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In addition to holding the hood in place and prevents it that accumulates at the crease, the base makes the color more intense. Just using a good base you will succeed to create a look that will look impressive, but not washed out, and all that with the cheapest eyeshadow.
There is a huge choice of eyeshadow base. Most recognized bases are Urban Decay primer potion and Too Faced Shadow Insurance. I had a chance to try out the second one, but so much money is just too much for a tube that i used for 2-3 months.
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Eyeshadow base that I used before are Manhattan base in a white box, which was perfect but they stopped producing and Catrice Stay on base that didn't work for me - the colors looked washed out. I only have to try out ArtDeco base for which I heard it's great.
So I decided to try a recipe for homemade base and was thrilled! Base surpassed my expectations - it absorbed quickly, lasting only a little shorter than Too Faced bases and shades of colors on it just pops up.
Here is a quick and simple step-by-step tutorials for creating your own homemade eyeshadow base. First, you need moisturizer (preferably intended for the eye, but I did not have, nor have sensitive eyes, so I used Nivea), liquid foundation in shades of your skin or something lighter, an empty box with a lid (I used box from my blush) and some to mix with (eg, tweezers). Container should be well cleaned before use.
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In a bowl squeeze cream by your own preference. I have squeezed about three times more then the amount of cream than I normally use for my face.
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Then add the liquid foundation. The ratio of powder and cream should be approximately 1:3. The cream will allow faster absorption of powder.
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Mix this, for example, with tip of tweezer. This way we dilute the powder that would, applied directly on the eyelid, gathered in folds within half an hour.
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That's it! Mixture that you get should be uniform and creamy.
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And now it's time for a big test. On the left hand side I applied the base and waited a moment to soak in, then over the left and right sides (without base) I put some Essence eyeshadow. See the difference?
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I especially recommend this homemade eyeshadow base for girls that don't use eyeshadow every day. Thus prepared base has a shorter shelf life than the one you buy, but it's not hermetically closed, so we recommend you wash the container and create a new dose approximately every month. Good luck with the mixing!