A way to use Trax

[missasoup]

I have noticed that in other sections Trax eyeshadow is something that a lot of people are not happy with. I agree, when trax is used alone or with certain base colors it can appear bruisey and just doesn't do much.
As an artist this is what I suggest because it has worked for me time and time again and it is a fairly simple concept... Use naked lunch as your all over lid and crease color and then add your trax. The pink undertone of naked lunch just enhances the purple of trax without making it look bruised...
This is the only color that works for me with Trax. good luck.

 

[hunnybun]

thanks for the tip. i'm definitely going to try this!

 

[ben]

I like trax with jest (similar to nl in my opinion) and patina : o )

 

[erine1881]

i use expensive pink all over my lid, then apply trax on the outer corner, using macroviolet as top liner and sketch on the bottom. i sell alot of this combo at my counter.

 

[claresauntie]

I suggest pairing it with Jest or Gleam or on top of another purple.

I'm surprised folks don't like it. It's one of my favorite shadows and a lot of my green-eyed clients have it at my recommendation and love it, too. Hmmm...

 

[macface]

yup trax and jest.

 

[BlahWah]

Thanks for the tip, I'll have to try that... Trax was one of the first shadows I bought and I've hung onto it without using it much. It does make me look bruised when I use it, but the only pink I've used it with is Da Bling! I'll try with Relaxing (which I heard is close to Naked lunch) before I decide to swap it away.

 

[Chrystia]

I love Trax. I use it to contour honesty or honeylust usually. I would say it might make you look bruised if you used it all over, but as a contouring color it is beautiful.

 

[styrch]

I love using Trax with Gleam and Expensive Pink. I've never come out with "bruised" and have always found it to be relatively easy to work with. Of course, I puchased it with these shadows so maybe that has something to do with it. NC15 for reference.

 

[giz2000]

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Originally Posted by claresauntie I suggest pairing it with Jest or Gleam or on top of another purple. I'm surprised folks don't like it. It's one of my favorite shadows and a lot of my green-eyed clients have it at my recommendation and love it, too. Hmmm...

I use Gleam as well, along with Cranberry...

 

[foxyqt]

thanks for the tip! Trax was one of my first MAC e/s and i love it =)

 

[Ella_]

I use it with melton mauve or hepcat and it looks sooo nice, a deep purple with gold shimmer. Ive never ever had it looking bruised on me...

 

[labwom]

I actually do that but with Naked Pigment instead of Naked Lunch e/s. It's so pretty!

 

[love_and_hate]

Trax gets so much hate.
Its upsetting =P


Kali

 

[ThaHigher]

Anytime anyone wants to try trax I always introduce it on top of pink couture shadestick..it keeps it looking just like it does in the pan on the lid...and not bruisey.

 

[iiifugaziii]

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Originally Posted by love_and_hate Trax gets so much hate. Its upsetting =P Kali

i know! i love this color. i just used it on a demo the other day. honesty on the lid, trax across the crease with shadowy lady in the corners. pretty.

 

[liquidsirenhoney]

i don't use trax hardly at all, it's the one color i regret buying, when i do use it, it's with hepcat, beauty marked and honesty.

 

[Jacq-i]

I love to use it on top of either Da Bling for a pink-ish look, or French Grey for a more gold look.

 

[clwkerric]

Thanks for the tip I'll have to try it.
I've always used Shroom and Vex with it.

 

[Dizzyray822]

You know....I had trax in my collection for about a year and used it once. Then about 2 months ago I asked my hubby to pick out some colors for me, as I was stumped, and he picked jest, cranberry, trax, and gleam. They look beautiful together. I put jest(or i've also done it with pink freeze) on my lid and crease, blend cranberry into the crease, blend trax to the outer corner, and gleam to highlight. I am NW20 and if I must say it looks beautiful!!! One of my fav looks.