If it feels soft, then you might want to cool it down. A cooler pencil will provide a softer, lighter application. A warm pencil, which will be soft, will provide a darker, more pigmented look. To warm up your liner, turn on your hair dryer on its highest setting and aim it at your eyeliner for a few seconds.
This will soften up the liner enough to give it a gel-like consistency. Then, test the liner on your wrist before you apply it to your eye. To cool down your liner, try placing it in the freezer for about 10 minutes before you apply it. This will help to prevent the pencil eyeliner from crumbling. Hold the outer corner of your eyelid. Place your fingers on the outer edge of your upper lash line and pull outwards gently so that the eyelid is taut.
This will help to ensure that you create a straight even line along your upper lash line. You may also want to close your eyelid as you pull it taut. Raise your eyebrows so that your eyelid does not block your lash line at all. It may also be helpful to rest your elbow on a table or countertop to keep your hand steady. Start at the inner corner and work across. Begin lining the inner corner of your eyelid and move towards the outer edge of your eyelid. Make sure that you go slowly and use short strokes to create an even line.
If you want to make your eyes look bigger and more open, then you may consider applying a lighter color just to the inner corner of your upper lash line. Use an angled brush for blending if you are combining more than one color.
Consider tight lining for a more natural look. If you want a really natural look, then you might consider tight lining your eyes. To tight line your eyes, only apply the eyeliner to the spaces between your lashes on your upper lid. For an even more natural look, try tight lining your eyes with a neutral shade, such as light brown. Line your lower lash line. If you decide to line your lower lid, place a finger on the outer edge of your lower lid and pull it taut.
Then, begin applying liner using short strokes, just as you did with the top lid. Line the entire bottom lash line for a dramatic look. Lining the entire lower lash line along with your upper lash line will make your eyes look even more dramatic, though it will also make them look smaller.
Line just the outer half of the lower lash line for a more subtle look. You can also use a lighter shade of eyeliner for the lower lash to make the effect a bit less dramatic. For example, you could use a light brown shade on your lower lash line. Method 4. Apply liner to one side of the liner brush. Gel line usually comes in a small pot and you will need a liner brush to apply it. When you are ready to apply your liner, unscrew the lid from the pot and dip your liner brush into the gel liner so that just the tip or edge is coated in gel liner.
If I seems a little dry or stiff, then you may also want to warm the pot in your hands to make it easier to use. Start at your inner and outer corners. Begin applying the gel liner to your inner lash line moving towards the center, but do not fill it in yet. Then, apply some liner to your outer lash line moving towards the outer edge. This will help to ensure that you can see the liner when your eyes are open. Fill in the center. After you have starter lines on the inner and outer edges, then you can fill in the gap along the center of your lash line.
Use soft small strokes to create an even line along your upper lash line. To ensure that the line is even, you may need to go over it several times. You may be able to complete one eye with the amount of gel liner that you applied to your brush, or you can add more if needed. Try blending some eyeshadow along the edge of the liner to create a smoky or smudged effect.
Method 5. Create a base. Apply a neutral tone of eyeshadow to your eyelids up to your brows to begin and then follow it up with a slightly darker color on just your lids and crease. For example, you can use a nude shade, followed by a light brown shade. Add eyeshadow to the outer edges of your eyelids. Next, apply some medium brown eyeshadow to the outer edges of your eyelids.
This will start to enhance your outer eyelids and create a nice backdrop for your cat eye eyeliner. Follow up the medium brown shade with some black eyeshadow over the same area. This will help to create the smoky effect.
Highlight the center. To brighten your eyes, add a bit of light, shimmery eyeshadow to the centers of your eyelids. You can use any light, shimmery color that you want, such as a champagne, cream, or white color. Pat the eyeshadow onto the centers of your eyelids using a small fluffy brush.
Line your upper lash line. Now that you have finished applying your eyeshadow, you can start to line your upper lash line with black eyeliner. Take the eyeliner and begin by applying it to the outer and inner edges of your upper eyelids, then fill in the center.
