Eyeliner

Eyeliner is commonly used in a daily make-up routine to define the eye or create the look of a wider or smaller eye. Eyeliner can be used as a tool to create various looks as well as highlighting different features of the eyes. Eyeliner can be placed in various parts of the eye to create different looks with winged eyeliner or tight-lined at the waterline. Eyeliner can be drawn above upper lashes or below lower lashes or both, even on the water lines of your eyes.

Its primary purpose is to make the lashes look lush, but it also draws attention to the eye and can enhance or even change the eye's shape. Eyeliner is available in a wide range of hues, from the common black, brown and grey to more adventurous shades such as bright primary colors, pastels, frosty silvers, and gold, white and even glitter-flecked colors.

Eyeliner Pencil vs. Gel Eyeliner vs. Liquid Liner vs. Kohl.

A gel eyeliner not only blends in smoothly, but it's thick enough to make your eyes pop. Gel/cream eyeliners are also extremely flexible; you can apply it heavily with ease or you can smudge it a little.

Types of Liners:

Pencil Eyeliner

Use a pencil liner for easy natural or smudged looks. Pencils are easy to apply because you use them as you would any other pencil. You can lightly apply the pencil for a subtle, natural look, or you can smudge your pencil to create smoky or dramatic eyes. It also won't run into your eyes like liquid liners can.

When using a pencil liner, you will need to occasionally sharpen or dull your pencil.

Liquid liner

The liquid liner creates smooth lines and an accurate look. You can find liquid liner in either a marker pen or in a bottle with a brush. To use it, you simply draw on your lines and fill in any gaps with a second application of liner. You can create a wide range of lines from the liquid liner, from thin, natural lines todramatic looks.

Liquid liner marker pens are very easy to use.

If you use a bottle and brush, it may take some practice to learn how to use the liquid liner.

Gel liner

Try gel liner if you want to draw dramatic lines. Gel liner comes in a pot along with a small brush. Its thicker formula looks great for dramatic looks like cat eyes and wings. The brush makes it easy to use.

You can use other brushes with your liner. You may find that an angled brush works best for applying the liner.

Be sure to clean the brush often to help prevent eye infections.

How to apply a liner?

1. Shake the liner. To ensure that the liquid liner is well-mixed, you will need to shake the bottle. Make sure that the lid is secured first and then shake the liquid liner for a few seconds. When you are ready, unscrew the cap and pull the brush out of the bottle.

If the brush seems to have too much liner on it, then swipe it across the edge of the liner bottle.

2. Start in the middle. Place the brush against your upper lash line so that it is as close as possible to your eyelashes. Then, begin applying eyeliner to your upper lash line. Move out towards the outer edge of your lash line.

If you are worried about getting an even line, you can line your upper lash line with pencil liner first and then go over this line with liquid liner.

Fill in the gaps. After you have finished lining the outer corner, line the inner edge of your upper lash line and connect this line up with the first line you made. Use small strokes to connect your lines and fill it out as needed so that you have one solid, even line on your upper lash line.

If you make a mistake, dip a cotton swab in some liquid oil and use the tip of the cotton swab to fix it. You can wipe away excess liner or even out a crooked edge.

Follow lower lash line for a winged look. Wings are optional with liquid liner, but adding wings can intensify your look. If you want to create a winged look, then just follow the curve of your outer lash line upwards from the outer corner of your eyelid. Then, fill in the wing as needed.

Try creating just a small wing if you do not want to look too dramatic, or go for a longer wing for a high drama look.

You can use the edge of a business card to help you create a straight line for the wing. Just place the business card against the outer edge of your eyelid at an angle and trace along the edge with the liquid liner.

You can also use tape to create wings. Place some tape on your lower lash line so that it is at an angle. The tape should be right up against the outer edge of your lower lash line and extending up towards your eyebrow. Tape both sides before you apply the liner to ensure an even application. You can tilt the tape as much or as little as you want, but keep in mind that more tilt will look more dramatic. If you want a less dramatic look, reduce the amount of tilt in your tape.

Use liner to get the desired wing and you are good to go...

Hope this article will help you to understand eyeliner in a better manner.