Because cream shadows are...creamy, you really need a synthetic brush to apply them. A natural hair brush will grab to much of the shadow & it will not apply with as much intensity. I would suggest trying a brush designed for concealer. Da Vinci (promakeupbrush.com) makes some pretty great brush and they always seem to be on sale. Then you can always blending the edges with a soft shadow blending brush, a Q-Tip or your fingers! Good luck and let me know what you think! Cheers!

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Thanks for the tips guys! The Revlon eyeshadows are my fave. We don't have e.l.f. products where I live, so for now I will be trying out my concealer brush. I don't use it anyway.

Love the tips about the creme eyeshadow applicators, brushes, etc.!  Do you gals have a hard time with the creme shadows creasing?  I stay away from creme shadows because they always crease on me.  I just tried the Covergirl ShadowBlast ones, and I had the same problem (even after first using a setting powder as a base).  Frustrating!

as far as the creme shadows creasing, it can be a problem. I would suggest trying a eye shadow primer opposed to just a setting powder. 

a fabulous one is Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion and eyen a light dusting of a similar shadow color (or a colorless loose, I like Youngbloods HD Powder, Makeup Forever HD Powder is second runner up) on top of the creme.

Thanks aly I will be looking this week!

Sure thing, rozbie

i love creme shadows and have tried just about everything looking for one that doesn't crease. i have the same issue some of you mentioned, they look great when i first put them on and then they cake and get goopy. benefit's creaseless creme shadows are AMAZING i can't rave about them enough. i apply them with a flat brush to layer on color and blend out with a fluffy one. they stay on forever and look amazing! 

also, for creme shadows i tend to use a creamy primer instead of a powder one. urban decay's eyedshadow primer potion works wonders. 

pao, revlon  illuminance creme eyeshadows are also great and crease proof.

This is them in moonlit jewels

I've always had the same issue with cream shadows creasing -- not all but a lot of them. I recently discovered a creamy stick shadow that is honestly the best one I've ever tried (and I've tried a gazillion). It's brand spankin' new too. It's the Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Shadow Pencil. It's a similar formula to their 24/7 eyeliner, but in a chubby pencil version. AND you can buy a synthetic brush that is designed to work with them, and it's amazing too. You can actually use that brush with ANY cream shadow. It blends creamy formulas perfectly. Love, love.

yeah, i love revlon illuminance creme shadow in moonit jewels.