Eyeliner Guide

Eyeliner

Why Use Eyeliner
Defining your eyes with eyeliner will immediately enhance your look and draw attention to the beauty of your eyes. Liner, even when worn alone, makes a statement. It is the perfect quick-fix when you need to shift the accent from your lips to your eyes, or transition from a day to evening look.
Use eyeliner to bring the eyes forward, to change their shape, or to create a certain mood. A razor-sharp matte line or smoky kohl contour can change the entire look of your face, from classy and powerful to sultry and sexy.

The tissue of the eye area is extremely delicate, therefore when choosing an eyeliner pencil be sure to select one that is soft enough to glide easily. This is one aspect of makeup application that not only takes practice but an extremely steady hand.

Pencil eyeliners tend to be quite popular because they are easier to control and also can give the look that you want to achieve. Liquid eyeliners on the other hand require more practice. They create precise lines once applied with enough control.

Application of Eyeliner

When using the eyeliner gel the eyeliner brush should be dampened first and then apply with a little drop of eyeliner cream. It needs the highest skill because a shaking hand will easily result two or more eyelines in one application. If you want your appearance to be younger, a natural brownish coloured eyeliner should be applied starting 1/3 from the inside corner and all the way to the outside corner of eyes. Besides, the eyeliner should be applied closely to the eyelashes.

In general, eyeliner pencil is the most commonly used, and below is the tip to make it longer lasting,

After finished applying the eyeliner with the eyeliner pencil, a minute black colour or dark grey eye shadow could be brushed on top of the eyeline. It is acted as protective layer for the eyeliner and makes it more long lasting.

Eyeliner Colour
Light beige or white eye pencil applied to your inner rims looks way too obvious in daylight, and requires a lot of maintenance. A better idea is to use light iridescent pencils for highlighting the corners of your eyes.

Bright baby blue, green, aqua, violet, or gold are great when you need a bright colour on your eyes to be quickly and precisely applied in a line. Choose colours corresponding to your attire. Pencils with shimmer or glitter will add a subtle shine to your eyes—very sexy.

Navy blue, brown, indigo, or deep green will softly define your eyes and are a good alternative to black for a natural look. Match the hue of your liner with the colour of your iris, but use it in dark saturation.

black eye pencil or liquid eyeliner, it is an all-time classic for casual, office, and evening makeup.

Liquid Eye Liner

Test, on the back of your hand, the amount of pressure you should apply. Unless you are a real artist, it is best to steady your elbow on a flat surface. Work from the inside of the eye to the outside corner and keep the line light and even. If you stop at the corner of the eyes, the effect will be round and wide-eyed; if you continue the line and sweep it up and out, you would get a more exotic look. Finally smudge the edges with a cotton bud to soften them.

Don’t apply liquid liner on the inner rims because it can get inside the eyes. Substitute liquid liner with a pencil of the same colour. Don’t bring the upper and lower lines together since this will diminish the apparent size of the eye. For a more dramatic effect, apply on both upper and lower inner rims, but be aware that dark eyeliner on the inner rims is not at all flattering for small eyes.

Pencil Eyeliner
Pencils can be used in the same manner to define or extend the shape of the eyes, but they give a softer, more natural line. Keep them sharpened and ready for use, as blunted or broken points can spoil the whole effect.

Smudgy: The quickest way to apply bright smudgy eyeliner is to use it instead of eye shadow, applied in a thick line all around the eye. However, on oily skins, mature eyelids, or if used together with creamy eyeshadow on the mobile lid, soft eyeliner can dissolve into a mess soon after application

Dark: The best way to apply darker eyeliner is to use it together with eyeshadow of a similar colour. Apply eyeliner on bare eyelids, smoke up the line and set with eyeshadow by blending two products together with a small liner brush. Repeat liner application in a thinner line for more dramatic effect.

Cats: For a beautiful cat-eyes effect, draw a thick straight line along the lower lashes first, then draw a thinner line along your upper eyelashes. Bring the upper and lower lines together at the level of the lower line. Set with eyeshadow as above

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