Top Eye Primers

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The best eye primer is one that helps you achieve your eyeshadow application goals, whether that means keeping your shadows from creasing or fading or making them last longer.

Urban DecayEyeshadow Primer Potion

Size: 0.33 oz / 10 mL·ITEM: 1704436

Color: Eden - nude matte

11.6K Reviews

$28.00

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One of my go to eye primers!...I love UD primers . I also love nars eye primer. This was a repurchase. ...Best Eye Primer...Urban Decay's primers for the eyes have always been my favorite.

What it is: An award-winning nude eyeshadow primer that ensures vibrant and crease-free wear.


Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens. This product is also vegan and cruelty-free.


What Else You Need to Know: This long-lasting eye makeup base keeps eyeshadow crease-free, eye color vibrant, and application smooth. Formulated with polymer technology, this vegan beauty eyelid primer serves as the perfect eyeliner or eyeshadow base, filling in any surface imperfections and prepping lids for all-day wear.

NARSPro-Prime™ Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base

Size: 0.26 oz/ 7 mL·ITEM: 1236843

Color: Original

2.6K Reviews

$26.00

Needed a new eye shadow primer and I prefer translucent primers. ...The BEST eye primer!!...Finally, an eye primer that works on my oily, hooded eyes. I've tried other eye primers (Urban Decay, Kat Von D) but this one really grabs eyeshadow & liner and doesn't let go.

What it is:
A lightweight primer that creates a seamless canvas that keeps cream and powder eye color looking brilliant, fresh, and just-applied all day.

What it does:
This smudge-proof eyeshadow base uses a unique polymer and mineral powder blend to get a firm grip on color for long-lasting, gorgeous wear. Fortified with a special deep-sea extract and an antioxidant rice extract, it dries on contact and keeps the delicate eye lid smooth and ready for eyeshadow application.

What else you need to know:
This fragrance-free product is ophthalmologist and dermatologist tested.

$12.00

I’ve been needing a new eye primer. I’ve only ever tried a couple eye primers before. ...I recommend this eye primer, it works great is an affordable option!

What it is: An eye primer that boosts the color intensity and locks in eyeshadow for up to 12 hours.


Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, triclosan, and contains less than one percent synthetic fragrance. It is also vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.


What Else You Need to Know: The Boost + Lock Eyeshadow Primer leaves a perfecting veil with an undetectable finish that prepares the eyelids for makeup to be applied.

Urban DecayMini Anti-Aging Eyeshadow Primer Potion

ITEM: 1704451

Size: Mini Size - 0.16 oz/ 5 mL

300 Reviews

$18.00

Best primer for “mature” eyelids. I have tried other eye shadow primers and this one is by far the cats pyjamas of primers. ...Regular primer...Nothing spectacular about this primer. There are a lot of good primers cheaper.

What it is: A creamy eyeshadow makeup primer with benefits that support youthful-looking skin and ensure vibrant, crease-free color for up to 24 hours.


Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens. This product is also vegan and cruelty-free.


What Else You Need to Know: A vegan beauty favorite, this eye primer preps lids for shadow and eyeliner, intensifying color for all-day wear. Optical blurring pigments create a soft-focus effect that minimizes redness and smooths texture, while anti-aging skincare ingredients help fight the look of wrinkles and improve skin tone.

$28.00

This is my new favorite primer for my eye shadow. I am a huge makeup lover, and I have tried many primers out there! ...I liked how the Shadow Insurance Eye Shadow Primer smelled good, applied very smooth on my eyes and dried quick.

What it is: Too Faced’s best-selling eye shadow primer just got an upgrade! New and improved formula intensifies color and helps lock down eye shadow for 24+ hours of non-creasing, fade-resistant wear.

Skin Type:
Normal, Oily, Dry, and Combination

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

Urban DecayMini Original Eyeshadow Primer Potion

ITEM: 1704444

Size: 0.16 oz / 5 mL - sheer nude

634 Reviews

$18.00

Best Eye Primer...I've used other eye primers from other good brands, but Urban Decay is at the top of my list!...Overall I thought it was a nice eye primer. I normally don’t use eye primers, but it did help keep my eyeshadow in place, and I didn’t have as much fallout either.

What it is: A travel-size of the award-winning nude eyeshadow primer that ensures vibrant and crease-free wear.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is free of parabens. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.


What Else You Need to Know: This travel-friendly eye primer keeps eyeshadow crease-free, color vibrant, and application smooth. Formulated with polymer technology, this beauty essential serves as the perfect eyeshadow base for your eye makeup, filling in the look of any imperfections and prepping lids for all-day wear.

$13.00

Great eye primer...Really good eye primer, smooth and easy to apply eyeshadow on top....Good for sensitive eyes...This is a great primer that doesn’t irritate my eyes. So many primers make my eyes water or irritate them.

What it is: A travel-size, water-resistant eye primer in a light-colored base that creates the perfect canvas for matte and shimmer shadows and pressed pigments.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens and phthalates. This product is also vegan and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: This water-resistant and long-wearing formula glides on smoothly and creates the perfect base for both eyeshadow and pressed pigments. It helps ensure smooth, blendable application and smudge-free wear. The light-colored base enhances vibrancy and reduces the appearance of fine lines.

Urban DecayEyeshadow Primer Potion - Anti-Aging

ITEM: 1704410

Size: Standard Size - 0.33 oz/ 10 mL

1.4K Reviews

$28.00

Most primers cant hold up to my watery eyes but this did! ...Not the best primer compared to their other eye primers but formula is super smooth and sets beautifully on the eyes.

What it is: A creamy eyeshadow primer with anti-aging benefits that ensures vibrant, crease-free color for up to 24 hours.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens. This product is also vegan and cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: A vegan beauty favorite, this eye primer preps lids for shadow and eyeliner, intensifying color for all-day wear. Optical blurring pigments create a soft-focus effect that minimizes redness and smooths texture, while anti-aging skincare ingredients help fight the look of wrinkles and improve skin tone.

$35.00

I've tried several eye primers and this is by far my favorite for use with ay ype of shimmer, glitter, or metallic shadow. ...This is an amazing eye primer, shadows lay down well on it and shimmer/color payoff comes to life with this!

What it is: An eye-artistry enhancer that combines the versatility of a mixing liquid with an easy-to-use pen for instantly amplified shadow vibrancy that lasts.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate, oxybenzone, coal tar, hydroquinone, sulfates SLS & SLES, triclocarban, and triclosan. It is also vegan, gluten-free, cruelty-free, and comes in recyclable packaging.

What Else You Need to Know: This multifunctional wand distills Pat’s backstage eye-artistry secrets into one step. Apply as a base or when layering shadows to improve adherence and optimize finish.

$18.00

It's also a good under eye concealer if you put just a few lines on top of your bags and blend. ...This works as a brilliant brow highlight but I've used it as eye primer, under-eye concealer & even to hide the occasional blemish.

What it is:
A multitasking pencil that works as a brow and facial highlighter, a concealer, or an ideal priming base for eyeshadow.

What it does:
This portable pencil does the work of five makeup bag must-haves in one convenient tool. Use it to conceal blemishes, dark circles, and flaws, or to highlight the brow, face, and eyes. Cover brow hairs as they grow back in, line your lips, or use as an eyeshadow primer for lids. The Pro Pencil does it all.

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