GOLD STAR: LINER DESIGNER
I recently beat up a product I thought was great for “cat eye” and eye design, so I set out to find one that worked. The oasis appeared in Sephora about a year ago and I have been in love ever since.
Resembling a feminine guitar pick, housed in the same shape case just like a pretty tampon holder, is the Liner Designer from Beauty Blender. Make up gals are familiar with Beauty Blender’s manna from heaven, the ovum shaped Beauty Blenders (see right). Although the idea of blending one’s foundation with a sponge has been around since Cleopatra, Beauty Blender made it pretty, pink or nude, and durable and in a few sizes to reach all corners of your gorgeous face. I couldn’t live without mine, but that’s a whole other blog..lol Their contribution to the straight line eye world has been quite a blessing.
The Liner Designer lays flat against your eye, and allows you to get a nice, straight “corner” at the end of your lid with shadow, or a tilt allows flat access to draw a cat eye from upper to lower lid. When using it with shadow, it also helps with “fall out” as it keeps the shadow in place so it doesn’t make it’s way down your face.
As you get older, like the rest of your body, things tend to shrivel. I just did my #4 daughter, Eva’s eye make up for a recital and was drooling over her stay put lit. Ahhhh…the elasticity of youth. My eyes, and I base this on being extremely expressive, because I’m not even 50 yet, lol, don’t bounce back like her Silly Putty eyes did. But, the Liner Designer does help in keeping the line on track. I used to use scotch tape. Ever morning my husband would say the same thing “ What are you doing with the tape? Are your eyes broken?” Then he would laugh at himself and walk away. Today I can whisk the Eye Designer away, and only a nice corner is left...
Urban Decay has a few different versions of this magical potion but this is the original. These prevent fall out, creasing, and will keep your shadow looking fresh till bedtime
HIP MOM HINT:
When applying eye shadow around the corner or under your lid, and ALWAYS on your lid before shadow, make sure you use a creaseless primer like Eye Shadow Primer Potion from Sephora.
