e.l.f Eyelid Primer Review

Not too bad for the price. The first time I used it, my eyelids were quite dry from eczema and it just clumped together. The second time I used it after some proper skin care to the eyes, this rolls on really easily. Makes my eyeshadow last a bit longer on my naturally oily eyelids. I have this in pearl which has a bit of shimmer in it so makes some of my eyeshadows look a wee bit more glittery. But definitely not bad for the price! Good for beginners.

I picked this up a long time ago from iherb for USD$3. I have used a quite a few high-end eyeshadow primers so I was really interested to see how this would compare to the NARS and Urban Decay ones. I picked this up in Sheer which is just a nude-y pink shade.

The packaging is very simple as per most e.l.f. products that I have. But also at the same time kind of similar to the NARS one. Just a long tube with a matte black lid (although not rubberised like NARS). It has a doe foot applicator which I really like, makes it really easy to get the product out and onto the eye.

The product is really nice and somehow matches my skin tone quite well. It does have quite a silcone type feel to the touch which is nice. I didn't feel like it was clumpy or a weird consistency at all. When you sheer it out the colour goes away a bit so I feel like it would suit quite a lot of people. If you leave this for a while it drys down quite a bit which is nice, it feels like a nice base for eyeshadows (as it should). I actually think that this performs incredibly similar although not quite as well as the NARS formula, which is great for the price! It helps make my eyeshadows last a lot longer and the colours show up a bit nicer too.

I think overall the Urban Decay one is still my favourite but this is still fantastic, especially for the price.

I have not tried many primers especially for the eye so I do not have much to go on before this I tried putting foundation on my lids. This product I scored for $2 I have the pearl and the champagne types. I have not tried the gold version I tried last night when I put make up on before bed as a little pick me up and to impress my boyfriend I went all out on the eye make up and naughty me did not wash off till todays shower. I have to say some of my eye shadow stayed on and this was from using the pearl primer. The packaging is good with its little applicator how ever not to be confused with lip gloss... the product felt sort of silky going on my eye but I noticed the applicator did not pick up much and I felt I needed a little more than just one sweep / dip of product. I also noticed that the bottle was not full when I got it. The pearl has fine glitter in it so I think could be used as a high lighter too and turn a matte eye shadow shimmery or creamy. I would re buy.

I decided to buy an eyelid primer to see if it helped my eyeshadows stand out more, last longer and have less fall out. And with this product only being $2 at Kmart, I couldn't lose.

On opening the eyelid primer, the first thing I was really disappointed to see is that there isn't really that much product in there. There is a wand for application in there that is like a lipgloss wand, but not the ton of product you see in a lipgloss.

To test if this product worked I've done one eye with eyelid primer and one without. The results were that the eye with the eyelid primer retained slightly more of the shadow over the day making that eye slightly more pigmented. Other than that I did not notice any significant differences.

I probably wouldn't bother buying this product again but might look at another primer. But I am still undecided.

I found this eye primer to work well, it didn't help the eyeshadow stay all night long. But for a beginner its surely one to try, and its cheap so you're getting what you've paid for.

This is the first eyelid primer I've ever bought and tried however I find it far too sticky for me and actually makes my eyeshadow much harder to blend and almost clumpy.

The packaging is basic and its super cheap however I just can't make the formula work for me and will not be repurchasing - I think more of a creamy pigmented rather than sheer sticky base will be better for my slightly hooded eyes.

I am not a fan of this primer whatsoever. I feel like it's so sheer that when you apply it on to your lid it doesn't feel like anything has even gone on to the eye and then when I go to apply eyeshadow over the top its no different to using no primer. Each to their own I guess but this primer is definitely not for me.

I love the elf eyelid primer because it's quite cheap, it doesn't feel heavy or irritating and it's skin-coloured so removes discolouration from your eyelids.

I don't like it because it makes my eyeshadow crease a little and can look a bit powdery/dry.

I recommend trying it if you can't afford anything else, but I like my lid primer by The Balm a lot more :)

i got a mini one of these with one of my eye shadow purcheses with them, so i really cant complain about a free primer! however my eyelid does get a little oily during the day so found the crease proof quote coming into question as it did with me, either then that i do like this primer and do find i get a better colour payoff with my shadows when using this as apposed to using nothing

I have repurchased this primer about 3 times, but I'm still not sure about it. I've never used another lid primer so I don't have anything to really compare it to, but my current one is almost dry and I will be trying something else to see. It's just a fine product. It does make my eye makeup last a wee bit longer, but not enough for me to rave about. Has a velvety texture once applied to the lid. Good if you want something inexpensive and not much of a loss if it doesn't work out.