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Turns out the secret to eye shadow is getting your brows shaped (lemmy.blahaj.zone)
submitted 1 month ago by to c/trans_joy@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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I had spent about 3 hours trying to get halfway decent looking eyeshadow without success, but I realized my brows just extended low enough to give me about 2 mm of real estate before my crease, so there was just nowhere for the eheshadow to go. My sister does does my nails, but does brows as well, and last time I saw her, she did my brows too, and who knew having somewhere to put makeup makes it easier! ๐Ÿคฆโ€โ™€๏ธ๐Ÿ˜… I managed to bang this out in about 15 minutes in an attempt to just see how it is with shaped brows, and I guess I need to get them waxed regularly now!

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[โ€“] [S] 4 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Liquid eyeliner makes a wing really easy to get good at because it's so easy to see if you've made a bad stroke. One day I'll try a dark eyeshadow to make a wing again, but liquid is a lot easier for me.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

    What eyeliner do you use?

    I use a water proof one by e.l.f. cosmetics (I'm kind of keen on my cosmetics being vegan), and while the applicator is great I really don't like the product. See, I thought getting a water proof one would be good for longevity, but for me, after just an hour or two of wear it starts flaking off.

    To be fair, I don't have a primer so that could be the problem.

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  • [โ€“] [S] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child)

    E.L.F. expert liquid eyeliner. It comes in a little bottle or a pen, but you get more product in the bottle. It is vegan and I've never had it flake at all, just smudge if I forget to not touch my eyes lol

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 1 month ago*

    Cheers! I've only heard good things about e.l.f. so I'm a little sad mine is so flakey, in the literal sense. I have somewhat oily skin, but I obviously clean beforehand so I dunno. I've contemplated trying a regular pencil or something. A part of me is thinking about leaning into smears and just going full raccoon. Ha!

    Edit: Oh, I believe all e.l.f. cosmetics are vegan, that's why I gravitated towards them myself. ^^

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