Look Down Into A Mirror When You Apply Eyeliner
More often than not, we stare directly into a mirror when we apply our makeup. It makes sense for lipstick but won't help make the most of your eyeliner. The reason? When you stare straight on, your lashes tend to get in the way of viewing your entire eyelid, which makes it more difficult to cover your lash line with a sufficient swipe of eyeliner.
Place a hand mirror on a counter below you and apply eyeliner while looking downward. Your line will appear straighter and more precise.
Rim Your Waterline With Nude Eyeliner
If you got about three hours of sleep and are reaching for cucumber slices and fridge-cold eye gels, don't forget another trick that will perk up tired eyes: Nude eyeliner (white eyeliner is a little too disco for daytime and could draw more attention to puffy eyes). A quick swipe of nude eyeliner along your bottom waterline opens up your eyes and makes them look brighter and bigger.
Use A Post-It Note To Create Precise Winged Eyeliner
One of the more difficult things about creating winged eyeliner is drawing the wing itself — if it isn't straight, it can look sloppy. Luckily, the solution to all of your winged eyeliner problems is probably sitting in your desk drawer right now: a post-it note.
Apply a Post-it note to your eye area so that it slants upward from the outer corner of your eye toward your eyebrow. The note will serve as a guide for winged eyeliner, but it also captures any eyeliner that drifts away from your line. Remove the note and you remove mess along with it.
Use A Precision Point Eyeliner To Draw Your Wing
The type of eyeliner you use makes a big difference in the appearance of your wing. You can draw the outline of your wing with a softer pencil eyeliner in a light color like taupe. Then follow up with a highly pigmented precision point eyeliner, which glides on your skin easier than a pencil and stays in place for longer.