Can you imagine a super dressy makeup look without a flick of eyeliner? Neither can we! This is the easiest way to spruce up your eyes and take any eye makeup look several notches higher. Some women like it thick, some like a flick, but you cannot ever end up ignoring the eyeliner.
Find your eye shape, then discover what applying eyeliner to make your eyes pop.
Almond
Almond is the ideal shape because it has a visible eyelid and is not too deep set. Applying eyeliner in a way that flatters your eye shape and highlights your best features will help you look even better—and feel super confident.
Using a liquid liner, start a thin line on the upper inner corner of the eye and let the line get thicker as you move to the outer corner of eye. The wing exaggerates the angle of the eye and adds some drama. For a soft, natural look, choose brown tones. Skip liquid and marker formulas, unless you want an intense look.
Round
To accentuate the roundness of your eyes for a doll-like effect, trace from inner to outer corner of your upper lash line, thickening the liner at the middle. If you want to minimize the roundness of your eyes, starting at the inner corner of the upper lash line, draw a thin line, then thicken the liner for the final quarter of the lash line. Trace the bottom lash line as well, smudging it out slightly to soften it. Choose a soft blendable eye pencil with a creamy formula.
Hooded
Those with hooded lids often find that eye makeup on the lid is more prone to smudging. Using a gel liner (liquid won't work and pencil is too creamy), apply to the upper lash line at the very root of the lash from underneath. This gives great definition, but also avoids the potential smudging issue. Eyeliner doesn't stand out as much with this particular eye shape, so what you do with your lashes is just as important, says Buckle. Use several coats of volumizing mascara or try falsies.
Monolid
Go for a winged look with a line that gradually gets thicker towards the outer corners of the eyes, says Eckels. If your eyeliner smudges, try a liquid or gel liner since they've got great staying power. This eyeliner look is fairly basic, so to create more depth and dimension, just layer your eye shadows. Start with a darker shadow close to the lash line and work with lighter shades as you move higher up the eyelid toward the brow.
Stick with black. Typically, a monolid doesn’t show liner as much, so it needs as much colour intensity as possible. Use a waterproof formula, as eye makeup on monolids has a tendency to smear.
Downturned
An eye shape where the outer corner sits lower than the inner corner. Create the illusion of your eye turning upward (instead of down) by drawing a graphic cat eye. Start tracing your line at the inner corner. About three-quarters of the way across the eye, flick upward and draw toward the end of your brow. Connect the outer corner of your eye to the end of the flick and fill in the elongated triangle. You will have a thick graphic wing. Skip eyeliner on the bottom, as you want to accentuate the openness of the eye. Try darker colours, such as black, brown, plum or navy. Light hues will only accentuate the downturned shape.
Deep set
A smoky look can make eyes look more sunken in, so stick with a thin, clean line that's very close to your lash line (gel or liquid works great for this). In addition to liner, sweep a champagne-colored eye shadow across the lid. You want to keep dark colors away from the crease and reflect as much light into that area as possible.