Create your wings. Next, extend your eyeliner out past the edge of your eyelid and upwards. Follow the curve of your lower lash line to help you create the bottom of your wings. Go back over the wings to fill in any gaps in the liner. Apply mascara and false lashes. You can finish your look with some mascara and false lashes if desired. Adding mascara will help to define your eyes and false lashes will give you an even more dramatic look.
Support wikiHow and unlock all samples. Laura Martin Licensed Cosmetologist. Laura Martin. Liquid liner is best for creating crisp, thin lines but it requires some practice to perfect a clean application.
Yes No. Not Helpful 5 Helpful Is it okay to line smaller, hooded eyes with a somewhat thick line? What if it were in a more natural color than black, such as brown or a metallic bronze? If your eyes are hooded, a thicker line in a softer color like brown is a great idea.
Metallic shades like bronze are also good for small eyes, but if you have wrinkles it can emphasize them. Not Helpful 7 Helpful An eyelid primer will keep your natural oils in check and will ensure staying power. Use light dashes to apply the gel eyeliner to the lash line. The key is using a sparse amount of product and building up where necessary.
Excessive gel can be goopy and cakey and will promote smudging. Cream eyeliner can be applied similarly to its gel counterpart. Because it is on the softer and more malleable side, it is a sound idea to use less product for the first round of applications. Let the product dry, and apply a second coat. Smudge it out lightly for a smokier look with a Q-tip or eyeliner brush. Prep your eyes to ensure the easy removal of excess product!
Makeup artists swear by placing translucent powder under the eyes to enable easy removal of fallout. Even a light swath of face powder under the eye will be effective should spare flecks of powder migrate as you apply the thinly milled shadow eyeliner. Use a dry or damp eyeliner brush to dab on your eyeshadow liner. We love this format because it can be lusciously subtle or daringly bold.
Eyeshadow liner looks best when concentrated on the lash line, particularly on and below the lower lash line. Avoid your water lines and inner eyes. For a comprehensive structured look, eyeshadow eyeliner is best paired with a kohl pencil or gel eyeliner. Your eye shape should not dictate your look but should be considered a guiding star in choosing the best formula for your face. Almond shaped eyes benefit from softer, creamier blends that can smudge and play up the natural contours of the eye.
Smaller eyes benefit from a smokey shadow eyeliner. Round eyes are flexible and can be defined effectively with liquid formulas. If the inner and outer corners of your eyes are at the same level, then you have almond shaped eyes.
A thick and smokey eye perfectly complements almond shaped eyes. To accentuate your eye shape, draw a thin line from the inner corner out to the very edge. Extend the line slightly beyond the edge of your eye to create an alluring and wide-eyed appeal. Women with almond eyes are lucky because they have room to be flexible in their eyeliner application techniques.
For a twist on the traditional shape, try a multi colored flick. Add on a jewel-toned shade for a hit of unexpected and whimsical color. If you have a more prominent eyelid that hangs over your eyes slightly, you have what is considered a hooded eye. While the configuration of your eyelid may create the appearance of smaller eyes, eyeliner can create the illusion of roundness. Creating a thick black line that covers a large portion of your lash line will create an intriguing and mesmerizing effect.
This all-over liner look is daring and sexy and will create an intriguing bedroom eye appearance. Begin by applying your eyeliner from the outside in to ensure that your flick extends past the hood, revealing the liner.
Maintain a steady hand as you sculpt the perfect line, moving patiently towards your inner eye. Flick your eyeliner out in a dramatic cat eye to create an elongated and uplifted eye. A subtler wing will be an understated way of playing up your natural eye shape.
Draw a thin line under your eyes to achieve a harmonious balance but concentrate the color on the upper lash line. Keep the waterline along your lower lashes clear of product and limit the eyeliner to a subtle wash along your lower lashes. A tightline waterline effect will exacerbate the tired-eye tendencies that hooded eyes can fall victim to. To create the illusion of eyes that are closer together, accentuate the inner corner of your eyes with a thick treatment of eyeliner or an application of dazzling pigment.
Create a dense line around your top and bottom lash line but avoid flicking the eye liner past the outer corner. Apply mascara on bottom lashes and subtly brush them towards the nose to create the optical illusion of closer set eyes.
