When Lining Eyes with Gels or Powder Eyeshadow
Sun, 03/8/2009 by Karen | Posted in: MAC Makeup, Video
For years I happily lined my eyes with pencil liners. Then, I read about fluid liners on Specktra.net, and it opened a world of possibilities!
Here are a couple brushes I use to apply different types of eyeliner (click for the video).
Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
I am really lovin that Amber lights FOTD. You’re whole look w/ that shirt [or dress?] is quity lovely. Nice video! I’ve been wondering about that LM liner brush. Right now I’m using the SK bent eyeliner brush but I’ve been wanting a brush for times when I want just very thin eyeliner.
Ughh I’m glad someone agrees with me about the mac 212! its okay, but definitely not my fave! im using a sephora brand brush now, its better than the mac but still not up to par. I must check out the LM brush, thanks for the reccomendation Karen!You’re fabulous
Hey Karen,
I don’t own any dark, plummy eyeliners (yet!), but I did a little searching and one of your favorite brands for eyeliner has a waterproof formula with a deep berry shade. Lancome’s Le Crayon Khol Waterproof liner in “Rebellious Berry”: http://www.lancome-usa.com/makeup/eye-pencils-and-liners/le-crayon-khol-waterproof-spring-2009.htm. Let me know what you think. Honestly, I might try it out myself; my brown eyes could use a new, non-black eyeliner color!
Karen,
I use an angled brush like my one from EcoTools to apply my powder eyeshadow. I have three angled brushes now. One for my brows (el cheapo scratchy Studio Basics) and two eyeliner brushes. Hahahaha. I think I have ten brushes now…it’s becoming an obsession.
Oh, you know that EcoTools post you posted a very long time ago in January? If you get the other eye kit (the one without the mini-kabuki), the brushes are uber long, much longer than the ones you were holding. Much, MUCH longer.
They’re about two inches shorter than my Loew-Cornell painter brushes so they’re long. I use two of my Loew-Cornell brushes as make-up brushes as they’re fatty and long enough to cover the entire upper lid in one swipe despite being made to handle acrylic paints (i.e not as soft as most make-up brushes). To give you an idea of how long the EcoTool brushes are that I bought, my Loew-Cornell painter brushes are about eight-and-a-half inches long!
The retractable EcoTools kabuki brush is fun to play with too as you said in the post.
I’m very hyper for 11:35 at night. I hate DST!
I love an angled brush for shadow-as-eyeliner. Can’t remember whether mine is Sephora or MAC, but it’s great for tapering the inside corner and winging the outer end.
Lol, the lamp thing cracked me up…
ooh I’m going to def try the LM Lash liner brush–I have the slanted Mac one which I like, but I’m always up for change! Thanks, hun
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I cannot find my LM Lash Liner brush!! CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?!?? I have no idea how and when I lost it, but yesterday, when I did a lilac look, I really wanted to define my eyes softly with the dark navy marine blue cake liner from LM, and I could not for the sake of me find that darn brush!!
I ended up using the Sonia Kashuk angle brush, but that one is better for cream liners.
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I love the gel liners. I currently use MAC Fluidliner, MUFE gel liners & Bobbi Brown Gel liner. I have a Sephora brush and a MAC brush.
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I use the MAC 210 for fluidlines. I tried a small angled brush but it just didn’t work for me. With the fine fine tip of the 210 I can see exactly what I’m doing