Eyeliner Tricks To Make Your Eyes Look Bigger
Eyeliner is a workhorse of the makeup bag, and it can completely change your look when applied in different ways. Here are some tried and true techniques that can actually work to help make your eyes look bigger, brighter, and more open.
Cat-Eye
Try A cat-eye or a wing to make your eyes look more open. Both of these flourishes may help draw the gaze outwards and can make your eyes look bigger.
For flattering cat eyeliner, draw a line across your upper lash line, and flick it out all the way up to your crease area. The angle should follow the natural line of your lower lashes. Creating this unbroken sight line may make your eyes look bigger. Map out the line, and fill it in with liquid eyeliner or pencil eyeliner.
To do a wing look, line your upper lashes and continue the line slightly beyond your eyes. Draw a second line on your lower lash line to give the appearance of larger, wider-set eyes.
Apply Dark Eyeliner Just Below Your Lower Lashes
Rather than line your lower rim with black, bring your pencil down a bit and line the area right beneath your waterline instead. By drawing this lower line, you help create the illusion that your eyes are bigger than they actually are.
Keep Your Inner Corners Free From Dark Eyeliner
Heavy eyeliner all around your eyes can give a closed-in look and make your eyes look smaller. Rather than lining from top to bottom, skip the inner corners and focus only on the outer V. This draws the eye outward and makes your eyes look bigger.
Tight lining
Tight lining is the technique of lining your upper waterline – the line of skin between your eyelashes and the eye. This is sometimes called the invisible eyeliner technique because you don’t actually see the liner.
Tight lining can make the base of your eyelashes look thicker. It defines the natural shape of your eyes, gives you a lift, and makes your eyes look larger. To try this yourself, gently lift your lids and trace the area with pencil eyeliner.
Black eyeliner pencil is the classic choice for a bold or sultry look. A brown shade of eyeliner gives a more natural look
Try A Blue Or Brown Shade to Line Your Upper Lash Line
Using a colored eyeliner – especially after tight lining with black liner – may help your eyes appear bigger and brighter.
Try this: find a shade that coordinates with the natural color of your eyes, and use it on your upper lash line.
Try A Light Shimmer Eyeliner In Your Inner Corners
Apply a creamy, pale-colored eyeliner to the inner corner of your eyes, with or without shimmer. This acts as a highlighter and makes your eyes look more open.
Apply Nude Or White Eyeliner To Your Waterline
Applying white or nude eyeliner to your waterline (that area inside your lash line) may make you look more awake. This trick helps make your eyes look wider and brighter by making it look like you’ve extended the whites of your eyes.
To try it, gently pull down on your lower lashes and up on your upper lashes to expose your waterline. Trace that area with white eyeliner, or use a shade close to your skin tone for a more natural look.
Frame And Lift Your Brows
Grab a soft white eyeliner pencil and draw a line above your brow bone and below your eyebrow arch. This serves to highlight and lift your pair of brows, which can make your eyes look more open.
Clean Up Your Look
Mistakes happen. If you end up with a wobbly area or a smear, there’s no need to start over. Try dipping a cotton swab in makeup remover, and gently wipe the problem area off your skin. You can also dab a brush in a neutral shade of concealer and sharpen your lines that way.
Finishing Touches
People of all eye sizes can benefit from a crimp of a lash curler and a few coats of black mascara.
For the most eye-opening effect, curl your lashes with a lash curler and add mascara.
