My Favourite Eyeliners
October 12, 2016

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I love a good eye liner! I have used eyeliners for as long as I can remember. The obsession started when I was at college and H&M sold their range of colours which had glitter in them. My friends and I had the whole range, Gold, Green, Brown to Bright Purple! The good old days. I then went onto wearing black liner or Black Kohl rimming my waterline. I liked the feeling of having intense goth eyes, especially after it would start smudging onto my skin!  The obsession did not stop there. Over the years I have bought and collected many eyeliners which I have slightly changed in the way I use them.
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More recently I love a basic black or brown pencil smudges above my lashes, which creates a fuller lash line. Simple and quick on the go. I also love using eye liners as a soft alternative to a liner flick, using a pencil as appose to liquid liners. Most formulas these days are of a gel consistency so they glide on really well and a flick can be created more easily. Pencils dont take up a lot of space and can have a dual use of lining and shadows which stay put, with a bit of blending. Easy to travel with and can easily be packed to be space efficient.Â
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My current favourites are the Sephora Contour Eye Pencil 12 Hr wear. They are waterproof and so easy to use. They last all day and stay put. Â I use shade 13 Tiramisu on a more daily basis. This is a matte finish. I also love shades 33 Love Affair (a plum shade ) and 14 Cocoa (brown shade). These two shades are a shimmer shade, so adds a little sparkle to the look.Â
I literally line each eye at a time at the lash line, use a pencil brush such as the Zoeva 230 Luxe Brush and smudge it to make it less so harsh. I then take the brush and brush onto the pencil lead to get some product onto the bristles. I then use the brush to create a flick on my eye. It wont be a perfect line, but the point on the brush will help you get there. This is the way I like to line my eyes in a hassle free way, as we know perfect liquid liner is not easy! ( pic at the bottom of page with my look)
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As you can probably tell from my swatches below I love Browns, Purples and Golds which I find compliments my eyes and my skin tone. All the below glide on easily and last all day. I can blend them with a brush if I want a softer look, working with one eye as a time, before they set. They also come off gently, using eye make up remover without irritating the eyes.Â
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Who else thinks eye liners are the best? I still secretly love wearing a black liner in my water line to give a smouldering look, but it makes my eyes look so small!Â
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Soft eye liner using the Sephora Tiramisu Matte Liner and a brush!Â
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