Urban Decay Primer Potion vs. Bare Escentuals Prime Time Eyelid Primer
by Suzanne
Filed under Mineral Makeup Reviews
While I do not use it everyday, I am a HUGE fan of Urban Decay’s Eyelid Primer Potion. It is an awesome product and it does and incredible job of keeping your eye makeup in place until you take it off. When I saw that Bare Escentual’s has a new eyelid / eye makeup primer I wondered how is it different from the Urban Decay product and how could it possibly be any better?
Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion
comes in an adorable Genie bottle in a wonderful purple color – it is too cute for words! The draw back is that at least half of the product gets trapped in the container & you have to pry off the end to have access to all of the product.
It is $16 for 10 ml or 0.34 ounce.
The ingredients are: Isododecane, Talc, Cyclopentasiloxane, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Trihydroxystearin, Triethylhexanoin, Isopropyl Lanolate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, VP/Eicosene Copolymer, Dimethicone, PEG-40 Stearate, Propylene Carbonate, Phenoxyethanol, Cera Alba (Beeswax), Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Propylparaben, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Butylparaben, Methicone, Isobutylparaben
May Contain: Mica, CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), CI 77163 (Bismuth Oxychloride)
Bare Escentuals bareVitamins Prime Time Eyelid Primer doesn’t have the cuteness – but it does look very functional – with it’s felt tip pen type design.
It is $16 for 15 ml or 0.5 ounce.
The ingredients are: Isododecane, Barium Sulfate, Cyclopentasiloxane, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Glyceryl Triethylhexanoate, Polyethylene, Trihydroxystearin, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, VP/Eicosene Copolymer, Propylene Carbonate, Dimethicone, Beeswax (Cera Alba), PEG-40 Stearate, Ascorbyl Palmitate (Vitamin C), Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A), Tocopherol (Vitamin E), Mica (CI 77019), Titanium Dioxide (CI 77891), Iron Oxides (CI 77491), Iron Oxides (CI 77492), Iron Oxides (CI 77499), Bismuth Oxychloride (CI 77163).
As you can see from the ingredients in bold, the two formulas seem to be very similar. The Bare Escentuals version has added vitamins, but I am unsure if they would benefit the eyelid in any way. The Bare Escentuals version is also less expensive – provided you can get all of the product out of the container. Urban Decay Primer Potion costs the equivalent of $47 per ounce and Bare Escentuals Eyelid Primer is the equivalent of $32 per ounce. (It seems like you don’t get very much product – but you use such a tiny amount it lasts a really long time.)
It looks to me like it would be a smart thing to do to try out the Bare Escentuals Primer when I run out of Urban Decay Primer Potions, but I sure am going to miss my little Genie Bottle!!
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Related Pages:
Bare Minerals Eye Makeup - Overview of all bareMinerals Eye makeup
Bare Minerals Eye Shadows – are the matte, “non-sparkly” eye shadows.
Bare Minerals Glimmers – have shine/shimmer, although the shimmer can be buffed down quite a bit.
Bare Minerals Glimpses – are a combo of eye shadows and glimmers – they are more subtle.
Bare Minerals Liner Shadows – are intense pigments that are suitable for lining, but are also used by many in the crease area of the eye lid and also on the brows.
Bare Minerals Eyeliner Application Tips
