Essence I love Stage Eyeshadow Base Review

This is the best eyeshadow primer! I use this and like it far better than my Urban Decay and Smashbox primers - and it is so inexpensive compared to the others I just mentioned.

I really like the colour of this as it completely covers any discolouration on my lids. It has a nice matte finish and doesn't feel sticky or tacky which I have experienced with some other brands and am not a fan of.

It blends nicely - and most importantly it does make a noticeable difference to the brightness of colour and longevity of my shadow.

The little applicator makes this really easy to apply as well. I dab it onto my eyelids then blend out with my finger.

This primer is in a neutral light taupe shade. It is quite opaque, but blends into the eye area easily (although you really don't need much!). It has a flexible doe foot applicator. I quite like using this primer just on its own on eyeshadow free days, as it covers any discolouration or veins on my eyelid. It is a few shades darker than my natural skin tone (very fair) so gives the impression of a light nude eyeshadow, although on other skin tones this may not provide any pigmentation. I sourced this from the priceline website as have not found any local farmers stockists.

I was extremely sceptical when I first got this, but it was pretty cheap and I needed a primer as my eyeshadow seems to fade off pretty quickly.

It comes in a cute small tube, and the little wand helps you apply just enough on each eye - I do think it sometimes has abit too much product and you only need a dot of it. It blends into your skin pretty well and I love it because it creates an even colour and a perfect colour base! It DOES what it is meant to do, and this is why I rate this product so highly - it allows the eyeshadow to stick to it, and helps fight off any flaking etc..

I would rebuy this, and I would recommend all the girls to try this out, it is affordable and does what any other high end brand primer does.

This product is definitely a must have if you love putting on eyeshadow. It has a great consistency and there is no need to use a lot of the product because a little can be enough. When I first tried it I was amazed by how different my eyeshadow looked. The colours popped out and it doesn't crease! Simply perfect.

I have really oily eyelids so I picked this up to try out after my last primer ran out. I'm so glad to have purchased this as it is amazing even though its so cheap. You only need to apply a tiny bit with your fingers and your eyeshadow will apply seamlessly and wont crease all day. It's a nice nude colour so doesn't affect your eyeshadow colours or anything. The product isn't overly thick and blends out well.

Great consistency, smell, price and applicator, made shadow stay out and even worked well under eyes to keep concealer in place. Highly reccomend

I get this from Farmers and it's about $5-$6 and I can't go a day without it. I apply it before any other step in my makeup and immediately set it with a skin coloured eye shadow and go on with my eye routine. This makes me eye shadow stay on all day without creasing or getting oily. It's a light beige- yellow tone which goes well with my skin tone. It's not super thick or chunky and works well with every shadow I've used

With my hand on my heart, I would say this is one of the best little products I have used. Great value for money, around $5.00. And works like a charm.

Before I had used this I thought my eye shadow stayed on well, but, wow oh wow! this stuff is amazing. I came home after ths first day of using this and my eyes looked as good as they did in the morning.

I used this as a base, I applied it to my eyes using the applicator then blended it with my ring finger. It is a smooth liquid which when applied with the applicator you can get a bit too much so I would scrape some off before you apply to your eyes otherwise you might end up with more than you need.

I tried it as a concealer and found it just as easy to use as the eyeshadow base.

This is honestly great value for money and I know you wont be disappointed with it. The price might put you off, thinking that something so reasonably priced cant possibly be great, but it really is.

I was gifted this product by a friend and all I can say is WOW. For the price of this product my expectations weren't high even though I was told it was a product people 'raved' about.

The wee 5 ml tubed container has a screw top lid with a doe foot which makes application super easy. One swipe to the eye lid is enough product to give you the perfect base for your eyeshadow to sit perfectly on the lid.

Once dabbed out enough and dried a little I find my eye shadows have glided on and blended out smoothly. No creasing and it doesn't shift all day, making this product AMAZING.

I'll purchase this again once I run out, I'm so surprised a product can help the impact eyeshadows blend and stay on the lid. This is a perfect base, I will also be one to 'rave' about this base/primer!