How To Use Loose Pigment

Best Ways to Apply Loose Eyeshadow

I love loose eyeshadows. I know that many of you are intimidated by loose eyeshadow because you experience similar it's a mess to employ. So today I'k going to tell you the best ways to apply loose eyeshadow, in addition to other tips and tricks so that you can feel more confident using loose eyeshadow.

Now, I have oily hooded lids. So in improver to a proficient eyeshadow primer, I really like to use a sticky base or a mixing medium. I'll be sharing examples of those as well.

PR + Purchased by me. This postal service was originally written in 2013 and has been updated to include more information and video for 2017.

What I'chiliad Wearing in the Loose Eyeshadow Video

Fashion
PattyBoutik Lace Inset Sleeve Blouse
Bobbi Boss Yara Teal Wig
Bellabeat Leaf Urban

Eyes
Too Faced Shadow Insurance
Besides Faced Just Not bad Mattes Palette (Peach Tea, Peach Butter, Simply Ripe, Chocolate Dipped)
Kat Von D Mad Max liner
Urban Decay Perversion Mascara
Cover FX Celestial – highlight
Colour Pop Jet Set Blackness pencil
Eylure 005 Accent Lashes
Duo Lash Glue
Urban Decay Walk of Shame pencil

Lips
Urban Decay 24/vii pencil in Hex
Urban Decay Vice lipstick in Conspiracy

I love this lip combo of Urban Decay Hex pencil coupled with Conspiracy lipstick! It'due south such a gorgeous Autumn shade.

Best Means to Apply Loose Eyeshadow – Eyeshadow Brushes

These 3 brushes are the best brushes I've plant for using with loose eyeshadows.

Urban Decay Moondust Brush
The Urban Disuse Moondust Brush is perfect for applying loose eyeshadow or glitter shades.

Kat Von D Glimmer Brush
The Kat Von D Glimmer Brush is slap-up with super sparkly shades.

Makeup Geek Foiled Brush
The Makeup Geek Foiled Brush works well with loose glitter or semi-loose eyeshadows.

Best Means to Utilise Loose Eyeshadow – Use Sticky Bases

L to R – Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy, Darling Daughter Glitter Glue, Violet Voss Secret Weapon, Likewise Faced Glitter Glue

Violet Voss Paulina Swatch — Violet Voss Paulina glitter
L to R – Darling Girl – Fyrinnae – Violet Voss – Too Faced

Sugarpill Lumi Swatch — Sugarpill Lumi
L to R – Darling Daughter – Fyrinnae – Violet Voss – Too Faced

You admittedly need a glutinous base of operations. Fyrinnae'due south Pixie Epoxy and Likewise Faced Glitter Glue are my two favorite sticky bases. Violet Voss Secret Weapon is good too. Darling Girl Glitter Gum is at present called Darling Girl Glitta Grip and it's also an excellent pick. Granted, Too Faced Glitter Glue is the easiest to become ahold of, so information technology's probably the best 1 to commencement with.

For Dry out Awarding of Loose Eyeshadows

If you are working with loose eyeshadows and non using a mixing medium or foiling product, here are the steps you need to take.

Apply your eyeshadow primer.
Have a bit of your loose eyeshadow color and put information technology into the lid of the container, or a mixing tray, whatever you prefer to utilize.
Dip your brush into the loose eyeshadow and tap off whatever excess product. This is extremely important! You can even requite your castor a shake to brand sure it's got off all the excess.
Pat the colour onto the lid, slowly. This will minimize fallout.

Although it may exist true that you can apply your foundation first, I prefer to apply my eyeshadow before I do whatsoever other makeup so that I can make clean upwardly whatsoever fallout under my eyes. All the same, if you like to do the rest of your makeup outset, put a lot of extra translucent powder under your optics to catch the fallout. Then you tin only sweep it away.

For Foiling of Loose Eyeshadows

Apply your eyeshadow primer.
Take a chip of your loose eyeshadow colour and put information technology into the lid of the container, or a mixing tray, whatever you prefer to employ.
Dip your brush into the loose eyeshadow and tap off any excess product.
Apply your foiling or mixing medium. I prefer Urban Decay All Nighter Spray.
Brush or pat the loose eyeshadow on, depending on the foiling medium yous cull.
I notice it works best if I apply all of my other eyeshadows kickoff, then apply the foiled shade last.

Whenever I foil my loose eyeshadow, I use brusque brush strokes, much like dashes. When I'm patting loose eyeshadow on, it's virtually like tapping or dabbing information technology onto the chapeau. You can also apply a loose eyeshadow, then use a bit of a foiling production on height, so end by applying more of that same eyeshadow to brand sure that the eyeshadow shade is bright.

Pixie Epoxy used as liner — Pixie Epoxy used equally liner with Fyrinnae Because Cats eyeshadow

After dabbing a bit of Pixie Epoxy on the dorsum of my hand, I took a strong angled brush and dipped that into the product on the back of my hand, then I used that to line the outer 3/4 of my upper lash line. After waiting for it to get tacky, with another potent angled brush, I brushed Fyrinnae Because Cats on top of the Pixie Epoxy.

Urban Decay Zodiac - dry and foiled with e.l.f. Studio Makeup Mist & Set — Urban Decay Zodiac – dry and foiled with e.l.f. Studio Makeup Mist & Set

Using Loose Eyeshadows with a Damp Brush
If you lot'd withal prefer non to employ a sticky base of operations, I highly recommend using Urban Decay All Nighter Spray or eastward.l.f. Makeup Mist & Gear up, which is a great MAC Ready+ dupe. You lot can lightly mist your castor, dip information technology into the loose eyeshadow, and pat the color onto the lid. See my All-time Means to use due east.l.f Makeup Mist & Set.

Blending Loose Eyeshadows
If you're having trouble blending the seams of colors where you've used a foiling product, accept a clean brush and dip that into the loose eyeshadow, tap off any excess, and and so blend the edges. I besides discover that it helps if you've put downwards a base of operations eyeshadow color underneath a more vibrant shade. Sometimes, taking a brush like the Makeup Geek Smokey Eye Brush to use for blending really helps.

Even though these are the best means to apply loose eyeshadow, all of these products and techniques work with pressed eyeshadows such every bit the Urban Disuse Moondust eyeshadows or Heavy Metals palette, too.

Other Ways to Use Loose Eyeshadows

In improver to using loose eyeshadows every bit eyeliner and eyeshadow, here are some of the other ways to apply loose eyeshadow.

Y'all can mix loose eyeshadow with articulate lipgloss (or even a colored gloss if you like) to add or change a gloss colour.
Press loose eyeshadows at the center of your lips on superlative of lipstick to add actress dimension and depth.
Layer loose eyeshadow on height of gel or pencil eyeliner.
Highlight the cheekbones with a loose eyeshadow similar Sugarpill Ghosted.
Mix loose eyeshadow with clear nail polish (in aluminum foil) to make a boom polish color.
Try mixing loose eyeshadow with a moisturizer to create a luminizer for the cheeks.
Mix loose eyeshadow with Urban Disuse All Nighter Spray to create a foam blush that melds seamlessly into your skin.