer, or if you get one of these free with a palette. The only reason this doesn't get a solid 5 stars is because of the price. Whilst I really do like this primer, I am going to stick to purchasing my ELFS one as it is way, way cheaper and does just a good as job as this one does (on my lids anyway).

I have a mini tube of this, which came with my lorac pro palette and I have to say I am impressed.

I find this primer really does help eye shadow stay on longer, stops creasing and fallout and produces more vibrant looks. It is nice and light to wear and not like some bases which can feel quite heavy on the eyelid. As with other eye primers only a little bit is needed so a little tube will last you a decent time.

Definitely recommend and something I'm sure I will repurchase.

I got a sample tube with my Lorac pro as well and I find that it works best with lorac eyeshadows. The texture of this primer is like a soft gel (not like the liquidy eye primers). It doesn't make shadows look more vibrant but it helps with staying power. I have oily lids and had no problems with eyeshadow fading.

I got a deluxe sample of this primer with my Lorac Unzipped palette and I was so excited to try this out as a lot of people love it. I've used it about 4 times now and I'm not overly impressed with it. It's a cream coloured slightly liquidy texture, it feels a bit greasy and ends up transparent when you apply it. I had trouble blending eyeshadows over this - they looked cakey and shadows didn't blend together ending up muddy looking. Even when I used this with the Lorac palette the same thing happened. Wear time okay and it doesn't seem to crease much on my oily lids but I have drugstore primers that do a much better job than this. The way this preforms could be because I have oily lids but I will keep experimenting with it to see if I can get it to work somehow.

To be honest I am not 100% sold on eye primers. I use them, but they're not essential for me. The lorac behind the scenes primer is fine, you only need a little bit and it blends easily. It is not dissimilar to Urban Decay Primer Potion or Elf shadow primer. I think it does aid a little bit in making the shadows stick to the lid more. I have the sample size from the lorac product. I use it and it works fine, but I will unlikely buy again.

This is a good primer- it does definitely help with staying power and is a good base for shadows. It is easy to apply over and helps with blending but doesn't add much vibrancy. I tend to reach for my nars ahead of this one though. The packaging is ok, easy to apply. I probably wouldn't Re purchase but it is still a good product.

I have this due to it coming with the Lorac Pro palette I was gifted from a beautiful BRA. I have only previously tried Urban Decay and Benefit's eye primers. Due to having oily lids I find priming quite essential if I want my shadow to last.

A small amount goes a long way. It's not as thick as Urban Decays product and blends easily on my lid. It has a smooth silicon feel and dries down quickly. It's white but once spread it doesn't leave the area with any colour but it does even out any discolouration slightly.

Shadow blends easily overtop and prolongs my shadows well. I find it performs better then other primers I've used. I would definitely reconsider buying a full size when this runs out (but I think this small tube will last me a long time!)

I got this as a freebee with my LORAC Pro Palette. They said on the website that this sized tube should last about four weeks. As I'm eyeshadow obsessed, I've had this now for a few months as it is in regular rotation with my other primers (MAC Painterly, my HG NARS, Too Faced Shadow Insurance), so it's in good company.

This is a colourless primer. So it will not cover any colouration you may have on your lids. It is lightweight, similar in consistency to the Too Faced Shadow Insurance and Bare Minerals primer.

I have oily skin, and equally so, oily lids. I've found that this primer works well at stopping eyeshadow looks creasing and I would say it's equal in quality to Too Faced, Urban Decay but nowhere near my HG NARS Smudgeproof Primer. I'm pretty sure if you're not willing to fork out the big bucks for NARS, then I would say its a 50/50 toss up between UD, Too Faced and the LORAC primers.

I use this eyeshadow primer every day,it comes in a small tube 5.5 grams,I squeeze a small pea sz amount that would be used for both eyes.it sure does what it's meant to do and that's stopping your eyeshadow creasing.i am 47 and have creepy lids,I find it very differcult to find a eyeshadow primer that does not crease my eyeshadow on my eyelids,this one is perfect for putting your eyeshadow on,NO CREASING on the eyelids, I would also buy it again and recomend it to others.

This was an eye shadow primer that i wanted to try, and lucky for me this came as a deluxe sample with my Lorac eye shadow.

Honestly, I am not sure if the deluxe size version of this is the same design as the full size version. However, the deluxe sample comes in a small squeeze tube which has a rounded lid. The packaging is a dark dark gray, which is almost black. I actually like the design because is simple and classy. Plus it matches my Lorac palette, and I love when things match.

The primer is a thick consistency, and gets squeezed out a tiny hole so only a little product comes out which is perfect, because you only need a little bit. The primer is a beige-pink colour, and I can't pick up any noticeable scent.

Personally, i find this primer is good. It easy to spread over the eyelid, sits nicely, and absorbs quickly. Eye shadow seems to grip really well to it, and when i have finished doing my eye-makeup it does look good. However, i find this eye shadow primer is not as effective as other eye shadow primers i have used, so i probably wouldn't go out of my way to re-purchase this, but I would happily use this if i got it for free by purchasing another Lorac Palette.