Looking for a playful and dramatic way to accent your eyes? Winged eyeliner can be just the makeup trick you need for a special occasion or just because. You may have shied away from the cat eyeliner application after a few failed attempts. It’s true, practice is your friend for this skill.
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Still, creating the perfect cat-like eye can be easier than you think, especially if you know the technique and have the tools to achieve it.
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Here is how you can use an eyeliner pencil and a liquid liner as well as good mascara to wow and meow.
Assembling Your Toolbox
A cat eyeliner takes a steady hand and a bit of precision. Make sure your eye products are up to the task.
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Gather together some of the following eye makeup products:
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- Good quality eye primer
- Neutral eyeshadow in a pale or natural shade
- Liquid eyeliner and eyeliner pencil
- Flat and blending brushes
- Volumizing mascara
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If you are feeling really bold, you could opt to use false eyelashes, but that may be a more advanced approach towards a winged eyeliner look.
The How-To
Now that you have the right stuff, let’s get down to business. You can follow these steps to help you.
- Start with a bit of primer and a layer of a neutral shade of shadow to provide a good base. What’s primer good for? Helping your product stick where it needs to and not smudge where you don’t want it.
- Apply a neutral shade of eyeshadow next. If you like, you can go a bit dark to contour at the crease of the eyelid. The barely there eyeshadow shade is going to allow your winged liner to pop as your power look.
- Line your lash line with a thin layer of eyeliner pencil, going thicker as you move away from the center toward the outer edge. Pencil liner is a little easier to work with than a liquid liner, allowing so we use it for lining the eyelid.
- Using a liquid eyeliner in the form of a thin brush or pen, draw a short line from the corner of your eyelid at an angle to create a wing. You can make it short and kittenish or longer for a feline femme finish. This is a step that will come with practice.
- Now come back to that original line you made along your eyelid. Draw another line from the end of that line to the tip of the wing. It should resemble a thin triangle.
- Use your eyeliner to color in the triangle space for a smooth look.
- After you complete the winged eyeliner on both eyes, stop and consider if they look even. Use a cotton-tip applicator and a bit of makeup remover to touch up, as necessary. You can also use a flat edge or blending brush to soften any harsh lines.
- Add two or more coats of good mascara to complete your cat eyeliner.
Practice Makes Purrfect
You may want to try out your winged eyeliner a few times to feel comfortable with your method. If you are not sure what products to use, LaLa Daisy has exactly what you need for this and other eye-popping makeup products.