Eyeshadow primers are something that I've only really gotten into in the last six months or so. I never really saw the point until I discovered the NARS Smudge Proof Shadow Base. I got it free with my And God Created the Woman Palette, and instantly fell in love. The price however, not so enticing, at £19, it's not cheap, and I don't find it lasts all that long either. I ended up on the hunt for something similar with a not so similar price tag, when I came across the Rimmel Exaggerate Undercover Eye Primer. With a £5 price tag, it's definitely more budget friendly by any means.
In terms of formula, they're almost identical. They're both long tubes with doe-foot applicators, the primer is a satin finish formula and it applies transparent, so it has no effect on the colour of your shadows. You need the tiniest amount and they set pretty quick, leaving your lids feeling soft and even. There's not much to say about them really other than the fact they really are identical, and when I use either of these my eyeshadow won't smudge, fade, crease, or fall under my eyes at all.
Simple and to the point this one, but they're literally identical, and I might be able to babble about beauty all day, but how much can you say about an eye primer?
Have you tried either of these?
The Rimmel one is not available in Australia yet but I'd love to try it! www.freshencounter.com.au
ReplyDeleteI have this and love it, it's such a great little bargain :)Tiny Alis
ReplyDeleteI've never tried either of these but a dupe for a NARS product is one I'll always want to try - need to get my hands on this! xfiveonecouture.blogspot.co.uk
ReplyDeleteYou definitely should! Fingers crossed it makes it's way to you soon! x
ReplyDeleteIsn't it great! x
ReplyDeleteIt's really good! x
ReplyDeleteInteresting post.I never heard of this before!I love my NARs, so this may be a great option for me.E | Beauty/Skincare | Cocoamourr
ReplyDeleteI've been looking for an eye primer & this Rimmel one sounds fab! Becca xhttp://perfectlypolishedpaws.blogspot.co.uk
ReplyDeleteI've picked up the Rimmel one a couple times but always put it back down. I already have the NARS primer but I might pick up the rimmel one for comparison when I'm off the spending ban-ish thingy xDaphne | subgenre of a dream|bloglovin| youtube
ReplyDeleteGood to know. I am using urban decay primer potion and like it a lot. My next stop was nars. but now it is going to be rimmel I guess.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely give it a go!
ReplyDeleteDefinitely give it a go! x
ReplyDeleteAhhh you should try it! I'm on a spending ban now too :( x
ReplyDeleteI love the Urban Decay one! They are quite different in formula but the results are much of the same.
ReplyDeleteReading your blog is making my wish list so big! I've been thinking about trying an eye shadow primer as I'm trying to actually start wearing eye shadow now, but the options I was looking at were Urban Decay, bareMinerals and ArtDeco, none of which are cheap. Ok actually ArtDeco's isn't bad at 8 but 5 is even better, so I might just give this one a try :) Becky @ The Little Blog of Beauty
ReplyDeleteAhaa sorry! You should definitely give it a go, makes such a difference!
ReplyDeleteMaybe! It's interesting when products work really well for some people and not for others, since I really can't tell a difference! xxx
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