How to Use Inglot Duraline for Eyeliner, Blush and Longer-Lasting Makeup

Inglot’s Duraline has been a makeup artist secret for decades. It’s best known for turning powder eye shadow into liquid liner, but this tiny bottle has plenty of other tricks up its sleeve. Here are five ways to use it for eyes, brows, lips, cheeks, and complexion.

Use Duraline to Revive Gel Liner and Brow Pomade

If a gel liner or brow pomade has dried out, become flaky, or started dragging during application, Duraline can help bring it back to life in seconds.

Add one drop directly to the product and mix until the texture feels smooth and workable again. Start with less Duraline than you think you need. You can always add another drop, but there’s no easy undo button once you’ve added too much.

Use Duraline to Turn Eye Shadow Into Eyeliner

Yes. This is probably Duraline’s best-known trick.

Place a small amount of eye shadow on a mixing palette, add a drop of Duraline and blend the two together until you reach a smooth, liner-like consistency. Use an angled or fine-tip brush to apply it.

It’s an easy way to turn almost any shadow into a custom long-wear eyeliner shade without buying another product.

Use Duraline as a Sealant for Foundation

One of the most useful Duraline techniques I picked up from @roseandben on Instagram is using it as a sealant for special events. Applied correctly, it can help create a transfer-resistant finish with less risk of fading throughout the day.

I wouldn’t recommend adding Duraline directly to your foundation, since that may change the product’s texture, coverage, or finish. Instead, place a small amount—about one full drop for the entire face—onto a mixing palette or the back of your hand.

Spread the product with fingers to create a thin layer, then lightly coat only the tips of a fluffy brush.

Once the brush is lightly coated, gently press and dab it over your finished makeup.

Avoid sweeping, buffing, or dragging the brush across the skin, since that can move the complexion products underneath. Think light taps, not full blending mode.

After it sets, the makeup should feel more resistant to transfer, which makes this trick especially helpful for weddings, parties, photo shoots and other long events.

Use Duraline for a More Transfer-Resistant Lip

Duraline can also help lipstick stay put through without feathering or transferring.

Rather than mixing it directly into the lipstick, apply your lip color as usual and blot away any excess. Place a very small amount of Duraline on a mixing palette or the back of your hand, then spread it into a thin layer with your fingertip.

Lightly pick up the product with a small, fluffy brush and press it over the finished lip. Avoid swiping back and forth, which can move the lipstick underneath or create an uneven finish.

Mix Duraline With Lipstick to Make Blush

You can, but you don’t necessarily need to. Many lipsticks can be tapped directly onto the cheeks and blended with your fingers, a sponge, or a brush.

But, adding a very small amount of Duraline can thin out a dense lipstick, making the color easier to sheer out and setting with a more transfer-resistant finish.

For the easiest application, start by warming a little lipstick on the back of your hand. Try it on its own first. If the texture feels too thick or emollient, mix in the tiniest amount of Duraline before tapping it onto the cheeks.

The Golden Rule

Use a little more Duraline when you’re creating a new texture, such as turning eye shadow into liner, and much less when you’re sealing finished makeup.

No matter the technique, start small. You can always add another drop, but it’s much harder to fix a formula once you’ve added too much.