I just had toooo!!

Naturally I am not done packing yet hehe .... since I am a bit of a procrastinator, when I don't like what I am doing. And I most certainly don't like packing!!! It's so time consuming and I don' know what all to put together in the boxes so that their all organized and easy to find. Geez!!!

Anyway ... That is not what I am excited about. Today, against my better judgement (surprise, surprise) I unpacked some of my mmu supplies and started to make some matte eye shadows!!! eeeekkkkkk I am so excited, I am going to make a whole line of mattes. I only made six shades today, but I am going to aim for at least 12 and then another 12 shadows in a satin line. I love eye shadows!! I am also going to work on my blush line since right now it is next to non existent. So here is a sneak at 2 of the shadows...

So CLOUDY is a completely matte - no shine, no shimmer blue grey shade. And WHEAT is a completely matte yellow tone. It's not a bright yellow but rather more soft and muted. I also made a great green shade which I called AVOCADO and a beige tone which I have yet to name. I am not the best at finding names for my shadows .... Anyways, I am super excited so I had to post at least a few pics!!

Mineral Eye Shadow Tips

Mineral eye shadow is a little different than traditional eye shadow, first for the obvious reason, it's made of minerals, and it's a loose powder. The thing about mineral eye shadow is that since it's chemical and toxin free it doesn't contain any binders and waxes to make it stick together. Which also may as a result, help a little more than mineral eye shadow in the adherence factor. It may seem like a benefit, but think about it. Those chemicals and toxins are also seeping into your skin. Now that's not beneficial.

The point I trying to make is that mineral eye shadow, traditional eye shadow alike, need something to adhere to, such as a primer. This primer can be your concealer, foundation, setting powder, oil control powder, or the obvious eye shadow primer. The primer will not only help with the fading factor, but will give you a more vibrant hue. It's almost the effect of wetting down the mineral eye shadow, which in turn creates a more dramatic colour.

Another thing to remember as well, is to gently stipple/push the mineral eye shadow onto your eye lid. This gives you a more true to colour result. The technique makes a huge difference when applying mineral makeup.

If you are using the foiling technique, and if your using your lid to swirl your wet brush with your shadow, allow the lid to completely dry out before putting it back on your container. If your using water to foil you eye shadow, visine also works great, and adds to the staying power of the shadows.