Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Urban Decay Primer Potion
My eyelids used to be pretty oily so my eyeshadow would always crease like mad, especially when I went out at night. Eventually, I heard about something called a primer that would miraculously eliminate creasing and increase staying power! OMEGA COOL!
So one day I was in a Sephora and remembered I wanted to try a primer. But which one? I picked the one that seemed to be the most convenient--a little $30 stick of primer that wound up like deodorant and applied like a deodorant (except I put it on my eyelids, not my armpits). The verdict? It did NOTHING! I used it several times hoping I'd see results, but no such luck. I threw it in the back of a drawer and there it has stayed for over a year.
I went for several more months with no primer and lots of creased shadow. In this time I became acquainted with beauty forums and review sites (e.g. Makeup Alley) and learned about something called Urban Decay Primer Potion (often referred to as UDPP by makeup addicts). After reading review after rave after review on UDPP, I went out to Sephora to go find me some.
And WHOA NELLY. It cost about half as much as that piece of wind up push pop crap I had purchased so long ago but it actually works. Creasing was minimized by 80% (yeah I just made up that number) which was good enough for me!
Oh, and it helps your shadow stick, too. The other day I forgot to use my UDPP before putting on my eyeshadow, and when I went to blend almost everything came off :P I guess that means my blending brush is pretty good at picking up color (MAC 217 Blending Brush for those who are curious) but yeah, I definitely need my UDPP.
I bought mine at Sephora. You can too for a mere $16
(btw, fresh no longer sells that stick primer. i think they knew how much it sucked too.)
Labels: beauty, cosmetics, eye makeup, makeup, potion, primer, urban decay
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