I tried this NYX Eyeshadow BAse in Pearl twice and I don't have anything good to say about it. It feels like Desitin. (Thankfully it doesnt SMELL like Desitin) Its sheer and grayish when first applied NOT pearl at all. It looks dull even though it has nice teeny tiny sparkles. Worse than that it makes my MAC and Wet n WIld eyeshadows instantly duller and darker. The sparkles don't help. They don't even show though the eyeshadow. Who wants murky eyeshadow? Not me. I can't even speak about how it wears. I can't stand to have it on. It makes me grab my makeup remover.

I had high hopes for this and it disappointed me so much it hurt. The formula is so weird that it feels like its melted but really it's just that thin. I hated the application of this, it put sparkle everywhere and it wouldnt stay put, applied patchy and moved around. The shadow stuck well but it creased(not too bad of creasing) almost instantly. I don't think this primer is really all that good. I rather stick to my essence liquid primer which works so much better.

I feel confident in giving this a universal thumbs-down, even though I do recognize that we don't all share the same ideals of what a shadow primer or base, to be clear, should do. For me, it should create a smoothe blank canvas which will help shadow adhere, stay put, look more vibrant and even. Because most concealers do this pretty well, I rarely purchase a separate primer. Seems superfluous. I just wanted to use that word. But it does. A white primer with some shimmer appealed to me because it's something a little different and in theory could provide a subtle sheen or depth. Nuh-uh. This doesn't provide any coverage, the shimmer gets everywhere and has an ashy hue. For me this provided absolutely no benefit as a primer whatsoever. It's an ok cheekbone and brow highlighter; I wouldn't purchase it for that purpose, but now that I've got it that's what I use it for.

I use this with a foundation primer over it. After I let the primer dry up I then go onto putting my eye shadow. Without adding a primer my es easily creases, but after using Laura Mercier primer (or any other face primer really) on top of it I find it works wonderfully. The white base makes the eyeshadow vibrant. With a clear primer it isn't quite as easy to achieve the same color that is on the palette to look anywhere near it does when I apply it on my lids. I haven't played around with different types of primers but I find this is what works for me. I can use any brand eyeshadow and it still looks strongly pigmented with this method. I dislike how it comes in a tub like container. I have to dig in my fingers and the NYX gets all under my nails. A tube would be wonderful but I guess they would have to use a different formulation. I used to buy HE makeup just because I thought spending more money meant better quality... But in reality there are so many products that for a fraction of the other brands do just as good as a job if not better. Most of the time your paying for the brand and probably the fancy container it comes with. Regardless, this product is a definite keeper for me.

I have the NYX eyeshadow base in the skin tone color and I really liked that one, so I thought I wanted something different and bought this one. The formula is definitely different and this does not work as well. My eye shadow will crease after 1-2 hours :(