How to Foil

STEP 1:

Shake a small amount of powder into the lid of the container.

STEP 2:

Dip your brush in some water (you only need a drop) and swirl it around the lid to make a paste.

Note: Less water will make the look more opaque and intense, and more water will make the look more sheer like watercolors.

STEP 3:

Apply the eyeshadow paste, blending as it dries.

... and that's it!

Note: Foiling can also be done with eye liner for a liquid liner look. If you want a thin, precise line, the precision liner brush works best. If you want the long-lasting properties of wet lining, but you like the look of soft, smudgy dry-lined eyes, you can achieve this by wet lining with an angled liner brush and then smudging with a cotton swab as it dries. (This takes a bit of practice, but the results are worth it.)

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