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Applying
Eye Liner
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Eyeliner is used to give
shape to the eyes and define them as desired. An important part of eye
makeup, it is often used after eye shadow and before mascara. Eyeliner
can be used to add the dramatic touch to your face or soften the look of
your eyes and must be used, keeping the color of eyes and the eye shadow
that you use in mind. Brown, navy and charcoal liners look gorgeous on
light colored eyes while brown and plum shades are often used to enhance
the beauty of dark brown and black eyes. |
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Precise and dramatic strokes
can be achieved by using liquid eyeliner while pencil eyeliner is the
best to give soft touch to the eyes. To experiment with colors,
you can moisten a small flat brush to use dark eye shadow as eyeliner or
a cake liner and the brush must be held as a pen. Pencil eyeliners need
to be sharpened before using them. |
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While
applying the eyeliner, tilt your head back slightly and keep your eyes
half-open to let you see yourself in the mirror as you are applying the
liner. The line must be drawn on the upper lid from the inner side of
the eye to the outer side. Let the liner dry before opening your eyes
fully. To soften the look of harsh eyeliner, smudge it a little using
the brush. Lower lid is lined from outer edge tapering to the inner side
of the eye. Liquid liner has to be applied in one smooth stroke while
pencil is applied by stroking the area lightly. Too thick eyeliner does
not look good so go for thinner lines. |
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Liquid liners
need practice and brushed must always be washed with a makeup remover
after using them. If your hand is shaky, stand close to the mirror to
provide it support from the mirror. While using a powder shadow
as a liner, it is wise to hold a tissue directly beneath your eye to
avoid it from getting all over the dace. The best tool to apply eyeliner
is the sponge applicator. Liner applied as a series of dashes or dots or
short feather-like strokes on the lash line are much easier to control
than a solid line. If your lids are oily, you need to prepare it first
just like you did for eye shadow to avoid eyeliner from moving up to the
crease area. Kohl pencils are ideally suited for the inner rims of the
upper and lower lids and not the eyeliner as it
soon smears easily and is also not good for eyes. |
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Classic traditional eyeliner
look can be achieved by determining the thickness and intensity of the
eyeliner according to the eyelid area. Larger eyelid area can use
thicker and softer eyeliner while smaller eyelid area needs thinner and
more intense liner. Since eyeliner is meant to create depth to the eyes
and give thickness to the lashes, traditionally you can stick with dark
brown, gray or black eye shadow for the upper lid and softer tan, taupe,
chestnut, brown, gray or black shades for the lower lid. |
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