The best eye primer is one that helps you achieve your eyeshadow application goals, whether that means keeping your shadows from creasing or fading or making them last longer.
$38.00
This has been one of the best eye primers I've ever used, in addition to the other Urban Decay eye primers. ...Loved the color of this primer. Brightens the eyes and eye shadows. Such a great base. ...Great Primer!
What it is: An award-winning nude eyeshadow primer that ensures vibrant, crease-free wear for up to 24 hours.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens. This product is also vegan and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: This long-lasting eye makeup base keeps eyeshadow crease-free, eye color vibrant, and application smooth. Formulated with polymer technology, this vegan beauty eyelid primer serves as the perfect eyeliner or eyeshadow base, filling in any surface imperfections and prepping lids for all-day wear.
$35.00
Needed a new eye shadow primer and I prefer translucent primers. ...The BEST eye primer!!...Finally, an eye primer that works on my oily, hooded eyes. I've tried other eye primers (Urban Decay, Kat Von D) but this one really grabs eyeshadow & liner and doesn't let go.
What it is:
A lightweight primer that creates a seamless canvas that keeps cream and powder eye color looking brilliant, fresh, and just-applied all day.
What it does:
This smudge-proof eyeshadow base uses a unique polymer and mineral powder blend to get a firm grip on color for long-lasting, gorgeous wear. Fortified with a special deep-sea extract and an antioxidant rice extract, it dries on contact and keeps the delicate eye lid smooth and ready for eyeshadow application.
What else you need to know:
This fragrance-free product is ophthalmologist and dermatologist tested.
$44.00
I swear this stuff changed my life! I’ve used other primers but I have never had a primer help prevent creasing for my oily eyelids like this does! ...Best. Eye primer. Ever!!!
What it is:
A shadow primer specially formulated to prolong the look of your eye makeup.
What it does:
Specially formulated to prolong the look of your eye makeup, this primer keeps eye makeup looking fresh and vibrant all day. The innovative formula extends the wear of your eye shadow for up to 24 hours, saves shadows from creasing and fading, and allows hues to stay color-true. Comfortable and lightweight, it is infused with antioxidant-rich vitamin E and is ideal for all skin tones and types.
What else you need to know:
This product is ophthalmologist tested, dermatologist tested, and non-acnegenic.
$13.50
Preferred Eye Primer...I've tried so many eye primers, but i keep coming back to this one. ...best eye primer!...This is the best eye primer. I’ve eyes the urban decay, Nars, two faced, mac eye-primers in the past ... and by far this is the best eye primer.
What it is: A long-wearing, waterproof primer that goes on sheer and won’t let you down for up to 12 hours.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens.
What Else You Need to Know: Meet your new partner in prime. Morphe’s long-wearing, waterproof primer goes on silky smooth, dries down sheer, and won’t let you down for up to 12 hours. The non-creasing formula keeps your color in place so you can slay all day.
$38.00
I want my eyelid primer to make sure that my eyeshadow doesn’t budge. ...I love this eyeshadow primer, but not loving the new applicator.
What it is: A bestselling formula that intensifies color and helps lock down eyeshadow for up to 24 hours of non-creasing, fade-resistant wear.
Finish: Natural
Skin Type: Normal, Oily, Dry, Combination
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens. It is also vegan, gluten-free, and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: This translucent eyeshadow primer is formulated with a blend of skin-loving ingredients plus an easy-blend, doe-foot wand to glide on weightlessly. It also helps to protect against blue light damage and environmental stressors and fights breakthrough oil to help keep shadows smooth, waterproof, and long-lasting.
$24.50
Best primer for “mature” eyelids. I have tried other eye shadow primers and this one is by far the cats pyjamas of primers. ...Regular primer...Nothing spectacular about this primer. There are a lot of good primers cheaper.
What it is: A creamy eyeshadow makeup primer with benefits that support youthful-looking skin and ensure vibrant, crease-free color for up to 24 hours.
Ingredient Callouts: Free of parabens. This product is also vegan and cruelty-free.
What Else You Need to Know: A vegan beauty favorite, this eye primer preps lids for shadow and eyeliner, intensifying color for all-day wear. Optical blurring pigments create a soft-focus effect that minimizes redness and smooths texture, while anti-aging skincare ingredients help fight the look of wrinkles and improve skin tone.