Eye liners

Another week that Mirijana came back for a 2nd technicle lesson with us, we covered liquid liner and the different approaches that you can take with it. The image to the left is the demonstration that she did on Kristies eyes for the rest of us, and the images below are my try at it. I was really please with the definition and precision in my liners and am glad I was able to learn Mirijana's quick secret techniques to do so.

Liquid Liner/Gel Liner

Liquid eye liner comes in two main types: felt tip and a dip-brush.

Felt tip liquid eye liner is very similar to a marker, and has the eye liner fed through it like a pen.

A dip-brush liquid eye liner is similar to nail polish in that it comes with a small bottle of the eye liner with a brush that must be dipped in in between each application. 

Gel Liner is applied with a thin angled brush like the dip-brush liquid liner

• Prepare your eyelids. Applying eye liner is a middle step to be done after you put on your eye shadow but before you put on your mascara. Put on an eyelid primer to help your eye shadow and/or eye liner stick to your lid for the whole day. If you plan on wearing eye shadow, apply it now and your eye liner will go over the top.

• Get in the right position. The biggest problem with applying liquid eye liner is lacking a steady hand, causing a wavy line and uneven application. To rectify this problem, rest your elbow on a table and your hand on your cheek as you apply.

• If you are able, hold a small hand-held mirror in your opposite hand instead of using a large mirror so that you can get a good view of your eyelid and liner application.

• Add your tail. Regardless of the type of eye liner that you use, a small tail should be created at the outer edge of your eyelid to give the illusion of a continuation of your lash line. Use your eye liner to draw a small line extending upwards on your upper lash line, but drawn at the same angle as the upwards curve in your lower lash line. Draw a small triangle from the end of the line with the upper lash line and fill in the space.

• You can stop it early for a natural look, or sweep it far up your lid for a classic cat eye.

• Finish your make up. With the completion of your eye liner, apply your mascara and any other finishing touches to your make up. Use a large, full-bristled brush to wipe off any shadow or eye liner that might have fallen underneath your eyes. Use a q-tip dipped in make up remover to remove any mistakes you made in your eye liner or mascara application.

I really like this campaign shoot of Georgia May Jagger and Rimmel's Scandalleyes Mascara. The way in which the Make-up Artist has incorporated the dramatic precise eyeliner on the top lash line following up into the crease. 

For one of my final images I am aiming to design a face chart inspired by this image. I am also able to use the knowledge in which I gained on the Westfields trip at our MAC masterclass. 

I feel inspired by these images above as they all have their own unique shape and angles which i really like from an eye liner look. For my final eyeliner make-up design I want to create something more than just a plain sweep, I want to encorporate bright colours to relate back to Rimmel, but I also want it to still look like a beauty image rather than a create make-up piece.