I wanted to get the Artdeco primer (I had a whole trip planned to Naheed) but all it took was a helpful sales girl and a cosmetic counter & i ended up with this beauty:)
First of all,sorry about the pic quality.My dad borrowed my sony and i had to use my mobile camera(not a good idea).I took lots of pics but am using only two as u cant really tell much (i am only using them because of all the time i wasted taking them , and uploading them to pc)
Now , my observations about the product:
- Half the tube is empty;( (for a product that costs 1100 Rs that really makes me angry)
- It has a creamy consistency.
- No color or odor(which is good)
- I applied it on my eye lids and below my lower lash line for the liner and kajal.
- Works really well for the first 3 hours.no smudging or fading, even keeps my kajal in place (which is a real feat)
- After 3 hours the eye shadow starts fading a bit
- At the 6 hour mark slight smudging at the lower lash line, and the eye shades do loose some of their intensity.
- The result is better than if i had no primer on.
After 3 hours (every thing still in place) Take my word for it ;)
Now there is a definite trick to applying this primer.
First day i applied it directly on my sisters lids (she has got an oil well somewhere on her lids , i swear)and the primer committed suicide before the daunting task of keeping the shadow in place on her lids;) I was so mad! i wanted to strangle the sales girl who sold me the stupid thing.
The next day (after i had a whole night to calm down) i washed my face, moisturized my lids, applied the primer and gave it a few min to get absorbed, than i applied some foundation on my lids, set it with with powder.And applied my eye make up.This time around my make up lasted (more or less intact) for 6-7 hours:)
Now one can argue that the foundation might be doing most of the work.But i have been using my foundation as an eye primer for a long time.And after 3-4 hours my eye make up looks like a grainy pic from an 1820's movie.
In the end,
Would i recommend it? well if your choice is between "no primer & this" than go for it.But if you have something better (which is easily available in Pakistan) tell me too:)
Would i buy it again: No (because i still have a list of few primers i like to try before i make the decision to buy one second time)
Hope this review helped and answered some of your questions.
Till next time:)
Great review :) Thanks for sharing. I am shocked to know that the tube was half empty. its such an expensive product.
ReplyDeleteI know.I kept squeezing and squeezing,all that came out till about halfway was air (u shld've seen the look on my face) lolz:)
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