hickle
Well-known member
I've been using mac shadows for over a year. Before this I used a lot of stila and smashbox, and I never experienced what I'm experiencing now with some of my mac eye shadows.
Basically, it seems like there are a handful of colors that really irratate my skin. They make my eyes very red, dry them out, and cause little bumps. Sometimes they even make my whole eyelid swell up.
The shadows in question are Paradisco, Tempting, and Gleam. I'm not sure what the ingredients are in these colors. I think I might be having an allergic reaction to the mica, or maybe the nickel if it's present in these eyeshadows. I think I've had allergic reactions to nickel before, and I know I'm very allergic to formaldhyde (present in swim goggles).
Anyway, I was wondering if anyone knew anything about this, like which mac shadows I should avoid, or if anyone had similar experiences.
Again, not all colors trigger the allergic reaction. I use shale, blackberry, shroom, quarry, shadow lady, steamy, humid, coquette, all that glitters, gorgeous gold, parfait armour, etc... and I've never had this problem until I started using paradisco, tempting, and gleam.
Basically, it seems like there are a handful of colors that really irratate my skin. They make my eyes very red, dry them out, and cause little bumps. Sometimes they even make my whole eyelid swell up.
The shadows in question are Paradisco, Tempting, and Gleam. I'm not sure what the ingredients are in these colors. I think I might be having an allergic reaction to the mica, or maybe the nickel if it's present in these eyeshadows. I think I've had allergic reactions to nickel before, and I know I'm very allergic to formaldhyde (present in swim goggles).
Anyway, I was wondering if anyone knew anything about this, like which mac shadows I should avoid, or if anyone had similar experiences.
Again, not all colors trigger the allergic reaction. I use shale, blackberry, shroom, quarry, shadow lady, steamy, humid, coquette, all that glitters, gorgeous gold, parfait armour, etc... and I've never had this problem until I started using paradisco, tempting, and gleam.