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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.

Anastasia Beverly HillsHighlighting & Concealing Eyebrow Pro Pencil

Size: 0.087 oz/ 2.4 g·ITEM: 1622067

Color: Base 2

398 Reviews

$24.50

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so natural and easy to use...It really completes the look with a natural looking highlight. I also use it as an eyeshadow primer....From my research, it's not meant to be used as an under eye concealer or eye lid primer; the formula is too drying for both.

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

651 Reviews

$25.00

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

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.

$25.00

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.

$34.00

Next is the milk eye primer and dlx primer. I honestly really loved both of these primers, especially since I was able to compare them to the Armani primer. ...I like this new eye primer. This primer comes with an application.

What it is: An invisible, hydrating primer for eyeshadow and under-eye concealer that smooths skin and locks down color to prevent creasing, fading, and smudging.

Finish:
Natural

Skin Type:
Normal, Oily, Dry, Combination

Highlighted Ingredients:
- Blue Agave Extract: Helps form an invisible layer to lock in makeup.
- Hyaluronic Acid and Hemp-Derived Cannabis Seed Extract: Boost hydration for delicate eyelid and under-eye area.
- Niacinamide (Vitamin B3) and Aloe Water: Provide additional moisture and antioxidant benefits.

Ingredient Callouts: This product is vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.

$22.00

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

11.6K Reviews

$38.00

I have sensitive eyes and skin, and this eye primer felt cool and soft after application, and I liked the effect it gave after applying eye shadow....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 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.

PAT McGRATH LABSIntensifEYES™ Longwear Eyeshadow Primer

Size: .16 oz / 5 mL·ITEM: 2699429

Color: IntensifEYES™ Longwear Primary - Transparent

24 Reviews

$48.00

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.

$38.00

I want my eyelid primer to make sure that my eyeshadow doesn’t budge. ...A++ Best Shadow Primer...I love this primer! Easy to apply, easy to apply shadows over and stays all day without creasing or disappearing-no need to reapply.

What it is: A bestselling formula that intensifies color and helps lock down eyeshadow for up to 24 hours of non-creasing, fade-resistant wear.

Finish:
Natural

Skin Type:
Normal, Oily, Dry, Combination

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

What Else You Need to Know: This translucent eyeshadow primer is formulated with a blend of skin-loving ingredients plus an easy-blend, doe-foot wand to glide on weightlessly. It also helps to protect against blue light damage and environmental stressors and fights breakthrough oil to help keep shadows smooth, waterproof, and long-lasting.

$19.00

I recommend this eye primer, it works great is an affordable option!...Basic eye primer...This eye primer provides a nice base for other eye products.

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.

MAKE UP FOR EVERAqua Seal

ITEM: 969352

Size: 0.4 oz/ 11 g

399 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 have been reaching for this primer, every time I do my makeup. It definitely makes my makeup long lasting & helps keep my makeup in place while wearing a mask”
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“the best lip primer for a great price. glides perfectly on lips and my lipstick and liner stays as is for a longer time. it is perfectly nourishing to not give me chappy lips or lines after lipstick application”
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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. ”
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“This primer absolutely takes the cake!! I have tried so many lash primers, both drugstore and luxury, and subversion is the perfect primer”
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“I would go to raves and party all night without my eyeshadow wiping off. I lived in a very hot, humid climate area and my eyeshadow and eyeliner would stay in place”
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“I used it with the rare beauty foundation and it looked amazing . It also soothes your redness and gives an even appearance to your skin”

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