Monday, 06 July 2009
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Another Use for Your Contact Lens Solution
I received a tip in my inbox, stating:
To lock your eye shadow down and keep it from fading away: Dip your makeup brush into a drop of Bausch & Lomb ReNu Multiplus saline contact solution before applying eye shadow. The sodium chloride (aka salt) in the solution will make the shadow extra moist since salt retains water, giving the pigment staying power!
I approached this with as much skepticism, cynicism, hesitation, whatever you want to call it – and you know what? Totally works. And it’s something you probably have lying around anyway!
Do you think this would make your eyeshadow last?
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Comments (24)
I say it's worth finding out, no?
Wow, let me know if this works for more than one person, I'll go buy some!
does it have to be that specific brand?
Hm.. contact lens solution is expensive, so I think I'd pass on that :P
i've heard of eyedrops but contact lens solution? totally cool!
wow, I think I might just use that... since I have so much of it anyways.. thanks
I prefer using my lenses solution for... my lenses. It's so expensive :/
i've done that. it works!
You can use any liquid that isn't meant to evaporate easily. So eye drops, eye solution, etc. It all works. AND it isnt brand specific.
Go wild.
i'll try it haha thanks
i do it everytime i apply eyeshadow. i never apply my eyeshadow with a dry brush. you can basically use any contact solution, and you just need to dip the brush in the solution, and wipe of the excess. the brush just needs to be a little moist/damp, not soaked or dripping. i also do this with my eyeliner brush and get it moist with contact solution and use my eyeshadow as an eyeliner. works so well and stays on all day.
...If it's the salt in the saline solution, can't you just use salt water? I'd think that's cheaper than buying contact solution.
@Kyren_SkyRyder@xanga - I should think so...
Or you can dip your brush in some corned beef soup; that should be salty too, right?@Kyren_SkyRyder@xanga - Or eyedrops?
I think it's better not to use salt water because I'm pretty sure DIY salt water solutions may/can hurt your eyes if it gets into your eyes whereas eyedrops and saline solutions are made so that it mimics human tears.
eye drops are supposed to reduce redness of acne too.
yup. eye drops are better. like Imnotcrazyjustinsane@xanga said.
you just need saline, whether it's eyedrops or contact solution
and do NOT use the cleaner unless you want to burn your eyes out
actually, any type of saline will work.
plus this is an old tip
it's def worth a try!
so contacts solutions are more than cleaning your contact lens? Nice.
I do it a little differently. I always have a bunch of eye drops laying around. I use that instead of my solution, because it has more control w/ how many drops I want to use.
Thanks for the tip!