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Overall Opinion
Spackle:
I just first want to note I’m taking about the original formula. This product is very temperamental. If you put it on and wait too long before you apply make up it doesn’t work, if you put it on and don’t wait long enough for it to dry properly it wont work, if it’s a hot day it wont work. But if it’s a cold day and you apply at exactly the right time it works perfectly!
TFSI:
This product I was worried about at first since it looked tinted to a tan colour which doesn’t seem to affect it’s actual appearance on the skin. It works a lot better on the eye than in a swatch, probably because it’s specifically an eye primer while Spackle is a full face primer. Also, I found that TFSI dries almost immediately while the Spackle takes at least five minutes and you do really have to work it into the skin – but it can be almost too fast at times. Lastly, overall, blending is majestic with this primer! It’s like it just blends for me! It gives you so many more options.
Price
Spackle:
Retail price goes about $20, though I bought mine wholesale from eBay which only ended up at around fifteen or less including shipping. I check my products thoroughly from eBay in case they are a fake but as far as I know there aren’t Spackle fakes being produced.
Considering this is the largest size of the original I could find at 59ml, which I think they’ve stopped production of since they have a new formula.
TFSI:
Retail price is about $18 dollars, and again I bought this whole sale from eBay. I actually was convinced it was a fake as the picture was different but it seems they have many different appearances from what I’ve found around the internet. The seller messaged me and we worked it out. It seems fine so far though.
The price may seem equal to Spackle but I was really shocked to find that it was so tiny! I know, I should research products more before I buy them.On the Spackle container it states it’s 56 grams while the TFSI is 11grams. No offence to the people that have said “It’s water based so you don’t need much” but Spackle is a lot more water based! So much so, that it takes five minutes to dry!
Staying Power
Spackle:
To put it bluntly, it’s terrible. I’ve been using this primer for four months now and the number of times it’s surprised me has been literally twice. Once was recently when I returned home after having to walk an hours walk home from town in the crippling heat, attempting to keep up with my partner and wearing a cardigan. Have I explained to you how much I sweat! (Darn you father for making me inherit your excessive sweating!) Anyway, after having to break into my own house my make up was still perfectly intact.
TFSI:
This is so much better than Spackle. When I get home from an eight hour day in the Eastern Australian humidity my make up is still as if I haven’t touched it. I’ve heard so many good things about this product but this was so much better than I had though. The staying power for sparkly eye-shadows is just as good as matte shadows. It’s perfect in so many ways!
Brightness affect
Spackle
Brightness isn’t too bad with this product, surprisingly. It’s probably about equal with TFSI.
TFSI
The brightness wasn’t extraordinary but then again I don’t use the best quality eye-shadow. I’ve been trying to convince myself into buying some more make up online but so far my logic is winning. It’d be interesting to try some Sugarpill on it though as apparently it’s really good.
Feel
Spackle
Spackle felt fine in my opinion. Though it did have a tendency to make my eyes water afterwards. And you wouldn’t want to accidentally get that stuff in your eyes because it’s BAD.
TFSI
This stuff makes your eyelids so dry! I’ve heard how good it is for oily skinned people and I can completely vouch for that but I have combination skin – meaning that my eyelids are already dry. Most of the time I’ve found it to be no problem but its exactly the opposite of Spackle in that while Spackle takes five minutes to dry, this can dry before you even finish applying. Not while you’re applying it but if you happen to drop something, reach down to pick it up it’ll be completely dry.
Recomendation
Overall I recommend TFSI, though if you have super dry skin I might not. I was forever prefer it to Spackle because it actually does it’s job perfectly but then again I haven’t tried Spackle as an under foundation primer.
I know what you’re thinking, “Holy-shit! An actual content post!” I had some free time today after finishing an exam, only three more to go! :3
Best wishes,
-Sary
The Walrus Room 