Review: Essence I Love Stage Eyeshadow Base

The Essence I Love (Written as I <3) Stage eyeshadow base has a very liquid-y consistency, but I do feel like it has some moisturizing elements in it because my eyelids don't feel dry or tight when I apply it. The primer is a medium beige shade, but only comes in one colour option so be careful if you are very fair or have darker skin because the primer will be obvious on your eyelids until a shadow is placed on top.

The primer works well at enhancing certain eyeshadows, but if your eyeshadow is a lighter pigment - or possibly not very vibrant, the natural colour of the primer will show through and dilute the colour of your shadow.

The ultimate reason I don't recommend this primer is because even though it is ideal price-wise (I believe I paid $3.99 for mine at Shoppers Drug Mart), the quality just isn't there. My shadows always crease and fade within a couple hours. Still, it's better than not wearing a primer at all. So it's a good starting primer, but not ideal if you intend on making your eye makeup last more than 2 or 3 hours.