How To Lift  Downturned and Hooded Eyes With Liner Story

How To Lift Downturned and Hooded Eyes With Liner

This tutorial goes in to how to apply eyeliner to lift the look of your eyes. I also have tips to keep in from smudging or transferring. Learn more

I’ve been lucky enough to 1: make every mistake on myself as a person with partially hooded eye lids and downturned eyes and 2: to get to work on a variety of lid and eye shapes. Learn more

I’ve gathered all my best tips and tricks, as well as a step-by-step guide on how I apply my eyeliner for a lifted look that lasts all day. I hope it helps you!

TIP 1 | SHADE

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TIP 2 | FINISH

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If I’m using a pencil liner, as I do most days, I make sure to sharpen it before applying on each eye. A sharper pencil will always perform better and get more clean and precise looking lines.

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TIP 4 | PLACEMENT

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I place a little taupe shadow at the inner portion, which is softer looking than a liner and doesn’t take up as much lid space.

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