Eyeliner

Alliecat · 26-09-2003

Ok - I've used eye liner before, usually liquid but dont have any at the mo and want the look. So am thinking of using powder. What is the best way to apply it (wet or dry) and where to. Have nice eyes with long lashes but am lackig inspiration. Can anyone help???

Erin · 26-09-2003

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Originally posted by Alliecat@Sep 26th, 2003 - 7:43 am
Ok - I've used eye liner before, usually liquid but dont have any at the mo and want the look. So am thinking of using powder. What is the best way to apply it (wet or dry) and where to. Have nice eyes with long lashes but am lackig inspiration. Can anyone help???

the first thing you want to take notice to is the size of your eyes - if you have large eyes, and minimizing their size is all right with you - line along both the upper and buttom rims of your eyes. If they're close-set or pretty small, like mine, it's wise to just line along the outter corners of your lids.

studiolife · 26-09-2003

And get a brush like the MAC 266 brush - its a small, flat angle brush

Alliecat · 26-09-2003

Thanks for that. I had a play last night and realised the key ingredient, brush, was missing. Thanks for the tips, am off to buy MAC 266 brush

studiolife · 27-09-2003

Let me know how you like it - its definately a favorite around here!

I keep 3 of them in my kit. One for powder (to fill in brows with a powder and/or powder eye liner), one for a soft pencil (like the MAC eye Khol) so you can brush the tip of the 266 against the khol to get the controlled application with a brush, and one for any "oopses"

Kristin

Alliecat · 30-09-2003

:P

Well I went and purchased the brush and its fabulous, expensive (i'm in Sth korea) but definitly worth it. I

bought an eye shadow to eperiment with. it's the new (well new here) range, Femme Noir veluxe. So tomorrow morning I will be experimenting with it. I was tempted to try one of the lighter shimmery/two color eyeshadows but read that they're not suitable for eyeliners. You guys agree?

Thanks again for the advice!!

Acid · 30-09-2003

since you've used liquid eyeliner before, can i just ask how to apply it in a straight like

sometimes when i go to this punk bar, i wear it along the rims on the bottom but it always goes dodgy so i have to get somebody else to do it for me.

are there ant tricks?

Banila.B · 30-09-2003

you add water to it..

contessacolette · 30-09-2003

liquid eyeliners are a b*tch

it's so exhausting, and then it ruins the rest of my eyemakeup, and then i have to wash my face and do it all over again.

lele · 30-09-2003

has anyone seen uma on the cover of entertainment?
her makeup is perfect.... i can NEVER achieve the look she has going... if anyone has seen that cover let me know how you get eyes to look like that, not over done on the bottom.... i always go too heavy and does anyone use liquid on the bottom?

lele · 30-09-2003

sorry this is the only image i can find... sorta small...
do you think her artist lined the bottom of her eyes?

it's too small but maybe someone out there saw it an is an expert on eyes... i have mastered lining the upper lid but the bottom makes me feel like I am whoring it a bit.

trean · 03-10-2003

L'oreal liquid Eyeliner is good :P

tealady · 05-10-2003

I've just started using Lancome's Artliner and I really like it. I was a bit nervous about switching from pencil and I've found it really easy to use and very precise.

tgp · 06-10-2003

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Originally posted by lele@Sep 30th, 2003 - 5:51 pm
has anyone seen uma on the cover of entertainment?
her makeup is perfect.... i can NEVER achieve the look she has going... if anyone has seen that cover let me know how you get eyes to look like that, not over done on the bottom.... i always go too heavy and does anyone use liquid on the bottom?

One trick I use for lining the bottom is to line them nice and thick first so that you get a good even line. Then dip a Q-tip into eye makeup remover, dab off the excess remover onto a tissue, and use the Q-tip to gently thin out the liner. With just a little practice, you can get a perfect, thin but dark line. At the end I use the other end of the Q-tip to put loose powder under the liner to absorb any left over remover.

darseen · 06-10-2003

Another way of using liquid eyeliner is to to use BOTH liquid and pencil. I line the inner rims with a pencil first (between the lashes) and make it a little bit thick. Then I go over it with a liquid liner. All you have to do is follow the line. For the top eye lid another way to have a striaght line with a liquid eyeliner is to pull your eyelid from the side, making it a bit elongated, and then run the liquid eyeliner along the lid with one single stroke. If it comes out to thin, then go over it again. One single stroke will make a more even line. If your hands get shaky, even out the line with a Q-tip dipped in eyeliner remover, but be careful not to smudge your line.

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Alliecat trendsetter Profile: Join Date: May 2003 Gender: femme Posts: 1,041	Ok - I've used eye liner before, usually liquid but dont have any at the mo and want the look. So am thinking of using powder. What is the best way to apply it (wet or dry) and where to. Have nice eyes with long lashes but am lackig inspiration. Can anyone help???

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studiolife rising star Profile: Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 126	And get a brush like the MAC 266 brush - its a small, flat angle brush

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studiolife rising star Profile: Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 126	Let me know how you like it - its definately a favorite around here! I keep 3 of them in my kit. One for powder (to fill in brows with a powder and/or powder eye liner), one for a soft pencil (like the MAC eye Khol) so you can brush the tip of the 266 against the khol to get the controlled application with a brush, and one for any "oopses" Kristin

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Alliecat trendsetter Profile: Join Date: May 2003 Gender: femme Posts: 1,041	:P Well I went and purchased the brush and its fabulous, expensive (i'm in Sth korea) but definitly worth it. I bought an eye shadow to eperiment with. it's the new (well new here) range, Femme Noir veluxe. So tomorrow morning I will be experimenting with it. I was tempted to try one of the lighter shimmery/two color eyeshadows but read that they're not suitable for eyeliners. You guys agree? Thanks again for the advice!!

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Acid yes Profile: Join Date: Jun 2002 Gender: homme Posts: 12,508	since you've used liquid eyeliner before, can i just ask how to apply it in a straight like sometimes when i go to this punk bar, i wear it along the rims on the bottom but it always goes dodgy so i have to get somebody else to do it for me. are there ant tricks?

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Banila.B front row Profile: Join Date: Aug 2003 Posts: 324	you add water to it..

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contessacolette backstage pass Profile: Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 588	liquid eyeliners are a b*tch it's so exhausting, and then it ruins the rest of my eyemakeup, and then i have to wash my face and do it all over again.

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lele fashion insider Profile: Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,037	has anyone seen uma on the cover of entertainment? her makeup is perfect.... i can NEVER achieve the look she has going... if anyone has seen that cover let me know how you get eyes to look like that, not over done on the bottom.... i always go too heavy and does anyone use liquid on the bottom?

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trean V.I.P. Profile: Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Belgium Gender: femme Posts: 5,960	L'oreal liquid Eyeliner is good :P

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darseen windowshopping Profile: Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 24	Another way of using liquid eyeliner is to to use BOTH liquid and pencil. I line the inner rims with a pencil first (between the lashes) and make it a little bit thick. Then I go over it with a liquid liner. All you have to do is follow the line. For the top eye lid another way to have a striaght line with a liquid eyeliner is to pull your eyelid from the side, making it a bit elongated, and then run the liquid eyeliner along the lid with one single stroke. If it comes out to thin, then go over it again. One single stroke will make a more even line. If your hands get shaky, even out the line with a Q-tip dipped in eyeliner remover, but be careful not to smudge your line.