I smear as well, but just use my fingers. Might clean up along the edges with a Purell Wet Wipe when I'm done. Smearing it in makes it last - if you just applyit and don't rub it in, it wears off quickly, but smeared, smudged, rubbed, into place it can last weeks. Still tends to wear off unevenly though (as expected, where touched goes quicker.)d011user wrote:I felt that i was also able to use the handkerchief to "smear" the dark areolae color into the surrounding skin to give a blended look instead of a sharp edge.
Yeah I didn't think eyeshade would be as good. Blushes might work but are typically too light and too reddish, when you really want something between peach and brown. You also want a matte, not glossy.d011user wrote:One minor trouble with all/most of these beige/brown eyeshades i tried is that the seem to contain a small amount of glitter.
I'm not sure how easy or difficult it is to find brownish, matte lipsticks. I'm rather surprised apricot even exists. For browns you could be right that you need eyeshades.
Definitely don't ever go for a non-makeup solution like acrylic paint that I've seen others do. That stuff is toxic and sucking on it would make you sick. (I'm not even sure eyeshade would be all that safe to ingest, while lipsticks must be by their nature.)
If you really want permanent lips or areolae, you could mix your coloring with alcohol. I haven't tried this, but the alcohol based ink in Brie's wig dyed into her shoulders and ears which I haven't been able to get out yet (looks like a light sunburn). Alcohol seems to be a staining element for TPE - adding color to it should make for permanence. Perhaps applying some rubbing alcohol on her lips and then adding lipstick will cause some of the lipstick color to permanently stain the TPE? Uncharted territory so perform at your own risk. (I may need to try this on my TPE test block myself.)