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What is the easiest type of eyeliner to apply?
We’ll give you our best advice: Pick pencil. Why? Because it’s the easiest and a great starting point for eyeliner beginners. A smooth pencil glides on easily, doesn’t tug, and is more forgiving with shaky hands than liquid or gel.
What’s the easiest eyeliner for beginners?
The best eyeliner for beginners to shop now
- Charlotte Tilbury Rock’n’Kohl Eyeliner Pencil.
- Collection Fast Stroke Liquid Eye Liner.
- Surratt Auto Graphique Liner.
- Maybelline Master Precise Liquid Eyeliner.
- Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner.
- Pat McGrath permagel ultra glide eye pencil.
- Illamasqua Illustrator Pen.
Is liquid eyeliner hard to apply?
Liquid eyeliner can be hard, reeeally hard. You try and try, but for some mysterious reason it never looks quite right. Well it doesn’t have to be oh-so stressful. “If it still looks a bit gappy use a black kohl eye pencil to tightline the upper waterline and hide any sparse spots.”
How do you apply eyeliner without getting eyelashes?
Liquid liners with short, felt tips are your best bet (Stiles recommends Surratt Beauty Auto-Graphique Eyeliner), as the tip won’t come into contact with your lashes as you draw your line.
Is gel eyeliner easier than liquid?
Liquid liner is a little less easy to control, but generally gives a thicker, smoother line quicker than gel, which needs to be built up. Liquid liner isn’t as pigmented as gel liners are, and also comes in less shades. I think gel lasts longer, and tolerates an oily skin better.
Is pencil eyeliner easier than liquid?
What We Love: One respondent says, “I always use a pencil liner for my waterline” to avoid getting any liquid in her eyes. Pencil eyeliner goes on easily and can provide the smoldering lines you crave. Pro Tips: A thinner line will create a more natural look if you’re choosing a pencil eyeliner.
How can I make my liquid eyeliner less watery?
Just let your eyeliner pen sit in a cup of hot water–firmly capped, tip-side down–for a few minutes. Afterward, remove the liner from water, give it a few good shakes and try running the tip over the back of your hand to encourage ink flow and you should see the streaky mess form back into bold solid lines.