Hey, girls, how are you today? :P I know I'm sad that winter came, as the weather rea-hee-ly sucks! :D
Anyways, today I wanted to talk to you about the difference between the Elf primers, the regular one and the mineral one, as I got a couple of questions regarding this matter, on my email. So I wanted to clear some of them out by showing you my overview of the products and how they have worked for me...
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| ~ Sitting on my Princess and the Frog cushion :D ~ |
This is how they look like, you can see them in the picture from up above. The slimmer one at the lower end is the regular primer (or eyelid primer) from the essentials line, and the normal tube is the mineral eyeshadow primer. I don't have the original packaging of either one of them, but this is how they look like in their original wrappers:
You actually tend to believe that the mineral one has more product inside, when it's actually the opposite. Of course, there's no noticeable difference, as the Eyelid Primer has 0.17 fl.oz (5 ml) and the Mineral Eyeshadow primer has 0.15 fl.oz (4,5 ml).
The wands look exactly the same and they have the exact same scent, I would say extremely similar to the Urban Decay Primer Potion. The colors differ a little, though, as the normal one is lighter than the mineral primer. Again, not a very big difference.
Even so, I was able to see the color difference when applied to the lid. While the mineral one disappears at blending, leaving a smooth, hydrated lid behind, the normal one tends to act like a sheer concealer, making your lids more uniform, creating a powdery finish. The eyeshadow pigmentation does not seem to be different or changed when applied over any of them.
Since I've mentioned the Urban Decay primer, I will do a comparison with this one also.
Of course, everyone is aware of the popularity of the UD potion, but I will add that after applying eyeshadow over all three primers, I discovered there is no big difference between the intensity, maybe just a little bit more intense on the Urban Decay side.
As far as creasing is concerned, for my slightly oily lids, the regular Elf primer is not very good. It depends on the eyeshadows too, but for me, it does crease after a few hours. Instead, I would highly recommend the Mineral Eyeshadow Primer as a dupe for the UD Potion, in every way!
And since I received some questions about the "Sin" primer from U D, I will talk about this one also.
Actually, as I have said in a previous post about my current favorite makeup items (here), this is a product that I highly recommend to anyone with oily lids, whose makeup needs to last more than 8 hours. And trust me, it really does its job!
The wand is bent, just like for the normal one, but this one has a very shimmery, golden/champagne finish. When added to the lid, you have to be careful to blend it out immediately, as it tends to dry very fast. This is perfect for transforming any matte e/s into a shimmery one, but it can be worn on itself on the eyes, as a shimmery eyeshadow. And it does last on your eyes the entire day!
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| ~ Swatch made on the back of the hand ~ |
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| ~ Blended on the back of my hand ~ |
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| ~ With some matte colors from the 120 palette, on top ~ |
Overall, I have to say that for their price, the Elf primers do their job really well, even though I do like the mineral one better and I recommend it to anyone, as well as the "Sin" from Urban Decay, to the ones who haven't tried it yet.
Disclaimer: I received these products for free, it's true, but I have won them all in different contests and makeup giveaways or been gifted to me, so my opinion is not at all biased, as I am not getting paid to review them. This is all my honest opinion and overview after having tried them for a longer period of time.
Have a wonderful day and thank you for stopping by!
XoxO,
~ alexandrazeres@yahoo.com ~
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