1d ago

How to use Eyeliner without it looking like shit?

So fellow girls, I have a question for you? How do I use Eyeliner? I tried several approaches so far and it ended up looking like shit every time, so instead of trying to figure it out myself I just gonna ask you.

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Best thing I found was a soft pen eyeliner, because fuck pencils.
Also, always use loads. Worst case scenario is you'll look like a heroin addict, so people won't bother you. Best case scenario, you look badass.
Don't ppl go to sephora for this and have the makeup life ppl show you how you can do it?
Are you doing a pencil, gel, or liquid? All of them have their own challenges. Some pencils are better than others, but I also haven't used a pencil in a long time. Ones where I had to press down harder and were dry were trash to me.
I like liquid with a brush, but I had to stop because my oily lids would just... Melt it off. I could get some crisp lines with them, though.
For gel, I would use an angle brush. I would start from the center of the eye outwards, then go from the outside to the middle to even it out if that makes sense. After I did that, which I always find to be the least forgiving part, I would do the rest of the eye.
No matter what type I am applying, I would have a mirror near my face, my elbow on the table, and the brush or pencil in my hand. This way, I only have to control my hand with my wrist. I don't have to think about my shoulder.
Make sure you have some good, gentle makeup remover. Practice a LOT. I also just had to wear it for a bit just so I get used to my face looking different.
I found that using a lighter hand on the lower part of the eye, if I put any, gives me a look I prefer over lining the whole eye uniformly.
- I have pencils.
I really struggle as well. One tip I got was to lean my hand on my face. So a single contact point between your hand and face that you kinda pivot around, which helps a lot. Still hard.
Another thing you can do is go for a smoky eyes look instead. Most examples are black but you can really go for any color combo you like! Smoky eyes I think usually also involves eyeliner, but you can still play around without and get pretty eye makeup.
You want to figure out your eye shape and look for tutorials specifically made for it.
One trick is to hold a piece of paper or card from the corner of where your eye ends to end of your eyebrow and draw your eyeliner along that line.
Eyeshadow can also be used instead of liner. It’s more forgiving because of the softness.
I really like a smudgy, smoky look, so my method is applying pencil liberally and maybe not carefully, then rubbing my eyes with fingertips to smudge it, then using makeup remover to shape it up. Bonus: I don't need eyeshadow

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