Amani06

Thats very true! One of my friends had her make up done by Ather Shezad in Lahore and she said for the foundation base he used a foundation stick and a totally damp sponge. I tried it on myself once with a mac foundation stick and wet sponge and it looked horrendously caked on-i neva did that again!

mirzajamila

For MAC foundation do not use the wet sponge as the stick foundation is heavy, so use the foundation brush apply over the face than you can also blend them over with you hands, as wet sponge will not absorb the foundation properly because of the heaviness.

hejsa

imaan...i dont live in uk sorry.....

but we used 3 somethimes 4 different shades of sticks like prototype said to get the rigth color...and then we blended 3/4 of this waterbase and yes also called pancake mix it with water and apply it with a brush and fixed it with a wet sponge......

i dont have any experience with mac foundations.....so i dont know if u can use waterbase over it.....

yaar pakistani make up is really different... the foundation is really heavy and the the eye make up uff humein 15 min lag jatey sirf foundation lagane mein..

the stick look like this
http://www.tgcosmetics.co.uk/images/...paintstick.jpg

imaan123ali

hejsa

what is so different about the eye makeup

imaan

Ira

I went for a MAC makeover trial today and had the girl do half my face like she normally would and then half the face with a wet sponge. What really surprised both of us was that in indoor light, the normal coverage looked better than the wet sponged one. In sunlight, they both looked the same. In the end, i opted for the normal way of applying with a makeup brush.

Pink'd Out

I used the Kyolan tv paint stick as well.....i would highly recommend it....i didnt want to use anyone else's stuff.....so i ordered mine online from chicago somewhere.....it gives amazing coverage......MAC is really good as well....but i wanted to stand out on my special day....and it really did give the full coverage+matte look i wanted

mirzajamila

So this stick you get them from Pakistan? what company brand is it? it doesn't show clearly, just curious.

Amani06

From what i can see it says Kryolan on the box.

U can get that in London..or u can get it over the internet. Like i said i tried it with the MAC stick and wet sponge and it was way too caked. I washed it off and started again without the wet sponge and it was much better. I think in pakistan the make up is much heavier mayb cos of the climate and stuff.

shylaydee1

oooo Im gona get lots of that :> - so is kryolan and tv paint stick the same product??

Amani06

I dont know if they're the same product but i do know that Krylon do stage and theatrical make up.

mirzajamila

If you're using a stick foundation, do not use wet spongs as it tends to her heaiver, just apply them with a fooundation brush and blend them over with your hands or dry spongs even out the foundation.

hejsa

imaan....when they apply the eyeshades on brides the use eyeliner as well to get the smoky shadowish look and then yhe thick eyeliner then eyelashes and then eyeliner and tons off mascara......

for brides i think the stick is good it gives u the one tone shade and u dont need to use a concealer ...

mirzajamila.....u can get the sticks on every make up stand in pakistan they cost 400 rps....

and i always use a almost wet sponge always....ab to aadat si hogayi haiiwet sponge gii also when i use other foundations

shylaydee1....kryolan is the company name and the foundaton is called tv stick.....in karashi they have a shop at tariq road in some galii

Mallika

oh Lord, MAC is quite expensive compared to other brands . I've heard so much about how good this brand is.

shylaydee1

I have used MAC foundation - I really find that it is very overrated! I love their eyeshadows - you cant get better in my opinion! So is there anywhere else in Karachi where you can get this foundation - ie in Clifton/Defence? We usually do a lot of shopping from Gulf, Uzma and Ashiyana Plaza. Which eyeshadows do they use in pakistani salons on brides? they are sooo viberate, dont get that finish with eyeshadows sold in UK - not even with MAC!

mirzajamila

Regardless of whatever brand are used on the bridal, only the photographer will be able to make the pic look fawless, as the know the trick how to do them, that's why sometime when one take the pic with own camera rather than the professional, you can see the difference,
Anyway these day most people uses MAC & SEPHORA.

Amani06

Yeh i'll try that. I did it with a dry sponge and it was better than with a wet one.

hejsa

oooh thats right ........sephora has so much stuff but afsoos we dont have sephora here where i live

horizon472

hi,1 thing i would like to share with all of u dat tv paint sticks hv strange story wid it...although many parlours do their work with these sticks but they know their work well ...how to blend diff colors of stick how to apply but these sticks cant b use longer at ur home bcuz after some mnths these stop work on ur face n when u apply on ur face ur face will b turn as dark colord sample,,,its not the problem of skin,,most of u ll say dat it ll b texture of skin but i hv experience with tv paint stick n in long run it also dry out ur face n change the skin roughly.

mirzajamila

Any heavy foundation should not be used on a daily baisis, as when you used it, it kinda block the air to pass through your face that's the reason it shouldn't be used on daily basis, fopr everyday use maybe a liquid foundation (that's to very little but blended properly) plus a touch of loose powder.

starcity

A lot of beauticians use MAC, it's one of the best brands around