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I don’t mind sheerer for one-and-done, which isn’t my style per se, so I tend to like something pretty opaque since I’m more likely to use it as a base or as one of several eyeshadows.
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I’m with Team One-N-Done so I like my cream shadows to be lighter pigmentation but buildable if I’m in the mood. Preferably with a satin finish.
Sheer, almost always.
Preferably opaque, but one that I can also sheer out if I intend on using it as a heavy duty base to anchor and get better adhesive/staying power with more flaky or sparkly eyeshadows that could potentially be fallout prone. Also, many cream eyeshadows have a wax base that can provide an effective barrier against my allergy tears ruining my eye look.
And yet others that I wish to use all on their own for most of my look, like the ones by Phytosurgence, those I want full opacity with zero patchiness or lifting up of the shadow as I smooth it out and blend it.
Usually pigmented and opaque, though I rarely wear creams (most crease on my oily, hooded eyes, even over primer). I can wear ColourPop SSS. If it’s a sparkly topper shade, of course I don’t need it to be opaque or saturated.
I like them to be light coloured shades, with a bit of pigmentation so that they can be seen when I do a one and done. But nothing too heavy that I can’t sheer them out if I want to.