why when i try to blend it actually removes my eyeshadow ?

urbanD0LL

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i've been trying make up looks , experimenting with all this makeup that Y'ALL have made me buy lol , and whenever i get to blending it just removes the color i had and that is so annoying so then i find myself putting on more color and now i have to put more of the other color and it just never ends , why does it do that ?
 

vocaltest

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What eyeshadows are you using? And what brushes?

It could be that you're using the wrong brushes, and that you're applying too much product. Or you're blending too harshly.
 

urbanD0LL

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yeah im thinking wrong brushes too but the Lord knows I shouldn't be buying any more brushes . I use my Inglot es brush , which would be closer to the 242 , thats what I apply my es with and then I would go in between each color and make small and forth motions , but its like the brush picks up color . I have a blending brush from Sephora but it is HUGE , i use that for my crease . And then I have this rather wack QUO "blending" brush and the few times I have used it, it really wiped out everything (click to see what it looks like)
 

vocaltest

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are you trying to blend with the inglot brush then? if so, thats where its going wrong i bet!

i know you said you shouldn't be buying more brushes, but i honestly recommend you buy the mac 217 brush. it isn't TOO expensive (by mac brush price standards that is) and you will see a dramatic difference in your application and presentation of eyeshadow. don't go for a 222 or 224 just yet, imo they're more 'specialised' blending/crease brushes. the 217 is soft yet dense enough to blend your eyeshadow without ruining it. you won't regret it.
 

TISH1124

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Try to get a CP for 217 from the CCO from someone who is going...even if you buy a gently used one in the Clearance Bin it is so worth it
 

urbanD0LL

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yes i do try to blend with the inglot es brush . and the 217 is exactly what i was thinking of getting , but i just wasnt sure if it was me the problem or the brush haha... the thing is i have seen people able to blend with their normal es brushes so i was like hey thats not fair how come i cant do that ?!! bu oh well , guess i'll have to get me that 217
 

vocaltest

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Originally Posted by urbanD0LL
yes i do try to blend with the inglot es brush . and the 217 is exactly what i was thinking of getting , but i just wasnt sure if it was me the problem or the brush haha... the thing is i have seen people able to blend with their normal es brushes so i was like hey thats not fair how come i cant do that ?!! bu oh well , guess i'll have to get me that 217

it can be done, but it takes a lot of practise and again, it depends on the brush. the brush i use to apply my lid colour (a cheap brush out of one of the old costco brush sets, but by FAR the best shader brush i've ever tried, beats the 239!) packs on colour amazingly well, but also has soft edges so i can blend the eyeshadow out. i wish i could describe it better, but its fantastic.
perhaps the inglot brush you're using is just a regular shader brush? regular in that it is only designed to pack on colour and thats it. i went to inglot last week but i didn't look into their brushes too much, just bought the bent eye liner brush!
 

urbanD0LL

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i wish i could explain how the brush is to you but i seriously suck at it , thankfully i found a picture and a description:
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Designed to seamlessly blend and perfectly spread, this is another of Inglot’s multifunctional brush range. Ideal for eyeshadow, this tool can also be used for minor touch ups with Cream Foundation.

so now im just confused lol .
 

TISH1124

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^^ I have a lot of brushes that say that.....Cheaper brushes...But they don't actually do it....I have wasted so much money on brushes...I just try to get the ones I know works
 

gigiopolis

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Do you use an eyeshadow primer? I find that using something that my eyeshadow can stick to prevents it from being removed when I try to blend.
 

Lizzie

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That happens to me, too, with certain colors. I tend to go back and forth between applying and blending until I get the vibrancy that I'm looking for.
 

urbanD0LL

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yep i use a primer , and you are right about that because when i started blending over a primer it was kinda better and easier .

and booooo to Inglot for that one , why say the brush does something and it doesn't ?! pffft hopefully that's the first and last time Inglot will disappoint me.
 

urbanD0LL

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Originally Posted by Lizzie
That happens to me, too, with certain colors. I tend to go back and forth between applying and blending until I get the vibrancy that I'm looking for.


and that is such a hassle , its like damn when am i going to get it right? but practice makes perfect right ... hopefully because i dont have all this makeup sitting here for nothing lol
 

Dreamergirl3

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Definitely invest in a fluffy brush!!! The inglot one you're using is great for packing on color but not so much for blending. A fluffy brush will help tons!! But I will tell you when I was a complete noob, I had a fluffy brush and I still had blending issues. So hopefully these tips will help no matter what brush you use!

Play around with pressure. Try blending VERY very lightly and see how that does. If it doesn't blend at all, add a bit more pressure and so on until you find what works best for you. Sometimes applying too much pressure can wipe eyeshadow off instead of blending it.

Also play around with color layering. Most people apply the darkest eyeshadow last. It's usually not a problem but it can be for some. For example, let's say you have applied your highlight, lid, etc. colors and now you're working on your crease (typically the darkest color). If you make a mistake such as applying TOO much of the darkest color, now you'll need to blend it out. But since you've already put on all of your other eyeshadow, that excess blending will smudge everything around, thus 'erasing' the color.

If that's the case try applying the darkest color first. Blend it how you like, then work on the other colors. If by the time you're done the dark color is not as dense as you wanted it to be, pick up a very light amount of that same color on your brush and lightly add and blend more.

Colors not blending well into each other? Like blending black eyeshadow into white eyeshadow. It can help to use an additional color somewhere in between the two, in this case a gray color.

get your blend on girl!
 

urbanD0LL

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LOL i'ma get my blend on girlfren ' !!! wow amazing tips , thanks alot . and i also think my brush is just too damn big . and what you said about the order of applying colors (darker first or vice versa) , that definitely rang a bell because i remember xxsgtigressxx on youtube said something very similar and a light bulb appeared on top my head . and also the finish of the colors plays a role in the blending too i think , because i was playing with a matte green and a shimmery dark gray but the matte green was actually the "stronger" color instead of the dark gray . cosmetics is starting to sound like chemistry to me now .
 
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