OT Eye makeup sensitivity any advice?

OK, my eyes get itchy, watery and puffy when I wear eye makeup so I
just haven't been and it is so depressing. Today I finally went and
bought some Almay and some Physicians formula to see if they work.
Clinique doesn't. Nor does Estee Lauder. I've got the almay on now. I
bought eye liner and mascara too. But I can feel my eyes getting
watery. We'll see. Does anyone else have this problem and do you have
anything you have found that helps. I read somewhere that smashbox's
foundation primer under eyeshadow helps. Has anyone tried that?

"Karen" wrote in message
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OK, my eyes get itchy, watery and puffy when I wear eye makeup so I just
haven't been and it is so depressing. Today I finally went and bought some
Almay and some Physicians formula to see if they work. Clinique doesn't.
Nor does Estee Lauder. I've got the almay on now. I bought eye liner and
mascara too. But I can feel my eyes getting watery. We'll see. Does anyone
else have this problem and do you have anything you have found that helps.
I read somewhere that smashbox's foundation primer under eyeshadow helps.
Has anyone tried that?


With allergies I've found that less is more is the absolute rule for me. I
don't put much make up on my face. I usually skip the foundation when I do
wear it, just use blush and just a bit of liner. Someone mentioned Mary
Kay. That was a mascara I could wear. I use Clinique now.

Mostly I'm very careful to use as few products on my face as possible.
Rinse whatever I clean it with off VERY thoroughly. Don't rub or pull the
skin and just pat it dry with a soft towel if needed.

Also, and this took me years, I don't touch my face. No rubbing, scratching
resting hands etc. If you can master that it will cut way down on allergy
stuff. But keep your hands really clean anyway just in case.

Jo

Karen wrote:
OK, my eyes get itchy, watery and puffy when I wear eye makeup so I
just haven't been and it is so depressing. Today I finally went and
bought some Almay and some Physicians formula to see if they work.
Clinique doesn't. Nor does Estee Lauder. I've got the almay on now. I
bought eye liner and mascara too. But I can feel my eyes getting
watery. We'll see. Does anyone else have this problem and do you have
anything you have found that helps. I read somewhere that smashbox's
foundation primer under eyeshadow helps. Has anyone tried that?

I hear you! I have dark blonde eyelashes but they are very long, so I want
to wear mascara to show them off. But have a similar problem in that my
eyes are sensitive and I wear contact lenses, to boot.

You might try (and I'm not going to say this won't irritate your eyes, it
might and DISCLAIMER: you didn't hear about it from me!) eyelash dye. It's
vegetable dye. Look up 'Natural Woman' online; it's shipped from England.

I've found Physician's Formula makes a nice mild eyeshadow.

Jill

On 2006-09-30 14:09:40 -0500, "Jo Firey" said:


"Karen" wrote in message
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OK, my eyes get itchy, watery and puffy when I wear eye makeup so I
just haven't been and it is so depressing. Today I finally went and
bought some Almay and some Physicians formula to see if they work.
Clinique doesn't. Nor does Estee Lauder. I've got the almay on now. I
bought eye liner and mascara too. But I can feel my eyes getting
watery. We'll see. Does anyone else have this problem and do you have
anything you have found that helps. I read somewhere that smashbox's
foundation primer under eyeshadow helps. Has anyone tried that?


With allergies I've found that less is more is the absolute rule for
me. I don't put much make up on my face. I usually skip the
foundation when I do wear it, just use blush and just a bit of liner.
Someone mentioned Mary Kay. That was a mascara I could wear. I use
Clinique now.

Mostly I'm very careful to use as few products on my face as possible.
Rinse whatever I clean it with off VERY thoroughly. Don't rub or pull
the skin and just pat it dry with a soft towel if needed.

Also, and this took me years, I don't touch my face. No rubbing,
scratching resting hands etc. If you can master that it will cut way
down on allergy stuff. But keep your hands really clean anyway just in
case.

Jo

Yeah, I know i need to stop touching my face and eyes! It's so hard!

