Here's the super-simple tip that changed my eyeliner game!

Take your middle finger and pointer finger. Place them on the outside corner of your eye. Very gently "stretch" your eyelid and then apply the eyeliner. This technique stopped me from blinking while I tried to apply eyeliner. It also helped me apply much cleaner, straighter, and less wobbly lines.

draw in your shape with black eyeshadow first and play with it to see your desired style then draw it in with actual eyeliner :)

Practicing on my eye is what helped me, I use the maybelline master precise it’s a felt tip eyeliner and those are the one kind I can use tbh

Watch tutorials from people with your eye shape. I find liquid liner easier to practice with, so maybe you could try using liquid liner while you figure out what style of eyeliner looks good on you, and then if you dislike liquid liner you can move on to different products.

It all depends what kind of eyes you have! Different eyes would require really different techniques. Try looking on YouTube for tutorials that have people with similar eyes as you. I personally found that having my eye open and looking straight while drawing it helped me a lot :)

As far as style goes, as you said there's a billion YT videos for that so not much I can add. For actual execution there's a couple of basic things that helps me. This is all super simple stuff a but it took me an upsetting amount of time to get so maybe it'll help you.

1. Don't close your eye when applying. Some ppl seem to be able to do that, I sure as hell can't.

2. support the arm with the liner with your other hand. Either on wrist or forearm to steady it and get close to the mirror. I do it standing typically in a bathroom mirror cause looking down into a vanity screws me up.

3. product matters. A good pen is miles above a bad one. I kinda gave up on pens altogether other than touchups and just use a liquid eyeliner because it's easier to apply in thinner lines without skipping/jumping. Just make sure you're removing excess product before you start. If you use a pencil or product to smudge, do tiny lines. Like you're sketching your eye.

4. Lastly, if all else fails there's always tightline on the lash line itself and water line.

Dunno if any of this is useful but hope it helps.

I love the Nyx epic pen. It helps if you can stabilize the arm you're applying with. If you're sitting down, rest it on a chair arm or the table. Using your other hand also works, but can add more shaking. Do it A LOT, like a FUCKTON of practice.

Someone else mentioned having elbow support, which is super helpful for getting smooth strokes and an overall good line. If you have a desk or some other surface you can put a mirror on that doesn’t have a sink so it’s easier to put something under your elbow, def do so.

I also think most people have an easier time drawing their line with a closed eye, but either way, keeping your eyelid still is important.

A couple qs:

• Are you trying to draw your line in one stroke?

• Where on your eye are you starting from?

I find having a well-lit mirror really helps, as does practice, practice, and more practice.

Everyone here has some great advice, main thing I want to add is that it’s worth keeping some micellar water and q-tips on hand. You can dampen the q-tip with micellar water and use it like an eraser to correct mistakes. I’ve been wearing eyeliner for almost every day for a few years now and still regularly have to do this (my hands aren’t very steady and my eyesight without glasses is bad).

I know that this is really frowned upon but i have the same problem with eyeliner, can do my corners fine but the middle just wrinkles and makes a mess!

What I usually do is line my inner corner with my eye open (up until the lashes start and things get squishy) and then close my eye and put one finger on the outer corner and press gently to make it a bit more taut and then line that going inwards, toward the inner corner, and found that minimizes wrinkly bits :D then just open up my eye and line the bit where my finger was in the way. I'm not stretching the skin any more than I would if I was just rubbing my eyes in the morning, possibly even less, so honestly don't think it's going to cause severe premature wrinkles XD I use liquid eyeliner btw, not one with a thin brush tip but the kind thats like a felt tip point that you tip into the liquid

Best tip is just PRACTICE. I have worn winged eyeliner almost every day for like five years and I still mess up sometimes, lol. I know what you mean about your skin wrinkling up and making it hard to apply eyeliner. Try to get a softer pencil that won't drag as much. A gel or kohl pencil would probably work well. You might also try a felt tip liquid eyeliner pen. Try a few different kinds and see what is easiest for you.

You may find it easier to use gel eyeliner in a pot, and a fine angled brush? It tends to be easier to build up than liquid eyeliner and the brush should make it easier to draw the wing. If you look up tutorials on YT they will probably be more helpful than people describing them to you! It also may depend on your eyeshape.

