One of my favorite things about makeup is how we’re not just allowed to let our moods, whims and temporary obsessions influence our color choices and techniques; we’re actually encouraged to. Heck, that’s a big part of the whole shebang, and along those lines, I’ve been feeling blue…
Not blue in a bad way. Just blue.
I don’t really know why or what triggered it, but for some reason I’ve been liking blue even more than usual, especially blue eyeshadows, which is why I had sky high hopes for $18 Exotic Color Intense Eye Shadow in Cop a Teal, one of 12 shades from Too Faced Cosmetics.
But maybe I set my expectations a little too high. It being such a pretty peacock blue, and so pigmented, too, I was disappointed to see it crease as much as it does. Not even NARS Pro Prime Smudge Proof Eyeshadow Base really helps.
I do like the color, though, so I think I’ll keep trying to find a way to make it work.
Hmm… Any ideas?
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Your friendly neighborhood beauty addict,
Karen
Chris25 says
Boo on the creasing. This kind of looks like a darker version of MAC Tilt, which didn’t do enough for me. I was rooting for Cop a Teal. 🙁
Karen says
Me too!
Ariana says
Aww that was such a pretty color, shame it creases.
Karen says
I know! I really wanted it to hit it out of the park.
Danielle N @ Beauty Lite says
It IS pretty! Try using it as a liner 🙂
Wendy says
It’d be really pretty on the lower lash line
Karen says
Good call, gals!
dani@callitbeauty says
i don’t think it’s too much to ask for an eyeshadow to not crease. that’s too bad as it’s such a gorgeous colour!
Karen says
I know! I’ll probably have to work some trickery to make it last… it’s too pretty to not use.
Vijaya says
Oh no @ the creasing! That’s a shame. Is it horrible, that I still want to try this for myself?
Karen says
Hey, you never know. It might really work for you!
Nian says
ohnoeesss! :/
that sux that it creases. maybe double prime – nars smudgeproof + a benefit creaseless cream or paintpot. it might help!
Jessi says
That’s such a shame that is creases; the color is so beautiful. I wonder if it would crease on me… At least Sephora has an awesome return policy!
Karen says
So true! That’s one of the reasons why I like shopping there.
Nina says
ohnoeesss! :/
that sux that it creases. maybe double prime – nars smudgeproof + a benefit creaseless cream or paintpot. it might help!
Karen says
Good idea, Nina. Hmm… how about Tidal Rave?
Claudenka says
did you set it with a powder? people often overlook doing that for creme shadows for some reason…a creme formula always demands a good powder set 🙂
Karen says
That’s a great trick and I use it all the time! This is actually a powder shadow. 🙂 I also used primer, too, and it still creased.
gio says
What a shame it creases even with a primer! The color is gorgeous!
Karen says
I know! It’s beautiful.
Trisha says
Sadness. I’m surprised that Too Faced would have such creasy shadow.
Karen says
Me too! I was really hoping this would work for me because it’s super pretty.
Angel says
I swear by Bare Escentuals Prime Time. It’s the bomb! UD and Nars primers didn’t work for me, I think it was the silicone. BE wears like iron. No shadows crease on me with this stuff and I have super oily lids.
Karen says
I tried that one and it was just okay for me. Glad that it’s your HG, though! 🙂
Beverly says
Have you tried any of the Urban Decay eyeshadow primers?
Karen says
I have! Eden is my favorite. Maybe I’ll try layering it beneath this…
What primer are you using right now?
Beverly says
At the moment I am using MAC Cream Color Base in Pearl. I am really planning to soon try UD eyeshadow primers AND Two Faced eyeshadow primers to see how they hold up.
marisol says
Maybe try a different shadow primer such as Too Faced. If not, try it as a lower lash liner.
Karen says
I tried it with Too Faced Lemon Drop and it still creased (sigh).
Great idea to use it as a lower lash liner… I’ll probably end up doing that.
Citrine says
The packaging of this is so cute, reminds me of Mary Quant…
Karen says
It does, kinda!
Isabel says
Hi
Have you tried the glitter glue from Too Faced?
Karen says
I haven’t.
Can anybody weigh in on this? Inquiring minds wanna know!
Phyrra says
Oh that sucks! I was going to buy this color. I picked up Poison Orchid and it doesn’t crease on me, but I use Too Faced Shadow Insurance as my primer.
Karen says
I tried it with the Lemon Drop Shadow Insurance and it didn’t work for me. 🙁 I really wanted to love it, too!
Phyrra says
I haven’t tried TF glitter glue, but I do have Fyrinnae Pixie Epoxy and Sobe Botanicals Stick it, both of which work really well for glittery shadows. I haven’t tried the Lemon Drop (though I have tried the Candlelight). How disappointing, because that’s such a gorgeous color.
Karen says
Thanks for weighing in on those two products, Phyrra! Adding both to my list.
Yeah, I’m still really in love with this color. I’ll probably end up using it as a liner.
Beverly says
At the moment, I use MAC Cream Color Base in Pearl. It works for me now, but I want to try UD shadow primers soon!
KaylaK says
Yeah I have one of Too Faced’s new shadows, I have the one called “Petals to the Metal” it’s like a more exotic Mac Club. It’s this brown, green, blue mix w/ multi-color glitter…but anyway enough of my rambling lol. I tried this eyeshadow out too, love the color but it creased on me even w/ Urban Decay primer potion and nothing creases when I use that stuff! : / I need to play w/ it some more and maybe layer a paint pot on top of the UDPP and see if it helps..but yeah feel your pain too lol.
Karen says
Whew! I’m glad to know that I’m not going crazy… for a while there I was starting to wonder if I was the only one!
I’m going to do some experimenting over the weekend with some Benefit Creaseless Creams and Paint Pots. Let me know if you find a combo that works! 🙂
KaylaK says
Will do! 😀
Mary says
It is such a pretty colour. Too bad about the creasing. Hopefully you’ll find a combination of this and a primer that works. Gorgeous hues like this should be worn and worn for hours! 🙂
Hehe, the name of the shadow made me giggle.
Gauri says
I think this color is amazing in real life and I had no pigmentation issues. However, it wasnt the most flattering on my skintone so I passed..
MisTris says
I bought Cop a Teal yesterday and wore it with Tarte Firmitol eye primer. It stayed on from 2pm to 11pm when I removed it in the shower without creasing. It even made it through 45 minutes on the treadmill.
Try the Tarte primer. I swear by it.