How To Get the Perfect Eyeliner! (And Tips for Double Eyelids)

Eyeliner is one of my favourite parts of makeup but I know a lot of people struggle with it. If you just keep practising you should get the hang of it eventually but here are some tips to get you on your way a bit more quickly. 

It’s important to find the right eyeliner. Personally, I like a felt tip style liquid liner best but I also get on with a common liquid liner. If you’re just starting out I would recommend the felt tip style or a very good pencil.                

You may have seen the dot method before and I would say this is a good way to create a slick line as the small dots join up easily. 

Of course, the tape method is very popular and this certainly does work when you’re trying to do a wing. If you’re going to use tape it’s wise to use masking tape just to avoid irritating your skin. When I did this my wing wasn’t completely neat but keep reading to learn how you can easily fix that.

If you’re going for the classic big wing but you can’t quite get it to go smoothly just do it roughly then clean it up after with a cotton bud and some makeup remover.

Sometimes people ask me how I do my eyeliner but all I do is start from the inner corner of the eye and make slow strokes across then I draw a line for my wing and make it as thick, thin, long or short as I want. Of course, I mess up sometimes and honestly, I think there are just days when your eyeliner decides to go well and days it doesn’t.

Lastly, I would really like to give some tips about eyeliner for slightly double eyelids like mine. I find if I start to make the line over my eye very thick, it doesn’t compliment my eyes and makes them look small. I advise doing a thin line over the eyelid like I have done which means you still look bright and awake. I also never put eyeliner on my bottom waterline as that also makes my eyes look small so I just stick to a neat, thin line over the lid and my wing doesn’t seem to cause any problems.

I hope this helps and keep practising your eyeliner, don’t rush, just take your time to determine your personal techniques. Thanks for reading and please leave a like, comment or follow.

Love Jasmine xx