A little while ago I purchased the Makeup Academy Pro-Base Eye Primer. I have given this quite a few tries and unfortunately, have to say that I am not that impressed with it. Usually, I am a huge fan of the Makeup Academy (short: MUA) brand, especially for their eyeshadows which are amazing quality for their price tag, but this primer is a real let down for me.
The packaging is being kept quite modern and sleek with a white lid and a silver body, which is quite neat.
The primer itself is a light nude shade which blends easily. The consistency is not as thick as other primers and therefore it is really easy to blend. Once applied to the lid the primer is quite sticky. It takes some time for that disappear. Of course, there is pros and cons to this. The consistency made my shadow stick to my lid very well (unfortunately only for like an hour or so). But it also made it really difficult to blend the edges.
And the worst was, that when I had my eyes open, it felt like it was a bit stuck. :-(
Not so nice!
My eyelids can become very oily, so it is almost essential for me to wear a primer because otherwise, my eye makeup will just melt down my face within a few hours. However, I had the feeling that the shadow was creasing even quicker with this primer than without!
I have read a lot of reviews on this product by now, and most people seem to be really happy using the primer. But for me it just did not do its job.
All in all, I would not repurchase this product which is a shame, because at £2.50 the price tag is amazing compared to some other brands out there.
Like many of you probably are, I am on a budget when it comes to buying makeup and simply can't go out and buy high end products all the time.
The primer that has worked best for me over time (and I mean even better than Urban Decay Primer Potion, of which I had a sample once) is the ELF (www.eyeslipsface.co.uk) mineral eye primer. At £1.50 it is even cheaper and works miracles on me.
In a nutshell, the effectiveness of this product comes of course down to a lot of factors like skin type, weather, etc. and might work perfectly for a lot of people. It is just not the right primer for me.
I really do not like to write negative reviews and I do want to highlight again that I am a huge fan of the MUA products and do own quite a few of them. And just because one product was a bit of a let-down does not mean that I am unhappy with the brand.
I hope that this review was helpful for you!
Love,
Linda
