Monday, November 26, 2012

Eyeliner Tips & Tricks

Hello Beauty Addicts!!!

The question I'm most frequently ask is:

How do you apply your eyeliner?

Followed by:

How do you make it last all day?

Which bring me to creating this post!

Eyeliner is one of the most flattering things you can achieve with makeup, Eyeliner can make your eye look:

Lifted
Awake
Larger
Smaller
Seductive
Conservative 

and the list goes on and on!

So how do I apply my eyeliner? I'll tell you, first you need to know my favorite type of eyeliner to use is Gel Eyeliner, It has the most smooth application and the darkest pigmentation.

People always say to me when I tell them that, that they don't know how to apply it, they've only used pencil or liquid. Well I'm here to tell you that you are over thinking it! It's just as simple, all you need is to find the right brush!

here are some examples:


Flat Eyeliner brush                                               Thin Eyeliner brush (perfect for liquid)    
 

My two favorites:

Round tip eyeliner brush                                                                                 Angled eyeliner brush















I think for beginners the bottom 2 are perfect, the round tip would be perfect for those pencil user, and the angled just gives you an advantage because of it's shape.

I start my eyeliner on the outer corner of the eye and take it up as high as I want it


Then from the top of that line I go down on an angle, making it thinner to about the middle of the eye


then I start again at the inner corner of the eye until it meets up with the rest of the line















and then you should have a perfect Eyeliner with a bit of a cat eye. The higher you take the first line, the cattier the eyeliner.


For the second question (how do I make it last) it comes down to two things, either the brand of eyeliner or by setting the eyeliner. Some brands of eyeliner are great and will make it last all day (my favorite brands will be at the bottom of the post)! some not so much but once you set it, it shouldn't go anywhere.

How to set it:
Here are 2 ways to set an eyeliner.
#1. after you apply your eyeliner, take your brush and dip it on a black eye shadow (or whatever color you are using)


Then go over the line with the powder. 


That will set the cream, gel, liquid or pencil, and should make it last longer.




or you can buy and eyeliner sealer





These work the same way and there's two ways of using them. 
You can do just like I said above (dip the brush and then go over the line) or dip the brush on the sealer then on an eye shadow and then create the line. That's perfect for people who don't have many eyeliners and want to try different colors.

Now (as every makeup artist does) I have my favorite brands for smudge proof, water proof eyeliners:

L'Oreal has one of my favorite gel liners around $9.99
you can find it at Walgreens, CVS, Ulta, and some supermarkets.

Inglot lasts all day and come in a variety of colors! They have Inglot store here in FL at Aventura Mall and in downtown Miami and it cost about $14.00 

Milani is the one I use everyday! because is extreamly waterproof , some may not like that but I love it!
you can also find it at Walgreens, CVS, Ulta, and some supermarkets for only $6.00



 Make Up Forever, one of the leaders in makeup, has an eyeliner that is smooth and long lasting.
you can find this at Makeupforever.com or at spehora and it cost $18


And last but not least Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliners. Long lasting and smooth! available at Urbandecay.com & Sephoras for $19.00


I hope these tips, tricks, pictures and websites have helped you!

I would love to hear from you!!! 

What's your favorite Eyeliner?

Have you bought any of these? did you like it?

Send me pictures of how your eyeliner came out after you tried my way, I would love to see it!!

Once again thank you Beauty Addicts!



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