Getting the most out of your Urban Decay Primer Potion

Think you've finished all the product in your Urban Decay Primer Potion once your doe-foot applicator no longer seems to bring any product out of that cute genie-lamp-shapped bottle? Think again! Before you toss out your bottle and run out to buy a new one, read this post. If you don't, you might be throwing away a significant amount of product (read: money!).

This isn't new news, many a YouTuber has made a video about this topic. There are how-to videos galore on how to get all the product out of that oh-so-cute packaging. In fact, it's one of the primary reasons there are people out there who will not buy the coveted primer potion. It's not because it's not good, but because it's so hard to get all the product out of the curves and crevices the bottle creates. Alas, there are quite a few people out there who aren't tuned in to the beauty community on YouTube, so I figure I'd write a blog post to show you just how much product I was able to fish out of the bottle once a broke it open. You'll be quite surprised at just how much is left (and just how much you've possibly been tossing out!). 

Here is what you'll need:

• A clean cutting board
• A clean serrated steak knife
• A small container, like the kind you get when you go to Sephora and ask for a sample of a foundation. If you are reusing a container (like I did), make sure you clean it and disinfect it. I used a sample container I got at Origins for a facial moisturizer. I washed it with soap and water, and then cleaned it off with isopropyl alcohol. You can also buy these online at beauty suppliers such as Coastal Scents. You can also find them on Amazon.com.
• A clean butter knife or cosmetics spatulas
• Paper towel

Note: Be careful when cutting the container, don't cut yourself!

• Untwist the top from the container, and place the doe-foot applicator on the paper towel, then set aside. You will use the applicator to get the product out of the container once you cut it open. You can also use a butter knife, but I felt the applicator got into the little curves and crevices better. You can also use disposable cosmetics spatulas. 
• Place the primer potion container on the cutting board and use the serrated knife to cut the packaging in the locations shown in the photo below 

• Use the applicator to scoop out product and put it in the cosmetic jar. Remember, the serrated knife will cause there to me some dust from the container in the top layer of the product, lightly scoop that out with a clean butter knife or makeup spatula and discard (wipe if off on the paper towel). It's only on the very top layer of each top section, so it won't be much product at all you will be scraping off (you will be able to see it). Then use the applicator to get the rest of the useable product out.

Check out how much product was left inside the sections:

Top "fattest" section of the bottle. 

This of course had the most product left inside

It's hard to see how much was left in here, but when I cut the 

section below, I got a significant amount of product out. 

My camera had run out of batteries, so I didn't get a picture

but with the doe-foot applicator, I was able to salvage A LOT.

Look at the section behind the one I'm holding, you can see a lot

of product is left in there too!

Check out just how much final product I was able to salvage. To think, I nearly threw that all away! It is enough for several more uses. 

Make sure that you use a container you can close tightly so that the product you took the trouble to save, doesn't dry out quickly. 

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