Eyes let down, or In a box of pencils

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

How can you eyeliner?

1. Contour eyeliners . Eyeliners are made with the same formula as lipstick, but with a high concentration of high melting point hardeners. The soft and elastic lead is made from natural wax and contains natural oils. The oily consistency provides easy glide and precise application to the eye contour. Thanks to the special formula, the pencils can be applied even on the most sensitive skin without causing irritation.

Pencils should easily glide over the skin of the eyelids, give a stable line, and be harmless. Kayal pencils meet these requirements better than others. Manufacturing companies take into account the most common eye and hair colors when creating the color palette of eyeliners.

These pencils are used to trace the lines along the lower and upper lashes.

Eye pencils are softer than eyebrow pencils.

· Pencils must be sharpened sharply. Since the pencil lead is very soft, this requirement is not always easy. Ideal tool for keeping pencils tidy - special sharpeners

2. Blending pencils … In most cases, these are double-sided pencils with an applicator. They are great because they can be used as an outline and as an eyeshadow at the same time.

3. Pencils for inner eyeliner … These pencils should be extremely soft so as not to injure the inner delicate edge of the eyelid. They can also be used as an eyeliner pencil.

4. Liquid eyeliner with a thin sharp brush (liner) or felt-tip pen - effective and convenient tool. The cartridge looks just like mascara and is filled with liquid. The brush (as in mascara) is inserted into the sleeve.

Translated from English, EYE LINER is the line of the eye. And in Russian it is an eyeliner (liquid or powder). Liquid or emulsion liners are usually available in cans with a brush or felt-tip pen. Manufacturing companies call these products differently: IDESIGNER, KUIKLINER, FINE LINE, AKUALINER.

5. Powdered liners pressed into blocks (cakes) and can be a set of two or more colors. They are applied to the eyelid with a brush dipped in water. Eyeliners are sometimes called tools for the design of the eye contour (brushes, felt-tip pens, and others).

How Do I Pick a Good Eyeliner?

1. The pencil should be made of good solid wood, not compressed sawdust. Plastic pencils are common. They are more practical and more convenient than wooden ones: the lead is mechanically extended and sharpened automatically. But the tree has its merits. It is a good antiseptic and prevents the growth of microbes.

2. The pencil cap should fit well.

3. Remove the cap from the pencil and carefully examine the lead. It, like chocolate, should not have a white coating. If there is one, the pencil is either old or the components that make up the lead have deteriorated.

4. Any decent store should have "probes" - pencils with which you can put on makeup and see if the color, quality, etc. suits you. Never miss an opportunity to use such a "probe".

5. When applied to the eyes, the pencil should leave a clear, uniform line without interspersed crystals.

6. The lead should not be too soft. Otherwise, instead of a graceful eyeliner, you will end up with a bold blurred line. At the same time, the lead should not be hard, so as not to scratch the delicate skin of the eyelids.

The classic touch is black and is applied without colored eyeshadow on the eyelids. An exception is with large makeup. When a big touch is in vogue (and it almost never goes out of style), it mostly serves as an enhancer for the shadows of the same color. Every season, a "cosmetic" stroke is in vogue: a thin, barely noticeable line along the upper rim of the eyelashes. This is a good way to discreetly accentuate your eyes and lashes. The stroke will look very natural if it matches the color of the eyelashes and eyebrows. The eyelid line is best applied with a liquid liner. Remove excess paint from the liner brush beforehand, otherwise the line will not be thin enough.

If you use shadows, then they are applied first, and then, on top of them, an eyeliner is made.

When choosing an eyeliner, pay attention to the applicator - a short and elastic applicator is easier to handle than a thin flexible brush, which requires more skill.

The easiest to handle is a pencil that functions like a felt-tip pen. In this case, the paint automatically fills the tip.

The "cosmetic" stroke applied by the kayal (pencil) looks more natural than the one applied by the liner. For the stroke to succeed, the eyelid should be degreased, if possible, the skin should be powdered, for example, with shadows to match the skin color. First wipe off excess paint from the brush, otherwise the line will not be thin enough. Lead the line from the inner corner of the eye and pull to the outer one without looking up. Or start from the middle of the century, paint to the outer edge, and then finish to the inner corner. Those who have inflamed skin, it is better to make dot marks on the eyelid, and then connect them together. To facilitate drawing, the skin on the upper eyelid needs to be pulled with two fingers. The same for the "ponytail" in the outer corner of the eye: the skin is pulled upwards, then a graceful upward bend of the line is obtained.

Pencil tinting techniques:

The white, light gray and dark colored kayal is intended for the lower eyelid. If you tint the lower eyelid with it from the inside, the eyes will appear larger. A dark pencil on the lower eyelid visually reduces the eye. Large dark eyes, on the other hand, seem more expressive with a pencil. If you do not want to achieve a reduction effect, but would like to give the eye contour at the same time, take a gray, brown or colored kayal and, moistening the eyelid with a cotton swab, draw a line along the inner edge of the eyelid. In this case, part of the paint will in any case linger at the roots of the eyelashes. If the kayal mark on the upper eyelid is faulty, it can be rubbed with shadows of the same color. The kayal effect (outline selection) remains. The kayal trace on the lower eyelid can be powdered with shadows. This enhances the impression and makes the color more durable. The kayal line on the lower eyelid does not need to be drawn all the way to the inner corner of the eye. The outer corner, on the other hand, needs to be completely circled. The stroke should follow the shape of the eye and end at the outer corner. If the eyes are too round, then it is better to draw the line a few millimeters above the outer corner of the eye. And with the corners of the eyes down, the line must certainly be pulled up. If the eyes are too close, the line should only start from the middle of the century. At this point, it should be very thin and expand outward upward.

In general, there are no strict rules for eyeliner. Bringing in only the outer corner, you make the look very light, which is suitable for daytime makeup. Circling the entire eye adds a sexy twist to the look and is perfect for an evening out. And a few more tips: whichever option you choose, make the line thicker closer to the outer corner and lift it up a little; draw a line as close to the eyelashes as possible in order to visually increase their volume; remember that a pencil is suitable for both options, but it is better to outline the entire eye with an eyeliner: if you use an eyeliner, keep a cotton swab close at hand in order to correct artistic flaws in time.