How to Apply Eyeliner for Your Eye Shape

Analyzing your eye shape correctly and using your makeup to match it helps your eyes achieve the look you want. If you want to apply eyeliner for your eye shape, you first need to figure out whether your eyes are almond, round, hooded, small, large, or upturned.

Once you have made the right call, you need to learn eyeliner techniques, because eyeliner is applied differently for every eye shape.

How to Apply Eyeliner on Hooded Eyelids

To lift hooded eyelids, pay attention to your choice of eyeliner and how you apply it. A guide to eyeliner techniques:

1. For eyeliner on hooded eyelids, draw the line upward.
2. Apply the eyeliner as a thin line right along the lash line.
3. Keeping the wing short helps you avoid an overdone look.
4. Applying a little highlighter to the inner corners makes the eyes look bigger and more lifted.

Which Eyeliner Style Suits Large and Almond Eyes?

Having large eyes is an advantage when it comes to an alluring gaze. So how do you apply eyeliner on large eyes? So your eyes don't look even bigger than they are, we recommend applying eyeliner right along your lash line. You can also draw a thin line with a slight wing toward the outer corner and upward.

Having almond eyes means having a balanced eye shape. For eyeliner on almond eyes, draw the wing upward from the outer corner. You can draw a thin line along the upper lash line and a light, barely-there line along the lower lash line.

Why Is Identifying Your Eye Shape Important?

Identifying your eye shape can make your makeup look flawless, make your gaze more alluring, create a lifting effect on your faceWith the right eyeliner and eyeshadow application, the eyes look lifted and more youthful., and bring balance to your expression. Knowing your eye shape helps you take your eye makeup to the next level and also helps you express your personal style.

What Are the Most Common Eyeliner Mistakes?

Eyeliner mistakes can ruin not just your eye makeup but your whole look. Let's go over some of the most common mistakes people make when applying eyeliner:

1. Don't apply eyeliner with your eye closed, because the line can disappear when you open it. We recommend drawing your eyeliner with your eye open.
2. Don't draw a sharp eyeliner line on your lower lashes. Makeup on the lower lashes usually makes the eyes look droopy.
3. If you want a natural look, draw your eyeliner as a thin line right at the base of your upper lashes.
4. If you have small eyes, be careful not to draw a very thick line.
5. Don't flick your wing too far up or down. Lifting it upward in moderation is enough.

What Other Products Can You Use with Eyeliner to Define Your Eye Shape?

As powerful as eyeliner is, you should also look at other eye makeup products to define your eye shape. These products are: eyeshadow, eye pencil, highlighter, and brow pencilEyeshadow adds shadow and depth, highlighter accentuates the inner corners and brow bone, and brow pencil defines the frame of the eyes..

Which Eyeliner Brushes and Products Work Best for Different Eye Shapes?

Just as eyeliner is drawn differently for different eye shapes, different eyeliner brushes are used too.

• Almond Eyes: Liquid or gel eyeliner works well. For an eyeliner brush, you can choose one with a fine tip.
• Upturned Eyes: If your eyes are upturned, there's no need to flick your wing upward. For a balanced look, drawing your line outward is enough.
• Hooded Eyes: A quick-drying, fine-tip eyeliner is ideal for hooded eyes. Make sure to draw the wing upward.
• Small Eyes: To make small eyes look bigger, we recommend drawing a thin line. A fine-tip pencil eyeliner is especially helpful for keeping mistakes to a minimum.
• Round Eyes: To make round eyes look more elongated, extend the wing upward from the outer corner of the eye. A felt-tip eyeliner in particular makes application comfortable.