Liquid eyeliner

Expressive, deep, penetrating, bewitching… It is this look that every woman or girl dreams of. To achieve this effect, it may take a long and painstaking work of a professional makeup artist. But the main secret is hidden, first of all, in a competent and accurate eyeliner - an art that each of the fair sex can master.

Liquid eyeliner usually comes in a jar with a brush that is either built into the inside of the cap or attached separately. Some variants of such an eyeliner are very easy to confuse with mascara, since the jar may look like a slightly elongated bottle or even be outwardly stylized as a pen, felt-tip pen.

However, the difference from the usual dry eyeliner is not in appearance, but in efficiency and application features. It is worth mentioning right away that not every woman manages to make up her eyes with such a tool the first time. Liquid eyeliner is hard to recommend for beginners, as it requires some skill.With the same pencil or a special felt-tip pen, it is much easier to draw a straight line and control pressure than with brushes.

On the other hand, learning how to use such a tool with a great desire is not as difficult as it might seem at first glance. It is enough to make a little effort and patience to properly make up your eyes with liquid eyeliner, and you will immediately appreciate its many advantages:

• Colors are much richer and brighter. Due to the liquid form, the product contains much more coloring pigments and is easier to fix on the thin skin of the eyelids. In addition, you will have much more choice in terms of colors and shades. Such tools are rightfully considered professional, as they open up a lot of scope for creating makeup;
• Makeup is more durable. Many eyeliners may contain liquid silicone or any other fixing components, due to which the eyeliner is more resistant to moisture;
• Colors are easier to combine with each other. There are opportunities for bold experiments in your style;
• You can achieve a more precise and accurate eyeliner. When using pencils, you can be very limited in their softness and thickness of the lead, but brushes allow you to form any stroke or line you need.
• The cost of liquid eyeliner is quite pleasant for the wallet.. In addition, it is much more affordable than the newfangled gel pencil.

Of course, it was not without drawbacks. As stated earlier, liquid eyeliner – this is not the best choice for girls who are going to paint their eyelids for the first time. Everything is achieved through study and practice, however, it will be better to start trying your hand with a pencil or felt-tip pen in order to understand the general principle of drawing arrows.

You should also always pay attention to the quality of the liquid product. The fact is that preference should be given to those options that have components that fix and protect makeup. Otherwise, all your beauty may simply "leak". One of the main disadvantages of such an eyeliner is the risk that the chemical can be washed out in the rain and get into the eyes, causing irritation or even serious damage to the cornea. For this reason, you should choose the most water-resistant options and apply eyeliner very carefully. You should also pay attention to the expiration date.

This will primarily affect the quality of makeup, as it can become faded, poorly fixed and quickly deteriorate.

Of course, the first thing that any woman pays attention to when choosing cosmetics for makeup is color. If you are not sure what style you are going to stick to, then first of all consider the classic options. These include black, gray or brown eyeliner. The first two can be well combined with each other, since the simplest and most successful solution can be a black eyeliner for the upper eyelid, and a lighter one for the lower one.

In addition to shades, you should pay attention to other qualities of the product:

• One of the main criteria for any eyeliner is durability.. A good tool does not disappear a couple of hours after application, and dry eyeliners are especially guilty of this.Testing the option you like is quite simple: apply a few strokes to the skin of the wrist or hand, and then wait about an hour and inspect them. A good eyeliner does not lose color and saturation even after a long time;
• Also during testing it is worth paying attention to the ease of application.. In order to be able to achieve neatness and precision in makeup, your product should lie down freely and continuously, without forming spots and lumps;
• Read the ingredients carefully. Any colored eyeliner will contain a water or silicone base, as well as a lot of colorants. This is far from a quality indicator. Good products of this kind should also include natural oils, vitamins or minerals that strengthen the thin skin of the eyelids and prevent the irritating effect of chemical components;
• Be sure to study the brush in the set and try it out in practice. Applying certain lines or drawing arrows is quite difficult if the brush is uncomfortable or too thick;
• Also pay attention to the additional properties of eyeliner. Very often, purely decorative options come across on the shelves, for example, it can be a metallic effect or eyeliner with sparkles. They are not suitable for casual or business style, but a shiny option can be an unusual solution for any party or holiday.

Another feature of this tool is the possibility of manufacturing at home. There is nothing difficult in this. There are many different recommendations and recipes, but in order to get a reliable eyeliner, you can use the following step-by-step instructions:

• Take two teaspoons of coconut oil and melt in a slow water bath until liquid;
• Grind two tablets of activated charcoal into powder. This will be the coloring component if you want to get a black eyeliner. For the brown remedy, take half a teaspoon of cocoa powder;
• Mix the finished coloring element with four teaspoons of pure aloe vera gel;
• Slowly pour the mixture into the melted coconut oil and mix until smooth. Cool down;
• The eyeliner is ready. It should be stored in a dark place in a hermetically sealed jar or bottle so that it does not thicken and dry out.

As mentioned above, liquid eyeliners is not the best choice for beginners. Nevertheless, any woman can learn how to correctly and beautifully apply arrows. It just takes a little patience and diligence. Just take a few tips:

• Before painting your eyes, look at yourself in the mirror and visually imagine what the arrows should be in length and width;
• Squint your eye slightly, and then make a dot with the tip of the brush where it should end. Do this procedure immediately on both eyes so that everything is symmetrical;
• Connect the resulting point to the beginning of a row of your cilia;
• A thin and even line should be drawn to the middle of the eye. You can add volume at any time;
• If you know how to use a brush well, then you can try a simple and quick version of applying eyeliner: a thin, gradually expanding line from the inner to the outer corner of the eye;
• If, according to the plan, an arrow should be drawn, then you can lengthen its tail with the thinnest brush you have. Apply thickening from bottom to top;
• The lower eyelid is better to sum up with softer and calmer tones.

Quite often there is a question of what to do if the eyeliner is dry or thickened. Do not rush to buy a new one, because you can "revive" an existing tool:

• Add a little ordinary clean water to the bottle;
• Dilute with a small amount of makeup remover;
• You can also dilute eyeliner with contact lens storage solution;
• Also try holding a tightly closed jar or bottle in hot water.

Liquid eyeliners are becoming increasingly popular as professional makeup tools. They favorably differ from dry ones in a larger range of shades, color saturation, stability and a variety of additional decorative effects.

It is difficult to say which of the brands on the shelves that produce such cosmetics is the best. To date, the rating of leading brands is headed by such series of liquid eyeliners as "Joli Couleurs" from Vivienne Sabo, "Super Fine Eyeliner Pen" from Essence, "Liquid Liner Waterproof" from Catrice, liquid eyeliner from Gurmandiz, "Glam Eyes" from Rimmel.

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