Eye Primer

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An eye primer is a makeup product that helps to set the eye makeup and keep it in place. It is used to prime the face before applying eyeshadow or eyeliner. It can help your eye makeup last for hours on end.

$24.50

It really completes the look with a natural looking highlight. I also use it as an eyeshadow primer....Nice natural color that makes your eyes appear more awake...so natural and easy to use

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.

Urban DecayMini Original Eyeshadow Primer Potion

ITEM: 1704444

Size: 0.16 oz / 5 mL - sheer nude

617 Reviews

$22.00

Best Eye Primer...Urban Decay's primers for the eyes have always been my favorite. ...Great Primer!...I am new to makeup, and didn't realize the importance of a good eye shadow primer. I'm obsessed with Urban Decay products, so it seemed natural to purchase their primer.

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.

$29.00

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 Anti-Aging Eyeshadow Primer Potion

ITEM: 1704451

Size: Mini Size - 0.16 oz/ 5 mL

289 Reviews

$22.00

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 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.

$18.00

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. ...I would prefer to use MAC eye pot primers if I want a natural looking primer and for some real stick and brightening … SST Cosmetics in Canada has a beautiful eye primer and bright net!

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

Size: 0.33 oz / 10 mL·ITEM: 1704402

Color: Original - sheer nude

11.5K Reviews

$36.50

One of my go to eye primers!...I love UD primers . I also love nars eye primer. This was a repurchase. ...Fantastic Canvas for Eyes...This eye primer is awesome. Most primers I have used in the past are flaky or highlight every crease and wrinkle.

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.

PAT McGRATH LABSIntensifEYES™ Longwear Eyeshadow Primer

Size: .16 oz / 5 mL·ITEM: 2699429

Color: IntensifEYES™ Longwear Primary - Transparent

16 Reviews

$42.00

Total game changer for hooded eyes! Love!...I have very hooded eyes, and always struggle with eyeshadow or concealer creasing. ...I have very oily eye lids and tend to smudge my eye makeup. This primer doesn’t let my eyes smudge or move.

What it is: A prep-and-set eye primer that boosts eyeshadow color and ensures crease-proof, non-smudging, stay-in-place eye looks that last up to 24 hours.


Finish: Natural


Skin Type: Normal, Oily, Dry, Combination


Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens, phthalates, and sulfates SLS & SLES.


What Else You Need to Know: This translucent-finish primer is suitable for all skin tones, proving itself to be a resilient ally. It extends eyeshadow wear and reduces creasing. It also blurs skin texture, creating a polished look that lasts up to 24 hours.

MAKE UP FOR EVERAqua Seal

ITEM: 969352

Size: 0.4 oz/ 11 g

385 Reviews

$28.50

my fave eye primer!...This is the only eye primer i use, because it actually works! I have oily eye lids and my eye make-up would only last a couple of hours. ...During alergy season the outside corners of my eyes tear and my eye makeup smudges/runs (even with Smashbox Eye Primer).

What it is:
A liquid converter that transforms powder formulas and pencils into smudge-proof, long lasting makeup.

What it does:
Aqua Seal instantly converts your favorite makeup products into waterproof formulas. Its lightweight, liquid texture intensifies pigments and shimmer for a dramatic, long lasting result.

What else you need to know:
This product is alcohol-free and has been opthalmologist tested.

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“I am SUPER oily, and eyeshadows never stay on, but when I used the eyeshadow primer as a base, my eyeshadows didn't come off or smear or crease for like 2 days”
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“Primers are finicky. I have used primers that have sat on the face making makeup difficult to apply and I have used primers that make my face so dry that they end up being worthless. ”