Winged Eyeliner Tips / Product Recommendations.

Jun 24, 2015

Alyssa H.

I need tips/ advice on how to do winged eyeliner that is symmetrical. I love the way it looks & what are good products to use for wings?

Jun 24, 2015

Alexis C.

You should definitely message Les on her profile if she doesn't respond to your thread, she has a ton of tips and liner recommendations (:

Jun 24, 2015

Monica M.

Oh yes! Les's winged liner is perfection

Jun 24, 2015

Les N.

^ Thank you girls (:

I've been doing winged liner for 3-4 years and here is what I've learned :

first off make sure you are comfortable and your arm is well rested on something steady.
some people start off different inner corner, outer corner, wing but I personally like to start off with the wing going from the lower lash line and flick it up towards the tail of my eyebrow. (Usually a big flick since I like dramatic winged liner) after that I start going into the inner corner with short thin stokes and it sort of makes a triangle type shape so I fill that part in making sure I can't see any part of my skin.
oh and I make sure I am following my natural eye shape and once I'm done I'll thicken it up to my liking making sure the inner corner is thinner than the rest of my eye. Patience is key when you are first learning winged liner, be patient and try not to get frustrated. Now winged liner only takes me about one minute on each eye (:

here are my favorite eyeliners and some tips :

liquid (NYC, almay) - be patient and careful with liquid.

felt tip (smashbox) - make sure you are holding it horizontally.

gel (Tarte clay paint, inglot #77) - if you want a nice sharp wing then make sure you are using a thin precise brush, although you can use a angled also.

pencil (Loreal) - I don't recommend pencils for winged liner since you can't get any sharp wings with it but if you do make sure the pencil is always sharpened.

eyeshadow/ powder (any) - I would only use eyeshadow/ powder if you want smoked out winged liner. 

Jun 24, 2015

Teresa P.

Do you have a better picture? That one you can't really see your makeup :)

Jun 24, 2015

Victoria S.

I go with a really short wing, classy and kinda sexy/daring at the same time.

Jun 25, 2015

Cyan J.

Tape and stencils came in handy for me until it became easier for me to do it.

Jun 27, 2015

Evie M.

A tip to get symmetrical eyeliner is to use a brown or black pencil liner to lightly draw your wings on both sides. Then when your happy with them and they are symmetrical, use your eyeliner to trace along it 😉 hope this helps