My forays into the world of eye makeup.

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Re: My forays into the world of eye makeup.

@Khumar

Not really. A primer is supposed to get your eye ready for the application of the eyeshadow, to give it a smooth surface. A base however, depending on the color and consistency of it will change the color of the eyeshadow it’s applied on. Also, colors can change from primer to primer. Primer will mainly protect you from creasing, and a base will help adhere the shadow on the lid.

This is an excellent blog post reflecting the point. She’s used I think 3 different primers and with each application the swatches of the same eyeshadow from the same palette just changes.
A Makeup & Beauty Blog – Lipglossiping » Blog Archive » Urban Decay The Black Palette – Photos & Swatches

Khumi, do you have pixie epoxy? omg i love the colors after she used them over it!

this was super helpful…thank you for posting it.

@M_was_here

It’s hard to tell from the picture posted but that Paint Pot from MAC has golden/peach undertones. If you want very spot-on color application I suggest using a either in the same color as the eyeshadow OR to use a flesh-colored base so it cancels out the undertones from your skin. NYX jumbo eye pencil in Milk is a matte white but if blent out properly, it’ll give a very light-colored canvas to work off of and the color will show up proper, IMO. I use Painterly paint pot (but for your skintone I’d suggest Soft Ochre instead) and the colors show up perfect. The right shader brush helps too. I use a MAC #239 (goat hair) or a #242 (synthetic), both are wonderful.

I think I actually have that pencil too by NYX…I’ll try it today and post a picture here.