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HOW TO MAKE YOUR EYE SHADOW LAST LONGER

POST + PHOTOS BY AMY NADINE, GRAPHIC DESIGN BY EUNICE CHUN

This is the easiest way to make your eye shadow last all night. Because if you just use cream shadow, it will most likely travel and end up in your crease. And if you just use powder shadow, it will probably dissipate from your own eyelid oils and fade as the night goes on. But something magical happens when you put the two of them together! Here’s how:

TOOLS:

Your favorite cream shadow — we used my assistant Sophia’s (who kindly modeled for me today) go-to Benefit Creaseless Cream Shadow in Busy Signal.
Your favorite powder shadow — we used Stila Mineral Eye Shadow in Twig.
An eye shadow brush — try this classic must-have from Bobbi Brown.

STEPS:

Apply the cream shadow all over lid, crease and lower lash line.
Layer the powder shadow on top of the cream shadow. Make sure to give the brush a quick tap on a counter top to lose any excess powder that could make it go on less evenly.

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post + photos by amy nadine, graphic design by eunice chun

This may seem like a small tidbit of advice but it makes a big difference. We all have peach fuzz, especially on the sides of our cheeks. And for most of us it grows downward. So if you apply your foundation upwards, or in swirly motions, the hair is now standing straight up, making:

1. the hair more noticeable, and

2. the foundation less smooth and seamless.

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TRY A LITTLE HELP FROM A FRIEND

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post + photos by amy nadine, graphic design by eunice chun

We still get many emails about brows, which is why we’re back to brows again today! If you’ve missed our Brow Stencil and Brows 101 photo tutorials, revisit them here and here respectively. If you still need a little help, maybe this new one will give you your a-ha moment! Sometimes you just need to grab an object with a straight side, like a comb, a skinny long brush or a ruler and use it to guide you by outlining the perimeter. Here’s how: (more…)

WHICH BRUSH DOES WHAT: CHEEKS

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post + photos by amy nadine, graphic design by eunice chun

This is the last in our Which Brush Does What Series (if you missed them, revisit eye brushes here and face brushes here) and today’s walks you through the world of blush, highlighting and bronzing brushes. Here we go! (more…)