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: 1941277

Color: Sin - subtle pale nude shimmer

11.5K Reviews

$28.00

This has been one of the best eye primers I've ever used, in addition to the other Urban Decay eye primers. ...Loved the color of this primer. Brightens the eyes and eye shadows. Such a great base. ...Great Primer!

What it is: An award-winning nude eyeshadow primer that ensures vibrant, crease-free wear for up to 24 hours.


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.

Urban DecayMini Anti-Aging Eyeshadow Primer Potion

ITEM: 1704451

Size: Mini Size - 0.16 oz/ 5 mL

290 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.

$30.00

Best Eyelid Primer Ever!...This is the best eye primer I love it. Eyeshadows glide over my eyelids with this primer & powder unlike all the other liquid primers that feel gooey & smudgy! ...I had considered giving up eye primers, I own every high and low end product and every eye primer either hurts my eyes, or makes my eyelids look creepy and ashy.

What it is: A palette to prime, prep, conceal, and set for a flawless and long-wearing look.

Ingredient callouts: This product is cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: Each set features two shades of primer for custom blending in hues for different skin tones and a translucent powder to set the lids and diffuse shadow. The convenient kit corrects shadow mistakes, provides a shadow base, and is perfect for touch-ups on the go.

This set contains:
- 2 x 0.06 oz/ 1.7g Primer
- 1 x 0.12 oz/ 3.4g Powder

$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.

$21.00

Didn’t give me what I need in an eye primer...Most eye primers (nars matte, UD primer potion, maybelline, different concealers set with powder and unset) don’t work on me. ...Nice primer...Considering I usually use concealer on my eyes before eye looks, this was a pretty good brightening primer.

What it is: A weightless, hydrating eye primer that smooths lids while prepping for longer-lasting, amped-up color that won’t crease, fade, or smudge.

Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, formaldehydes, formaldehyde-releasing agents, phthalates, mineral oil, retinyl palmitate. It is also cruelty-free.

What Else You Need to Know: With instant hydration that lasts all day, this creamy primer dries quickly to a seamless, silky-smooth base perfect for eyeshadow application. The peach-tinted formula helps colors pop, bringing out the best of your shadows for more vibrant, longer-lasting wear.

Urban DecayMini Original Eyeshadow Primer Potion

ITEM: 1704444

Size: 0.16 oz / 5 mL - sheer nude

621 Reviews

$18.00

One of my go to eye primers!...I love UD primers . I also love nars eye primer. This was a repurchase. ...Best Eye Primer...I've used other eye primers from other good brands, but Urban Decay is at the top of my list!

What it is: A travel-size of the award-winning nude eyeshadow primer that ensures vibrant, crease-free wear for up to 24 hours.

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.

$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.

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.

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