Help With Eyeshadow

[rfnandkcn]

I need some expert advice please.

I am loving all of the products (I have gone a bit crazy; perhaps we need to start a 12 step program for SN addicts like me!) but makeup is fun again.

I need some help with eyeshadows. I am 54, and my eyelids show it. They are a bit crepey, and some shadows seem to accentuate this. I am also a bit confused as to the difference between the types (ie eyelight, pearl, shimmer, suede, etc) of shadows. I thought these designations were directly tied to the level of shimmer, but I see there are eyelights that are a 4 on the shimmer scale? Can someone explain to me the difference between an eyelight, pearl, shimmer, suede etc.

I am a warm gold, dark brown eyes, medium brown hair. Suggestions for some shadows that will be office appropriate, and will help with the crepey eyelid thing?

Thank you ladies.

[JenW]

I would try the Eyelights and the Mattes for sure. A Suede might be a good in between.

The Eyelights are kind of the answer to how to have a shimmery shadow without looking crepey. The mattes are just great for SFW color. And then the Suedes are kind of somewhere in between a matte and a shimmer. Shimmers tend to be a little too eyecatching, and sometimes the Pearls draw more attention to the texture of the skin than other shadows because of the higher level of coverage.

I do also know that putting foundation over a shimmery shadow works for taming the simmer and making the look more SFW.

I will be back later with some color suggestions. Hopefully, others will chime in, too!

SFW= safe for work.....

[rfnandkcn]

I really could use some help and suggestions. A number of shadows that I ordered are not good for me because of the level of shimmer. Jen has set me straight on that - I should stick with matte, demi-matte, suedes and eyelights because of my mature eyelids. Lesson learned. When I go through the colors I have ordered to try to put together some combinations, I see that I have ordered many that are similar in shade and tone, and, for the most part, I do not have much contrast of color.

So far, I have:
Graceful, dainty, touring, hairpin, highbeam, phantom, model, trouble, madison, olive you, buttercup, first kiss, bassalt, prowl, aubergine, velvet, taffeta, satin, idolize, burnout, goblin, paranormal (for use as a liner), grassroots green (for my daughter) and fire.

I need some help putting together some combinations that will pop a little, without being over the top. I have not worn eye make up in years because of sensitivities, and I am really out of practice.

As I said, I am 54, medium brown hair, dark brown eyes, and a WG, 1 to about 6 or 7.

Any help or suggestions would be welcomed and appreciated!