I sometimes will use my finger dampened to do the top edges, careful not to blotch, see below.

If I touch my (mostly with mineral) shadows during the day, I have instant irritation practically. But I think I’m touching because it is irritating. It’s not that touching makes it irritated, KWIM? Then I go back to my tried and true for a couple of days until the redness goes.

And even if a MUA brushes too hard to blend I have to ask her/him to stop. Either they don’t know their own strength or they are used to someone with a different skin type. I also think not all brushes are created equal. I changed brushes for the minerals I use on my neck. The ends of the hairs just poked into my skin too much.

My skin is so fair that if any blotching occurs in shadows there is no fixing it. Even MUAs have found that to be true. You have to wipe down and start over. And who wants to do that! So I find if I lay a base of light shadow/minerals before I do anything the least bit dark or mid-toned, it goes on smooth with no blotching. If I try to fix and end up with a blotch it’s back to square one. So I’m more apt to use a light shadow at the top edge to fade it out some.

I don’t have a discernible crease. It’s all done with color, so almost by definition it’s got to have an edge to it. And Fyrinnae is difficult to blend. It is applied by patting it around, not smoothing it around, so the normal ways of smoothing out don’t work. I try to pat it with less color on the outer edges, but I’m sure I haven’t perfected the technique yet. I love their colors though!

My problem is watering. Anything touches my lids and soon my eyes are watering everywhere. It’s a big issue while I’m trying to get my face done. so annoying.