Which is more important to you, foundation or eyeshadow?

[Lyssah]

My skin isn't perfect.. Most of the time (because I'm often time short), I only wear eye make up. My skin has the occasional break out and really rosey cheeks... but my theory is you have to be comfortable in your skin, you got it for the rest of your life.

I wear only foundation when Im going somewhere nice, and I do agree with the above - foundation makes all the difference n pulling a face together and making eyeshadow/lipstick stand out.

I say you can skip the foundation and start an eyeshadow collection. I have like 180 eyeshadows, and only 1 foundation, and 1 foundation brush.

 

[Wannabe Junkie]

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Originally Posted by Simply Elegant Foundation. If the skin doesn't look right nothing else will either.

I totally agree, I don't feel I can wear eyeshadow without a good base.

 

[sunshine817]

foundation, i always have to even out my skin. i believe skin is more important.

 

[jazmatazz]

Foundation for sure. My skin needs all the help it can get and getting even skin before I head out the door is always my priority before I leave the house. Eyeshadow is just icing on the cake for me

 

[gigiopolis]

Hands down foundation. You can look great with a flawless face and no eyeshadow, but you can look odd and tired with flawless eyeshadow application and no base products.

If not foundation though, at least a touch of concealer - it'll do wonders!

 

[kayteex023]

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[PTinNY]

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Originally Posted by Dahlia_Rayn I have relatively good skin, so I am an eyeshadow whore. I think if you're comfy with your skin, go ahead with the shadow, or do a little of both as MACATTAC suggested.

same here! Once in a while I reach for TM to apply sheerly, as I rarely like to cover all my freckles. No one would probably recognize me without them.

 

[SUMM3RxBABii]

My skin is pretty bad. I have a lot of scars left by acne and blemishes so I really cannot leave my house without having my imperfections covered. As far as eyeshadow goes, I'm fine without eyeshadow. I don't like to have too much makeup on anyway and I'm the type of person whose makeup seems to "disappear" within hours.

 

[xKiKix]

eye shadow, at the age of only 21 i'm lucky that i dont really need to rely on foundation because my skin is good enough on its own. but w/o eyeshadow i feel like my eyes are very odd so when i wear it i get extra confidence.

 

[Caderas]

foundation! skin is the first thing people usually look at in general in comparison to the eyes.

 

[tacobelle88]

foundation for sure. IMO i think i tend to notice a persons face/skin initially before their eyes

 

[thiscarmen]

Unless your skin is perfect, definitely go with foundation! Because no matter how great your eyeshadow looks, if your skin looks bad, it takes away from the overall BAM of the eyeshadow.

 

[PlatinumV]

Well, except for rare days, my skin is quite good. I would never go out without foundation, but I usually wear extremely light finished ones. So I would say that e/s is more important!

I love e/s and I think they're the "amusing" part of doing make up.
But, I repeat, I don't have any problems with skin!

 

[cazgh]

My skin is awful so for me it is foundation now without a doubt. But until I hit 30 my skin was fab and i never wore foundation at all. If you have good skin enjoy it while you can as eventually it does start to age and nothing looks as good as lovely young fresh skin - realistically thats what the rest of us are trying to achieve with foundation.

Maybe try a less expensive range of eyeshadows - I just ordered some Yaby ones and they are only £1.99 per shadow - not expensive at all and they have a really good range of colours. They get good reviews online but I havent tried them yet so can't say either way - but maybe you could buy 1 or 2 initially if they are cheap and see what you think?

 

[moonrevel]

For me it totally used to be foundation - and primer, concealer, powder, the works. I had awful, uneven, blemished skin, and had to do my whole face deal any time I went outside. And I do not say this now to brag, but to assure you that sometimes that urban legend your dermatologist tells you about when you're in high school does really happen: one day, and I can't even really remember when it happened, my skin just cleared up, and now I can usually get away with just sunscreen and a little bit of powder, so eyeshadow has sort of come out on top for me.

That said, if you don't feel comfortable with your skin, I expect that no amount of awesome shadow is going to distract you from it. I like to think they called it "foundation" with a sense of making it a metaphor: a building can crumble if the foundation isn't sturdy, and so also with makeup. I think a lot of us fanatics wear eyeshadow not to make us look "better" or "more beautiful," but to be a work of art and be creative, so a bad canvas can ruin that.

Alright, sorry, got philosophical there for a moment...

 

[Rioselva]

My skin is fairly good, so I'd go with eyes. I go out with no foundation but eye makeup on all the time.

 

[Dar]

Foundation ! Im very pale and just look pasty and sick without it ..

 

[gsbn]

Foundation, no question! A good complexion much more important to me than "big eyes"...

 

[elektra513]

Since foundation is meant to even out the skin tone, go for a moderately priced tinted moisturizer, and then use a concealer on any imperfections. I see that you decided to buy Face & Body, which is super sheer, and great for this approach.

It pains me to see people with young skin covered in foundation just to hide some spots when they could have used a lighter coverage base and some concealer where they need it. So yeah, please avoid that mask look at all cost if you do invest in a medium or full coverage foundation later. It looks horrid most of the time, to be frank. This is why skin care is so important, but I digress.

Also, think about looking into a multitasking product like the Nars Multiple or Stila Convertible color. That way you could start out with one product for the eyes lips, cheeks, and build up your collection slowly (and the Multiple is best used with clean warm fingers, so you can take your time buying brushes, too).

HTH

 

[martiangurll]

Eyeshadow is way more exciting for me, but I agree that foundation is fundamental. You have to have a solid foundation on which to build your house. So to speak...