Perfecting your winged eyeliner is no easy feat. Sometimes you start drawing the flick too close to the centre of the eye, and other times it’s at the wrong angle. With the right tools and products, it’s surprisingly easier than you think to fix your not-so-perfect liquid liner job before you dash out the door.
To ensure you get the perfect wings every time, here are some of our tips and tricks.
Tools of the trade
If you’ve been dabbling with a crayon or kohl pencil, these are great for a smokey eye but aren’t the easiest to use when it comes to getting the sharp lines needed for a cat-eye.
Opt for liquid eyeliners, especially one that’s a pen. The benefit of using the pen-type is that you’ll have much more control to get both thin and precise lines.
Benefit roller liner mini black, $24, Adore Beauty
Removing with eye cream
If you’ve drawn your liner way too thick, a little wonky or curly on the ends, don’t rub the full wing off in frustration. Using an angled eye brush and a pinch of eye cream, run the brush over the specific area in a swift motion. It’s the easiest way to clean up just the tip of the wing, leaving your foundation base beneath untouched.
Bobbi Brown eye definer brush, $56, Adore Beauty
Grown Alchemist Age-Repair Eye Cream, $75, Adore Beauty
Try micellar water
If you find the eye cream method not efficient, as the product isn’t settling into the skin as fast as you like, switch it up with a micellar water instead. Dip a cotton bud into your micellar water and swipe across your wonky wing. You’ll be surprised to see how well the product lifts.
Avene micellar lotion, $40.95, Adore Beauty
Apply concealer
After removing any errors, to get the lines extra-crisp a little bit of concealer goes a long way. Using the same angled brush or a flat make-up brush, add a dot of concealer and blend upwards to sharpen the line further.
IT Cosmetics bye bye under eye concealer, $40, Adore Beauty
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