colour payoff?

[madkitty]

is this better if you use a similar colour paint or shadestick underneath your eyeshadow - I normally use bare canvas all the time but sometimes the colours just arent as vibrant

I also find that by mid afternoon most of my colours have merged into one so am I doing something wrong!

 

[amoona]

honestly i dont think u r! i've started noticing tha with mac which is y i'm starting to explore other make-up brands. its not all the shadows that do it but it seems like a lot do, like lighter colors. i discovered napoleon recently, which they sell at saks fifth avenue, and i loved their color pay off. you can easily build up the colors to be darker/vibrant or u can always do the reverse. my cousin recieved a make-over from them and sad it lasted all day long and into the night. i'm going out to buy some as soon as i get my first check from my new job! but some of the girls who live in austrailia (where their based out of) have given bad reviews. idk personally i like it, its a lil more expensive then mac ... smaller shadows (bout the same size as mac's) are $18 n the larger ones are $22. i dont mind payin the extra cuz it seems like ur gettin more for the money. jus my opinion though.

 

[mskitchmas]

IMO. use UDPP instead of the shadesticks and your shadow colors should stay vibrant and in place all day.

for years i used to not bother buying eyeshadow cause it would fade or run off. then i bought udpp and i can wear vibrant eye color!!! all day long!!

 

[MAC_Whore]

IMO, anytime you use concealer or a neutral colour base with a vibrant shadow, it can tend to tone it down a bit. Definitely go for bases similar in colour to your shadow to increase payoff and vibrancy. Use paints, CCBs, Fluidlines or even eye kohl pencils.

Urban Decay Primer Potion does work, but the thing that I don't like about it is that it doesn't give coverage. There isn't enough colour to it to even out any discoloration on the lid area.

Hope that helps.