Primer Potion Dupe

[SkylarV217]

So in the Primer Potion Rocks thread I read that Monistat anti chaffing cream has the same ingredients as the primer potion. I checked it out in the store and there is a ton of it in the tube for a cheap price compared to the PP... SO I wanted to see if you gals have tried it and how well it worked for you ?

 

[MACATTAK]

Do you mean Smashbox Photo Finish? If so, it works great. Has the same texture etc as the Photo Finish. You only need a little bit. Oh and just in case..this is a primer for your foundation, not an eyeshadow primer.

 

[SkylarV217]

Nope , It's the Urban Decay Primer Potion ....

The Monistat " Chafing Relief Powder Gel " Has the same ingredients as Urban Decay Primer Potion .... I know some people use it as an Eyeshadow and a Foundation Primer. I'm asking those people for their experiences =)

 

[MACATTAK]

Hmm..never heard of using it on eyes. That would be great to find a product that you can use for both though.

 

[SkylarV217]

check out the urban decay primer potion rocks thread... there are a couple of mentions of it but ... you have to sift through them to find it ... So i thought I'd ask about it specifically in another thread

 

[Stephie Baby]

Its not the same thing. These are directly off the UD site and drugstore.com.... What is in the Smashbox primer?

Has anyone tried the Monistat on the eyes??

Urban Decay has:

Ingredients:
Isododecane, Talc, Cyclopentasiloxane, Disteardimonium Hectorite, Trihydroxystearin, Triethylhexanoin, Isopropyl Lanolate, Sorbitan Sesquioleate, VP/Eicosene Copolymer, Dimethicone, PEG-40 Stearate, Propylene Carbonate, Phenoxyethanol, Cera Alba (Beeswax), Trimethylsiloxysilicate, Propylparaben, Methylparaben, Ethylparaben, Butylparaben, Methicone, Isobutylparaben

May Contain:
Mica, CI 77891 (Titanium Dioxide), CI 77491, CI 77492, CI 77499 (Iron Oxides), CI 77163 (Bismuth Oxychloride)




Monistat Soothing Care Chafing Relief Powder-Gel

Active Ingredients:
Dimethicone (1.2%).
Inactive Ingredients:
Cyclopentasiloxane, Dimethicone/ Vinyl Dimethicone Crosspolymer, Silica, Tocopheryl Acetate, Trisiloxane.

 

[Lizzie]

Stephie Baby, Dimethicone is the active ingredient in Photo Finish as well, which is why Chafing Gel is a good alternative.

As for a Primer Potion Dupe, Loreal has a product that is highly comparable and is a lot cheaper. There's a thread about that product already, so you can search for it.

I use chafing gel as a foundation primer and it works great. I also put it on my eyes, but it doesn't do anything for me as far as my eye make up. I use UDPP as my eye base.

HTH!

 

[COBI]

My understanding is the monistat as a replacement for foundation primer. I do use it. It works differently (better and worse) depending on the foundation I use.

It is NOTHING like the UDPP for eyes. Although it seems pricey, for $16, the UDPP lasts forever. I believe some of the ladies here have been using the same UDPP daily for close to a year. It is not something you'll be buying every month, and if you need to, it means you are using WAY too much.

 

[SkylarV217]

well I'm glad I ask you ladies.... I love it here, I could ask almost anything and somebody would know the answer =) ...

-I have Primer Potion and In the process of swapping for a back up
-I have one of the Loreal Hip Eyeshadow extenders... Its discontinued so i scored it on ebay
- Last night at the store I bought a tube of the Monistat cream ... I figured if nothing else , it would comein handy this summer with shorts and dresses
;-)

 

[Lizzie]

The loreal eyeshadow extender is discontinued? That kinda sucks! I put off in getting it because I still have a lot of UDPP left. Oh well.

Do you know if they discontinued it to improve the formula or if they're just taking it away? TIA!

 

[SkylarV217]

I don't know if its gone for good or what , I just know I heard about it here first and when I looked I couldn't find it anywhere then after looking in to it, I found out it was discontinued.

 

[Stephie Baby]

Didn't L'oreal release that de-crease stuff to replace the eyeshadow extender??

 

[Love Always Ivy]

the only thing i found remotely in the same ball park as UDPP is the Two-Faced Shadow Insurance ... i just swatched a bunch of my nars shadows on my arm and washed with soap and water and the swatches are still hella vibrant on my arm with Shadow Insurance.

 

[Lizzie]

Ohhhh in my head eyeshadow extender and decrease were the same thing.

They totally had the "decrease" thing when I went to the store today. I haven't used it yet though...

 

[SkylarV217]

I've never seen the decrease thing , and I've checked out EVERY Hip display in 3 towns looking for the extender .... What does it look like and was it supposed to replace the extender ?

 

[Obreathemykiss]

Some of the ladies were talking about decrease here:

http://specktra.net/f267/eye-shadow-...cheaper-97671/

 

[SkylarV217]

Update - I tried the monostat stuff on my eyes and it held the eyeshadow all day ... Not as long as the PP... But for me it'll be great for everyday use =)

 

[Briar]

I use the Soothing Care chafing relief gel (by Monistat) as a foundation primer, not an eyeshadow primer. They do not have the same ingredients. The Soothing Care has silicone in it which provides a smooth base for foundations to keep them from sinking into fine lines, etc. The best replacement I've found for the Urban Decay Primer Potion is the Too Faced Shadow Insurance. Though the price is about the same the Too Faced product has much more senisble packaging so you aren't losing product. I did try the L'Oreal De-Crease stuff but didn't care for it much.

 

[Cyanide.Candy]

Yeah, that's what I was thinking, I've often heard of monistat being used as a dupe for Smashbox's Photo finish, couldn't imagine using it as an eyeshadow base though..

 

[pumpkincat210]

I saw loreal hips eyecolor extender this month at Ulta. I don't think its discontinued.
As for the other loreal extender...don't waste your money, it works for only 2 hours.