Favorite Things: The Eyes Have It

I mentioned before how much I love Urban Decay's Eyeshadow Primer Potion.  I said it deserved its own post, but I decided to let it share a post with another product I love, Benefit Cosmetics' Creaseless Cream Shadow in "Birthday Suit".

And I realized, I say "I'm in LOVE!" with a lot of things.  Don't judge me.

I have oily eyelids, which works in my favor in terms of wrinkle prevention, but has historically meant that my eye shadow slides right off after just a few hours.  I tried a number of other products before I found this one, but none has ever worked as well.  I've used it for years.

The Primer Potion goes on creamy and dries quickly, but isn't drying.  Apply with your ring finger over your entire eyelid, then apply your eye shadow for long-lasting wear.  Even in extreme heat and humidity, this stuff works like a charm.

This product used to come in a curvy tube with a wand, which limited the amount of product one could extract from the tube; now, it comes in a squeeze-tube, which is a much more effective way of maximizing the product.  Thanks, Urban Decay!

Now I will mention that this product comes in three colors as well as the original.  I don't recommend them.  They are, actually, drying.  But the original version is fan-freakin'-tastic.

I love cream eye shadows.  They make less mess than powder shadows and go on with consistent thickness, which gives you a greater degree of control when applying them.  One also gets superior color saturation with the cream-based shadow.  However, with the oily eyelids I mentioned before, I didn't wear cream shadows with much success after the initial application.

Enter Benefit's Creaseless Cream Shadow.  Like the Primer Potion, it's long-wearing but not drying.  If you combine it with the Primer Potion, by George, you're unstoppable.

I've bought this in a few different colors, but I always come back to "Birthday Suit," a shimmery golden taupe color that I wear every day.  It flatters almost every skin tone, and is neutral enough to be combined with other colors for a broad range of looks, but is also pretty enough to be worn on its own with just mascara. 

Images c/o Amazon.com

This is not a paid endorsement.  I just really love these products, and I think you will, too.