Saturday 18 October 2014

PRIME TIME (EYELID EDITION)


I have very oily eyelids. There's no other way going about it. If you've never thought about it or don't have any problems with eyeshadow, this may seem really strange, but i'm sure there are many of you out there who know exactly how i feel. Eyeshadows crease on me like crazy. No matter what formula or brand i use, within a few hours most of it will have smudged or collected in my crease in a weird and very unattractive fashion. But i have good news, as today i come with a solution.


NARS Pro-Prime Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base, £19.50
 I decided to try out the Nars eyeshadow primer after hearing youtuber Ingrid (Missglamorazzi) rave about it so much. I had tried other alternatives such as Urban Decay's Primer Potion, which helped but didn't completely eliminate creasing, so i wasn't TOO hopeful about this. I'm glad to say i was completely wrong.



Using the doe foot applicator, i smush (yes, that's a word) what comes out onto both lids, and use my fingers to blend it all out. It has no color or strange texture, and sinks into the skin almost immediately leaving no weird wetness or anything behind. From there you can just go ahead and apply your eyeshadow/eyeliner etc. the way you usually do. For me this totally eliminates any creasing and unwanted blending of any sort, and also helps the color of the eyeshadows appear more vibrant. My eye makeup looks exactly the same after 12 hours as it did when i first applied it, which are better results than i could have ever asked for. I've also come to using it even if i don't have any eyeshadow or liner on, to avoid an oily pool collection (gross) on my lids.

 If you haven't tried this primer out, i highly recommend it. If you have, let me know what you think, and i'd love to hear some other favorites of yours. My new mission is to find a drugstore dupe for this NARS one.

4 comments :

  1. Hahahahahahhahaha, I understand what you were saying now. Oilids, am I right? Also, please teach me how to use eyeshadow.

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    1. Hahaha told you i need it! OMG I should've named the post that hahahah. And yes ma'am :p

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  2. It's a true miracle if your eye makeup can look the same after 12 hours. Sounds like a holy grail item. Happy weekend! :] // itsCarmen.com ☼ ☯

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    1. It really is! Can't do my eye makeup without it. Happy weekend to you too :) x

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