I have a similar thing and got it diagnosed as blepharitis, which is a
condition whereby your pores can't adequately clean themselves out. Any
makeup on the eyes, no matter how allergy proof, still gets into the pores
where your eyelashes are and my body can't remove it. The result: Itchy
swollen puffy eyes and, eventually, a scaly rash all the way up the eylid.
The condition doesn't go away. I have to get this product called Lid Care
and carefully clean off the red part where the eyelashes grow from. I get
the liquid version (the pads don't work very well) and cheap Q-tips (so that
they don't have any bits of cotton sticking off - the cheap ones aren't soft
and that's what you want) and carefully do it in the morning and night.
Now, I can wear eye makeup about once a week but am careful to remove it
with eye makeup remover and then very VERY carefully, with the Q-tips on the
eyelids. I hope you don't have the same thing!

Susan M
Otis and Chester


"Karen" wrote in message
news:2006093013485616807%kchuplis@alltelnet...

OK, my eyes get itchy, watery and puffy when I wear eye makeup so I just
haven't been and it is so depressing. Today I finally went and bought some
Almay and some Physicians formula to see if they work. Clinique doesn't.
Nor does Estee Lauder. I've got the almay on now. I bought eye liner and
mascara too. But I can feel my eyes getting watery. We'll see. Does anyone
else have this problem and do you have anything you have found that helps.
I read somewhere that smashbox's foundation primer under eyeshadow helps.
Has anyone tried that?

On 2006-10-01 10:33:32 -0500, "Susan M" said:

I have a similar thing and got it diagnosed as blepharitis, which is a
condition whereby your pores can't adequately clean themselves out.
Any makeup on the eyes, no matter how allergy proof, still gets into
the pores where your eyelashes are and my body can't remove it. The
result: Itchy swollen puffy eyes and, eventually, a scaly rash all the
way up the eylid. The condition doesn't go away. I have to get this
product called Lid Care and carefully clean off the red part where the
eyelashes grow from. I get the liquid version (the pads don't work
very well) and cheap Q-tips (so that they don't have any bits of cotton
sticking off - the cheap ones aren't soft and that's what you want) and
carefully do it in the morning and night. Now, I can wear eye makeup
about once a week but am careful to remove it with eye makeup remover
and then very VERY carefully, with the Q-tips on the eyelids. I hope
you don't have the same thing!

Susan M
Otis and Chester


Well, I'm happy to report that my eyes only got a bit watery yesterday
with the almay and today I am trying the Physicians Formula and that
seems to be doing REALLY well. Now if only there was a bit more color
choice in the PF!! Oh well, I'm very happy I appear, at least for now,
to be able to wear some eye makeup again!! I hated even taking off my
sunglasses because my eyes are so dinky and boring.

Karen wrote:

OK, my eyes get itchy, watery and puffy when I wear eye makeup so I just
haven't been and it is so depressing. Today I finally went and bought
some Almay and some Physicians formula to see if they work. Clinique
doesn't. Nor does Estee Lauder. I've got the almay on now. I bought eye
liner and mascara too. But I can feel my eyes getting watery. We'll see.
Does anyone else have this problem and do you have anything you have
found that helps. I read somewhere that smashbox's foundation primer
under eyeshadow helps. Has anyone tried that?

Stepping in where I have absolutely NO personal knowledge, but DW is
hyper-sensitive to darned near anything (sometimes I think that includes
air). She went to Merle Norman and gets her facial/eye makeup stuff
there.

She had been through the Clinique, Almay, all the hypo-allergenic stuff
she could get at normal retail outlets with no success and on advice of
a friend went to Merle Norman. One of the consultants there listened to
her and got her onto a series of products she can use without ill
effects (so far -- it's been over a year now since she started).

