Had a day off work yesterday and spent most of it writing posts for the next couple of days because I will be in work. Done beauty treatments in the evening for a client - eyelash perm, brow tint, pedicure! Gorgeous! Oh also finally watched Khloe Kardashians Wedding and caught up on The Hills! Drama!
WEDNESDAY'S FAQ IS......
"Eyeliner scares me! how do I apply it?"
Ancient Eygptians were using kohl to line their eyes as far back as 3500 BC. Although it was not for aesthetics purposes but to protect their eyes from the sun and they also believed it would prevent eye ailements.
There are 4 main types of eyeliner...
I personally dont use liquid liner on myself or clients so I dont have a brand I can recommend unfortunately! Do you wear liquid liner? got a favourite you want to tell us about?
You want a pencil that has a creamy texture and does not drag the lid when applying but not too creamy so that it slides off the lid!
Ooh now this I like. Urban Decay 24/7 are excellent creamy eyeliner pencils in an array of colours. Urban Decay's holiday 'Super Stash' set (£18) is a sample of 9 pencils which includes their ever so popular pencil in Zero (black).
3) Kohl liner - is a softer/finer pencil with a smooth pearl finish.Mac have kohl pencils in a range of shadesn for £12. They brought out a shade of black called 'Feline' in their recent Style Black range which sold out very quickly - I hope they bring it back in another collection for me to get my paws on ;o)
4) Gel/Fluid liner is the newest method of liner and was originally a favourite for makeup artists but is now sold by most makeup brands.I love it. It would be my first choice for liner hands down. MAC do Fluidline in 6 shades (£12) but I don't think many people would disagree with me if I said Bobbi Brown 'Long - Wear Gel Eyeliner'(£15) was numero uno (being Bobbi Brown's best selling product!) 'Long - Wear Gel Eyeliner can be found in 15 shades and is also sold as part of a set on QVC UK.
'Applying eyeliner'
Gel liner is to be applied with a very fine liner brush.
To apply eyeliner with a pencil you may find it easier if you have your elbow resting on a flat surface and you use a free-standing mirror. Eyeliner is to be applied over other eye makeup and it's effect will contour your eyes making your lashes appear thicker and darker.
Make sure your pencil has been sharpened and swipe it on the back of your hand first to ensure it will glide on in one smooth line. If your pencil is too sharp and scratches - then draw a line on a tissue to blunten.
Hold your eyeliner like you would a pen in your dominant hand and pull the eyelid taught (gently) with the other hand.
I personally find it easier to put eyeliner on in short sweeping strokes as opposed to one straight line. I start at the outer corner of my eye moving towards the centre and I then go to the inner corner of the eye sweeping back to join my line up in the centre. You can smudge to create a softer look.
If you want to put a flick on your eye just be aware that if you do this when your lid is closed - the line will be in a different place when your eye is open! you may find that where you think is the perfect place will in fact appear lower when you open your eyes and may be look droopy.
Some eyeliners can be placed on your waterline (the rim of your eye by the tear ducts) or your tightline (see pic below)
This creates more depth to your eye and will make your eyes appear smaller. This is great to finish of a smokey eye!
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Join me tomorrow for the links to recreating Lady Ga Ga's Bad Romance Tutorial.
I was going to do the tutorial for you myself but I have lots of hours in work this week :O( but hey we have lots of Thursday Tutorials coming up so contact me and tell me what makeup looks you would like me to recreate with a step by step guide for you lot!
Bye for now xoxo
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