I use felt tip liner for a slight winged look everyday and my best tip is to press the eyeliner onto your eyelid vs. trying to drag it across. I’ll usually use the side of the eyeliner and press it along my lashes bit by bit to get a nice thin line across. Then I use the tip to draw the winged end. That way the eye wrinkles/extra skin doesn’t get pulled and mess with the straight line.

as liquid liners go, I prefer a brush vs a pen style liner. I place my mirror below me so I am naturally looking down to get as close as I can to my lash line. I would recommend using a brown or charcoal vs straight black because it’ll be more forgiving/less harsh in appearance especially while your lines aren’t perfect. There are also stencils you can buy that will help guide your lines. Good luck and have fun!

I’m definitely not an expert but one person I saw on the gram said to basically grip you liner like a pen, then rest the entire pinky side of your hand on your cheek to steady it and just move the loner with your finger. I don’t wear it often and haven’t in a while but I do use a lash enhancing serum that applies just like liner and I use that method to apply it.

For me I find that my fav eyeliner is the "felt liner" from sephora, but liquid eyeliner is almost as good.

The main reason being that they leave a well defined mark with a very light touch, unlike traditional pencils where I find you need to press so hard it hurts your eye before it actually leaves any kind of mark.

So far as applying it, I find that the most reliable method is to start at the middle, then work from one end and slowly work inwards. Start off trying to make a line that's too narrow for what you want, you can always add more later.

My usual application is is to apply in maybe 4 or more parts.

start on the inner 3rd, moving to the middle of my lid.
Let thart dry, then start right at the nose side and connect a line to that centre part.

Then start at the outer end of my eye and work to the centre again.

Unfortunately I can't offer advice on being blind in one eye, but for my hand tremors I find that holding the liner brush in my index and thumb allows me to use my opposing hand to brace against my brow ridge and nose to steady my hand.

You can get very inexpensive eyeliner templates of all shapes and sizes online. You just hold it up to your and apply the eyeliner, pull the template away and voila! Perfect eye makeup!

I use NYX's Epic Ink Waterproof Liquid Eyeliner for my waterline and sometimes for tightlining the upper eye. It doesn't budge at all. 11/10 recommend!

I struggle with this too, I always have to take q-tips out with me to clear my bottom waterline

Have you tried the trick where you just line in between your lashes? I don’t know the correct term, but it can be an alternative to waterline and eye liner

I think this is it

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Made by Mitchell 'All Smudge no Budge' has the best staying power of any I have tried. The downside is that it can be difficult to remove.

Add a primer and then maybe go over it with powder in case the oils from your lids are causing it to run and disappear

That’s an encouraging endorsement! Price isn’t bad either.

Di ako expert sa ganito pero I suggest lang na wag mo lagyan lahat dun sa upper part ng eyes mo. Start ka nalang sa medyo may dulo na ng eyes. Just use a gel liner to tight line.

Katulad sa photo

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Hi maam! Sorry mahaba ito pero I hope na makatulong po sayo. Practice at practice lang talaga para masanay sa pag eyeliner. Pero para po mas madali magpractice, gamit ka po muna ng gel liner. And kung sa tingin niyo po ay okay na ung shape, saka niyo po lagyan ng liquid liner if gusto niyo po na mag pigmented and mas matagal. Im not expert din po pero sa ganitong way po ako natuto. 1st. Look directly in the mirror, tapos stretch ng onti ung eyes (para po magmukang singkit) then draw po kayo ng straight line (red line) or kung gaano kataas niyo po gusto. Then bitaw na po. 2nd. Close naman po yung eyes while stretching naman po sa may inner part ng eyes para mastretch po yung skin sa may outer part ng eyes niyo. Then saka niyo po iconnect (blue line) sa una niyo pong ginawang line (red line) 3rd. Ifill niyo lang po yung space between na two lines. Then linis na with cotton buds

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• wag po i-stretch masyado ang skin kasi pag binitawan niyo po pwede magbago ang shape. Light stretch lang po. • thin lines muna po para madali burahin if ever po na magkamali. Saka niyo po kapalan kapag okay na po kayo sa shape. • Kung nagkakamali po, cotton bud with micellar water or concealer brush na manipis pang-linis para crisp yung edges

following ths post dahil problema ko dn tu, huhu, tas kumakalat sya after a few hours, nagmumukha akong panda

I think perfect for beginners yung stamp na ieextend mo nalang ng kaunti para tumulis siya and yung dulo. Try ka muna nun kasi ako rin years na pero everyday iba iba yung shape na nagagawa ko ahhahahahaha.

