I wear kohl and copious amounts of mascara in the day as I wouldn't feel like me if I didn't accentuate my eyes. I used to wear liquid cat's eyes day in day out but only do it when i'm on a night out these days. I have strong features but just can't do it as neatly with gel or kohl. I started wearing winged liner when I was 15 years old all because of a happy accident. Hi Red, I've always been a liquid eyeliner girl and can't seem to get the same effect from gel. 9 Winged Eyeliner Tools That Make Cat Eyes So Easy. Tara Carbery from Cheshire, UK on November 16, 2012: This content is accurate and true to the best of the author’s knowledge and is not meant to substitute for formal and individualized advice from a qualified professional.
Whilst dramatic eye makeup can create a focal point and draw attention away from blemishes, a subtler look using kohl and eye shadow will help give a more overall softness, which can draw your attention away from any self-consciousness you feel.
EASY CAT EYE EYELINER SKIN
If you are lucky enough to have a good, healthy skin tone and perfect skin, you’ll look great whether you go for strong Cleopatra ‘cat’s eyes’ lines or delicate touches of shadow around the edges of your lids.īut most of us aren’t so fortunate. Some imperfections can be covered up with foundation and concealer, but it’s no surprise that others can’t, and some blemishes-such as acne-can be worsened by using a lot of makeup. The Flawlessness (or Not) of Your Complexion An eye shadow that’s slightly lighter than your liner will add to a ‘smudged-and-smoky’ effect, whereas using some very dark eye shadow powder will dramatise stronger lines even more. Fill in the stencil to draw the wing, then remove the. Or you can apply your favourite eyeliner and then dab a little eye shadow powder on top of that using the eye shadow eyeliner method above. Position the open part of the stencil at the outer edge of your eye, laying it flat against your skin. The good news is that many people with oily skin tend to be less sensitive to products, and you will also get far fewer lines and wrinkles as you get older! Kohl pencil and the ‘eye shadow’ method of applying eyeliner will ‘soak up’ some of the oils, as will a good micropowder base foundation. Oily skin is a different matter, and if you have very oily skin, eyeliner will tend to slide off within a couple of hours.