Hi Lisa,

I just used it for the first time a couple of weeks ago on my daughter's cheer team for competition. A photo of her is here: people.tribe.net/ddb419b8-...270bda92c2

I did okay at using it but had been told how to by the sales clerk of the local store I bought it from. Some of the other moms who were helping (including 1 mom who is a makeup artist by trade) had some difficulty.

1st & foremost - the top part (not the cap) of the liquid sugar bottle comes out when you turn it upside down thus spilling it & wasting it all. Take the top part out & put a small amount of super glue around the sides & then put it back in the bottle.

2) the liquid sugar dries VERY fast - only use small amounts at a time (time consuming when you have 30 cheerleader's makeup to do)
3) put a small amount of liquid sugar on the back of your hand, dip your brush into the eye kandy & then mix it into the liquid sugar to get the consistency you want. You can add more liquid sugar or eye kandy if needed.
4) using it as an eyeliner is pretty simple but for use as an all over glitter eyeshadow, I found that patting it on the eyelid seemed to work okay. It kept clumping when I tried to use a spread method.

There are some beautiful photos on tribe of those wearing eye kandy. I haven't figured out yet how to blend the colors (but I've only worked with the 2 colors & didn't want to blend them anyway). I guess it just takes a lot of practice.

Good luck & post pics when you have them.

also... I used a small flat paint brush to do the all over eyelid application instead of the small one that came in the kit. The stiffness of the brush britles may have had something to do with how difficult it was to apply.

You should also check out the other threads on this tribe for more tips.

Well, I mostly use it for lining, so... I take my liner brush, wet it in water, dip it in the Liquid Sugar, then in the Eye Kandy, tap off excess, hold eyelid taut and apply. It tends to clump a bit and fall off (wasted glitter!) if you have too much on the brush at once, so scraping the excess Sugar off on the rim of the bottle so you don't pick up too much at once might help with a smoother application.

I use different brushes, flatter wide brushes to dab on over eyeshadow, or angled brushes for liner, and paint brush size for drawing lines. I found the one that comes with it is a little too much on the stiff side.

Definitely as the last layer. Same tips as the other ladies are sharing about tapping of a little excess solution, and a little excess glitter before applying is good too and small strokes, or dabbing on works better than drawing long lines. "(for me anyway)

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here I paired up Caramel Apple eye kandy with MAC old gold, rose gold, blue brown and vanilla.