Q&A for How to Apply Liquid Eyeliner

Your eyeliner might not have fully absorbed into the tip. Press the applicator tip on your hand and wait for the liquid eyeliner to saturate it.

Begin in the middle and do gentle strokes to where the wing should be, and there is the lash line. All you have to do is follow it to the start of your eye.

As explained in the article, lean your elbow on a table, or even lean the bottom part of your hand on your cheek to make it a bit easier while applying eyeliner.

No you don't; only do this if you consider it an enhancement to your looks. For some people it can simply look overdone or very unnatural. Try it with and without a wing, to see what you think suits you best, and ask a few friends for their impressions too.

Try to use a small mirror, bringing it as close as you can to your eyes.

Gel liners smudge less than pencil liners, but in general, try not to touch your eyes!

Use a damp Q-tip to wipe away the mistake.

Not many people choose to do this, but if you choose to do it with your non-dominant hand, practice with that hand as often as you can. Over time you will find that you are getting better with that hand and it will feel perfectly natural; it's just training.

Dab the dip brush on a tissue to remove any excess any liquid which is not needed.

Measure with your eyes or buy a stencil to trace on.

It really is hard to do both eyes without blinking, unless you can hold one eye open for a really long time. Dry one eye with a piece of paper or fan. Once you do that, put your eyeliner on the other eye and dry it again.

It can work with liquid eyeliner, but liquid eyeliner normally comes with its own application wand, so there's generally no need for a separate brush.

Honestly, practice makes perfect. There isn't a fixed way to do it, just practice often.

Put makeup remover on a cotton ball, and gently dab the smudge away.

Wipe the wrong part off with a tissue or, if it doesn't come off, use makeup remover. Draw on whatever needs to be drawn on with the eyeliner.

You can draw the outline of what you want your eyeliner to look like, then fill it in.

You can take it off and start over, let it dry then try to scratch it off and fix the shadow and liner, or let it dry and use a cotton bud with makeup remover (or wrap the tip of your finger in a makeup wipe) and use your nail to shape the liner how you want it.

Choose a slightly darker shade so that it pops.

It's very common for the liner to spread and crease if your eyes are puffy or you have thinner/small lids. There are two very simple and quick ways to prevent it. You'll need powder for both. Before applying the eyeliner of choice, use a primer, concealer or BB/CC Cream. Set it with a skin tone powder and do the line. The second method is to set the liner. After the eyeliner, pick up a brush and black eye shadow. Use it to line over the existent eyeliner. You can do both ways to be sure it will hold it in place.

For traveling, I personally prefer a more natural look. A small winged eyeliner is enough.

You can try to use a damp Q-tip to take it off. If not, lotion does a great job of getting makeup off; just be careful not to get it in your eyes.

Yes, although it's less messy and the eyeliner looks bolder when you do the eye shadow first.

You probably don't want to do this. You should use a pencil liner for your waterline, not a liquid. A liquid liner could hurt you.

No, it's not necessary. Of course, it would make the application a lot easier and make it last a lot longer, but you don't need to if you don't want to.

If you mean the lid on the inside of the eye, no. If you want to get color under the eyelid, you will want to use a eye pencil or crayon. Liquid liner can cause irritation and can get very messy, so sticking with something cleaner is key.

Make your liquid eyeliner thicker and more bold. Add dramatic blue eye shadow, as well as stunning red lipstick.

You do have to let the liner dry so it won't transfer onto your upper eyelid space. Some liners take longer to dry than others.

If you would like your eyes to look larger, then make a straight line from the wing to where your eye starts to curve. If you would like your eye to look sharper, make the corner of your eye near your nose have a sharp line. Connect the wing all the way down below where your bottom lid curves up.

The liner should begin between the corner of your eye and the middle of your eye. Make a short wing. Close one eye, then make a diagonal straight line from the wing to the beginning. Make sure the beginning of the line is tapered off.

Dip a tiny brush into the liquid liner, remove any excess clumps from the brush and wiggle the brush lightly underneath your lower lashes to achieve a very thin line. If this doesn't work, then as long as you still have the top, you don't have to do the bottom.