How To Apply Pencil Eyeliner

  • December 10, 2007
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Eyeliner helps give depth to your lashes and makes them appear thicker. In other words, maximum sex-appeal in minimum time. What’s not to like?

You Will Need

  • A pencil eyeliner
  • A pencil sharpener
  • A flat surface
  • A mirror
  • And a tissue
How To Apply Pencil Eyeliner: Choose eyeliner

Step 1: Choose eyeliner

Choose an eyeliner that complements your eye shadow and mascara.

How To Apply Pencil Eyeliner: Test line

Step 2: Test line

Test the width of the line by drawing a little on the back of your hand. If the line is too wide, sharpen the pencil. If it’s too thin, rub it against a tissue to make it more blunt.

If your eyeliner pencil tip is dry it may pull at delicate eye tissue—run it back and forth on your hand several times to warm it, and it will glide on smoothly.

How To Apply Pencil Eyeliner: Rest elbow

Step 3: Rest elbow

Rest your elbow on a flat surface. This will keep your application steady and controlled.

How To Apply Pencil Eyeliner: Draw upper lash line

Step 4: Draw upper lash line

Draw your eyeliner along your upper lash line, as close to your lashes as possible, beginning at the inner corner of your eye. Don’t stretch your skin too much, it can make the eyeliner messy and uneven when you release it.

Just like a normal pencil, the more pressure you apply, the thicker the line will be.

How To Apply Pencil Eyeliner: Draw lower lash line

Step 5: Draw lower lash line

Draw a thin line in same direction on your lower lash line, but this time start in the middle of the lash line.

For a classic look, you don’t need to line the inner part of the lower lash line, but if you are going for the rocker chick look, then, by all means, lather it on.

How To Apply Pencil Eyeliner: Repeat on other eye

Step 6: Repeat on other eye

Repeat on your other eye, drawing a line on your upper and then lower lid to match your first eye. When you’ve defined your eyes well, they might just define you.

In Ancient Egypt, both noblemen and noblewomen lined their eyes with kohl, a preparation that often contained high levels of lead.

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