Eyeliner: How To

Eyeliner: it can either be a blessing or a curse. The trick is to know how to wear it. Before you consider attempting this daring item of makeup; (if you haven’t already) you should consider if you really want to follow through with it. I’m not kidding. This is a very serious matter. (Okay, maybe I’m making it a bit too serious) But a lot of people (myself included) have/are misused/misusing this weapon called eyeliner. Many teen girls go for the emo feel of heavy black eyeliner (which some girls can pull off nicely while others … can’t) thinking that it is the only way they can wear it but are mistaken. Pulling off eyeliner comes in only two basic steps:

1) shade/color

2) how it is applied

Eyeliner is very useful for making your eyes pop and giving the dramatic look without much effort. Before you do this however, you need to choose your weapon. Makeup is very expensive (which makes me glad I don’t wear much) so it’s easy to just stick to the cheapo, wears-off-in-seconds, smears-all-over-the-place-when-I-cry brands. In the long run, though, I have found that spending a couple more bucks to get the good stuff works better. It’s harder to figure out what colors work for you. It was hard for me anyway. It really all depends on your shade of skin and hair.

For dark hair, medium skin, and dark eyelashes: Brown-black, black, or charcoal are your best bets.

For dark hair but fairer skin: use brown, gray, or brown-black. Some can pull of black eyeliner but sticking to the before mentioned colors is safer.

For dark hair and dark skin: Chances are, your eyes already pop and look incredible but if you still wanna try your hand at eyeliner, black and dark purple will work for you. Dark purple tends to look less natural but it can also look absolutely amazing.

For fair skin and blonde or red hair: paired with a brown or brown-black mascara, brown or gray eyeliner will really make your eyes stand out.

Now that you’ve chosen your weapon; it’s time to use it! The main rule here is to start with the inside corners of your eyes for the top lid and outside corners for the bottom. My motto in this area is less is more. It will take a few tries to get it right but starting out by applying it as thin as possible works best. There are even YouTube videos out there to show you how it’s done if you don’t get it. I wear my eyeliner almost all the way around my eye but it gets thinner the closer to the inside of my eyes until there’s nothing at all. If you have fair skin and blonde or red hair, it’s best to only apply to the top lid. Otherwise, applying it to the top lid then half-way on the bottom or just in the bottom outside corner works well.

Good luck and have fun experimenting!