While getting ready for a big night out with my girlfriends last weekend, I asked “Does anyone have primer?” and they responded “What’s that?”. I was surprised by their reaction since I thought that everyone who uses foundation or powder also uses makeup primer but I guess my assumption was wrong.

The fact is that most women don’t use primers or even know much about them. Urban Decay’s Eyeshadow Primer Potion changed the game when it came to primers for your eyelids but what about the rest of the face? There is nothing worse than your foundation rubbing off or melting off on some parts of your face and on the flip side, there is nothing better than it staying put perfectly throughout the whole day or a whole night of partying. To ensure that, primer is a must!

The L’Oréal Studio Secrets Professional Magic Perfecting Base primer is easily available at any drugstore and is a great one to try out for the first time if you are new to primers.

This is a multi-purpose primer that can be used on the entire face as well as on the eyelids to prime for eyeshadow. The texture is silky and it can be applied with fingertips to glide on smoothly. With a powdery feel to the finish, it claims to correct skin texture and prep it for a flawless look after makeup application.

My trial with this product was positive. It was very smooth and buttery under my fingers and glided on my skin effortlessly. I used it on my eyelids to prime for shadow and underneath my eyes to prime for concealer. The shadow stuck to the primer well although didn’t last as long as the Urban Decay primer. The concealer however stayed put all day long almost flawlessly and therefore, I’m a fan!