How to Apply Eyeliner Around the Entire Eye

Wash your face thoroughly to ensure that you don't transfer any dirt or grime that may be on your hands onto your face., Sharpen the eyeliner pencil to get rid of any bacteria that may be present on the pencil., With your non-dominant hand, gently...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Wash your face thoroughly to ensure that you don't transfer any dirt or grime that may be on your hands onto your face.

    Do not make the pencil too sharp or pointy. it should have a flat point on the end, similar to the point on a ballpoint pen.

    If your point is too sharp, you can easily soften the point with a match (a lit one). , Your eye should be completely closed. , Getting as close to the eyelashes as possible.

    Make thin, deliberate strokes, working yourself from the inside corner to the outside corner of your eye. ,, It will take some practice, but once you get the hang of it, you'll be able to do it effortlessly. , You don't have to pull it too far, just far enough that the part of your bottom eyelid is no longer touching your eyeball. ,, It should be either white or pink.

    Get as close to it as possible while avoiding hitting your eye. , You should try doing small strokes from the inside corner of the eyelid to the outside corner to complete the look. ,
  2. Step 2: Sharpen the eyeliner pencil to get rid of any bacteria that may be present on the pencil.

  3. Step 3: With your non-dominant hand

  4. Step 4: gently pull the crease of your outer eyelid taunt

  5. Step 5: you do this by pulling the corner of your eyelid towards your hairline.

  6. Step 6: With the eyeliner pencil at an angle

  7. Step 7: place the pencil on the innermost part of the eyelid and gently trace the skin above your eyelashes.

  8. Step 8: Repeat the same process on the other eye.

  9. Step 9: The bottom lash line is considered one of the hardest parts of doing a complete eye.

  10. Step 10: With your non-dominant hand

  11. Step 11: gently pull down your lower eyelid towards the corner of your mouth.

  12. Step 12: Following similar steps as the upper eyelid

  13. Step 13: gently trace the skin where your bottom lashes are with your pencil eyeliner.

  14. Step 14: Get as close to the water line the part of the eyelid that touches the eyeball.

  15. Step 15: Start at the inside corner of the eye and work yourself to the outside corner.

  16. Step 16: Repeat the same process on the other eye

Detailed Guide

Do not make the pencil too sharp or pointy. it should have a flat point on the end, similar to the point on a ballpoint pen.

If your point is too sharp, you can easily soften the point with a match (a lit one). , Your eye should be completely closed. , Getting as close to the eyelashes as possible.

Make thin, deliberate strokes, working yourself from the inside corner to the outside corner of your eye. ,, It will take some practice, but once you get the hang of it, you'll be able to do it effortlessly. , You don't have to pull it too far, just far enough that the part of your bottom eyelid is no longer touching your eyeball. ,, It should be either white or pink.

Get as close to it as possible while avoiding hitting your eye. , You should try doing small strokes from the inside corner of the eyelid to the outside corner to complete the look. ,

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