Today I'm going to be talking about eye liner- what products I use and what techniques I utilize.
L'Oreal Infallible Lacquer Liner 24H in Blackest Black is my go to liner. It stays put all day and all night, I never have to reapply. It's highly pigmented and comes in a variety of colors. I use it to line my eyes normally above the lashes. I like a dramatic look because I love to play up my eyes so my line tends to be a thick one! I also use JULEP's Kajal Eye Glider in Carbon Black and Brown Shimmer for tightlining. Now, if your not familiar with tightlining, let me tell you what it's about- because I really think it's just about the greatest thing in the world! It can totally change your whole look and it literally takes seconds to do! Tightlining is basically lining the area where the lashes grow. I gently pull up my upper lid and in light feather like strokes, I line under my lashes to fill in any gaps between them. I don't go all the way to the inner corner of my eye, I just go as far as my lashes do. I think it looks more natural that way, but if you like it- go ahead! This really adds thickness and volume to your lashes, it really is crazy how much of a difference this makes! I think it's easiest to tightline before you do anything else to your eye, just so your not smudging your shadow. Now, Tightlining is not to be confused with lining your waterline which is lining the inner rim of your eye- the spot between your lash line and actual eye ball. I personally don't line my upper waterline, I do however line my lower waterline with a white liner- I use NYX Jumbo Eye Pencil in Milk. It really makes my eye look more open and gives me that bright/awake look that I love so much! To line my waterline, I lay my finger horizontally under my eye and push in just a bit, so I'm not pulling down on my lid. Pulling at the the area around our eyes can result in the loss of elasticity in them, and we don't want that! So, laying your finger underneath your eye will make you lower lid sort of pop out a bit, take your liner and line the inner rim- again here, I don't go all the way to the inner corner because I don't like to line over m,y tear duct, but if you like the look you get, go ahead and do it! Keep in mind if you have small eyes and you line both upper and lower waterlines with black, it will make your eyes look smaller, using a lighter color on the lower waterline will make your eye's open up. I have big eyes, but I use white because I love the awake look I get. You could use a nude or really any color you'd like! With tightlining and waterlining you don't really want a liquid liner because the area is prone to smudging as it is, and fluid or liquid liner will smear. Kohl liner is great, it's what I use, it's very soft and tends to set quickly which is what you want. Experiment to find out what works best for you.
There really are so many things you could do with these methods combined. Youtube has great tutorials that you could check out to get a better idea of what techniques there are and what liners your could use. I use the ones above, but there are literally thousands of liner products out there to choose from!
Do you tightline or waterline? I wanna know what your techniques are! Leave me a comment below!