How do I make my eyeliner stay on and not smudge?
Speaking of eyeliners (guyliners to be exact), V asked me this question recently and I thought it’d be a good post – no one likes smudged eye makeup, do they?
How do I put on eyeliner so it doesn’t smudge within a few hours?
It may be extra hard for those with oilier lids to keep eye makeup and eyeliner on. Apart from getting a good eyeliner that doesn’t smudge (waterproof formulas are the best), there are a few tricks you can try out.
First, sweep your eyelid with some loose powder to soak up any oil. Apply your eyeliner, whether it is ink or pencil. (Here’s how to apply eyeliner).
Next, take a fine eyeliner brush and apply a eyeshadow over your eyeliner line to really ’set’ the eyeliner. I like to do this step twice, just to be extra careful – and I never get smudges. It also works for the lower lash line as well.
So to sum it up – the best way for eyeliner to stay put and not smudge is to have a base and top ‘coat’ of powder.