Learning how to apply eyeliner is challenging, so we compiled our list of eyeliner tips that work to make this task just a little easier.
Thin Line Eye Lashes the Easy Way
To line your eye lashes the easy way ... just follow the dots! You'll create a perfect fine line with liquid eyeliner every time.
Use a small-tip eyeliner wand or brush.
Create a row of similar sized small dots between the roots of the lashes.
Connect the dots with eyeliner.
Liquid Eyeliner
Liquid eyeliner is versatile and easy to work with, after you've mastered the use of the brush. Practice on your hand before using liquid eyeliner for the first time. It's much easier to wash your hands than it is to reapply all your makeup!
Fine or thick lines are easier to create with liquid eyeliner than they are with pencil eyeliner.
Use only waterproof liquid eyeliner along the rim and bottom lash line, otherwise, your eyeliner will smudge, and you'll have raccoon eyes.
For smudge-proof eyeliner, swipe a thin line of eye primer along your upper lash line prior to lining.
Gel Eyeliner
Gel eyeliner can be a bit tricky to use your first time. Practice using it on your hand first to master your technique.
Gel eyeliner is often used when creating the "smokey eye" look.
For a fine line, use an ultra-fine eyeliner brush.
While your eyeliner is still wet, soften it with a smudge brush.
Pencil Eyeliner Tips
Pencil eyeliner is a wonderful makeup product for the lower lashes line because most are moisture resistant.
They are a girl's best friend during the hot and humid months of summer; and the cold and rainy months of winter.
You get what you pay for...Cheap eyeliner flakes, so spend a few extra dollars on a trusted name brand; bypass the $1 sale.
If you plan to be around water, wear waterproof eyeliner to prevent raccoon eyes.
Water-proof pencil eyeliner is a life saver for women whose allergies cause their eyes to water.
With a tissue, rub off the tip of a newly sharpened pencil. This prevents the sharp point from breaking on the skin and smudging.
Forget about lining the lower root line; leaving them naked will make your eyes look larger - or just line the outer one-third portion.
For us women that must line the lower-lash line, use a lighter shade of pencil on the lower than what you use on the upper. Light colors make eyes appear larger.
Mechanical eyeliner pencils never need sharpening. Just twist and you're ready.
To sanitize an eyeliner pencil, sharpen it.
When coming to the end of the lashes move the eyeliner brush slightly up and out. Following the lash line all the way down at the end of the eye will make your eyes look droopy and sad.
Soften the line you created with a smudge brush. Your eyeliner will look more natural, and wear longer.
Lining the lower rim of the eye can clog the tear duct; or pieces may flake off and fall between the rim and the eyeball. If either of these happen, the eye can get scratched and/or become infected. Line only along the root line and forget the rim.
