Anyone here prefer UD Primer Potion to MAC paints?

deathcabber · 09-14-2005, 11:25 AM #1 (**permalink**)

Im just curious because I use MAC paints on a regular basis. They are really great to hold my shadow on, but I have super dark eyelids and they dont help with that. I use bare canvas a lot but it either doesnt cover well or looks too ghostly. Anyways, anyone rec UD Primer Potion for me? TIA

user4 · 09-14-2005, 11:33 AM #2 (**permalink**)

Everyone I've Talked To Loved Ud Primer Potion... Only Problem Is That Its Sold Out Almost Everywhere!!!

Sanne · 09-14-2005, 11:35 AM #3 (**permalink**)

I like pp more than paints, simply because pp is clear, and paints aren't.

besides, pp keep my e/s good for a longer time than paints do

Qtspldprncs · 09-14-2005, 12:24 PM #4 (**permalink**)

I prefer the p/p over paints 100%

Juneplum · 09-14-2005, 12:27 PM #5 (**permalink**)

i must admit, i love pp! i usually use it under my paints to just b'cos it holds the color SO well!

canadiangirl_1117 · 09-14-2005, 12:48 PM #6 (**permalink**)

I very much prefer PP over Paints as a base

deathcabber · 09-14-2005, 12:59 PM #7 (**permalink**)

Thanks ladies! I think I may check it out if I can find one!

jasper17 · 09-14-2005, 06:06 PM #8 (**permalink**)

I absolutely LOVE the Primer Potion.

I have some seriously oily eyelids and it is the only thing that keeps the shadow from creasing within an hour of me putting it on. I like the way paints make the shadow colors pop so I use the paints over the PP. Shadesticks, too. Definitely worth checking into.

One place you might look for the PP is Ulta - mine had some earlier this week.

shriekingviolet · 09-14-2005, 06:20 PM #9 (**permalink**)

I prefer the performance of PP to paints, but not so much I'd switch over. It's a great product, but I loathe the packaging. It may not be as messy as MAC's paint tube and it IS cute to look at, but it's bulky for what it is and it's opaque so you have no idea how much product you're getting when you buy it or how much you have left. It doesn't last me as long as a tube of paint does either. I didn't use very much, but a bottle lasted me maybe 3-4 months where as a tube of paint can last me about a year even if I have a goof where excess product shoots out and is wasted. And since PP seems to be always out of stock, it's a problem if I run out fairly often! It's hard to use up what may be left in the bottle too when you can't see where in the bottle traces may remain.

All and all, I feel the paints (or a shadestick) are a better value, so even though I'd rate the performance and actual product of PP as excellent, I won't repurchase.