Comments on: How-to: Blending

By: Christine

Christine — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 15:15:04 +0000

Yep!! So true… I just wrote about this in another post (not yet posted) about that’s why testers get DISGUSTING and crusty. YUCK!

By: Whitney

Whitney — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 12:18:01 +0000

I loved this article… Venn Diagram
I wanted to insert a little motherly, makeup artist advice into this already well rounded article; another reason not to use fingers (as I know for sure Christine already knows) is bacteria.
Bacteria is deadly to your eyeshadows particularly, and can ruin them. You know how when you see testers that have one area that is shiny and even a tad hard (those weird hardened round balls that seem to sit in the eyeshadow – oil)…thats from fingers and/or oils from skin. Your own finger seems ok on your own makeup (or even your friends…I had to threaten to ban my best pal from touching my goods) however it can and will ruin an eyeshadow pretty quickly. Another little tip is to use your mixing mediums OFF of your shadows (either on the back of your hand, a petri dish or some other mixing area) and NOT in your product pan or container. You can forever ruin a brand new eyeshadow in this manner – trust me, been there killed that!
Blending is so fulfilling when you have a moment when it all comes together perfectly, keep trying and keep reading Temptalia. Christine is a genuis!
xoxox
whitney

By: Mia

Mia — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:36:14 +0000

This is THE BEST article about blending

By: Christine

Christine — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 02:08:40 +0000

Use a smaller brush for a more defined look (like the 219) or a fluffy brush for less definition (like the 222).

By: ak

ak — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:32:05 +0000

What about blending dark shimmery shadows for a smoky eye like MAC Contrast on the lid and Sketch in the crease. My eyes aren’t deep-set.
They’re ‘sad’ eyes, you know heavy-lidded and wider on the bottom eyelid.

By: Christine

Christine — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 01:19:31 +0000

I’ll try!