Practical Magic: Urban Decay Primer Potion
Urban Decay's Complexion Primer Potion-Pore Perfecting formula is a new player in the primer game. It was only a few years ago, that Patti struggled to find 40 primers to review for the Lenten review series on this blog. Today, each brand offers a primer product along with a vast array of formulas to meet your skin requirements.
Urban Decay is famously known for their eye primer. Beauty junkies have mixed reviews. I have seen the gushing and shouts of "holy grail" status. Despite numerous testing, this primer has always failed me. My eyelids defy it's talents and charms.
So it is something of a surprise that I lollygagged in front of an UD display at Sephora. They reeled me in with two new primer offerings in I Dream of Jeannie worthy tubes. I tested both versions on my hand. The Primer Potion in Brightening had a serious sticky factor and did not perk up on my skin. The pore perfecting formula is the beast. This is a gush. This is a rave. This is me in smitten status. I threw this in my Sephora basket and have been delighted with the results.
This is a primer that fills in pores, lines, creases and craters. It is caulking for your face.
It keeps makeup on with an iron tight fist without any dryness issues. Pore Perfecting primer is chock filled with cones and cross polymers. It mattifies fairly quickly and is whitening. Do not be put off by this. You will see instant results with the first dab of foundation. The finish and coverage is first rate. My foundation did not settle into my laugh lines.
I swear on my Lancome Erika F eyeshadow(the beauty equivalent of swearing on the bible)...my foundation looked airbrushed perfect.
The squeeze tube includes a twist-up dispenser similar to a bottle of glue. This makes application efficient and quick. It also prevents waste and the product drying up. I think the company has taken to heart all the complaining and cursing over the eye primer packaging. Smart and simple engineering just makes my vanity time more enjoyable.
This primer is currently at Sephora and retails for $30.
Worth every coin.
Disclaimer: This product was purchased at my local Sephora store.
Labels: Primers, Product Purchase, Sephora, Urban Decay
posted by Annieytown @ 7:07 AM
16 Inspired Comments
16 Inspired Comments:
oh man, now i want it! i am a fan of UDPP (not Sin) and i have been looking out for reviews on this product. nowthat you are giving it such high praises, i have to find some fund somewhere ro else!
Jojoba: It is beyond fabulous.
This is serious smitteness.
Is it better than Smashbox? I tried many primers and keep going back to Smashbox?
anon: Yes. It is 1000 times better than Smashbox.
thanks annie! I will have to try this and say goodbye to smashbox!
Anon: Let me know if you agree! Sephora is pretty good with making samples. I just got some MUFE Serum to test!
hmmm... i'll have to try this one! i've been using smashbox but am always willing to try something new! especially if its better!!! thanks for the review ;)
Attempting to control heavy breathing . . . does it hang up in pores? That's my main complaint: if it clogs my pores, it's . . . just not worth it. Close, but still. *holds breath, waits for answer*
I just tried this and didn't have great results. It has olive fruit oil in it and thats not great for really oily skin. I wondered why my nose seemed even more greased up than usual and went to read the ingredients. It did look nice though :)
I do hear mostly raves too though. My skin is tough on things. Primer Potion for eyes doesn't work well on me either.
Testing the lip and eyelash primer next.
Looking forward to see what others say
I printed out the 40 days of primers a few years ago and STILL refer to it. This I will definitely try. I'm already a UDPP devotee. thanks Annie!
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i just have to say one thing, lol, you totally lost me at the 'limited' amount of primers that could be found for a lenten series?
um - i guess i missed that series at my church that year!
lol, wow
Dissed: It really looks like caulking and you can see it plug up the pore. But I have had no skin issues. This prevents foundation and blush from gathering into pores. It lasts for hours and then some. It does not have a heavy silicon feel and it does not dry out my face.
It is the best thing to happen to my face! LOL
I am layering it with my MUFE primer too.
Do you live near a Sephora?
)))Dissed(((
I miss the good days on MUA.
Thanks Prime Beauty! The series is a lot of work but so much fun.
Anon: I am sorry. This is a project we do hereon the blog during lent. We do 40 days of reviews. The first year was Primers. We have done lippies, cult classics and brands.
BA: It is in there! So far no bad results. However...I was caught up in the throes of lust with Prime Time. After a few months...my skin went wonky and rebelled. Have you tried the HD Mufe primer? I also love that one. I am layering this with the UD.
What did you think of the brightening primer by UD? I did not like the feel of that one.
I've been looking for a new primer that does everything that you mentioned. I've used Smashbox primers in the past and I too am looking to say goodbye to Smashbox. I'll make sure to check out this primer this weekend. Thanks, for the well-detailed review!
So long as I can get it out of the pores, no problem. Aspirin will probably scrub it out, it works for Philosophy. Must try! Thank you!
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Hi Annie,
I didn't try the Brightening or the MUFE ones simply because I do have super oily skin and most just aren't meant for us oil wells.
The only ones I can use and really love are CoverFx Clear Prep and MAC Prep & Prime Skin Refiner. Both have Salicyclic acid and mattify . I need that :)
Before those it was hard to find primers for oily skin. I hoped the UD would be similar.
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