How to draw eyeliner for beginners? What common tools are best for drawing eyeliner?

Contents of this article

1. How to draw eyeliner for beginners

2. What is the best way to draw eyeliner?

3. Should I draw eyeliner or eyelashes first?

How to draw eyeliner for beginners

1. Choose a liquid eyeliner pen with a very thin tip, and draw the eyeliner from the beginning of the eye along the root of the eyelashes. It is more important to draw the line first, and then slightly thicken and deepen the eyeliner.

2. Then follow the curvature of the eye and extend the line backwards. An upward curvature of about 45° is more accurate. The angle of the eye does not need to be too exaggerated, but it also needs to have an upward angle. The tail of the eye must be thin at the end.

What kind of eyeliner should a beginner use depends on personal habits. Generally speaking, the best item to use is an eyeliner pencil, because it has a certain hardness and is not easy to be smudged. However, the effect of the eyeliner is not as obvious as that of liquid eyeliner, so it is best to choose a high-quality eyeliner pencil to make your eye makeup more delicate and perfect.

What is the best way to draw eyeliner?

Common tools for drawing eyeliner include eyeliner pencil, liquid eyeliner pen, and gel eyeliner pen. Their usefulness is as follows:

1. Color rendering: Liquid eyeliner ≥ Cream eyeliner > Pencil eyeliner

Most standard eyeliners are black, but the degree of "blackness" of eyeliners of different brands and textures is not consistent. For girls with double eyelids or single eyelids, eyeliner is less obvious after application, so you can give priority to eyeliner with higher color rendering. Eyeliner with high color rendering can be quickly formed in one stroke, avoiding repeated outlines. When choosing, you can compare and test the color on the back of your hand. Eyeliner with thick black and no gray has better color rendering. Regardless of the weight of the hand, the coloring effect should be maintained at a stable level.

2. Smoothness: Liquid eyeliner > Cream eyeliner > Pencil eyeliner

When people with clumsy hands talk about eyeliner, they always mention problems such as hand shaking, broken color and uneven thickness. The key to solving these problems lies in the smoothness of the eyeliner. Similar to what we know, liquid has excellent fluidity, but is fixed and has poor ductility. Liquid eyeliner that flows smoothly can make the eyeliner more even and smooth, avoiding the appearance of "caterpillars". For cream eyeliner gel or eyeliner pen, you need to pay attention to whether the ingredients contain more liquid paraffin and talcum powder, which will be relatively smoother and more ductile.

3. Waterproof and oil-proof: Liquid eyeliner > Cream eyeliner > Pencil eyeliner

According to scientific statistics, an adult can blink up to 15 times per minute. Under this high frequency, if the eyeliner does not last, it will be an unimaginable tragedy. Especially for oily skin or inner eyeliner that is easy to smudge, you need to be more careful. Although you cannot try makeup for 8 hours before buying, we can use some tricks to test it on the spot. Draw the eyeliner on your arm, then apply the eyeliner with wet hands to see if it fades. If not, it is waterproof. To test the oil resistance, you can wipe the eyeliner with a cotton pad soaked in essential oil, and then observe the traces of the cotton pad. If there is only a small amount, the anti-smudge effect is good.

4. Quick-drying degree: Cream eyeliner > Eyeliner pencil > Liquid eyeliner

Fairies always stare at each other when drawing eyeliner, fearing that the eyeliner that has not yet dried will stick to the eyes in the blink of an eye. Eyeliner that can quickly dry and form a film after drawing will make it more convenient for us to use and reduce the trouble of repeated makeup. Good quick-drying eyeliner will dry instantly after drawing on the skin, showing a matte texture. After sprinkling water, water droplets will not stay on the eyeliner, forming a layer of isolation film. The quick-drying property of eyeliner glue can be regarded as the best, and it basically will not stick to the eye while applying makeup, but the side effect is that it is too dry. Unskilled fairies may get stuck halfway through the painting and cannot draw smoothly.

5. Stroke fineness: Liquid eyeliner > Cream eyeliner > Pencil eyeliner

The fineness of the brushstrokes directly affects the overall effect of eye makeup. Generally speaking, liquid eyeliner has the finest brushstrokes. The smooth and flowing liquid is very suitable for drawing fine areas, but the material must be carefully selected. Some brushes with heavier fibers may feel obvious foreign matter and discomfort, making people "tearful". The second is cream eyeliner. Due to the special nature of cream eyeliner, it is generally equipped with a dedicated eyeliner brush for drawing. It is more flexible in thickness and can be replaced at will according to the needs of the makeup to achieve the desired effect. The texture of the eyeliner pen is a bit like a crayon, so the strokes are limited to "round heads". The rough and flat pen head cannot draw delicate eyeliner.

6. Color number

The most commonly used colors in makeup are usually black and brown. Black is more popular and suitable for most makeup and skin tones. It has a significant effect on modifying eye shape and enhancing the aura and charm. Brown eyeliner is more suitable for pseudo-bare face. After applying makeup, it blends with the skin tone and looks natural and not abrupt. It is very suitable for those who want to create a bare face effect, but girls with dark yellow skin and double eyelids should be careful when choosing it, as the effect is not obvious.

7. Ease of unloading

When drawing eye makeup, in addition to the outer eyeliner, the inner eyeliner is also designed. When removing makeup, if the eyeliner is too firm, excessive rubbing may cause damage to the eye skin. Moreover, when removing the inner eyeliner, it is inevitable to contact the eyes, which is easy to cause allergies and discomfort. Therefore, a good eyeliner, in addition to the makeup lasting, also needs to take into account good makeup removal ability. Under normal circumstances, you can easily remove the liquid eyeliner and eyeliner pencil with professional eye and lip makeup remover oil without excessive rubbing; eyeliner glue needs to be soaked in a cotton pad, applied for 30 seconds and then wiped. If the eyeliner cannot be removed cleanly, even if it is waterproof enough to swim, you should avoid choosing it. After long-term use, there will be obvious melanin precipitation around the eyes, and the fine lines around the eyes will increase due to excessive rubbing!

Should I draw eyeliner or eyelashes first?

The first step of eye makeup is to draw the shadow part, which is the so-called eye shadow, instead of just drawing the eyeliner. It is difficult to draw good eye makeup by just drawing the eyeliner. And after drawing the eye shadow, we should start from the inner eyeliner, using some delicate eyeliner pencils to draw, so that the effect will be much better and not so easy to smudge. Finally, we should draw the eyelashes. According to this order, our eye makeup will look more attractive.