I don ' t call that bullying , I call that keeping it real . <| sep |> So I saw on youtube that if you use a mac prolongwear paintpot soft ochre is close to lots of peoples skin tones lightly over the areas where your pores are most pronounced , it can make your foundation more long lasting and less likely to sink into pores . OBviously this is a more ezpensive brand , but it could also help with your eyeshadow problem ! the best way to apply shadows to look their best is by first priming your eyes , paintpot can be used for this or urban decay primer potion , nyx also do eyeshadow primers which are more affordable then set the primer with a skin coloured shadow , included in most palettes . If you dont set the primer with a fleshtoned shadow , all other shadows are harder to blend . Hopefully that will help . Ive found that to avoid makeup looking cakey apply with a damp sponge real techniques do a cheap alternative of the beauty blender and slowly build up . Depending on your skin type you could avoid using powders as these can sometimes give a bit of a cakey look . In terms of highstreet palettes , makeup revolution do loads of great palettes which are under 6 with about 12 pretty shades . Ive got a rose gold one which ive used to death !