5 Hacks to master liquid eyeliner

Eyeliner not only defines your eyes but also makes your lashes look fuller. For a softer, everyday look, try swapping black liner for warm brown. The calligraphy-inspired nib of our Black Magic Eyeliner makes it easy to control and customize the intensity to create your desired look.

Make sure your eye lid is taut

We already know the eye area is one of the most sensitive on your body, so while it’s important to hold skin taut, ensure you’re doing so gently. Softly hold the outer-corner of your eye lid with fingertips for complete control of application. It’s much easier to draw liner on a larger, smooth surface than over a smaller area.  

Use the dot-to-dot method  

For true liquid eyeliner beginners, the dot-to-dot method will be especially helpful. Using your liquid eyeliner nib, dot along your lash line then simply connect the dots by drawing a line in between. This allows you to focus on creating a smaller line while taking the pressure off keeping a longer stretch of liner completely straight.  

Use a flat surface  

Often we’re doing our makeup while hunched in front of the bathroom mirror, quickly passing through our routine without much thought (or balance!). This simple tip is a liquid liner no brainer: get ready on a flat surface. Prop your elbow on a table or desk and tilt your head back slightly for a full view of your lash line, then get to tracing. When you remove the added factor of balance, you’ll have no trouble tracing a straighter line than usual.  

Try the outside-in technique 

Often recommended by professional makeup artists, this tip is typically paired with the suggestion to always start with your more challenging eye. Simply use the nib of your eyeliner to draw the tip of your wing (or the outer-most point of your eyeliner), then trace the line toward the inner-corner of the eye, narrowing as you go.  

Keep eye makeup remover close by 

A true no brainer for anyone reacquainting themselves with liquid eyeliner, eye makeup remover is a stand-by essential. As with anything, practice makes perfect – and in the meantime eye makeup remover is a quick fix for liquid liner disasters.