Loose powder eye shadow adhesive?

Jul 18, 2012

Jesie M.

Does anyone have any recommendations in regards to using an adhesive to keep loose eye shadows/pigments on your eye-lid? I use Urban Decay's eye shadow primer daily, but in order to use these loose powders/pigments, I think I need something stronger to hold the powder to the eye lid...any advice out there??

Jul 18, 2012

Victoria D.

If you put them on wet, they will go on easier and look more vibrant! Just spritz your makeup brush with water, visine, or fix +, swirl it with some shadow in the lid, and apply!

Jul 19, 2012

Jesie M.

Visine really? Huh...never would have even thought to use that!! Do you have a preference or a favorite between water, visine, or fix +? I'll definitely give these a try. Thanks a lot for the tips! 

Jul 19, 2012

Cassie K.

Fix + for sure :) 

Jul 19, 2012

Victoria D.

I've never used visine, but people recommend it! Personally I just use water. It seems to give the same general idea as using any of the other mediums. Fix + is just too expensive when water does the same thing!

Jul 19, 2012

Jesie M.

Great! Thank you guys, used some water this morning and worked really well. I don't know why I was so hesitant to do this in the first place, but hey. Thabnks again! :)

Jul 23, 2012

Vanessa L.

I recommend getting a little travel spray bottle from walmart and using it for spraying your brush. Pigments and mineral shadows usually work best when applied wet. Ideally you want to use fix plus BUT it's kinda pricey to be spraying your eyeshadow brush like crazy so I only use it when I'm going out or special occassions etc. Hope this helps! =)

Jul 24, 2012

Amanda B.

try LASplash eye shadow prime. It hold gliter on really well too and its not expensive

Jul 24, 2012

Danie D.

I have even used saline drops, as in contact solution to wet brush when using loose shadows...

Jul 30, 2012

Jessica T.

I tend to use just plain water or elf lock in seal to apply mine

Aug 1, 2012

Rachael W.

Chapstick(: