zabbazooey
Well-known member
I'm having a hard time shaping e/s. I don't know if you guys could help, but on me it always looks so messy. Are there any tuts for blending and shaping eyeshadow?
Not good at shaping e/s...
- Thread starter zabbazooey
- Start date
entipy
Well-known member
Verdge IS wonderful!!
Shaping and blending are things that come with time and practice. Watching people apply e/s is a great way to get tips!! However, you should be careful to pay attention to your OWN eye shape and work with it.
Blending is a beast sometimes, and I still don't often get it right. When I do my crease color, I apply the color then wipe the excess shadow off my brush and blend out the edge of the color with that. When I apply my highlight color, I use some of THAT color to further blend the crease edge. As far as blending on the lid goes, I tend to overlap colors, and I blend the edges of them together gently. Often, I blend away some of the color, so I have to go back and add!
Blending is a beast sometimes, and I still don't often get it right. When I do my crease color, I apply the color then wipe the excess shadow off my brush and blend out the edge of the color with that. When I apply my highlight color, I use some of THAT color to further blend the crease edge. As far as blending on the lid goes, I tend to overlap colors, and I blend the edges of them together gently. Often, I blend away some of the color, so I have to go back and add!
entipy
Well-known member
I uploaded a little blending tut last night. YouTube - 2008.02.09 - Little Blending TUT
I don't claim to be a master or anything, of course, but this is how *I* do my blending 9 times out of 10. (Unless I'm using the MAC 217 which kinda blends for you. LOL)
I don't claim to be a master or anything, of course, but this is how *I* do my blending 9 times out of 10. (Unless I'm using the MAC 217 which kinda blends for you. LOL)
liv
Well-known member
Try using smaller brushes for crease/corner colors. I bought a smudge brush from CVS (similar in shape to the MAC 219, if I remember correctly), and it really is indispensable for laying down crease colors precisely where I want them, and then I can go back with a fluffier blending brush if I need to.
Amaranth
Well-known member
Using a blending brush to apply colours makes it look awesome. I often do my lid colours first, then when I want to add a crease colour, I build it up with my 223 brush. The 223 is LE, but it is the best brush for this, IMO, though you can use any of the blending brushes (such as the 217), though the bigger they are, the harder it will probably be. You can still get intense colour this way, you just have to keep going over it with the blending brush to build it up, and it'll look soooo nice and blendy.
entipy
Well-known member
Quote:
Yes!! The 217 blends like some wonderful dream, but it's SO big... that's why I can't wait until Wednesday when I'll get my 222!!
Originally Posted by Amaranth
though the bigger they are, the harder it will probably be. You can still get intense colour this way, you just have to keep going over it with the blending brush to build it up, and it'll look soooo nice and blendy. |
Yes!! The 217 blends like some wonderful dream, but it's SO big... that's why I can't wait until Wednesday when I'll get my 222!!
Amaranth
Well-known member
Quote:
Yeah, it works for some people, if they have nice big eyes, but I do not! I don't even really have a crease, so it's pretty difficult for me. I usually use my 217 to apply my highlighter, and I do it last so I can blend it into my crease colour, making it look even MORE blended (as entipy noted in her YouTube tutorial).
And FYI, I believe the 223 brush just came out with the N collection, so you may still be able to find it. It's not permanent, but they release it every now and then in different collections, and it's GREAT. Plus it has multi-toned bristles, so it looks cute at the very least, ahaha.
| Originally Posted by entipy
Yes!! The 217 blends like some wonderful dream, but it's SO big... that's why I can't wait until Wednesday when I'll get my 222!!
|
Yeah, it works for some people, if they have nice big eyes, but I do not! I don't even really have a crease, so it's pretty difficult for me. I usually use my 217 to apply my highlighter, and I do it last so I can blend it into my crease colour, making it look even MORE blended (as entipy noted in her YouTube tutorial).
And FYI, I believe the 223 brush just came out with the N collection, so you may still be able to find it. It's not permanent, but they release it every now and then in different collections, and it's GREAT. Plus it has multi-toned bristles, so it looks cute at the very least, ahaha.
