Q&A for How to Apply Eyeliner

Liquid liner is best for creating crisp, thin lines but it requires some practice to perfect a clean application.

If your eyes are hooded, a thicker line in a softer color like brown is a great idea. Metallic shades like bronze are also good for small eyes, but if you have wrinkles it can emphasize them.

Short answer? Practice! Nobody who's good at applying eyeliner was good to begin with. Through lots of trial and error, you become more adept at holding your liner steadily and creating even lines. As you grow more accustomed to applying eyeliner, we recommend giving yourself a bit of extra time to do your makeup in the morning so that you don't feel the need to rush and to give you time to redo your liner if you make a mistake. You can also try propping your elbow up on something to provide additional stability as you do your makeup.

For beginners, a pencil eyeliner might be easiest to use. It'll likely take a bit more practice to manage a gel or liquid liner, but pencils are fairly simple, making them a great gateway eyeliner for beginners.

Use a soft, light touch if you want to look your age, using soft pencils, kohl pencils, or powdered eyeliner. Brown, metallic colors, and dark green are good color choices. Black liquid eyeliner can look over-the-top for everyday teen make up, but you can go for it if you like that style, or if you balance it with more natural makeup elsewhere.

It depends on what your parents say, and also on whenever you feel comfortable wearing it. Some people feel that young girls shouldn't wear heavy--or any--eyeliner until they are older, but it should be your own choice when you start wearing eyeliner (again, as long as your parents are okay with it). However, it's probably best if you start wearing it in your tween or teenage years. Just be aware that there are some places where it's more polite to avoid wearing extreme/very bright eyeliner (such as serious events like weddings and funerals, and possibly even school if your school has rules about makeup), but for the majority of situations, your eyeliner wouldn't cause any issues.

You can take it off with makeup remover and a cotton ball, you can wash it off with water if the liner isn't waterproof, or you can remove it with a makeup wipe.

Yes.

Lean super close to a mirror, and rest a folded paper towel just above where you want the eyeliner to be. Then fill in the line with small strokes. Sometimes you might like to cut a paper towel to a certain shape and follow that. Just be careful obviously.

A chubby eyeliner pencil, powdered eyeliner (or powdered eye shadow applied with an eyeliner brush), or a cream liner are all good picks. A thin pencil is fine if it's on the softer side. Liquid eyeliner takes a bit more practice.

Only wear it if your parents are okay with it, and if you can make it look good. For 12, I recommend pencil eyeliner, with a soft line.

Pick eyeshadow or eyeliner colors that complement the color of your eyes. Apply white or nude in your lower waterline. Avoid lining your entire lower eye with a dark color if you want to have brighter-looking eyes, because this can make the eye look smaller.

Choose a highly-pigmented eyeliner in a dark shade to make sure it shows up on your skin.

At any place that makeup is sold. Specialty makeup stores are often expensive, so if you don't have the budget for them, try stores that sell a variety of products, like supermarkets (which often have pricey makeup too) and drugstores.

For use on lower lashes, it's probably better stick with a pencil or powdered liner unless you're used to using liquid or gel liner, and it works just the same as regular liner. Sometimes people line all of their waterline, but it can make your eyes look smaller if it's a dark color. Other times people line underneath their waterline, right under where the eyelashes start. This is typically just for half the eye, but you can experiment with how much or little you apply.

Pencil can smudge more and add to the smoky cat eye look, while gel or liquid can give a more defined look. It's really up to you.

If you want to wear it then wear it. However, there is no way of applying eyeliner to make it look natural as there is nothing natural about it.

Generally, a pencil liner is better for waterline, as it is less defined and can smudge a bit.

Yes, eyeliner will still look fine.

Try using a stencil.

You can't really make black, but you can try mixing darker colors together.

Emo make up is heavy and black. Do some experimenting with smudgy and precise looks to find out what you like the best. I'm sure there are tons of tutorials on YouTube.

Gray liner is a great color liner for hazel eyes. You might want to get a liquid gray though, since it's a little darker than the pencil usually is.

Teens should experiment with all different kinds so they can choose the ones the like best.

Yes, if your parents are okay with it and you want to.

Try washable markers. Your doll will love her new look, and if you use washable markers, you can change it according to her style. If you use a permanent marker, like a Sharpie, it'll be really hard to fix any mistakes.

It might be because you're allergic to the eyeliner you're using. Try a hypoallergenic type instead of what you're using. If the problem persists, talk to your doctor.

The area above your lower lashes is your waterline. You can put the liner here, or below your lashes. It's generally easier with liquid liner to do it underneath.

Yes, but you should probably start with a soft pencil instead of liquid as that takes more practice.

Use a hair dryer on it and it should help. If not, try sharpening it.