It’s a given that Urban Decay’s Eyeshadow Primer Potion is the best eyeshadow primer, ever. I have a few others that perform well and that I like and use, but when we are talking about L-O-V-E, it has to be Urban Decay. It’s like there’s magic in that purple bottle or something else unexplainable. For Fall, Urban Decay has totally outdone themselves with over 30 new products. Yes… you read that right. Not just a few new colors or one new core product, but we are talking massive additions to the line. Let’s take a peek at a few of the new products that I’ve evaluated and see how they did!
Yes, those are foundation & lipstick primers dolls! Potions galore! I remember not too long ago, I was on Twitter when Urban Decay announced the new line was up on their website and my fingers could not get me there fast enough. If anyone would have seen me they would have noticed a twinkle in my eye and a spring in my step after the pages loaded. The Complexion Primer Potion has two formulas to choose from– Pore Perfecting or Brightening so we’ve got choices! Hmm. For a girl that needs all the pore perfecting a tube of product can offer, I could not believe how much I liked the Brightening Complexion Primer Potion. Drier skins should take an immediate liking to this, it’s lightweight, hydrating, and has those fancy hyaluronic acid spheres that help the skin stay satisfied. I was afraid it would be shimmery or even glittery like a few other brightening primers I’ve tried, but not so. It provided just the right amount of “dew” to make my foundation look fresh for hours and my face happy without contributing to excess oil. This doesn’t have the typical primer “feel” to it, it’s almost like gel-lotion consistency and absorbs right in. The Pore Perfecting Complexion Primer Potion delivered a TKO to my enlarged pores and breakthrough shine. I wore it with several foundations, a mineral-based powder foundation, a compact powder, and a liquid– it worked fab each time! With the Pore Perfecting primer, start out with a VERY small amount. It’s consistency might throw you off at first, so don’t go to town with it immediately. It’s a little more dense than most primers and if you apply too much it will look white until it’s blended down. A pea-sized dollop took care of my cheeks, nose, and chin and just a tad more for my forehead. If have enlarged pores, your skin gets oily under your makeup, or if your foundation acts more like it’s on a Slip n’ Slide instead of your face– check this one out. I think these are up & comers in the foundation primer world. Now… on to the lips!
Most lipstick primers that I’ve tried have either not worked, or they’ve worked and left my lips so parched and my lipstick so crepey it was almost pointless. I’ve got to say, this Lip Primer Potion is pretty dang awesome. It glides on like a lip balm, has an SPF 15, and feels like velvet on my lips. I could not believe the difference this primer made– look at this swatch of the new lipstick shade “Naked” with and without primer and let me know which one you’d prefer your lipstick look like on your lips:
It’s 100% undeniable that the lipstick applied smoother, the pigment is more true, and the application is even with Lip Primer Potion. The only difference in those swatches is the Lip Primer Potion, I promise. It did not dry my lips out, make them flaky, or cause those lovely little gummy-lip corners, but made my lipstick wear longer than the usual. This one is without a doubt one of my new best friends and works just as well under lip gloss. So– Urban Decay is 3 for 3, they have proven to me that they know their primers!
Curious about that new lipstick shade? Here’s “Naked” from the Fall collection. How many girls do you know that whip out their lipstick and there’s a sword on it? I say, not enough. This one is a keeper too!
No problem Femputer! For clear lipliner, I think Too Faced has a good one if you haven’t tried it yet! When I wear reds, sometimes I’ll wear Cargo’s Reversable Lipliner but it has a flesh-tone to it. Not sure if that will work for you or not… but just wanted to share
xo
Amber