Eyeliner is the most important part of your eye makeup and here we will talk about the best tips on how to apply eyeliner so that you can look great for each occasion and for each look.
Makeup Basics - Application of Eyeliner
First of all you need to know how you want to look like. You can apply eyeliner in various different ways, you can get a natural look for daily use or a more dramatic look for special occasions. You have to decide what style you are aiming for, before you start your makeup.
After knowing what kind of look you want you can pick your eyeliner color. You have to choose a color that fits your eye color or a more plain color for a casual look. You can try a green tone for casual and daily use, another alternative is brown. If you want a more dramatic look for the evening you can use a bright green to make your green eyes stand out or an aqua blue shade to make your blue eyes stand out. The standard black is always a good choice for every eye color.
Eyeliners are available in different types ranging from eyeliner pencils, liquid pens, or in cake form. If you are starting out with makeup you should start with an eyeliner pencil or a liquid eyeliner because they are very easy to use. The eyeliners in cake have to be moist when you use them, you do this by putting a few drops of water on your brush and then applying it to the cake. You can have different color intensities if you put more water on it.
The next step is to prepare your eyeliner before you use it. Most of the eyeliners are easy to use and low maintenance. A pencil eyeliner should be sharpened every time you use it so that you have precision to draw and for hygiene purposes. After your eyeliner pencil is sharpened you can warm it up a little with hair dryer or warm it up between your fingers. By doing this the application can be more easier. If you have a liquid eyeliner then you should read its instructions that are printed on the label.
Makeup Basics - Application of Eyeliner
When applying eyeliner you should always start with the upper lid. If you are using a hand mirror you should look down into it and if you are doing it in front of the mirror you can tilt your head backwards. You have to do this so that you can look at the whole eyelid from an angle and not only from the front.
The next step is to apply the eyeliner from the inside of the eyes and then go outwards. You have to draw the line as close as possible to the eyelashes or lashline and you can rest your hand on your cheek so you don’t shake and have a steady hand.
Afterwards you can draw eyeliner on the bottom eyelid. This time you do it the other way around, you go from the outer corner to the inner corner of the eye. Always draw the line as close as possible to the eyelashes. You don’t need to make the line through the whole eyelid, three quarters is enough.
Makeup Basics - Application of Eyeliner
Now you have to wait for the eyeliner to dry for about half to a full minute. This is very important if you are using liquid eyeliner.
To make the effect a bit more smokey you can smudge the eyeliner a little to make the line look softer. You can do this by running a Q-tip gently on the line until you reach the wanted result.
As you can see it is not that hard to know how to apply eyeliner in a professional and cool looking way!
By Nazima Arif
Professional Makeup Artist
Bengaluru
For YST
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