THE EXPENSIVE PIECES WE’D BUY

Darkness they’re over. She’d had, fruit upon first shall likeness fifth also place heaven them great and every the from wherein, them waters itself doesn’t stars. Under night beast give yielding all that appear. Years given, spirit. Wear it dry, and you’ve got your standard dusting of color—classic and predictable (in a good way). But wet! Wearing it wet opens a whole new world of opportunity. “What you’re doing is bringing out the pigmented nature of the shadow,” makeup artist Vincent Oquendo says. “Whenever I wet an eye shadow, it’s when I really want it to pop—but it really has to be a special kind of product to be able to blend after it sets. Because a lot of the times when it sets, you get streaking.” Nobody wants that. In order to avoid any wet shadow mishaps, follow these guidelines:

Product

First, go with the obvious: any eye shadow labeled wet-to-dry. The Nars Dual-Intensity line is the standout—the singles come in 12 different shimmery shades, and there’s a corresponding brush (then there’s the newly released Dual Intensity Blush line, which was all over Fashion Week—but that’s a product for another post). Burberry also makes a few very versatile shades specifically for this in their Wet & Dry Silk Shadows. And the technique-specific eye shadow category isn’t just a ploy to get you to buy more product. “You can’t just use any eye shadow for this,” Vincent says. “Certain ones will harden up on top and become unusable because they’re not made for this.”

Baked shadows are also fair game—we’re fans of Laura Mercier’s Baked Eye Colour Wet/Dry and Lorac’s Starry-Eyed Baked Eye Shadow Trio in particular.

For more advanced players, Vincent suggests moving on to straight pigment (MAC or even OCC’s Pure Cosmetic Pigments). With the added moisture, they’ll become easier to layer with other products. For a look with more depth, try using a cream shadow as a based before swiping with a wet powder shadow. “It’s like insurance,” Vincent says. “You’re doubling your wearability.”

Brush
This all depends on exactly what you want to do. “Mind the resistance,” Vincent says, particularly if you’re looking for uniform color across the lid. “I tend to recommend a blender brush, which is the brush that looks like a feather duster. If you do it with a stiff brush, you’re defeating yourself before you even start. The joy of a wet-to-dry is you have to get it right amount of product loaded up, and then it blends itself. If the brush is too stiff, it will leave the shadow streaky and then much harder to control.”

However, if tightlining or waterlining is in the cards, a much thinner brush is required accordingly.

Liquid
Do not, repeat, do not put eye drops, water, or any other sort of liquid directly on your eye shadow. This’ll screw up your product for later use. “Lately, I’ve been wetting the brush with the Glossier Soothing Face Mist, but Evian Mineral Water Spray is good for sensitive eyes,” Vincent says. If the top of your powder does get a little hardened by wet application, there’s a trick to remove it: Get a clean mascara spoolie and “exfoliate” your compact, Vincent recommends. This won’t crack the compact and will make it ready to go once more.

Photographed by Tom Newton.

Inscrivez-vous à la Newsletter

Toute l'actuRouge Framboise, directement dans votre boîte mail

Merci pour votre inscription!

Quelque chose n’allait pas.

Nous respectons votre vie privée et prenons au sérieux sa protection

134 Comments

  2. I was searching on the net for some info since yesterday night and I at last found this! This is a great webpage by the way, but it looks a little difficult to read from my android phone.

  14. I am no longer certain the place you’re getting your information, however good topic.I needs to spend a while finding out much more or figuring out more.Thank you for wonderful information I used to be in search of this infofor my mission.

  16. My family members always say that I am wasting my time here at net, however I know I am getting experience every day by reading such nice posts.

  19. It’s generally so sweet as well as filled with a great deal of exciting for me personally and my Business colleagues to search your blog at least thrice in per week to determine The brand new direction you’ve got.

  21. Howdy just wanted to give you a quick heads up and let you know a few of the images aren’t loading correctly.I’m not sure why but I think its a linking issue. I’ve tried it in twodifferent internet browsers and both show thesame outcome.

  24. Aw, this was a really nice post. In idea I wish to put in writing like this additionally – taking time and precise effort to make an excellent article… however what can I say… I procrastinate alot and not at all appear to get one thing done.

  25. I will immediately grab your rss feed as I can not find your email subscription link or e-newsletter service. Do you’ve any? Please let me know in order that I could subscribe. Thanks.

  50. Hi! This is my first visit to your blog! We area group of volunteers and starting a new project in a community in the same niche.Your blog provided us valuable information to work on. You have done a marvellous job!

  57. Thiis is the perfect blog for anybod who hopes to find out about this topic.You definitely put a brand new spin on a topic whichhas been discussed for decades.Wonderful stuff, just excellent!

  60. Hey! I know this is somewhat off topic but I was wondering if you knew where I could find acaptcha plugin for my comment form? I’m using the same blog platformas yours and I’m having problems finding one? Thanksa lot!

  65. Heya i’m for the first time here. I cameacross this board and I find It really useful & it helped me out a lot.I hope to give something back and aid others like you helped me.

  97. Heya i am for the first time here. I came acrossthis board and I find It really useful & it helped meout a lot. I hope to give something back and help otherslike you aided me.

  99. Thanks for ones marvelous posting! I actuallyenjoyed reading it, you are a great author.I willbe sure to bookmark your blog and will often come back later in life.I want to encourage that you continue your great work,have a nice holiday weekend!

  133. You should be a part of a contest for one of the most useful blogs on the net. I most certainly will recommend this site!

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published.

Inscrivez-vous à la Newsletter

Toute l'actuRouge Framboise, directement dans votre boîte mail

Merci pour votre inscription!

Quelque chose n’allait pas.

Nous respectons votre vie privée et prenons au sérieux sa protection