Too Faced Shadow Insurance

Hi there, today I am going to blog about Too Faced Shadow Insurance. It's a silicone based primer to go on your lids before you put eyeshadow or eyeliner on to prevent creasing and transferring:

 Above is what the tube looks like. I love the fact that this is a squeezy tube with a small, nib-like end, unlike Urban Decay's primer potion, which is in a genie shaped bottle/tube and has a wand, and does pretty much exactly the same job BUT with one big difference: you can get ALL the product out of a Shadow Insurance tube eventually - whereas with Urban Decay's tube you literally have to cut the bottle open to get out the last remaining primer - would you want to do that just so you get your money's worth? No, I didn't think so haha! Also for those really wanting to save their pennies, Too Faced is 50p cheaper than UDPP in Boots... So, anyway, I need my eyeshadow (when I wear it) to last at least 14hrs minimum due to work, I can't be dealing with unsightly creases and I certainly don't have time to reapply eyeshadow. Ok, so here is a picture of my closed eye at the beginning of my work day at 4pm:

 Ehem, please ignore my very visible pores lol - but see how the colour looks relatively vibrant (well, for browns I suppose!). So off I head to work, do my nightshift, then get home at 6am. I was very tired so please also forgive the fact that I took a picture of my other eye (also shut) but don't be dissuaded; they both looked the same at the end of the night/morning, and here is my other eye 14hrs later:

I took this picture in a darkened room with a flash (as it was 6am after all) but as you can see, there are no creases and the colour still looks great. Too Faced Shadow Insurance definately does the trick for me. All you need is to squeeze a very small drop of the flesh coloured primer onto your finger, dot onto clean lids (I pat my eyelids very gently with a clean tissue to absorb oil before application) and then blend very gently - try not to drag or pull at your eyelids. It dries quickly and easily and leaves a wonderful base for eyeshadow :)
       I just thought I should say here that I don't think it's very healthy to be putting silicone primers over your eyelids all the time - try to give yourself at least two or three days a week where you let your eyelids breathe, treat them with rich creams or even a tiny bit of vitamin E oil to keep them supple. Have fun :)