Working with crepey eyes?

[Steel Magnolia]

Has anybody got any tips? It seems to be the case that less is more! But when skin is so loose, how do you apply eye makeup?

 

[LC]

you steer clear from anything shimmery! shimmer and light reflecting products will only make the eye appear more wrinkled. If using a base under the shadow, use a base that dries and does not stay creamy, like MAC's select cover up concealer. Don't use anything that stays a bit creamy.

hope this helps

LC

 

[slipnslide]

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Originally Posted by baci you steer clear from anything shimmery! shimmer and light reflecting products will only make the eye appear more wrinkled.

I agree that in general TOO shimmery is bad, but I don't think a little reflection or satin effect is so wrong- sometimes mattes look WAY worse. Something in between is best, I think. My mom's got crepey eyes and mattes look horrid on her every which way I've tried it, but satins and small touches of shimmer work pretty well. I do agree that creamy concealers are useless on most tough eyes, I really don't know who that even works for (on eyes) but it's certainly not me!

 

[tangledrose]

Having worked with mattes all my life, now I get into the shimmers! My eyes aren't too soft and crepey yet, but I see thats its a technique I'll have to modify as I get older.

 

[reesesilverstar]

Mattes and satins work best for my mom when i do her makeup.

 

[LC]

Yeah you most definitely don't need to stick with mattes, that's not what i meant by not using shimmer. there's nothing wrong with a satin finish. I meant really really shimmery products, like frosts.