You know what they say "never ask a girl with winged eyeliner why she's late". It's like applying false eyelashes; unless you wear them on a daily basis, you most likely will curse the damn thing about a billion times, spill some glue everywhere and pinch your real lashes (and lid. Ouch.) with your tweezers before actually getting them on. Although I am slightly exaggerating (or am I?), you'll agree that applying winged eyeliner is just as much of a pain as applying falsies. Now, I'm not the biggest fan of eyeliner on myself and don't tend to wear it that often; but the few times I have, I've learned the hard way that there's no luck to hope for - it's either you try, try and try again until you master it - or, if you find yourself suffering from an massive shaky hand syndrome like myself, you can stick to a method and well, hope for the best. Here's some tips and tricks that help to get two somewhat even wings - 'cause that's the hardest part isn't ? - I hope it helps !
Back to the good 'ol tape
I'm sure you've seen people place tape (or sticky notes - those are my faves) on the corner of their eyes when doing a smoky-eye, or you may have done it yourself before. Well, I have to say it remains the easiest, most full-proof way to get a sharp, feline-like wing. There's no way you can mess up your liner if you're using tape as it basically draws it for you. The second major advantage of using tape is that it's you best chance at getting even wings; in theory, the wing should be the continuity of your bottom lash line - so if you position the tape right, which you can as you can all align it properly to your bottom lash line, you can and will do it right on both sides. Bam, done! All you have to do is make sure the length of the wing is as similar as possible on both sides (sounds easy but even that I can mess up. Like seriously).
Cotton buds are your best friends
It's okay to mess up. Take a breath, grab a cotton bud, dip it into some eye make-up remover or eye cream and clean it up ! No one will ever know.
When sharp isn't sharp enough
If you're not satisfied when getting the tape off or if your liner bleeds slightly, take some concealer and a precise brush (or whatever brush you feel comfortable with) and again, clean it up. I like to use M.A.C studio fix concealer, full-coverage and it.does.not.budge !
And there you have it ! One last thing, if you do decide to use tape or sticky notes, go ahead and apply your base first if you want to, but apply your concealer once you're done with the liner or the tape might disturb it.
Have a good week and may your wings be ever so even !
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