Makeup question

[Sean]

Hi all,
I know it's a bad idea to apply old, used
makeup, but is it safe to use old eyeliner
(pencil type) if I "sharpen" it thus removing
the old exposed part?

Thanks,

Sean (considering shaving off the mustache again :-)
baske...@REMOVE.hotmail.com

[Bill Jones]

Sean wrote: ... is it safe to use old eyeliner

> (pencil type) if I "sharpen" it thus removing
> the old exposed part?

I don't see why not....I have some that are years old....
...although I don't use pencils for eyes,,,just brows....I find them too
hard...a brush is softer....

Bill

[Sheila Faulkner]

Dear Sean,

> I know it's a bad idea to apply old, used

> makeup, but is it safe to use old eyeliner

> (pencil type) if I "sharpen" it thus removing
> the old exposed part?

Doesn't sound dangerous. Personally, I've never been able to get
pencil eyeliners to work very well. Just too hard and so pulls
the skin on my eyelids. I use a dark eyeshadow, either wet or dry,
to line my eyes.

-- Sheila

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[Lilith Papillon]

On Sun, 06 Dec 1998 12:17:38 -0700, s...@best.com (Sheila Faulkner)
wrote:

>Dear Sean,
>
>> I know it's a bad idea to apply old, used
>> makeup, but is it safe to use old eyeliner
>> (pencil type) if I "sharpen" it thus removing
>> the old exposed part?

>Doesn't sound dangerous. Personally, I've never been able to get
>pencil eyeliners to work very well. Just too hard and so pulls
>the skin on my eyelids. I use a dark eyeshadow, either wet or dry,
>to line my eyes.

I use a pencil on the underside of the eye for about the outer third.
No problems w/ control there. But the upper lid is too loose. I
prefer the pencil on the lower lid because I'm trying for a softer
look there, sort of blurred.

>-- Sheila

Hugz,
Lil
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Lilith Papillon
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[Sean]

On Sun, 06 Dec 1998 01:24:39 +0000, Bill Jones
<wsj...@basingstoke.org> wrote:

>Sean wrote: ... is it safe to use old eyeliner

>
>> (pencil type) if I "sharpen" it thus removing
>> the old exposed part?
>

>I don't see why not....I have some that are years old....
>...although I don't use pencils for eyes,,,just brows....I find them too
>hard...a brush is softer....
>
>Bill

Thanks.
That's exactly why I want to use my old one. I bought a new
one but as you've said, it's too hard -like a writing pencil. My
old one has a soft crayon-like or drawing pastel consistency.

Thanks again,
Sean

[Bill Jones]

I frequently use a small brush with a big soft pencil.....I pick up the
colour from the pencil and brush it on the eyelid.....it is softer...and
can even be blended with a Q tip....
...seems to last longer than powder or waterbase liners.....

I've heard from to of my fellow makeup artists at the operahouse, that
Prescriptives and Clinique make a good liquid liner in soft black.

My favorite fat pencil is called Kajal....from Kryolan....

hugs, Bill

[Hairzen]

hi Sean , yes its really ok to resharpen your pencils no matter how old they
are - - if they are brittle, warm it a little bit with the blow dryer .
I hope this helps :) jude

[Joanna]

In article <19981209210908...@ng24.aol.com>, hai...@aol.com

That's odd - I always found that putting them in the freezer befor sharpening
them worked
well....

--
Joanna.

[Bill Jones]

Joanna wrote:
>>- if they are brittle, warm it a little bit with the blow dryer .

> That's odd - I always found that putting them in the freezer befor
> sharpening them worked well....

you're both right....

chill them to make it easier to sharpen...
warm them to make them softer to draw with....

hugs, Bill