Battle of the Primers/Bases Episode 4! de Leon!

*Looks shadily from side to side and yawns* OH HEY THERE! I feel horrible about my long absence but not horrible about this primer! I received this from the lovely de Leon herself. She own an Australian Indie Company which carries the cutest lippies and one amazing primer. Now even though I just gave away this post but oh well! Same as always I will be using Geek Chic Cosmetics Drood.


Disclaimer fun:

The Battle of the Primers/Bases are weekly battles where I will show you the wear and tear of a primer/base. Primers that are labeled primers will be left to themselves while bases will have one eye with the base alone and the other with TFSI under the base. I will be taking pictures every 2 hours until the shadow creases to an unwearable state. I will also be sitting in a room where the temperature is approx 65 degrees F.

My eyes are on the slightly oily side, so if a primer/base doesn't work on me, it might work on you. So please do not get discouraged if I use a primer/base that you have been dying to buy and you see that it doesn't work on me. Please?

Initial application. 

2 hours later. No creasing or oiliness whatsoever. 

4 hours after initial. Still no creasing!

6 hours after application and after an intense hour of sweaty exercise. Still none!!!

8 hours after initial. Just some slight fading but no creasing! 

I found that this started creasing after about 14 hours, but only slightly. The primer itself is a milky white color but applies nice and clear. It feel like a lotion when applied but dries nice and solid. This works best on me if I apply it and then wait about a minute for it to dry then apply the shadow. This works amazingly on matte and shimmery shadows. It does not catch glitter well though. I usually use this everyday and it works like a charm. I suggest you buy it! Like seriously. You can buy it here! 

Love,

T

Battle of the Primers/Bases Episode 3: CoverGirl Intense ShadowBlast

Welcome back to another battle! Today's battle is CoverGirl Intense ShadowBlast. This is known to be a cream shadow with a primer built in. I decided to buy the green one. Like always, I will be using Geek Chic Cosmetics Drood.

Disclaimer fun:

The Battle of the Primers/Bases are weekly battles where I will show you the wear and tear of a primer/base. Primers that are labeled primers will be left to themselves while bases will have one eye with the base alone and the other with TFSI under the base. I will be taking pictures every 2 hours until the shadow creases to an unwearable state. I will also be sitting in a room where the temperature is approx 65 degrees F.

My eyes are on the slightly oily side, so if a primer/base doesn't work on me, it might work on you. So please do not get discouraged if I use a primer/base that you have been dying to buy and you see that it doesn't work on me. Please?


Picture time!

The green has a slight gold shift to it. It is really pretty in the bottle but the color is too warm on my eyes. 

The applicator is rather spongey but it is really like it.

You can see that the primer almost dulls the orange a bit and makes it more matte. But I think it is because of the green color. 

Initial application. 

2 hours later. No creasing yet.

2 more hours later. Still no creasing.

2 more hours later and still no creasing!

I kept wearing this for another 4 hours and there was still no creasing. My only issue with  this primer is the way you have to apply it. You cannot apply a light layer or it will crease within 2-3 hours (I've tried). You have to apply a pretty thick layer and then dab it to make it even and then wait for it to dry. Then you apply the shadow over it and it might apply cake-y. Then you smooth it out by sweeping your brush over it multiple times. Then you are done. It doesn't budge at all. Sadly, this also doesn't hold sparkles very well. But it works amazing for shimmery shadows and it doesn't budge. I will definitely by buying more colors. This gets a great grade in my book and it beats the primer before it! Tune in next week for the next episode!!!

Love,

T

Battle of the Primers/Bases Episode 2: VIE Crazy Primer

Hello ladies and gents! Today's episode is all about Virus Insanity Eyeshadow. Again the eye shadow I will be using is Geek Chic Cosmetic's Drood. Just let me say the disclaimers and stuff again:

The Battle of the Primers/Bases are weekly battles where I will show you the wear and tear of a primer/base. Primers that are labeled primers will be left to themselves while bases will have one eye with the base alone and the other with TFSI under the base. I will be taking pictures every 2 hours until the shadow creases to an unwearable state. I will also be sitting in a room where the temperature is approx 65 degrees F.

My eyes are on the slightly oily side, so if a primer/base doesn't work on me, it might work on you. So please do not get discouraged if I use a primer/base that you have been dying to buy and you see that it doesn't work on me. Please?


Let's get to the pictures!!!

As you can see the primer is white, but goes on clear. The primer is slightly sticky. The picture below shows the primer on its own (top of hand) and the color on the primer (bottom of hand). The primer doesn't seem to do much to the shadow.

Initial application (I don't know why there is the white line)

2 hours later. There is a lot of creasing. It doesn't seem noticeable here but it is. After this I took off the shadow and primer.

For me, this was a no-go. It didn't help the shadow and it didn't last too long on my eyes. Next week will be another episode! So stay tuned!

Love,

T

Battle of the Primers/Bases Episode 1: No Primer!

Hello everyone and welcome to the Battle of the Primers/Bases! I decided that this week's battle will be no primer! None at all. The shadow I chose for these battles is Geek Chic Cosmetics Drood. It is a bright creamy orange with gold sparkles. This shadow is perfect for these battles because it is bright and has glitter so you can see how the primers/bases can hold color and glitter as the day goes on.

The Battle of the Primers/Bases are weekly battles where I will show you the wear and tear of a primer/base. Primers that are labeled primers will be left to themselves while bases will have one eye with the base alone and the other with TFSI under the base. I will be taking pictures every 2 hours until the shadow creases to an unwearable state. I will also be sitting in a room where the temperature is approx 65 degrees F.

My eyes are on the slightly oily side, so if a primer/base doesn't work on me, it might work on you. So please do not get discouraged if I use a primer/base that you have been dying to buy and you see that it doesn't work on me. Please?

Ok! Onto the battle!

For about 4 hours, I tested my lids with just shadow and no primer.

This is right after I applied the shadow. 

This is 2 hours later. As you can see, there is a noticeable creasing already.

4 hours after the initial application, there is very noticeable creasing and now to me, this look is unwearable. 

So, there you have it folks! The first Battle of the Primers/Bases! Make sure you tune in next Sunday for the second episode of Battle of the Primer/Bases!

Love, 

T

Battle of the Primers/Bases!

One day I was thinking about "How to primers and bases, (mass media, indie, drugstore) compare to eachother?" Then I had the idea of doing a Battle of the Primers/Bases.

The logistics: Every weekend after this one, I will be choosing two primers/bases and putting them against each other! But you have a say as well. If you really want to see two primers against each other, leave a comment and tell me! 

The Primers/Bases for Battle:

• Too Faced Shadow Insurence
• Bad B*tch Cosmetics Primer
• Virus Insanity Eyeshadow Primer
• Evil Shades Spectrum Pots
• Lucky107 Primer
• Concrete Minerals Primer
• Tick: Tock Cosmetics Infinity Base
• NYX Jumbo Pencil
• Spectrum Cosmetics Primer
• No Primer
• *EDIT I just ordered*
• NYX Shadow Base
• NYX High Def Shadow Base
• Cover Girl Intense Shadow Blast
• Pallado Herbal Eyeshadow Primer
• LA Splash Eyeshadow Sealer and Base
• Ulta Extreme Wear Eyeshadow Primer
• *EDIT I got more!*
• L'oreal Infallible Eyeshadow
• Maybelline Color Tattoo
• More to come!

The Disclaimer: My eyes are on the oily side so what might not work for me might work for you since your eyes aren't mine. Also I am taking pictures every two hours with the same shade for probably 8-10 hours. No touch-ups will be done. 

I'm rather excited to do this!