It really helps to find your eye shape to see which eyeliner style fits you. Something that also helped me in perfecting my eyeliner looks is by using filters with an eyeliner look na gusto ko and replicating it irl just to see if it would work hehe. Also, the slightest change sa pag draw ng thickness and angle ng outer tip ng eyeliner can make a very very big difference kaya I recommend experimenting on it too. And since you mentioned na it’s hard to see because of your eyesight, I recommend buying one of these makeup glasses baka lang makahelp hehe

And don’t be afraid to experiment with different types of eyeliners kasi finding the right type of eyeliner na magugustuhan mo can help you create the eyeliner look that you’d like, opacity and precision-wise. I started with pencil type gel liners ng focallure kasi it was easier to clean up when I made a mistake and then switched to brush type eyeliners like issy kasi it gave more precision and thiner lines (I have an oily skin type and issy was the only liner that actually stayed on for long hours, no budging and really opaque). I stayed away from felt tip liners kasi I found it hard to use since I usually created thicker lines with it and it doesn’t suit my eye shape and the potted gel liners were a bit too messy for me. But again, what might not work for me might work for you and vice versa so experimenting is important 😅

Lastly, dear peachie’s guide on eyeliners might help as well hehehe! Goodluck op!! hope this helps 🥹

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Product used: Heroine Make Smooth Liquid Eyeliner

Make a faint outline with brown eyeshadow and then go over it once you like it, helped me a lot when I was learning how to do eyeliner

That would depend on what exactly you’d like to fix. For example, if one of your eyes is smaller than the other, you should apply a thinner black eyeliner on the lid and then a nude or white eyeliner at the bottom.

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TikTok ! There’s a lot of tutorials there

Use a concealer and powder under your eye this will stop it spreading downward. Apply a twist up type waterproof eyeliner in your waterline, it should dry and stay there . You can help it stay by adding a small amount of eyeshadow on a flat brush along your lashline before using mascara.

Inglot AMC eyeliner shade 77 if you like black or there is brown which would look stunning on your eyes. It does NOT budge, you’ll need a little eyeliner brush to apply it with.

victoria beckhams eyeliner is AMAZING. easy to smudge right after application but does not move after that! i love it i have it in like 10 colors.

Eyelid primer under your makeup will help stop your eyelids from oiling up and smearing.

Essence stay and play works well for me and is $5

Just a couple things I think might help, what style or look are you trying to achieve?

Don't worry about making a smooth line in one go, try making dots or short strokes as close as you can to the lash line, then connect them, if you want a softer look you can blends and smudge it as well (more pencil than liquid) I also like to go over the liner with a similar eyeshadow on a small pencil or angle brush, just to soften and refine the lines.

I'd shoot for dark (powder) eye shadow instead of eyeliner, as someone who also went most of her life without eyeliner. It's much, much more forgiving than liquid, pencil, or felt tip. Spritz your eyeliner brush (something like this) with setting spray first, then dip into the palette.

I just got into taupe and bronze eyeliner and realize this is my jam! Way less severe while still giving definition.

Felt tip is easier than either of those, IMO, and even easier is dark eyeshadow on a damp angled brush. Liquid liquid is sooooo messy, I just can't. Pencil really depends on the brand; if you're not using a premium one, you may need to warm up the end with your fingers or even a lighter so it doesn't drag on your skin.

But my main tips regardless are to rest your hand on your cheek to steady it, start as narrow on the lash line as possible, and have makeup wipes and eye drops on hand while you practice.

MAKE SURE TO look straight ahead while applying! not when your eyes are closed or wide open!!