Darned stuff is expensive, but if she likes it, it works for me, too

--
Sam, closely supervised by Mistletoe

On 2006-10-01 19:21:44 -0500, Sam said:

Karen wrote:

OK, my eyes get itchy, watery and puffy when I wear eye makeup so I
just haven't been and it is so depressing. Today I finally went and
bought some Almay and some Physicians formula to see if they work.
Clinique doesn't. Nor does Estee Lauder. I've got the almay on now. I
bought eye liner and mascara too. But I can feel my eyes getting
watery. We'll see. Does anyone else have this problem and do you have
anything you have found that helps. I read somewhere that smashbox's
foundation primer under eyeshadow helps. Has anyone tried that?

Stepping in where I have absolutely NO personal knowledge, but DW is
hyper-sensitive to darned near anything (sometimes I think that
includes air). She went to Merle Norman and gets her facial/eye makeup
stuff there.

She had been through the Clinique, Almay, all the hypo-allergenic stuff
she could get at normal retail outlets with no success and on advice of
a friend went to Merle Norman. One of the consultants there listened
to her and got her onto a series of products she can use without ill
effects (so far -- it's been over a year now since she started).

Darned stuff is expensive, but if she likes it, it works for me, too

Hmm. This is the third recommendation I've seen for Merle Norman. I'll
have to check.

Karen wrote:
On 2006-10-01 10:33:32 -0500, "Susan M" said:

I have a similar thing and got it diagnosed as blepharitis, which is a
condition whereby your pores can't adequately clean themselves out.
Any makeup on the eyes, no matter how allergy proof, still gets into
the pores where your eyelashes are and my body can't remove it. The
result: Itchy swollen puffy eyes and, eventually, a scaly rash all the
way up the eylid. The condition doesn't go away. I have to get this
product called Lid Care and carefully clean off the red part where the
eyelashes grow from. I get the liquid version (the pads don't work
very well) and cheap Q-tips (so that they don't have any bits of cotton
sticking off - the cheap ones aren't soft and that's what you want) and
carefully do it in the morning and night. Now, I can wear eye makeup
about once a week but am careful to remove it with eye makeup remover
and then very VERY carefully, with the Q-tips on the eyelids. I hope
you don't have the same thing!

Susan M
Otis and Chester


Well, I'm happy to report that my eyes only got a bit watery yesterday
with the almay and today I am trying the Physicians Formula and that
seems to be doing REALLY well. Now if only there was a bit more color
choice in the PF!! Oh well, I'm very happy I appear, at least for now,
to be able to wear some eye makeup again!! I hated even taking off my
sunglasses because my eyes are so dinky and boring.

Physician's Formula works for me too. Only I went so long not wearing
any eye makeup, I'd forget I had it on and rub my eyes and end up
coming home looking like a raccoon.
Sherry

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Karen wrote:
On 2006-10-01 10:33:32 -0500, "Susan M"
said:

I have a similar thing and got it diagnosed as blepharitis, which is a
condition whereby your pores can't adequately clean themselves out.
Any makeup on the eyes, no matter how allergy proof, still gets into
the pores where your eyelashes are and my body can't remove it. The
result: Itchy swollen puffy eyes and, eventually, a scaly rash all
the
way up the eylid. The condition doesn't go away. I have to get this
product called Lid Care and carefully clean off the red part where the
eyelashes grow from. I get the liquid version (the pads don't work
very well) and cheap Q-tips (so that they don't have any bits of
cotton
sticking off - the cheap ones aren't soft and that's what you want)
and
carefully do it in the morning and night. Now, I can wear eye makeup
about once a week but am careful to remove it with eye makeup remover
and then very VERY carefully, with the Q-tips on the eyelids. I hope
you don't have the same thing!

Susan M
Otis and Chester


Well, I'm happy to report that my eyes only got a bit watery yesterday
with the almay and today I am trying the Physicians Formula and that
seems to be doing REALLY well. Now if only there was a bit more color
choice in the PF!! Oh well, I'm very happy I appear, at least for now,
to be able to wear some eye makeup again!! I hated even taking off my
sunglasses because my eyes are so dinky and boring.

Physician's Formula works for me too. Only I went so long not wearing
any eye makeup, I'd forget I had it on and rub my eyes and end up
coming home looking like a raccoon.
Sherry


Well, yeah, threre is that.