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It lasts around eight hours decently – that means a bit of fading or signs of wear but not to the casual viewer. I would definitely use a primer if I planned to leave the house as I prefer better wear overall.
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I use MAC Paint Pot in Groundwork pretty much every day. It stays perfectly in place until I take it off, so that’s about 15 hours on a work day.
No wonder you are so tired Seraphine – your work day is so long.
Well, the 15 hours include 45 minutes of drive time twice a day, 8.5 hours in the office, and the time between getting home and actually going to bed. Taking off my makeup is the last thing I do.
I ALWAYS wear a primer of some sort, and a setting powder on top, and even then, I usually get creasing after maybe 4 hours, depending on the shadow formula. I’ve had good experiences with some of the new formulas (About Face, Danessa Myricks), which don’t crease on me if the layer is thin enough.
I always use primer and it lasts my full. Workday which is 15-16 hrs. No problemo— I use Mac paint pot or hourglass eye primer.
OMG Janine – you work such long hours! You must be exhausted when you get home!
Yes I am! At the hospital we run our legs off! Good news is it is only 3-4 days a week. Such is the life of a nurse😊
Because I always use a primer, my shadows almost always last until I remove them some 12+ hours after applying them.
I haven’t had issue in many years, eyeshadow lasts all day for me, until I remove it. But I haven’t tried any new products in many years, I just stick to the eye primers I like (ABH and MAC) and my custom made palette.
Back when I was working 12 hour shifts at the hospital, I wanted my eye looks to really last and I always used a primer or a MAC Paintpot, usually Painterly or Groundwork. After retirement it doesn’t matter as much and a lot of days that I apply makeup, I don’t even leave the house. I do it for the pure enjoyment of doing it and the satisfaction of doing something artistic. I usually don’t use a typical primer these days but always apply either my foundation or concealer before eye shadow as my eyelids are a bit splotchy and I want an even canvas to “paint” on.
Most of my eyeshadows, sans primer, do last for several hours, but with primer they last longer before fading. For a normal day when I am not doing anything special or going anywhere special, that is fine. It’s because I have followed your blog and purchased only those eyeshadow palettes that are of excellent quality.
Because I always wear a base underneath, I get around 10+ hours if needed. However, I can get some creasing or misplacement/transference if my weird eye tearing acts up from wind or allergies or worse, BOTH.
Am I satisfied with this? Because I never know what sort of makeup day I will wind up with, not 100%. Thankfully, with a jumbo waterproof pencil which depends more on waxes than silicones, many times I can gingerly push the shadow back into place, but I usually carry the inner and mid lid shades with me JIC. It’s an extra step that I really wish that I didn’t need to take!
I usually wear eye primer, either Nars or Hourglass, and get abt 10 hours of wear. I put Nars Pro-Prime to the test last weekend as I spent a good 15 min outside while Tropical Storm Ophelia raged in full makeup (and formal dress, 4 inch heels & umbrella) trying to track down the Uber to get to a wedding and right before the driver pulled up, a city bus flew by and sprayed me. Through it all, my eye makeup held up beautifully…although not my hair or my new suede heels
I think the quality of the products that are produced now are superior in quality, I have very oily eyelids and I have no issues with the products migrating or fading, I do use a setting spray but no primer.