Eyeshadow

[Makulita]

http://make-upjunkie.blogspot.com/2007/04/make-up-101-how-to-apply-eye-shadow-for.html

I don't quite have the monolid that non-Asians associate with "Asian eyes" but its not quite liddy enough that I can apply it like I wasn't Asian. This helped me alot at least with color choices and techniques.

Just' sharin' the knowledge.

[maogirl]

http://make-upjunkie.blogspot.com/2007/04/make-up-101-how-to-apply-eye-shadow-for.html

I don't quite have the monolid that non-Asians associate with "Asian eyes" but its not quite liddy enough that I can apply it like I wasn't Asian. This helped me alot at least with color choices and techniques.

Just' sharin' the knowledge.

dude, i feel ya. my eyes are deep set and i got eyelid fats, so i very easily look like a freak with eyeshadow. all i ever do is just line my eyes goth-style and i'm happy.

[JadeDragon]

I have similar issues with my eye make-up, so what I do is line my eyes with a fine liner, and use two shades maximum on my lids. I don't have much of a crease, so I use a darker shade to contour from lid to crease, and then highlight towards the brow. Easy-peasy.

Oh, and plucking one's eyebrows really helps to "open up" the eye area too.

[krnbboyprd]

So, this may not deal with make up but do any of you have issues with your eye lids. (Your like what are you talking about) See I tend to have a double eye lid on my right eye then on my other side it does not exist. How can one fix this problem because my eye's look all cockeyed..siigghhh

[cattygurl]

krnbboyprd, you can get plastic surgery to even it out. You can also fake a crease, but it's easier to fake a crease or create a crease than to remove a crease. There is one doc in LA that does a good job at removing creases, although it's apparently more difficult to remove a crease without having some telltale signs, while creating a crease often hides the "scar" in the crease and hence the scar is not noticable.

I second JD, plucking eyebrows can def help open up the eyes, but ppl can make the mistake of thinning them out too much.

I've found that a lot of smokey browns look really good on ppl with amber undertones.

[ellencho]

I have an eyeshadow-ish related question. How do I keep liner from smearing from my upperlids to my lower lids. If I'm not careful I'll end up with my eyeliner underneath my lower lashline after a couple of hours. And I use a primer both on top and bottom lids before I apply any sort of anything.

[minbo]

Not that I know anything about eyeliner or makeup in general, I suppose the questions are more informative for me, but do you use liquid liner or pencils? After applying, do you smudge the lines with a brush or sponge? After you get the look you want, do you set your liner with powder?


I have an eyeshadow-ish related question. How do I keep liner from smearing from my upperlids to my lower lids. If I'm not careful I'll end up with my eyeliner underneath my lower lashline after a couple of hours. And I use a primer both on top and bottom lids before I apply any sort of anything.

[tokyolovestory]

I have an eyeshadow-ish related question. How do I keep liner from smearing from my upperlids to my lower lids. If I'm not careful I'll end up with my eyeliner underneath my lower lashline after a couple of hours. And I use a primer both on top and bottom lids before I apply any sort of anything.

I had someone tell me that putting an oil-absorbing concealer under your eyes could help with that because the smearing comes from your skin's natural oils making it easy for the liner to transfer. It might be worth a shot?

[ellencho]

Of all the people to respond to this - minbo? Very interesting...

Now that I think about it, it might actually be the dark eyeshadow I use along my lash line in addition to the pencil eyeliner I use. I don't usually powder my eyes to set the color because I don't want to lighten the make up job I've done, and I don't want to smudge it with the brush I use to apply my powder.

I usually powder under my eyes before i begin applying the shadow/liner/mascara and I dust that area clean when I'm finished.

[ellencho]

The oil absorbing concealer - I never thought of that. I will definitely try that. Damn this combination skin!

[blockthebox]

I wonder if the oil absorbing concealer would dry out the eye area too much though. I usually just set the undereye area with powder.

[ellencho]

OK I just checked a make up book of mine and the author recommends powders that contain silica or cornstarch because that absorbs excess oil. I use MAC select sheer pressed powder, but I'm not sure if contains those ingredients, I suspect MAC doesn't list the ingredients because it's proprietary.

Also she says when apply powder throughout the day wipe off the first layer of powder with a tissue or blotting paper before you add more powder.

[cattygurl]

whenever i go to japan, I stock up on the blotting papers. They're easy to find in Japanese grocery stores- I love them!!!!!!!

Cosmetic comapnies are required to list the ingredients, but you won't see it listed as "cornstrach" or "silica" as neither meet label requirements via the FDA (you gotta be more specific than that for labeling purposes- you get to use the INCI). There's many derivatives of cornstarch and silica, so you may see Zea Mays powder, or Hydroxypropyl Starch Phosphate, etc etc.

both are common powder ingredients, so it wouldn't surpirse me at all if MAC powder contains them, although I get a feeling they would be more apt to use silicone treated powders (they have superior skinfeel and adhesion) as a lot of higher end makeup companies like them.

[cattygurl]

If your skin is really oily, a model trick is to dust your face with corn starch after cleaning, toning and whatever skin care you use too keep your face fro being greasy at night.

Another trick is to use milk of magnesia (plain), diluted 1 part milk of magnesia to 3 parts water, shake and apply to face before makeup and also at night to control shine.

[minbo]

I try to assemble a broad base of knowledge. I go out of my way to learn about things which do not apply to me or are totally useless to me, as I would never learn about them otherwise. If I knowingly turn a blind eye, I'll never even have the possibility of understanding broad swaths of life or be totally oblivious to the daily reality of people not in my identical situation.

From what I understand (not based upon practical knowledge like you all have, so please don't read this as contradiction or assertion of fact in any way!), eyeliner pencils are kind of soft and creamy. Unless soft/creamy makeup is set with powder, regardless of skin oils and foundation, it will have a tendency to slip. What is the lesser of evils, a slightly lighter but set face, or a darker but slippery/mobile face.

[cattygurl]

Depends on what effect you're going for. I've overlined eyes and smeared them for a photo shoot (back in the 90's) and used iridescent foundation and powder to give a greasy/ slippery look.

There's also liquid eyeliner, and if you have the right brush, you can also use your eyeshadow as eyeliner.

[evil_FUX]

whenever i go to japan, I stock up on the blotting papers. They're easy to find in Japanese grocery stores- I love them!!!!!!!

You know what's easier? Recyled napkins (at least for oil on your face), and I mean that sincerely. Unless blotting papers are something else. >_>

[cattygurl]

Recycled napkins work well too, but blotting papers are super thin and porous, hence being more absorbent. In a pinch, cheap toilet paper (the single ply ones- not the plush kind) works even better. I used to know a makeup artist that used to carry a roll of cheap toilet paper in her kit, and it worked.