Battle of the Primers

Everyone Knows I love a bargain but only as long as its value for money. No point in something half the price when you end up wasting twice the cost.

So I decided to do a comparison, which I'm sure has been done before but I probably missed it!

My two favorite primers are Urban Decay's Primer Potion and MUA's eye primer. I'm currently still using my UD lil free pot that came with Naked. Its 3.7 ml an I believe in the US you can buy this travel size for $9 (roughly about £5.75 - £6). MUA eye primer is 7.5 for £2.50, around double the amount for half the price but is it worth it??

I'll start with the packaging MUA is in the sleek black tube with silver lettering. UD in the purple iridescent "potion" pot with a silver top that reminds me of St Basil's Cathedral in Moscow (yes I know ... strange brain). They both have roughly the same style applicator  just the UD is bent on an angle. I do prefer the UD packaging! but then I guess when its slapped on your eye an left on the dresser no one but you is going to know what bottle it came out of! They apply with exactly the same light almost whipped feel, leaving the eyelid smooth and with any obvious discoloration neutralised.

 

I put UD on my left eye (your right as you look at the photo's below) and MUA on my right eye (your left) I used L'Oreal Infallible 005 Purple Obsession on the lid and Vivo shade 4 Rich Chocolate in the crease. The top two pictures (below...confusing I know) where taken at 8 pm just after I had finished getting ready for work and the bottom pictures as soon as I arrived home at 10.30 am the following day. So a 10 hour night shift and 2 hour meeting I think it a pretty good test. I didn't touch up any of my eye make up during the night. To be honest as you can probably tell I think I only had time to re do my lips stick once!

 I noticed a bit of creasing on both eyes but as I have "old lady saggy lids" I'd still be in stunned shock if there hadn't been any! To me they both performed perfectly an I can't choose a thing between them! So it comes down to packaging and price - As cute as the UD bottle is, at double the amount for half the price and factoring the accessibility I think MUA will be my guaranteed repurchase, as I do love the bottle UD Primer Potion will be in my letter to Santa!

Thank you for reading!