Hello, beauty junkies! Hope your March is getting off to a splendid start. When Jamie asked me to do a guest post I was beyond excited and knew I needed to do something special. I had a brainstorm and decided I would love to do a beauty experiment on something I’ve been curious about for a bit.
//QUESTION//: Do eyeshadow primers actually do anything?
//BACKGROUND RESEARCH//: I was directed to the Too Faced Shadow Insurance Primer on a recent visit to Mecca Maxima (A cosmetics store here in Australia). You can view the haul video from this trip by clicking here.
//HYPOTHESIS//: I predict they will initially boost the colour but over time make little difference. (Spoiler Alert:Boy was I wrong….)
//EXPERIMENT//
Step One: I applied primer only to my right eye. I used a brush to make sure there wasn’t any contamination from the natural oil on my fingertips. Step Two: I applied eye shadow evenly to both eyes. I immediately saw that the colour definitely popped more on the eye with primer.
Step Three: I waited TEN hours to re-photograph my eyes- being extra careful to not touch the eyelids. However, as I had been out late dancing the night before I ended up having a nap which will AMAZE you when you see the final photos from this experiment.
As you can see on my hand, I applied the eyeshadow to the back of my hand on top of this primer and on top of the skin directly. The primer clearly gives the shadow a much more neutral base and therefore lets the colour really pop.
Step Four: After ten hours of shopping, eating, napping, and generally enjoying a Saturday afternoon I took the after photos. These photos are without any touch ups whatsoever.
//CONCLUSION//: As you can see, the unprimed eye has lost most of its shadow and ended up with creases whereas the primed eye looks almost as good as when I first applied! I was so overwhelming impressed with these results!!! Clearly this product is a must have for anyone looking to get a longer wear out of their shadows.
You can read more about this amazing product from Too Faced by clicking here.
Thanks so much for having me Jamie and I hope this has been helpful to all of your lovely readers! X
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