Our number one pick on our list of the best eye primer for oily eyelids goes to this product, which has a lightweight and waterproof formula that locks makeup in place.

Elizabeth Mott Thank Me Later Eye Shadow Primer contains cyclopentasiloxane, which is one of the most common ingredients used in skin care and cosmetics today.

This type of silicon acts as a waterproofing agent, and it also moisturizes the skin.

Talc is another ingredient in this primer, which is mostly found in baby powder and powder cosmetics. It acts as an absorbent as well as an anti-caking agent.

This drugstore eye primer also has isododecane, which prevents the evaporation of water from the skin, and this means that makeup will last longer on the skin.

This is the best eye makeup primer for oily skin that we have used from this roundup as it kept our eyelids oil-free and it prevented our eyeshadow from creasing.

It has a whipped, airy texture, and we also loved that it’s lightweight.

Most of all, it kept our eyeliner from fading. Typically, our liquid liner would fade after about four hours, but this primer kept it from fading or cracking the whole day.

This eye primer deserves one of the top spots on our list of the best eye shadow primer for oily lids as it comes in three variants, so you can choose the right eye primer that suits you best.

Much like our top product, this inexpensive eye primer also contains isododecane, talc, and cyclopentasiloxane, which all help to mattify skin and give it a smooth finish.

It also contains beeswax, which gives this primer a creamy consistency, and dimethicone, which forms a hydrating barrier on the skin.

The NYX Cosmetics HD Eye Shadow Base comes in three kinds—Pearl gives your eye makeup an iridescent effect, while White helps color appear more vivid. Meanwhile, the Skin tone variant helps the color to show up naturally on your skin.

We chose the White variant to see if it would make our purple eyeshadow look more vibrant than it did without primer.

We were surprised at how true and vivid our eyeshadow looked on our lids, and we didn’t even have to use a lot to make the color pop.

However, it didn’t keep our eye makeup from smudging, and our eyelids started to oil up after four hours.

This affordable iconic eye primer is a staple in many beauty bloggers’ makeup kits as it locks down eyeshadow and creates a smooth canvas for seamless makeup application.

It contains the same trifecta of isododecane, talc, and cyclopentasiloxane found in the products mentioned above.​

However, this eye primer is formulated without parabens, so you can feel good about using this as part of your daily makeup routine.

This primer has a very thin consistency that’s similar to liquid foundation, and the fluid has a peachy tone.

It has a somewhat oily feel, and we thought that it might make our eyelids oily after a few minutes. But that wasn’t the case with this primer, as it made our eyelids stay matte for almost six hours.

This eye primer appears to work better with matte eyeshadow than glittery or metallic ones, as our metallic bronze shadow faded after five hours.

However, our matte eyeshadow held up a little longer and lasted more than eight hours.

SHANY Eye and Lip Primer takes the fourth spot on our list of the best eye primer for oily skin for its versatility and its ability to make eye and lip products appear vivid.

Moreover, it helps a lot in preventing eyeshadow from creasing and lipstick from feathering.

As expected, this drugstore eye primer contains isododecane and cyclopentasiloxane, which are mainstays in this sort of product.

Both of these ingredients protect the face from the elements and help makeup to stay in place.

It also has trimethylsiloxysilicate, which is a type of silicon that forms a protective barrier on the skin which slows down moisture loss.

This product claims to be waterproof, so naturally, we had to test it before going for a dip in the pool.

We smoothed on this eye primer before applying a cream eyeshadow and a thin line of liquid liner, then splashed around in the pool to see how it holds up.

Our eyeshadow faded a little, but our liquid liner stayed put. On an ordinary day, the eye primer kept our makeup looking fresh.

Our only issue with this product is that it comes in such a tiny pot. Also, the primer is prone to contamination as you need to use your fingers to scoop it up.

We recommend using a tiny spatula or a cotton bud to pick up the creamy eye primer.

Last on our roundup is e.l.f. Shadow Lock Eyelid Primer in Sheer. This product made the list for its ability to make eye makeup stay in place the whole day, and it kept our eyelids from getting greasy.

Apart from isododecane, this cheap elf eye primer contains quaternium-18 bentonite, which is an organically modified clay compound. It’s commonly used as a suspending and viscosity controlling agent in cosmetics.

This eyelid primer also has hexadecene copolymer, which provides water resistance in skin care products such as sunscreen. It works by forming a film on the skin and leaving a smooth feel.

The Sheer variant has a peachy pink undertone that appeared to make our eyelids lighter in preparation for the eye makeup.

It comes with a doe-foot applicator, and it was a breeze to dot the product on our lids and blend it out.

Though the primer didn’t make our eyeshadow look more vibrant, it did make our eye makeup stay on longer than it normally does.

It also controlled the oil on our lids for a solid six hours.

The only things that we didn’t like about this product is that there’s very little of it in the tube and it has a slightly greasy feel.