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How To Tightline Your Eyes (tutorial) &The Actress I Learnt it From

I still see "What did you mean by tightline?? " comments on Youtube and blogs. Tightlining is when you apply eyeliner right onto the base of your upper lash line to give the appearance of thicker lashes and is a method used for most "no-makeup" looks. I learnt to tightline my eyes back in the year 2000, when the movie 'Jungle' came out (Don't laugh! ;p) You know, the one with Urmila and Fardeen Khan? So, I was watching it and thought to myself, Urmila has no makeup on (coz she's a hostage in a jungle and all), but her eyes still look dark as though she has eyeliner on. Anyways, here's how I do it.... First, which type of eyeliners to use for tightlining: Gel, pencil, kajal.

. ~ With Pencil ~ Apply right on the roots of your lashes. . ~ Using a Brush ~ Push the brush right onto the base of your lashes. Don'ts Avoid pulling and tugging at your eyes to prevent premature wrinkles and sagging. I hope this is a helpful tutorial. Easy Cat Eyeliner Tutorial. Cat eyeliner has got to the most unpredictable thing in makeup.

Easy Cat Eyeliner Tutorial

You never know what shape you'll end up with. One wrong move & you'll have to think of ways to make it look right. I thought I'd share with you how I've been doing mine, because I think it's almost mistake-proof. So, here's a step-by-step tutorial: Apply eyeshadow on lid. *It's up to you whether you want to line the lower lash line or not. Products Used: Because I have hooded lids, it's important that I contour my crease.

Hope you liked the tutorial! ♥ Cynthia Z * & What is your acne telling you? The Beauty Gypsy. Tape trick-for perfect winged liner. Happy Monday to ya….hope y’all had a fabulous weekend!!!

Tape trick-for perfect winged liner

A few posts ago, I made reference to something I call “the tape method” and I said that I would do a follow up showing how to do it. Well…it is super easy and I probably just could have easily explained it using my words–but who doesn’t like pictures to go with? This is simply going to show you another way to apply winged liner if you have a difficult time getting a “perfect” wing or if you don’t have steady hands. A few considerations: If you have sensitive skin, don’t put tape on it! You can also do this by holding a business card or something with a hard edge up diagonally against your eye….I would have shown this instead of tape but it is a wee bit difficult to hold a business card up to your eye and photograph it at the same time :::only have so many hands:::.

Products Used: Tape and Maybelline Eyestudio Gel Liner in “Blackest Black”. Step 1: Step 2: Step 3: Remove the tape. And this: