Eyeliner and lipstick

May 24, 2015

Isabella E.

Hey! I am trying to learn how to apply eyeliner. Do y'all know of any good beginner eyeliners?


Also, since summers coming up, do y'all know of any bright colored lipsticks that I can find? Like bright pinks and oranges.

Thanks soooooo much❤️

May 24, 2015

Laura D.

The easiest way to apply eye-liner is beginning with a pencil :) then you can try with a liquid one or with gel :)
I would recommend applying the product first in the middle of your lid, then the inner corner and finally the outer corner and the wing. Just take your time, you will need a bit of practice before liking the result :) for the wing, just put your pencil at the end of your lower lash line, and extend it to make the wing :)

May 24, 2015

Les N.

I've been doing winged liner for 3-4 years and here is what I've learned.
first off make sure you are comfortable and your arm is well rested on something steady.
some people start off different inner corner, outer corner, wing but I personally like to start off with the wing going from the lower lash line and pull it up towards the tail of my eyebrow. after that I start going into the inner corner with short thin stokes and it sort of makes a triangle type shape so I fill that part in making sure I can't see any part of my skin.
oh and I make sure I am following my natural eye shape and once I'm done I'll thicken it up to my liking making sure the inner corner is thinner than the rest of my eye.

here are my favorite eyeliners and some tips :

liquid (NYC, almay) - be patient and careful with liquid.

felt tip (smashbox) - make sure you are holding it horizontally.

gel (Tarte clay paint) - if you want a nice sharp wing then make sure you are using a thin precise brush, although you can use a angled also.

pencil (Loreal) - I don't recommend pencils for winged liner since you can't get any sharp wings with it but if you do make sure the pencil is always sharpened.

eyeshadow/ powder (any) - I would only use eyeshadow/ powder if you want smoked out winged liner.

May 24, 2015

Isabella E.

Thanks!! This helps soooo much. I've tried watching videos on it, but I never seem to quite get the hang of it. I'll definitely be trying these tips!

May 24, 2015

Sarah N.

If you are new to eyeliner I would just practice lining your eyes normally with a pencil liner & not do a wing. I like the urban decay 24 7 liners for a pencil eyeliner. they're not my HG but they are good I'm just still searching for one I'm in love with. Maybe try doing an eye look with smudged liner so you can practice lining your eyes then smudge it out a little so if the line isn't perfect it doesn't matter. For bright lipsticks, I'd suggest mac. Honestly, I've tried drugstore lipsticks and imo for 10$ I don't love any I've tried and I'd rather pay an extra 6$ for a MAC one, plus their color selection is amazing. If you are looking for something that's less money I do like the NYX matte lipsticks. I'll post swatches of my favorite summer MAC lipsticks. (not my pictures, I'm not home)

May 24, 2015

Sarah N.

Vegas volt

May 24, 2015

Sarah N.

I have sushi kiss not sweet & sour

May 24, 2015

Isabella E.

Thank you so so much. These lip colors are beautiful!

May 24, 2015

Sarah N.

& lastly party parrott. I don't have morange but I've seen it on friends and it's beautiful if you're looking for a more orange than some of the corals. ok that's it sorry it was so many and the pics were posting weird & taking a long time. I only mentioned the ones I've had or have & I'm kind of obsessed but like I said I haven't found one lipstick at the drugstore that compares color wise & formula wise. if these are out of your budget but love any of these hopefully you can find a dupe!

May 24, 2015

Isabella E.

Okay. Thank you so much again!! :)