Hi,

I need to buy a really good e/s base/ primer to stop e/s sliding off. Has anyone actually tried one out yet? I hear about them everywear, but i'm not sure if they actually work.
Also, in the mean time, what can anyone reccommend i do before applying e/s: i.e. using foundation/concealer/powder?

(i say this, because i read that you should apply foundation and powder to the eye area before you apply e/s?)
Would that work? Because i would imagine if using a liquid foundation or similar, it'd need to dry before you could apply e/s, otherwise it'd just smudge and mix with the foundation, right?

mac paints work great as a base. however, i have switched over to urban decay primer potion. i find it works just as well as paints if not better. i still like paints for making a similar color more vibrant, but for general use i'd most definitely reccomend the urban decay primer.

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Urban decays PP works wonders...so do mac paints, shadesticks and for a few even ccbs (cream colour bases) even work. The ccbs tend to crease on oily eyelids though.

Smashbox also makes a decent eye primer. But Id go with UD or mac paints or s/s.

HTH!

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So how do i use mac paints as a base? (excuse my ignorance! :P)

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you can use a brush like the mac 242 to apply them or else you can use your finger to apply a light layer. usually it's fine to use your finger for the light shades, but the darker ones such as flammable or blueboy should be applied with a brush for better consistancy.

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Mary Kay Signature eyeshadow primer. Dries clear, doesn't alter color. STAYS ON!
I also like paints as well depending on the look I am going for. Bare Canvas is too chalky on me.

Have any of you tried Art Deco's Eye shadow base? People say it's not as good as Urban Decay's Potion but... i put it on in the morning and in 15, 16 hours the eyeshadow is still there and looks like it's been applied 10 minutes ago. You can't get any beter than that, at least in my case. And it's not that expensieve either.

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Mac Shadesticks, Mac Paints, Or My Fav...urban Decay Primer Potion!

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here's something on primers (UDPP, Artdeco e/s base, and Lumene eye m/u base), mac paints, and WnW eyeshadow....http://www.associatedcontent.com/art..._creasing.html

i've never tried primers. I've used Mac Paint in Bamboom but still got e/s creasing. I've used shadesticks - which is fun because it can intensify e/s or change the color a little, too - but again, i still get some creasing. i don't think i have greasy lids, but i do get a little oily there as well as my t zone.

i have someone here who offered to CP me the Artdeco - that article i linked to states that it makes the e/s waterproof! that's kinda cool if i decide to go to the pool or beach and don't want to go "naked face"

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I've used both shadesticks & UDPP and both work very well for me! I wait tables, and my make up still looks great after a 12 or 13 hour day of sweating and smiling at people! haha

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urban decay primer potion works great

i really like using revlon eyeglides as a base. It makes my shadows last all day.

Going to sound like a broken record here: Urban Decay Primer Potion and MAC shadesticks. I use the PP as a base coat allover my eye area and then a shadestick of a colour that goes with my eyeshadow on the eyelid/slightly in the crease area to intensify the colour.

Another Vote for Urban Decay Primer Potion!!!
I bought it after reading so many good reviews of it on Specktra..definitely worth it. My eyeshadow usually slips off during the day and disappears especially in the middle of my eyelid but when I used this it stayed on all day =0)

I don't think foundation/powder/concealer alone can do the same.

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i use MAC Paints in Stilife and Base Light regularly and UD Primer Potion on occasion (still skeptical about all the silicones that may possibly break me out). I recently went to a MAC Technique class and we were told that Frostlite fluidline works as an excellent base as well.

I really like diorskin icone.




my apologies for the large image >.>

but I love it. I have in in transparent [001],
and my eyeshadow will last for ages.

I also like Wet n Wild's Mega Eyes Cream Eyeshadow in Champagne Toast.




it lasts a REALLY long time,
and its cheap! I got mine for 1.99 at kmart. =D

hth!

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