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Thinking of Replacing Your UDPP?
Guest Contributor in Face Escentials, Tested — June 10th, 2008 (95 views / Print this article )
Sent by Lorelai
So I am living in The Netherlands and was in Germany before, but hunted Urban Decay Primer Potion crazily which was unfortunately nowhere to be seen in these two countries. Then I asked Ms. Uberboston a favor to purchase (CP, as the Marketplaza regulars like to call it) the UDPP from US after reading so many excellent reviews. I was happy when I tried it because it lives up to its expectation, it’s great, very reliable, no creasing, it gives bolder color and give my eyeshadow a long lasting power. It just that the price is a bit too pricey for its small size, and the packaging is no help in reaching every bit of UDPP inside (unless you chop the tube in half). So I’m still searching for a cheaper alternative.
Until one day, Hanzky told me about this Artdeco eyeshadow base which is a German-origin product and available in almost European countries. I rushed to some famous online beauty forums, and figured out that it has excellent reviews and is approved by make up junkies all around the world. So I tried to recall where have I seen this product, because if I’m not mistaken I spotted it once nearby… but I can’t remember where.
Last week I went to Germany for some family gatherings. I kept on nagging at my boyfriend to grab Starbucks and visit a beauty store in the closest big city. So I wandered around the city and finally got it!!!. It comes in a jar, so you don’t need to chop it in half to get all of the contents. I think the quantity is a bit more than you can get from UDPP. What about quality? Tsk.. tsk.. tsk.. This eyeshadow base is no joke. Just one swipe of eyeshadow and the color popped up immediately. I swiped it on my eyes at two o’clock in the afternoon and guess what happened at midnight? The eyeshadows stay there like nothing happened, as if I’ve just applied it five minutes ago while actually I’ve spent the whole day outside, under a strong summer heat. The price? It cost me €7 or about Rp.110.000, far way cheaper than UDPP.
Here’s a swatch for comparison on how the colors turned out with no base, UDPP and Artdeco in lighter and darker room
There are 29 comments for this entry. Add yours
mia
duh berasa kampring deh gue…but now I know why people crazy about UDPP….telat bgt.
lore, mau buka CP jg?
June 10th, 2008 at 10:17 am
shibuya_gal
jd ngiler nich gw. udah dech lore buka CP aja
June 10th, 2008 at 10:42 am
pink-bow
lore..bikin ngiler,,mauuuu
June 10th, 2008 at 10:51 am
michalakis
Lor,
ini di belanda ada tak?
June 10th, 2008 at 11:32 am
lita
ini kayaknya ada di jakarta. di parissian indang
June 10th, 2008 at 12:24 pm
mir@cle
godaaannn!!
thanks for sharing ya lorelai 
June 10th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
Lorelai
anai lagi bangkrut ini.. minta CP nya kalo anai udah kerja aja yah..
June 10th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
pink-bow
ok nai,,,kabar kabari yach :),makasih nai info nya*cup
June 10th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
bea
nai,
gw liat di douglas online ada, tapi di douglas den haag ga ada. mungkin di amsterdam ada kali ye. harganya 6.8 di webnya.
klo mo cp mendingan pesen online aje trus pinjem alamat, jadinya bandar kagak bangkrut duluan :p
June 10th, 2008 at 2:06 pm
cookie
omg! lorelai you seriously read my mind,gue tadinya udah mikir mau minta dikirimin udpp secara disini gak ada, thx for the info gal
June 10th, 2008 at 2:16 pm
ninuk
Tadinya kalo Lorelai buka CP gue mo nitip
tapi ada di Parisian yah, bisa dicoba tuu.. Thanks for the info Lorelai! 
June 10th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
soceraphobia
anai thanks for sharing
lita.. parissian dimana sih
June 10th, 2008 at 3:30 pm
mbl1
ya ampunn..how i love this forum!!canggih bgttt bisa kaya baca pikiran..hihi…thanks a zillion lor!!!*siap2 hunting ke parisian*
June 10th, 2008 at 4:54 pm
Cynthia
anai, haduuh aku langsung tergoda!! untung kakak ipar aku masih di belanda, langsung deh aku nitip dua. hihihi…thanks ya infonya!
June 10th, 2008 at 5:01 pm
Lorelai
iya, Anai emang jago baca pikiran orang.
nanti pasti kalian juga bisa baca pikiran gw kalo pas gw banyak duit (buka CP)
June 10th, 2008 at 6:04 pm
tari
Di Jakarta ada distributornya:
PR ARTDECO INDONESIA
Yenny Maria
Jl. Indokarya II Blok G Kav. 1, Sunter, Jakarta Utara 14350
Jakartar
+62 (21) 65301919
+62 (21) 65833738
nyria99rz@yahoo.com
June 10th, 2008 at 7:59 pm
nik
jd si artdeco indang ada di indo? boleh dicoba dong yah buat alternative si UDPP
June 11th, 2008 at 12:53 am
rully
asyik ada art deco di indo,tari thanks infonya yah, disitu bisa beli satuan ga? ocha parissian ada di mall taman anggrek klo ga salah.
June 11th, 2008 at 12:59 pm
BDJ
I’m a total dummy in make up…Don’t wear eyeshadow, didn’t know such product even existed hehe (base for eyeshadow) but surprised to see the ‘with’ and ‘without’ difference! It’s stunning!
June 11th, 2008 at 3:24 pm
happineesh
Ada di parisian?bener nih?maksudnya yang di T.A?
ah mau ah cek!
thanks lor for sharing…
June 11th, 2008 at 8:19 pm
berrynice
di parisian harganya brp tu?
June 11th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Suikostar
Kemarin coba email & katanya Artdeco saat ini cuma ada di Parisian, MTA. Harganya 108rb & pertengahan Juni bakal naik harganya.
Btw, thx for the info ya tari :).
June 11th, 2008 at 11:44 pm
karin
wow… such eyecandy. ada yg tau ga..bisa didapetin di melbourne ga yah??
June 12th, 2008 at 10:31 am
GieNa
wah..thanks for sharing Lorelai…
mo cek k parissian ah nanti…^_^
June 13th, 2008 at 1:22 pm
Ikho
anai…thankies banget buat sharing-annya yaa.. gue jadi nitip nia gara2 ini
June 14th, 2008 at 9:20 am
velasss
gue udah beli nih 2 jar gitu di Parisian (TA). dan harganya bener sih cuma 108rb, tapi katanya mo naek. malah katanya hari ini udah naek.
udah di test, it works all the same like UDPP or any other e/s primer yah kalo menurut gue sih.
so jadi buat yg gak ada UDPP, ini product sih OK banget utk replacement.
June 17th, 2008 at 12:14 am
pinkylotta
Lorelai, thank you for your info..
kamu belinya di mana yaa??
btw, i live in Germany..
soalnya liat di douglas.de ga ada.. hhe..
thanks before..
June 18th, 2008 at 2:34 am
Vrqes
pinkylotta,
kayanya bisa liat langsung di douglas.de…
ada kok…
6,8 euro…
btw, pengen nyoba jugaaa…
July 2nd, 2008 at 3:55 am
Lorelai
I am glad that this post make others happy!
Pinkylotta.. segera menuju ke Douglas terdekat.. pasti ada deh! Gw waktu itu belinya di Bochum, Sekalian beli starbucks.. abis di Wuppertal gak ada starbucks.
July 2nd, 2008 at 7:07 am