Turns out the secret to eye shadow is getting your brows shaped

8 days ago by MacroMoray to c/trans_joy

I had spent about 3 hours trying to get halfway decent looking eyeshadow without success, but I realized my brows just extended low enough to give me about 2 mm of real estate before my crease, so there was just nowhere for the eheshadow to go. My sister does does my nails, but does brows as well, and last time I saw her, she did my brows too, and who knew having somewhere to put makeup makes it easier! 🤦‍♀️😅 I managed to bang this out in about 15 minutes in an attempt to just see how it is with shaped brows, and I guess I need to get them waxed regularly now!

Dojan 9 points 8 days ago

That wing is perfect! Damn!

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quantumgenderino 4 points 8 days ago

Liquid eyeliner makes a wing really easy to get good at because it's so easy to see if you've made a bad stroke. One day I'll try a dark eyeshadow to make a wing again, but liquid is a lot easier for me.

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Dojan 2 points 7 days ago

What eyeliner do you use?

I use a water proof one by e.l.f. cosmetics (I'm kind of keen on my cosmetics being vegan), and while the applicator is great I really don't like the product. See, I thought getting a water proof one would be good for longevity, but for me, after just an hour or two of wear it starts flaking off.

To be fair, I don't have a primer so that could be the problem.

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quantumgenderino 2 points 7 days ago

E.L.F. expert liquid eyeliner. It comes in a little bottle or a pen, but you get more product in the bottle. It is vegan and I've never had it flake at all, just smudge if I forget to not touch my eyes lol

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Dojan 2 points 7 days ago

Cheers! I've only heard good things about e.l.f. so I'm a little sad mine is so flakey, in the literal sense. I have somewhat oily skin, but I obviously clean beforehand so I dunno. I've contemplated trying a regular pencil or something. A part of me is thinking about leaning into smears and just going full raccoon. Ha!

Edit: Oh, I believe all e.l.f. cosmetics are vegan, that's why I gravitated towards them myself. ^^

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katiecakes 5 points 8 days ago

Looks amazing, dang. 💖

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crowcore_explorer 3 points 8 days ago

your eyes look so gorgeous and they're so beautifully framed. your sister does great work! i've been having mine waxed for ages, but we recently started reshaping them to appear more feminine. it sucks having wizard brows that need to be trimmed every week!

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