MAC Lustre Eye Shadows...How do you use them? Make them work?

[baby_love]

has anyone tried spritzing a bit of their fix + on their brush and using it with lusture e/s's (nighttrain, li'lilly, idol eyes) it makes the color pop! it's awesome! usually Lustures irritate my eyes, but with the fix +, they don't. plus, they are sort of hard to use (in my opinion) and the fix + makes them a billion times easier.

just asking if anyone else does this.

 

[user4]

i need to buy me some fix +

 

[Sushi_Flower]

I think anyone without Fix+ is deprived! I'm still finding new ways to use it but mostly i love using it under my Studio Tech!

 

[user2]

It works great with Mixing Medium too!! With the right amount it get nearly a paint consistency!!

 

[Classic Beauty]

what's fix+?

 

[bluegrassbabe]

I need to try this. There are so many pretty lustres, I just don't like working with them.

 

[baby_love]

fix + is a shpritz that you spray on before and/or after makeup, to set it and moisturize your skin and if you use studio fix or other powders, it doesn't make you look powdery. but it has a billion and a half other uses, including using it with e/s.

I hate using lustures without it now! it makes a reallllly huge difference. but I think that using a firm brush works the best, for example the 239 is my choice brush.

haha, I'm weird.

 

[xiahe]

looks like i need some fix+ or mixing medium...i absolutely HATE lustres except for Mythology and Idol Eyes.

 

[sweet8684girl]

I've heard of using mixing medium with them, but not fix+. I think it's time to dig out my bottle and start playing around with it. Thanks for the tip.

 

[courtxneyx]

Lustre?

I see alot of people on here who won't buy lustre e/s. Just wondering what it is about them that isn't good. I'm new to MAC and have yet to buy some of their e/s's, ((Ive only managed to pick up some Studio Tech..which I love by the way.)) So I'd like to know what to look for and what to stay away from, and why, before I go spendin money.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

 

[Ambi]

I don't like them because they're so flaky, they make a huge mess that's hard to clean up, I also don't like the glitter overload in them.

 

[user2]

I think they're too glittery for some people!
I actually like them and with a little bit of Mixing Medium they go on like a charm!

It depends on what you like and what you don't when it comes to look out for something! For me I can say that I hardly dislike any matte e/s because they do nothing for me!

I really really really like ALL Veluxe Pearls e/s (All That Glitters, Antiqued, Beautiful Iris, Coppering, Crystal Avalanche, Da Bling, Dazzlelight, Expensive Pink, Falling Star, Flashtrack, Freshwater, Gorgeous Gold, Knight Divine, Moon’s Reflection, Plum Dressing, Satellite Dreams, Shimmermoss, Silver Ring, Stars N Rockets, Star Violet, Sumptuos Olive, Twinks, Woodwinked, Zonk Bleu!)

 

[mandirigma]

For me, the lustres go on really glittery with little color payoff. It works better for some people (I'm guessing they just found a different and better way to work with them), but they're just too hard to work with for me. Really depends on the person though... you might have better luck with them. Try a few out at a counter or store the next time you go.

 

[rubixio]

I think it depends how you get them onto your brush. You can always use a sponge tip applicator too. Pack it on instead of sweeping it on the lid. They're my favorite texture, but everyone's different.

 

[bluegrassbabe]

I personally like most of them. Some of the older colors, like Honey lust, were very chunky and glittery. I think the newer ones are much better. They may have adjusted the formula. Sensualize totally changed my opinion of lustres.
When I apply lustres, I load the brush up with color, and then spray it with fix+. It works like a charm, the color goes on really smooth. It even works with Honey Lust

 

[Miss Pumpkin]

I think I might have to experience with my Lustreleaf then, because I love the colour soooooo much and it's impossible for me to get it to show up on my eyelids!

 

[swaly]

My favorite eyeshadow in the WORLD (Idol Eyes) is a lustre, but I can see what everyone means about them being hard to work with. Basically, go into a store one day and try out different finishes and you'll soon see which you prefer and which you'd rather avoid. Altogether, I prefer Velvets (like Juiced, another amazing color, or Beauty Marked, a staple) and Veluxe Pearls (Dazzlelight is the smoothest of my small collection). But I find that there are exceptions to every kind of finish, so if you're interested in a color it's best to go try it out in person.

 

[Padmita]

I love lustres, and I never have problems to get them to show up on me! They can be sheer if applied with a light hand and really colorful and shimmery if you apply more. They are flaky but swirling your brush with the color on a lid or something helps if you don't want the glitter everywhere...

 

[Isis]

I did have problems with getting lustres to stay on for a long time. They're super flaky, glitter goes everywhere, and the color seems to fall after a couple of hours.
However I've foudn that if I use a shadestick, eye kohl or powerpoint liner as a base (they really work awesome!), then they'll stay pretty much all day

 

[liquidsirenhoney]

lustres are actually my favorite...i've not had problems with them but i have with some of the other ones, i guess it just depends.