If you have round, large eyes, you can use eyeliner to accentuate or minimize the natural shape of your eye. Rimming the lower lash line under the lashes will create a doe-eyed, ultra-feminine look. But round eyes are not destined to be wide-eyed and cutesy.
Begin by applying a cream eyeliner with an angled brush. Trace along your lash line, adding extra thickness as you go. A smokey look will ensure that your eyes are expressive without being disproportionate. For a crisper look, use a liquid eyeliner and lengthen your eyes to create a cat eye look with a flicked out wing. A square tipped edge is an unexpected geometrical hack that will create a boxier look with a cool abstract overtone.
Smudge the pigment for a sultrier style. A jet-black eyeliner can also soften the appearance of wide eyes by making the eyes appear seductively narrower.
Small-eyed women may want to use their eyeliner to create the illusion of having wider eyes. A double wing is a brilliant beauty hack that will create a bright-eyed appearance. Paint on a line along the upper lash line and angle it outwards to create a sweet flick.
On the bottom lash line, use an eyeliner pencil or angled brush to create a line just under the lower lash line. Extend the line past the outer corner for a lower wing. Pat in some concealer or sheer eyeshadow between the two lines to create an appealing contrast.
The hit of shimmer will brighten your style, and the two lines will create the impression of a larger set of eyes. If you have monolid eyes, i. Cover your eyes in a swath of dark eyeliner. Take a clean eyeliner pencil and place it right into the upper inner eyelash line. If you need to you can use your index finger, gently lift the upper eyelid. Make sure the pencil is not too sharp, you want a smooth rounded tip so it glides on the upper eyelid easily and doesn't hurt or poke your eyelid.
Don't go too far in toward your nose as this can make your eyes seem small and too close together. The beauty of this eyeliner application if you have poor vision or shaky hands there is NO need to draw a straight or even line. Also, it's a good idea to clean your eyeliner pencil by wiping it with a paper towel moistened with rubbing alcohol. Give it a few minutes to dry before using. There are all types of eyeliner tips, but this last step can really give your eyes a nice lift and works best if you wear mascara.
Simply draw one line straight up from the end of your eyelash line. When you open your eyes, that line will blend in with your lashes giving the eyes an uplifting appearance. Remember, don't draw the line out like cat eyes style as this will most likely draw attention to any sagging of the eyelids. You need to compensate by drawing a tiny line straight up. Heavy cat's eyes style eyeliner might work well on 20 somethings, but once the eyelid starts drooping, you need to compensate by drawing the line-up toward your eyebrow corners.
I found that by drawing one thin line upward gives the eyes a nice lift. How angled should that line be? That depends on the shape and amount of laxity in your eyelids. But for most women a small dash angled toward the tail-end of your eyebrow works great. Play around and to see what works best. Now, just add mascara and your eyes have definition, lift and a bit of pop - without looking over-done or heavy.
Depending on your eye shape and the condition of you skin, you may be able to wear a little bit of eyeliner on the lower lid. If so, try this tip and see how it looks on you. Using your index finger, lightly pull your lower eyelid down. If you draw a line from end to end across the lower lid, it can look too harsh. Note : Make sure to keep the color deposit very light. You just want a hint of color outlining the lower lid to make your eye stand-out.
Depending on the shape and size of your eyes, some women choose to skip this step completely. Also, many find some of the eyeliner color from the upper lid will transfer to the lower lid when they blink and this is often enough to provide a light outline for the lower lid. When it comes to pencil eyeliners, I prefer a hard waxy pencil over a soft crayon because it gives me control on color deposit and stays on all day. I have very sensitive eyes and have tried plenty of eyeliners.
But for some reason these are the only two pencils that have NEVER irritated my eyes like other "hypoallergenic" eyeliners did. But, if you still have a problem with disappearing eyeliner, smudges, smears or problems with contact lenses read the tips below on the benefits of gel liners Applying eyeliner to the waterline can be a problem for contact wearers if the residue gets stuck to the rim of the lenses.
Others just have issues with eyeliner that's always smudging, creeping into lines and wrinkles or just melting away. Avoid using soft, thick, crayon-like eyeliner pencils. For example, I love this L'Oreal Smoldering Eyeliner for outlining the top of my upper lid for a natural sexy, smoldering smudge.
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