Makeup Review: E.L.F.'s Mineral Eyeshadow Primer

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I have been a makeup guru all my life and have been testing and reviewing products for the last five years. Each review is broken down into easily understood categories. Today we're taking a look at E.L.F.'s Mineral Eyeshadow Primer.

Product look: (4.5 stars out of 5)

If you have ever seen E.L.F.'s Eyeshadow Primer, you may think the mineral eyeshadow primer and original primer are one-the same. There is not much difference to the outer product. E.L.F.'s Mineral Primer comes in a plastic casing with a black screw on/off lid. Much like a mascara, this primer has a wand with a felt tip applicator.

There is a large amount of product in the container and a little goes a long way. I generally do not use the applicator to apply the primer, but I do use it to dab small amounts of product to my eyelid and then I use my ring finger to finish the application.

Color: (4 stars out of 5)

There is only one color available with this primer (it's not like a concealer or foundation where you have to match up your color with the product). E.L.F. has provided "Sheer" as their color. Sheer has more of a translucent effect when applied to the skin, but I have heard complaints from women who have darker complexions.

Those of you have darker complexions may find this primer to wash out your skin and cause a "cloudy" effect. If you use a concealer or foundation after application, this normally eliminates the "cloudy" affect.

All-in-all, Sheer tends to work for most women.

Texture: (3.5 stars out of 5)

I will start off by saying I really like the texture of this primer. You may be asking yourself "Then why did she give it 3.5 stars?". I gave this primer 3.5 stars in the texture section for one reason only - it creases with time.

You will notice this primer is very light to the touch and easy to blend out. It has more of a moisturized feel to it. When I tried this primer on dry skin, it did seem to make the skin patches stand out more so be careful in that area.

There are a few steps you can take to avoid creasing later on. Apply a small amount of primer to your lid. Apply a small amount of concealer to your lid (over the primer). Now you can apply either a loose translucent powder or your eyeshadow. The concealer will help absorb any natural body oils that could cause creasing.

Application Life: (4 stars out of 5)

The overall application life was approx. 3 hours until creasing when I did not take any steps to help prevent this. When I applied a small amount of concealer after the primer, I didn't see creasing until the 5 hours mark and it was only a small amount.

As for the eyeshadow life when using this primer, I did find it to last a little longer than it did without the primer. The biggest like I have when using Mineral Primer is how smooth my eyeshadow looks. It doesn't have a "rough" look to it. Make sure to blend your shadow thoroughly.

In the end, I do like this primer. I didn't see much difference between using the original E.L.F. Primer and the E.L.F. Mineral Primer. They both work about the same. The Mineral primer is a little more high quality and is a little better for your skin compared to the original, but both work about the same.

Price: $3

Where can you purchase this product? www.eyeslipsface.com

Product #: 6531