Eyeliner is used so much that it’s a part of many girl’s everyday routine, so much so it gets overlooked. It helps us define and enlarge the shape of our eyes and can instantly smarten up our faces without all that faffing around with eyeshadows and blending.
It’s also a great way to add colour to your eyelids, especially if your eyes are obscured by wearing glasses. It’s also great for adding a hint of colour to hooded eyes or small eyes that can’t carry off multiple eyeshadows.
Some makeup experts can be a bit sneery about the trusty eye pencil, preferring to use a brush and a powder. I agree, but only up to a point, as nothing can match using the pencil for easy convenience.
My technique is always the same when applying. I start in the outer corner top lash line and make a stroke towards the middle, I then go to inner corner and again make another stroke to the middle, until the two lines meet. I do this purely as two strokes gives you a much straighter line. I repeat on the lower lash line and then with my finger i smudge it in a little, but that’s my desired look.
Here are a few of the very best eyeliner pencils you can buy today.
Bourjois Effet Smoky Pencil
All Bourjois pencils are superb. This one comes with its very own smudger, giving you the ability to create a softer and more smoky finish. The Effet also comes in 5 intense and deep shades and has a high tolerance formula.
Nars Larger Than Life Long-wear Eyeliner
These are incredible pencils as they take the humble liner to the next level. 12 hours of no smear, no caking wear. Glides on smoothly and completely budge proof. The NARS liner comes in 9 dramatic shades and are named after iconic streets in the world.
Clinique Cream Shaper For Eyes
Cliniques shade, Chocolate lustre, I have been using forever. It has a creamy, smooth application, with a light hint of a shimmer. The intense colours stay put and doesn’t smudge. These are also easy to sharpen, always a bonus.
Maybelline Line Definer Twist Up Brown Eye
Cheaper brands come into their own with pencil liners. These are of good quality and even the colour range is fantastic. This liner is waterproof and also rich in colour. The handy wind up pen is very handy as there is no need for sharpening.
Topshop Beauty Double Ended Kohl
Topshop are spot on with their coloured liners, they have something to match with every skin tone and also every outfit. It has a firm but soft pencil for an easy glide application and the colours are deep and intense.
New CiD i-smoulder Professional Kohl Pencil
The I-smoulder is one of that is perfect to create a smoky eye effect as it has everything you need all in one product (and it’s easy to pop in your handbag and carry round). The pencil has a chiseled shaped pencil to make lining your eyes easier with more precision. It comes with a matching eyeshadow pigment in the cap, a few twists of the sponge applicator and it will pick up more shadow for you.
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