Teal look/ How to use mineral shadows

Fun look! Here are the products I used and their pictures.

Eyes:
Too-faced shadow insurance (base)
Baremineral "Ell if I know" (lids)
Urban Decay "YDK" (crease)
Too-faced "Pin-up"(highlight)
Fresh "Supernova" (mascara)
Milani "Liquif' eyeliner" in black (liner)
MAC "Cork" (brows)

Lips:
MAC "Ravishing"

Face:
Laura Mercier mineral foundation in "Tender Rose"
Milani "Luminous" (blush)

How to use mineral eyeshadows

 

For some reason, mineral eyeshadow companies are very proud of the powdery quality of their products. However, it makes them hard to use, since they are more likely to fall off than pressed shadows. Fortunately, it is completely possible to make them stay longer on your lids, and to do so, you need to have a base and a mixing medium.

Base?
My favorite eyeshadow base is the Too-faced shadow insurance, because it's user-friendly and high-quality. Similar products include the primer portion from Urban Decay, Paintpots from MAC, various eye primers from all kinds of makeup brands, and of course any concealers. I don't recommend the Urban Decay primer because of the packaging: the weirdly shaped bottle traps products, so that you either risk your fingers to cut it open, or waste your money on the products you cannot reach. Paintpots are quite famous, but I prefer to have a transparent base for any shadows, instead of many colored ones. I've never tried primers from other brands, and you can explore if you want to :P. As for concealers, they usually do a ok job for very minimal eye makeup, but when it comes to bright colors, they don't guarantee a good color payoff.

Mixing Medium?
The most popular and well-known mixing medium is definitely studio fix from MAC. I've heard many good things about them, though I've never had one.  Yet I don't really need one, since water works just fine for me.  I usually dampen my brush instead of pouring water into my loose shadows, because it's neater and easier to control. You want your brush to be wet with no water dripping; pick up some color from the jar with the brush's tip, and transfer the color to the cap. Swirl the brush a little so that the eyeshadow goes on the bristles evenly. Then, you're ready to apply the eyeshadow!

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