How To Apply Pen Eyeliner For Beginners

Despite their humorous nature, eyeliners have the power to transform your appearance with a single swipe. They are the most important makeup item in every girl’s vanity, even those who prefer keeping it simple.

Drawing the perfect wings or accentuating the beauty of your eyes with an eyeliner can be a pretty challenging task. Of course, the pros ace the game every time. But if you are a beginner, you might require some practice to ensure precision. This is why we are here to assist you with a detailed lesson on how to apply eyeliner flawlessly. So, what are you waiting for? Swipe up for the details!

This post features how to apply liquid eyeliner and how to put on eyeliner pencil.

How to Use an Eyeliner Pencil

Follow this makeup tutorial to learn how to put on eyeliner pencil:

1. Prep your eyes. Putting makeup primer on your eyelids before applying pencil liner will make the liner last longer.

2. Apply eyeliner to the upper lid. Pull your upper eyelid taut to the side. Draw a fine line from the outside corner of your eye to the inside corner of your eye while keeping the eyeliner pencil’s tip as close to your lash line as you can. Repeat this process multiple times if you want a thick line.

3. Apply eyeliner to the lower lid. Draw a fine line from your outer eye corner to your inner eye corner, keeping the tip of the eyeliner pencil as close to your lash line as you can. The straight line should extend just two-thirds of your lower lids to make your eyes look bigger—completely lining your lower lids can make your eyes appear smaller.

4. Connect the lines. Connect the lines of the eyeliner at the outer corner of the eye.

5. Create a winged eyeliner. To draw a winged liner, or a cat-eye, draw a line with an upward angle from the outer corner of your eye, using your lower lash line as a guide. Fill in the line more heavily to create a triangle shape, creating a cat eye.

6. Seal your eyeliner. To make a more long-wearing eyeliner, use an eyeliner brush or eyeshadow brush to apply eyeshadow that’s the same color as your eyeliner.

How To Put On Eyeliner Pencil

6 Tips for Using an Eyeliner Pencil

When using an eyeliner pencil, consider the following eyeliner tips:

1. Apply eye makeup in the correct order. Apply pencil eyeliner after you apply eyeshadow, and apply mascara to your eyes after eyeliner. This order will help prevent smudging.

2. Draw dots and dashes along the lashlines. Instead of drawing thick lines, you can apply eyeliner pencil by drawing dots or dashes along your lash lines. Connect the dots to create a continuous line.

3. Smudge your eyeliner. You can smudge the eyeliner with a cotton swab or a round smudging brush to make the lines less harsh and give your eyes a more subtle eyeliner look. Smudging can also create a quick smokey eye look if you use a high-pigment black eyeliner, such as a soft kohl pencil.

4. Tightline your eyes. Applying some white eyeliner to your waterline, the skin between your lashes and your eye, will make your eyes look bigger. This process, known as tightlining, is a great hack for people with small eyes.

5. Sharpen your eyeliner pencil. To keep your eye pencil in good shape, regularly sharpen it using an eyeliner sharpener. Sharpening will keep your pencil eyeliner pointy and will refresh your eyeliner by removing old product and bacteria.

6. Use a cotton swab to fix mistakes. To fix mistakes or smears, wet a cotton swab with makeup remover to remove the liner. You can use concealer to cover any smudges.

How To Apply Eyeliner Liquid

If you’re new to applying liquid eyeliner, refer to this step-by-step guide:

1. Shake the bottle of liquid eyeliner. Shake the product so the formula is smooth and not clumpy.

2. Hold the wand in your dominant hand. Using your primary hand, hold the liquid eyeliner flat—almost perpendicular to your eye—using your primary hand.

3. Start in the middle of your lid. Draw a straight line from the center of your eye, as close to the upper lash line as possible, and follow the curve of your eye to the outer corner.

4. Draw a line from the inner corner of your eye. Then, draw a line from the inner corner to the center of your eye.

5. Make a wingtip. To create a wingtip, draw a line with an upward angle from the outer corner of your eye, using your lower lash line as a guide. You can fill in the line more heavily to create a triangle shape, creating a cat eye.

6. Apply liner to your lower lid. If you want to apply liquid eyeliner to your lower lid, do it in small strokes. You want it to look like the eyeliner wing extends from your bottom lid. Draw a line from the wingtip to the center of your lower lash line. To fully line your bottom lash line, draw a line from the middle of the lower lash line to the inner corner.

Whether you have monolids, double eyelids, or hooded eyes, you can experiment with the thickness of your eyeliner to find the perfect look. For example, if you have a monolid, you might try starting your winged liner look from the bottom lid, filling in a small portion of your bottom lid to make a noticeable cat eye.

5 Tips for Applying Liquid Liner

If you are new to liquid eyeliners, consider the following:

1. Apply eyeliner with a felt-tip eyeliner. A felt-tip eyeliner is slim and similar to a pen, making it easy to hold and control.

2. Start with a thin line. Start with a thin line and then fill in the eyeliner to make the line thicker, if you desire. The thicker your eyeliner, the bolder your eye makeup will be.

3. Use tape as a guide. To draw a wingtip or a cat eye, create a guide for yourself by putting tape against your lower lashline.

4. Connect the dots. If your hand is not steady, you can make a guiding line on your eyes using dots or dashes, which you can fill in with the eyeliner.

5. Rest your elbow. To stabilize your hand, rest your elbow on a table as you’re applying the eyeliner.

How to Fix Eyeliner

It takes practice to perfect the application of eyeliner. Consider the following tricks to fix smudges or uneven lines:

Use a cotton swab. If your eyeliner is smudging, dip a cotton swab in micellar water or makeup remover and dab away the excess.

Fill the waterline with eyeshadow. The liquid eyeliner may not reach into the waterline when filling in your lower lid. You can use black eyeshadow to fill in the waterline. You can also use an eye pencil for your lower lash line, which will adhere better to the waterline than liquid eyeliner.

Cover up with concealer. If your eyeliner lines are too thick or uneven, use concealer to cover up the imperfections. Apply concealer with an angled brush or an eyeliner brush.

Conclusion

An eyeliner pencil is a makeup product designed to line the eye. Eyeliner pencils resemble colored pencils. You can find many types of eyeliner pencils, including retractable eyeliner pencils or wood or plastic pencils you sharpen. The finest eyeliner for beginners is a pencil eyeliner because they are often simpler to use than other kinds of eyeliners.

You can use eyeliner on your lower or upper lash line, or both. Although black and brown eyeliners are among the most popular colored eyeliners, additional colors like blue, pink, and white are also offered. Unlike most liquid eyeliners and gel liners, an eye pencil typically has a matte finish.