Shadows/Pigments falling onto concealer....

[araisin]

Ugh. I finally just said screw it and started doing my foundation and concealer AFTER I had completely done my eyes. No matter what I did, there would be flecks/dust from my eye shadow application that would fall onto my concealer and foundation and RUIN it. I tried the excess loose powder under the eyes trick, but when I would go to wipe off the extra powder, the shadow dust would mix with it and I'd have traces of glittery shadow on my concealer.

Thing is, I really don't *like* putting on my foundation/concealer AFTER I do my eyes. No matter how many times I do it, it feels out of order. I always tap the brush between placing it in the product and placing it on my eyelid. But I still get the falling problem. And when I use pigments...FORGET IT!

Why didn't the adding-extra-face-powder-under-the-eyes trick work for me? Did I not use enough? And doesn't that change the fresh look of your concealer, to have all that dry powder sitting on top of it for however long it takes to do your eyes? How do all of you combat this extrememly annoying problem of your shadows/pigments falling down into your concealer/foundation as you apply them? Thanks!

 

[Janice]

 

[Jacq-i]

I'm not sure... I have the same problem.

 

[j_absinthe]

I've experienced the same thing too, especially with glittery/shimmery shadows.

Your best bet so far is to either apply a primer or just keep doing the rest of your face AFTER your eyes. If there's still fallout, you can try lightly picking it up with a q-tip as well.

 

[MACATTAK]

When you put on your pigments/shadows, try patting them on instead of rubbing them on. This helps with fallout. Also, make sure to start of with a small amount & then build it up. I always do my face first & never use powder underneath & don't have much fallout ever.

 

[Lerina]

The loose powder trick never worked for me, either. What I end up doing is using some tissue and holding it under my eye, while I apply my eye shadow.

 

[Kiseki]

For darker color what I always did was a sheer application of face powder, enough that you can see the face powder ^^; and I apply the eyeshadow patiently, because it's when I try to rush by trying to put on a lot of eyeshadow on the brush (even if I pat the excess) that I have disastrous results, so less is really more.

As for a base, I like shadesticks or MUFE's lift concealer.

 

[panda0410]

The quality of the brush you use to sweep away the fallout will make a difference as well - the harder brushes tend to push the fallout into underlying concealer/foundation causing revoulting stains so try using a really soft brush to sweep away excess colour.
I always do my foundation first and havent found the fallout a huge problem, and I only use pigments for the most part, but like MACATTAK said pat the pigment - dont sweep unless you have to, and build slowly. Its easier to build colour than to try and take it off

 

[frocher]

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[mariecinder]

Its hard for me to get used to doing my eyes before my foundation. To me it just looks weird because I see my blotchy red face and then the done eyes. It really does help though, because that way I can clean the fallout before putting on my foundation and not have to worry about messing up the foundation.

 

[IDontKnowMomo]

I've never had powders fall on my face, not sure why though.
Don't know what I'm doing that is different than anybody else
I'm just lucky

 

[alien21xx]

I used to have this problem as well, especially using pigments. But lately, this has stopped. What I do is to always ensure that my primer is picking up the color or e/s powder (fallout seems to happen less when I use paint pots than when I use shadesticks or CCB). I find that shaking out the excess powder from my e/s brush also helps somewhat. And lastly, I agree with all above who instructed not to sweep, but to pat the e/s or pigment on your lids.

 

[SparklingWaves]

I don't apply pigments dry, because of fall out. Never. I put a little Fix+ in my palm and put some pigment into that. I make almost a very light sheer paste out of it. Hard to explain. I use a concealer brush to move it around in my palm until I get it the consistency that I want. I guess you could call it a wet shadow texture. Then, I pat it onto a primed eye, over a paint pot color, or eye shadow. Bravo! No fallout and a shimmering eye.

Of course, I will have to use another brush to blend the edges.

 

[lil_kismet]

Before taking the brush to my lids, I gently pat it on a tissue once or twice to rid any excess powder, and then apply my eyeshadow. It works like a charm everytime! No fallout! Also already mentioned, it helps to pat on eyeshadow little by little in building up the colour to your preferred intensity.

 

[j_absinthe]

Quote:

Originally Posted by frocher Holding as tissue under your eye when you are first packing the color on helps to catch most of it for me. I line the tissue up under my lash line and hold it in place with a "peace sign." To take away the powdery under eye look I will lake a slightly damp sponge and stipple under my eye to make it slightly dewier.

This is what I was generally taught, and it works well. I feel bad for not mentioning it, but I admittedly forget to do that alot until I have a bit of fallout.