When I finished my first tube of lightweight, colorless NARS Pro-Prime Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base ($24), the thought of not being able to reach for what I’d come to consider the best eye makeup primer currently on the market almost triggered a minor panic attack.
We’d been inseparable since we met last November, thanks to the Troublemaker Gift Set, and I was impressed from the start. Pro-Prime intensifies the color of products applied on top of it and extends wear time, too. It grips cream and powder shadows, eyeliners and brow pencils tighter than teeth on a night guard.
When I start with Pro-Prime in the morning, my eye makeup still looks fresh and crease-free at dinner, even on hot, muggy days.





I wouldn’t complain if NARS slashed a few dollars off the price, perhaps down from $24 to $18, but for what it’s worth, a little does go a long way. It took me seven months to finish my first tube, or about 11 cents per day.
Not a bad way to look at it, right? :)
After years of experimenting with different primer products, I’ve just never found anything better, and that includes Urban Decay’s also excellent Primer Potion line. Pro-Prime is now the only eye primer with a reserved parking place in my makeup bag.


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No smudging. No creasing. No caking. No looking back. An insider trick of the trade. Never heavy-handed, this lightweight primer creates a seamless canvas that keeps cream and powder color looking brilliant, fresh and just-applied all day. Smudgeproof Eyeshadow Base uses a unique polymer and mineral powder blend to get a firm grip on color for hours and hours of gorgeous wear. Fortified with a special deep-sea extract and an antioxidant rice extract, Smudgeproof Eyeshadow Base dries on contact and keeps the delicate eyelid smooth and prepared for eyeshadow application. Smudgeproof Eyeshadow Base is also a great multi-tasker: Use it as a primer for eyebrow pencils and lower-lash liners. Consider it an everyday essential.
  • Ophthalmologist- and dermatologist-tested.
  • Fragrance-free.
  • 0.28 oz.
  • By NARS.