Lorac Behind The Scenes Eyeshadow Primer

I have this due to it coming with the Lorac Pro palette I was gifted from a beautiful BRA. I have only previously tried Urban Decay and Benefit's eye primers. Due to having oily lids I find priming quite essential if I want my shadow to last.

A small amount goes a long way. It's not as thick as Urban Decays product and blends easily on my lid. It has a smooth silicon feel and dries down quickly. It's white but once spread it doesn't leave the area with any colour but it does even out any discolouration slightly.

Shadow blends easily overtop and prolongs my shadows well. I find it performs better then other primers I've used. I would definitely reconsider buying a full size when this runs out (but I think this small tube will last me a long time!)

This is a good primer- it does definitely help with staying power and is a good base for shadows. It is easy to apply over and helps with blending but doesn't add much vibrancy. I tend to reach for my nars ahead of this one though. The packaging is ok, easy to apply. I probably wouldn't Re purchase but it is still a good product.

I got a deluxe sample of this primer with my Lorac Unzipped palette and I was so excited to try this out as a lot of people love it. I've used it about 4 times now and I'm not overly impressed with it. It's a cream coloured slightly liquidy texture, it feels a bit greasy and ends up transparent when you apply it. I had trouble blending eyeshadows over this - they looked cakey and shadows didn't blend together ending up muddy looking. Even when I used this with the Lorac palette the same thing happened. Wear time okay and it doesn't seem to crease much on my oily lids but I have drugstore primers that do a much better job than this. The way this preforms could be because I have oily lids but I will keep experimenting with it to see if I can get it to work somehow.

I got this as a freebee with my LORAC Pro Palette. They said on the website that this sized tube should last about four weeks. As I'm eyeshadow obsessed, I've had this now for a few months as it is in regular rotation with my other primers (MAC Painterly, my HG NARS, Too Faced Shadow Insurance), so it's in good company.

This is a colourless primer. So it will not cover any colouration you may have on your lids. It is lightweight, similar in consistency to the Too Faced Shadow Insurance and Bare Minerals primer.

I have oily skin, and equally so, oily lids. I've found that this primer works well at stopping eyeshadow looks creasing and I would say it's equal in quality to Too Faced, Urban Decay but nowhere near my HG NARS Smudgeproof Primer. I'm pretty sure if you're not willing to fork out the big bucks for NARS, then I would say its a 50/50 toss up between UD, Too Faced and the LORAC primers.

This was an eye shadow primer that i wanted to try, and lucky for me this came as a deluxe sample with my Lorac eye shadow.

Honestly, I am not sure if the deluxe size version of this is the same design as the full size version. However, the deluxe sample comes in a small squeeze tube which has a rounded lid. The packaging is a dark dark gray, which is almost black. I actually like the design because is simple and classy. Plus it matches my Lorac palette, and I love when things match.

The primer is a thick consistency, and gets squeezed out a tiny hole so only a little product comes out which is perfect, because you only need a little bit. The primer is a beige-pink colour, and I can't pick up any noticeable scent.

Personally, i find this primer is good. It easy to spread over the eyelid, sits nicely, and absorbs quickly. Eye shadow seems to grip really well to it, and when i have finished doing my eye-makeup it does look good. However, i find this eye shadow primer is not as effective as other eye shadow primers i have used, so i probably wouldn't go out of my way to re-purchase this, but I would happily use this if i got it for free by purchasing another Lorac Palette.

To be honest I am not 100% sold on eye primers. I use them, but they're not essential for me. The lorac behind the scenes primer is fine, you only need a little bit and it blends easily. It is not dissimilar to Urban Decay Primer Potion or Elf shadow primer. I think it does aid a little bit in making the shadows stick to the lid more. I have the sample size from the lorac product. I use it and it works fine, but I will unlikely buy again.

I have two sample size tubes of this that came with my lorac pro palettes. This comes in a cute little tube with a silver screw top lid. I don't know why sample sizes are just that much Better! One of these little tubes has 5.5g of product. It doesn't sound like a lot but a small amount goes far.

The product looks kind of thick when you squeeze it out but it's actually very thin when you rub it on your eyelid. You really only need a tiny amount. It comes out a very light creamy beige but once rubbed in, I don't notice any color effect. This works like glue for my shadow. It really does help to hold the shadow on all day. I have oily, slightly hooded lids so no shadow lasts on me without creasing if I don't use a primer.

You might be wondering why I don't like this product if it works so Well? Well, remember how I mentioned it works like Glue? It also feels like Glue! I put any primer on my lids just before I do my brows so I can give it a few minutes to set down on my lids. After about 1 minute, my lids start to feel all tight like I've literally just put pva glue on them. Putting shadow on, takes away that feeling a little but I am still left with a tight feeling.

I wouldn't recommend this to a friend, it work so well but the tightness is gross.