Listening to Summertime Sadness, Lana Del Rey (Cedric Gervais Remix)
Craving some Chickfila. It's about that time, folks.
One of my favorite trends is winged eyeliner. It's been around for a while, and much to my relief it doesn't seem to be going anywhere. I used to wear it all the time with liquid black eyeliner, but I recently crossed to the gel side, and I haven't looked back. I feel like you can be
so much more exact with gel than you can with liquid. That may just be me, though.
Anyway, here's a little tutorial for a neutral winged look. Enjoy!
I start off with a base of Barely Branded, but any primer or creamy neutral base will do. Then I use a fluffy brush and apply a warm taupey brown to the crease, and blend it up past the brow bone (but not
to the brows). I also pat some on the outer third for added depth. Next, I use a C-brush and swipe a shimmery champagne on the rest of my lid, blending it into the taupe on the outer corners.
Using the same shimmery champagne and the same brush, I apply a bit of it on the brow bone, but don't overdo it - it shouldn't be the center of attention here. Just a light wash. (Not pictured) I dab an extra dose in the inner corner as well. Next, using a smaller crease brush and a darker brown color, I define my crease and outer V and blend away. Then, using a matte charcoal grey, I create a fake drop-shadow from my "voluminous" lashes (ha) by taking the C-brush with the grey on just the edge, and draw a small short diagonal line down and away from the outer corner of my eye (you can see this best in the second photo of the next photoset). Marilyn Monroe was known for doing this to make her lashes appear longer and more dramatic. Just be sure it's matte, because a shimmer in a drop-shadow would defeat the purpose!
Now time for black eyeliner! Once again, I love using that e.l.f. concealer brush, but use whatever you feel comfortable with. I generally start from the middle of my pupil and work my way to the outer corner, then, starting again from the middle, fill in the rest to just before the inner corner, saving the wing for last. (If I'm not wearing liner on my waterline, I don't draw my liner all the way to the corner.) For the wing, I draw a diagonal line up and away from the lower lash line, and draw a small line from the upper lash line to meet it. Since this look is more neutral, I don't line as thick as I would for a true 40s-inspired wing look.
Finishing up! I fill in my brows and set them with brow gel, curl my lashes, slather on some mascara (do my hair from
another tutorial) and I'm done!
Reasonably simple, quick, and straightforward. How do you wear your wings?
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Listening to Summertime Sadness, Lana Del Rey (Cedric Gervais Remix)
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