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what do you use vex e/s for?
I bought vex in december when i was in NYC, (i had a big ole haul in macys!)
and i've never even opened it. I just don't know where to start with it.
highlight? what colours does it look good with?
any suggestions/examples much appreciated!
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Re: what do you use vex e/s for?
highlight for smokey eyes
i use it with carbon, humid, deept truth... i love it!
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Re: what do you use vex e/s for?
ooh deep truth now i can see how that would work
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Re: what do you use vex e/s for?
you can use it for smokey eyes & pinks & purples as a highlighter.
I like to use it below my brow bown & in the inner corners of my eye for a pop.
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Re: what do you use vex e/s for?
Vex has got to be one of the most under-appreciated e/s, I absolutely love it!! Looks great with greens, pinks  as highlight or inner <.
bottom right for anyone who hasn't seen it 
It's got that duo-chrome that's awesome 
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Re: what do you use vex e/s for?
I don't :P It's one colour that I bought because it looked nd sounded awesome but I cannot get it to look right or good on me  That's why I'm selling it.
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Re: what do you use vex e/s for?
I think it also looks great with blues.
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Re: what do you use vex e/s for?
i think i'm going to give it a go with some deep truth and typographic 
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Re: what do you use vex e/s for?
i just used it with Humid and velvet moss and it came out really nice...i'll have to do a video on it
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Re: what do you use vex e/s for?
OO, Vex! Flirt! (at Kohl's) makes a shade identical to this and I love it. It's a great highlighter and I also use it to blend dark colours into my crease. I agree that it's underappreciated. You should open it up; you'll be surprised what you can do with it!
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Re: what do you use vex e/s for?
I love VEX. It is a great highlighting color. and inner eye color too!!!!
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Re: what do you use vex e/s for?
Oooh Vex and Club is a great combo too
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Re: what do you use vex e/s for?
i like vex with bronze in the crease
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Re: what do you use vex e/s for?
I like Vex as a lid shade, especially with greens.
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Re: what do you use vex e/s for?
Originally Posted by rabideloise
OO, Vex! Flirt! (at Kohl's) makes a shade identical to this and I love it. It's a great highlighter and I also use it to blend dark colours into my crease. I agree that it's underappreciated. You should open it up; you'll be surprised what you can do with it!
which color is it in flirt? please let me know.
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Re: what do you use vex e/s for?
I use it as a highlighter for cool e/s colours such as blues, pinks and grays.
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Re: what do you use vex e/s for?
It's great for all over the lid with another color in the crease, or it's good as a highlighter or blender- it's actually pretty versatile 
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Re: what do you use vex e/s for?
I use it as a wash colour or lid colour with a darker shade in the crease/outer v. It looks great with Trax or with Shale and Carbon for a nice smokey eye.
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Re: what do you use vex e/s for?
I use it with Hepcat as both my upper eye liner and outter 'smokey eye area' it's really nice. I also have used it with Brun it comes out deep maroon smokey eye toned down.
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Re: what do you use vex e/s for?
Have you looked at the MAC eyeshadow combinations list? Here is the link:
V - MAC Eyeshadow Combinations
Scroll down for Vex. There's about 80 ways to wear it! Personally, I love Vex with Satin Taupe, Malt, Black Tied, Club and Gentle Fume!
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Re: what do you use vex e/s for?
To go with jpoher's suggestion of the combo list, check out the Sweetie Cake quad and the collection's facecharts. It had a shadow almost identical to Vex (Almond Icing I think).
If you pm me your email I can send them to you to get some ideas going. I don't remember exactly how it was used besides as highlight but at least it's something else to go on!
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Re: what do you use vex e/s for?
I use my Vex with blues and greens. It looks really beautiful with Surreal and Humid
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Re: what do you use vex e/s for?
I never even knew there was something like that out there thanks I now have a place to get ideas for the shadows I already have but am not sure what all to do with them
Originally Posted by jpohrer
Have you looked at the MAC eyeshadow combinations list? Here is the link:
V - MAC Eyeshadow Combinations
Scroll down for Vex. There's about 80 ways to wear it! Personally, I love Vex with Satin Taupe, Malt, Black Tied, Club and Gentle Fume!
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Re: what do you use vex e/s for?
i like it as one of the inner lid colors with a black smokey eye
it also looks great with pinks, it brings out the slight pink tones in it
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Re: what do you use vex e/s for?
here i'm wearing it all over the browbone with black tied on lid blended into the crease
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