Powder and lines round the eyes

[Adrian]

My guess is that you are using the wrong shade of
powder. You need to find something that matches your
skin tone. Unfortunatley I do not know of easy or
cheap way to do this, but perhaps someone else out
there does.

Jewels

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[Adrian]

Yes, there is but you must begin at the beginning by minimizing the
foundation at wrinkles. Remember, foundation is used to even out skin
tone, not to mask it! Keep it out of the wrinkled areas. If the color
there needs help, use a make-up sponge that is damp, but not wet,
with the foundation and dab, or gently ‘press’ it on. Rubbing or
pressing too hard will get it in the wrinkles and that’s what we’re
trying to avoid! I dab my ‘crow’s feet’ with the same sponge I use
elsewhere, but I do them last so the sponge is naturally dryer.

How you apply the powder is also important. Use a powder brush, just
touching the tips into the powder and lightly dusting it on as
needed. The applicator in a compact is about useless for the details
but gets the shine off your nose well enough. The pro’s use brushes
for just about all make-up application because it allows you to vary
the application rate as well as making blending so much easier. If
you’re lucky, you might find a telescoping ‘travel brush’ that fits
in your purse. I wish I could find another one myself.

Penny T.

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[Adrian]

Penny’s absolutely right, too heavy around the eyes and the
foundation fills in the crease like spackling a dent in a wall. When
you smile and move around, the crease opens and closes and you get a
fresh line of foundation with no powder on it that gooshes out and
makes an obvious line. Dab foundation on with a sponge very
sparingly, and hold your thumb and forefinger on your cheek and side
of your forehead to spread the skin out and flatten the crow’s feet
while doing this so everything gets covered, if you don’t you risk
having a line of un-made up skin show through when your eyebrows
move. It is especially important that you do this when you powder as
well, or a line of unpowdered foundation will show when you raise
your eyebrows.

letting your natural deeper skin tone around your eyes show through
your foundation looks more realistic than primering everything the
same color and then adding dark colors back in for shading and depth.
It uses way less makeup, too, so it’s cheaper.

> How you apply the powder is also important. Use a powder brush,
just
> touching the tips into the powder and lightly dusting it on as
> needed. The applicator in a compact is about useless for the
details
> but gets the shine off your nose well enough. The pro’s use brushes
> for just about all make-up application because it allows you to
vary
> the application rate as well as making blending so much easier. If
> you’re lucky, you might find a telescoping ‘travel brush’ that fits
> in your purse. I wish I could find another one myself.

Pro quality brushes aren’t cheap, but they make a world of difference
and last a long time. For around $20 you can get a professional
quality eyeshadow brush and a powder brush, and say goodbye to those
crummy little foam q-tip thingy’s forever, and you can use those
little round velvet powder puffs under the feet of your furniture to
protect the floor from getting scratched, where they belong. Well
worth the money. At the very least, get the eyeshdow brush, I got a
really nidce one for about $8.

When applying powder with a brush, try to apply it with more of a
blotting motion than a side to side brushing action and let it sit
for a minute or two before dusting off any excess. This will allow
everything to “set” and the excess powder will absorb more of the
oils from the foundation and give a longer lasting, more smudge-proof
finish. When dusting off the excess, use short side to side strokes
with very light pressure.

Hugs,
Tina

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[Adrian]

Hiya just read your skin powder problem…. I’m Melissa (Tv) and have
been for as long as I can remember… I maybe can shed some light on your
problem… Have you tried rubbing in a cream foundation before applying
the powder, if not then the powder has absorbed the skin natural moisture
and resulted in the dried out effect, showing your skin in wrinkles. I’d
suggest either apply the foundation cream, then the powder make up
afterwards.. this should fix your problem. Alternativelly try using a cream
makeup alternative.. There are some good ones out there you know, though
you get what you pay for.. you want good then you have to pay good money.
Though some of the cheaper ones ain’t too bad… best way to check for skin
tone is to compare the shade of makeup with other exposed areas of skin.. ie
back of your hand.. the right shade is utmost important for the best
effect…

Take Care

Hope this helps

Melissa

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[Anonymous]

also a great product is a face primer before foundation as it fills in the lines and also helps Foundation to go on smooth and flawless Napoleon sells one called Auto pilot, not sure how much it costs

Candi

[Alice]

Quote:

Hi Candi any idea where you can get the product you spoke about in that last post? :

I’ve been using a makeup primer for years. The one I’ve used most is a Shisedo “The Makeup” “pre-makeup base”, which I have bought from Myer. DJs also carry Shisedo but I couldn’t find the makeup stuff last time I was there. They only seemed to carry the Shisedo skincare range.

I also have a couple of others whose names I’ve forgotten.

So far, none have provided the ability to fill holes like my enlarged pores. They smooth the surface very slightly and help foundation stay on for longer. In my experience, they also help the foundation to go on more smoothly and if you tend to be heavy handed with foundation, primer seems to help to reduce the thickness of the foundation.

I’ve been thinking about experimenting by mixing a bit of demablend translucent powder with a silicon primer to try to make a fairly clear, thick primer and see if it fills the pores but I just never have the time when I’m doing makeup. It’s on my to-do list.

Alice