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Mistakes You Make While Applying Eyeliner

Every woman wants to look beautiful and perfect always, no matter their age or occupation. Many women rely on makeup to accomplish this. The corporate professionals go for a full face makeup starting with foundation and moisturizer. Even the women who are not used to daily cosmetics will also put on a slick of eyeliner to ‘pretty up’ for their special date.

Eyeliners are very useful makeup tools as they help to bring out the colour of your eyes, the shape of your eyes and the thickness of your eyelashes. With the right colour and thickness you can make your eyes appear large or small. But, first you need to learn how to properly apply it and maintain it.

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There are many choices when it comes to putting on eyeliner. There are eye pencils, liquid eyeliners, gel eyeliners, cake eyeliners and powder eyeliners. All these come in a variety of colours today. With the right type and colour it can wonders in making your eyes look pretty and bringing a whole new look to your face.

For a perfect look, eyeliner tips will never go amiss. Here, we may discuss about makeup mistakes while applying eyeliner and tips to avoid them.

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Colour crazy: As opposed to the traditional black or brown eyeliners, today we have a range of colours to choose from. To apply eyeliner, tips include choosing the right colour for your face and also for the occasion for which you are getting ready.

Type of eyeliner: Again we are being offered a wide range of choices as eye pencils, liquid eyeliner and gel. Mostly this is a personal choice. To properly apply eyeliner, tips for using pencil include using a kind that will not smudge easily.

Thick or thin: To maximize the results when applying eyeliner, tips are there for a thick or thin line. If your eyelid is large, go for a thick, but soft line. If your eyelid is small go for a thin and dark line. But, always start with a thin line and build on it.

A steady hand: There are many people who do not have a steady hand while applying eyeliner. Makeup tips for such people advice them to bend or sit down and offer support to the elbow to get a steady straight line.

The upper lash: Mistakes while you apply eyeliner is more common when it comes to lining the two lashes. Makeup tips advice the inner part of the upper lash to be quite thin becoming thicker outwards and extending only slightly.

The lower lash: Makeup tips for lining the lower lashes include lining them very softly in a softer hue of the colour you chose for the upper lid. Lining between the lashes and the eye is a common mistake to avoid.

Spreading of eyeliner: While applying liner to the lower lashes, it is a common mistake for it to spread out onto the skin beneath. This is not what we expect while trying for a perfect look and makeup tips include avoiding this spilling.

While selecting bright hues:
Another common mistake is the wrong choice while selecting very bright hues for your eyeliner. In the result people only see the colour and not your eyes. Makeup tips include always opting for deeper colours.

Story first published: Friday, April 18, 2014, 16:51 [IST]
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