Mica powder as eyeshadow?
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May 23, 2014
Janet T.
I know mica powders are used in eye shadows so I was wondering if mica powder could be used as a loose eye shadow.
May 23, 2014
Emma Y.
It's used a ton as a loose, my mom only wears bare minerals and most of them have mica (they are loose)
May 23, 2014
Emma Y.
But it has other things too.
May 23, 2014
Shelley W.
It needs a sticking agent. Straight mica powder will not adhere to the skin.
May 23, 2014
Shelley W.
To help it adhere Too Faced has an eye primer geared towards glitter/shimmer eyeshadows. Get a sample of that and apply it to lids before application. Just be sure you get non-toxic mica powder that is safe to use around the eye area.
May 23, 2014
Janet T.
Would any eye primer work with the loose mica pigment?
May 23, 2014
Shelley W.
If there is no sticking agent mixed in it will have a very hard time stick to a non -sticky eye primer. You can try a MAC Paint pot in painterly to use as a base. Take for example my beloved NARS eye primer...that sucker dries down to a matte finish. It does not leave a moist surface. So if I apply my shimmer eye shadows I will experience a ton of fallout and not only that it diffuses the wow factor of the shimmer forcing me to pack on more shimmer. The Too Faced primer I mentioned...sticky base so anything that I apply isnt going anywhere. And when applying loose power you want to do a patting motion versus a swiping motion.
May 24, 2014
Nina S.
I honestly love to use loose powders (mica/mineral based) wet. I use rosewater from the line Younique! mac paint pot is also amazing