How to do the perfect winged eyeliner

It's a truth universally acknowledged that a girl who is late and fashioning a winged eyeliner look, should never be asked why. We all know the pain of trying to get the wings to be equal, or even so it doesn't just look like you've been punched.
Well, hopefully this post will be the solution to all your problems. Of course you could just not do a winged eyeliner, but where's the fun in that? The main thing to remember is that practice makes perfect.

1. First you need to look at the shape of your eye. If your eye is quite round, focus the eyeliner on the outer edge of your eyes, but if you have longer, wider eyes you can line the whole eye, and if you want your eye to look rounder, you can focus some of the liner on the middle of your eye.

 

wider, stretched eyes                                                     Round eyes

2. Now you need to look at your eyelids. Open your eyes to see how much of the lid is visible when they are open. The more of your eyelid you can see the thicker your line can be. It's really up to you to be honest but I don't like it when my eyeliner covers all the visible lid.



A lot of eyelid visible

                                                                            Not much lid visible


                                                                                                                                                                                                                         
3. Choose the product that is right for you. The are many products out there, gels, liquids, you name it. If you are a beginner I recommend starting with something simple like a felt pen and forget the hassles (as much as I love them) of gel pot liners. Here are just a few you can get, the only one here that is not available at Superdrug or other drugstores, is the Eyeko one. This is about £15, but the others are about £3

4. Now you're ready to begin. 
It's best to try and stick as close to the lash line as you can get and start with a thin line, because you can always make the line thicker, but it's harder to make it thinner. 
There are different methods to applying eyeliner and you just have to experiment to find the best one for you. However, it is suggested that beginners try 'joining the dots'. This is where you draw lines with the eyeliner along your lash line and then join them together. I prefer to just to small strokes of the eyeliner. 

Most people find the wing the hardest part, but once you get the hang of it, it is super easy and you'll want to do it all the time. Winged eyeliner will be in fashion for ages because it is such a versatile look. The wing is an extension of your lower lash line in order to look like another lash on your top lash line. So, to get the perfect wing, open your eye and follow the bottom lash up to the outer corner of your eye. Then use the eyeliner as you carry on to create the wing, taking it as far up as you want. 

As you can see in this bottom photo, the wing has been made by following her lower lash line. Once you've created the wing you just need to add a little more eyeliner to join the wing and then line along your top lashes. You'll see what needs to be done to make it look good. 



Play around, have fun and practice. I hope this was somewhat hopeful and I wish you luck on your eyeliner journey.