7 Liquid Liners For The Beginner
Today we’re making the case for a generous slick of inky-black liquid liner. First things first, if you haven’t seen our fail-safe step-by-step guide to winged eyeliner, get there.
Basically, liquid liner is where it’s at. It’s kind of been cast-away in the ‘too hard’ or ‘nighttime’ basket for a while, but we’re bringing it back. In fact, our favourite way to wear it is with nothing (or pretty much nothing) else; a white tee, 501s, bed hair, a bit of concealer and a slick of liner on a Sunday morning = e v e r y t h a n g.
But knowing where to start isn’t easy. Let’s be real – some of them suck and make the whole process seem like a disaster waiting to happen.
So we got down and dirty with the thick, the thin and everything in-between to find the ones that make it fool-proof.
And for your daily dose of#inspo, look no further than Shopbop’s Fashion Director Elle Straus. Girl knows how to wield her way around a black felt tip liner pen to create the necessary balancing act for a pretty, floral outfit.
Or for those who are feeling a little more ambitious, there’s always these 5 different liquid liner shapes to experiment with. If we can do them, so can you.
Get to it.
By Carmen Hamilton.
Stila Stay All Day Waterproof Liquid Liner
Seriously. This is what we call a precision tip. Stila’s liquid liner glides over your skin with ease and the fine pen shape makes it super easy to manoeuvre. It’s pretty much impossible to screw it up.
Benefit They’re Real Push-Up Eye Liner
We saw this one popping up here, there and everywhere in our profile section and decided to investigate. Turns out, it’s the shit. If the whole liquid thing makes you nervous, try this gel formula instead. It’s nice and thick, and the angular head makes doing winged liner almost fail-safe.
Added bonus: it doesn’t budge.
Estee Lauder Double Wear Liquid Liner
This ultra-black inky liner goes on super smooth and does away with that whole shaky/wonky line thing we always battle with.
It stays all day and doesn’t smudge at all, meaning zero imprints into the creases. Awesome.
One for those who like it extra thick. This is literally a jumbo felt-tip Texta for your eyelids. You can literally just slick it along the lashline and you’re good to go. No thickening or double coats required. Win!
The three tip thing had us a little confused at first, but when we tried this for the first time, we totally got it. The triple head makes for a super sleek and pigmented line, but you can also experiment with cool tri-liner shapes. Genius.
Quick drying, ultra-pigmented, zero smudging. We knew we could count on MAC to have us covered in the liquid liner department.
This one has a slightly thicker felt tip than some of the others (although not as thick as Cargo’s), which makes it so easy to nail the notoriously tricky cat eye shape, but if you want something more on the subtle side, stick with Stila.
Tom Ford is a wise man. Why have one tip when you can have two? This one’s our favourite allrounder, made to take you from AM to PM.
We use the thick tip first to create the line, then perfect it with the other smaller felt tip.
Or you can just use the smaller tip in-between your top lashes to give them a bit of definition during the day. Clever, TF.
