Urban Decay Primer Potion VS E.L.F. Eyelid Primer

Good afternoon everyone :) Recently I got the Urban Decay primer potion and I wanted to compare it with the eyeshadow primer I'm currently using, e.l.f. eyelid primer. In the past I compared the e.l.f. eyelid primer with the e.l.f. mineral eyeshadow primer (you can read it here) so basically if I will compare the UDPP with the 2 primers from e.l.f (if you will read that review too).

The Urban Decay, as you might know, changed the packaging for the primer potion, now it comes in a squeeze tube which is much much better than before because, from what I've seen, previously you had to depot it to get the whole amount of primer. The new packing has 0.85 fl oz and you pay around $20,quite expensive I would say. Surprisingly for me this one does contain quite few parabens, you can see the whole list of ingredients here.
The e.l.f. eyelid primer comes in hard plastic tube and it contains 0.17 fl oz for $1. This is 5 times smaller than Urban Decay but even for the same amount you would pay just $5. The good thing is that the e.l.f. eyelid primer doesn't contain any parabens, you can read the ingredients here.
So far +2 for e.l.f. eyelid primer: cheaper,parabens free.

Urban Decay Primer Potion VS E.L.F. Eyelid Primer

Urban Decay primer potion is much thicker than e.l.f. eyelid primer. The UDPP is cold skin tone color while the e.l.f. one is warm skin tone color. They both apply easily and blend in very well. The e.l.f. eyelid primer leaves behind kinda off white color which, to be honest, isn't very visible on the lid. From the swatches on the back of my hand you can see the UDPP goes smoothly and doesn't set in the skin lines while the e.l.f. one does but that doesn't really matter because you use the primer under the eyeshadows. Now let's move on the most important part,how they help the staying power and vibrancy of the eyeshadows.

Urban Decay Primer Potion VS E.L.F. Eyelid Primer

For the pictures I use exactly the same products on both eyes and I did only use the primers under the eyeshadows. As for eyeshadow payoff both Urban Decay primer potion and e.l.f. eyelid primer did exactly the same job. On the picture there is a slight difference but that's because of the camera, in real life you can't tell which one is which.

As for staying power, the UDPP did a slightly better job than e.l.f eyelid primer but the difference is only visible with pictures, in real life you can't tell. To take those pictures I wore the eye makeup for 7 or 8 hours which is the average amount of time that someone would wear makeup, I know that there are some people who wear makeup for way longer. So for staying power the UDPP did slightly better job.

Overall I would say that I like both of them but if I take under the consideration the price and the fact that UDPP has parabens I prefer my e.l.f. eyelid primer. If I would compare UDPP to e.l.f. mineral eyeshadow primer they probably would perform the same in everything since the mineral eyeshadow primer is slightly better than eyelid primer.

What do you think of this review? Which eyeshadow primer you use? Let me know in the comments below :)

e.l.f. Eyelid Primer vs e.l.f. Mineral Eyeshadow Primer

Hello my lovely readers. I've been wanting to do this review for a while now. I have already reviewed the e.l.f. Mineral eyeshadow primer,you can see it here, and today I will compare that one to the e.l.f eyelid primer. I have bought quite a few things from e.l.f. and the mineral eyeshadow primer that I have now is my second. But I wanted to try the e.l.f. eyelid primer and was wondering if there are any differences between the two primers.

So packaging wise you can see that they are different, the e.l.f. eyelid primer is kinda narrow on the bottom and wider on the top. Both have the same color combination, warm beige with black.
I think both, eyelid and mineral eyeshadow primer, have the same amount of product and they are paraben free.
What e.l.f. says about them:

eyelid primer: "Preps your eyelid for smoother, longer-lasting and crease-proof eyeshadow. The ultra sheer nude color works to increase eye colour longevity. The lightweight liquid formula quickly absorbs into the skin for comfortable wear."

mineral eyeshadow primer: "This gentle and completely sheer Eyeshadow Primer has key vitamins A, C and E to help prevent aging and moisturizes the skin. The formula glides on easily and disappears instantly to create longer-lasting, crease-proof eyeshadow. The Mineral Eyeshadow Primer is designed to be used with your favorite mineral eyeshadow to provide ultimate staying power for beautiful and vibrant color that lasts. 100% mineral based with no parabens, no preservatives and no chemical dyes." 

The applicators are the standard for eyeshadow primers, the mineral primer's applicator is slightly bigger than the eyelid primer's.

I got both primers in sheer. The e.l.f. eyelid primer comes in another 3 colors whereas the mineral eyeshadow primer only in sheer.

As you can see from the swatches they look the same and they both blend easily. They dry to matte finish but the eyelid primer has kinda off-white color when it drys which isn't noticeable pretty much at all. Texture wise the are almost the same with mineral primer being slightly smoother.

One difference you will notice when you open them is that the e.l.f. mineral eyeshadow primer has a really nice buttery smell and the other almost hasn't any smell. Personally I prefer the buttery smell :P.

I should probably choose another eyeshadow, less pigmented but anyways. As you can see there is a noticeable difference been the swatches without primers and with them. I would say that the e.l.f. mineral eyeshadow primer is a bit better with helping the eyeshadow payoff. Although they don't do tremendous work with boosting the eyeshadow payoff,  they do help a lot with staying power of eyeshadows. I have noticed big difference when I'm wearing either of the e.l.f. primers.

That's how the eyeshadow looks after about 7-8 hours. I didn't use the same eyeshadow for the eye makeup and swatches!. 

I must say that the color pretty much didn't fade at all so thumbs up for the primers.

Overall I would say that they preform almost identically with e.l.f. mineral eyeshadow primer being slightly better, at the end is up to you if want to pay £1.5 or £3. To be honest next time I will need a new primer I don't know how I will decide which one I will buy :P.

You can buy the e.l.f. eyelid primer here for £1.5 and the mineral eyeshadow primer here for £3

Have you tried any of these? Which eyeshadow primer are you using? Let me know in the comments below.