But I thought it was high time I share how I get that look.
I've always done my eyeliner like this, but I finally got the hang of it RIGHT before I went on my mission.
Youtube actually led to this makeup epiphany!
If you are a little lost when it comes to makeup or hair, start watching youtube tutorials. Changed my life...or well...the life of my makeup and hair!
Seriously
I learned how to do glue in hair extensions on youtube and put them in Kristyna's hair! And was actually pretty successful! It's amazing the things you can learn on there!
This video is how I do my makeup pretty much every day (well at least the eyeshadow part):
I searched high and low for the video that really showed me how to do the precise eyeliner, but I couldn't find it.
So I guess I'll have to try to take a few pictures as I do my makeup this morning and show you step by step. I'm afraid I'm not the best at explaining everything, so I apologize in advance!
Ok, to start:
I did all of the starting work, foundation and eyeshadow, before I did the eyeliner. You always always always put your makeup on in that order. Base (foundation in my case), eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara. If you're contouring, you work it into that routine, but that's basically what you start with.
I don't have any fancy tools or anything. I just don't have the money for it, and I have found I don't really need it! So I have an elf eyeshadow brush and I use Revlon eyeliner. I've used this type of eyeliner since my senior year of high school and it is my favorite!
Once I've done my eyeshadow with my elf brush, I start by drawing a line with my eyeliner, as close to my lash line as I can. Just a simple line, nothing fancy.
It doesn't have to be perfect.
The next part gets a little difficult to explain.
To make the "flick" I pretty much draw a line following the natural curve of my eye. So from the lower lid, you just extend that shape. You can make this line as short or as long as you'd like.
I also draw a line from the inner corner of my eye up, just a little bit. Almost like I'm drawing a piece of pie, using the first line as the base for the slice.
Now, all I do is connect the two lines. You're basically drawing a line, above your base line, from the flick to the inner line you just drew.
Now, I fill in the space between the original line and the top line. Add mascara and I'm done!
It really just takes tons of practice. If you really want to get it down, I suggest investing in some eyeliner: gell, liquid, pencil, whatever you prefer and some eye makeup remover. Try it, and then try it again.
I'm sorry that I'm not great at explaining exactly how to do it. If you want more clarification, check out some youtube videos. You can find all types of tutorials that use this kind of eyeliner. If you search for "old Hollywood makeup" or "Marylin Monroe makeup" or "Audrey Hepburn Makeup" well, you get the idea!
Oh! One more thing! There are A TON of tutorials that will tell you to pull on the corner of your eye to get the line to be straight and perfect. DON'T DO IT. Talk about a fast track to loosening the skin around your eyes! I mean, if you want eye wrinkles before your time, then by all means go ahead! If not, NEVER pull on your eye!!
Anyway, I hope this helps even just a little bit!
I also hope you are all having a fabulous week and a beautiful day!
Till tomorrow:
Less Than Three,
Sarah
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