By Napoleon Perdis
www.napoleonperdis.com
Forget about that same-old black liquid liner look. I’m loving something a little off-kilter when it comes to this makeup bag essential. Upgrading a classic to something a little bit edgier is what experimentation is all about. Now is the time to try an eyeliner that strays beyond the lash line.
Try taking some cues from the runways: think understated yet still dramatic angles at Louis Vuitton or that extended winged out liner that I did at Carl Kapp this past Fashion Week. As for the rest of the look, keep it minimal with flawlessly primed and concealed skin, mascara and a creamy or glossy, nude-colored lip. Here are my top two eye-catching graphic eye trends worth style jacking.
The Louis Vuitton Eye:
The models had a cool slick of eyeliner at the edges of the top and bottom lashes to give eyes a super modern cat-eye. Recreate this edgy eye look by lining the upper and lower lash line with a black pencil. Then sharpen the lines close to the lash for more strength with a liquid liner.
For the upper lash line, draw your line to the entire length of the eye right from the inner corner to the outer corner. As you approach the outer corner of the eye, lengthen your line about a centimeter beyond the natural lash line in an upward and outward motion.
With the lower lash line, start half way across and work your way out. When applying, your liner should be angled almost in a straight line to meet the point where your upper liner ends, instead of following the curve of the lower lash line. This will create an extended triangle on the outer corner of the eye. Using an angled brush will keep it accurate and easy to achieve.
To get the boomerang shape on the inner corner of the eye, draw a slightly angled curve with a sharp black pencil and then intensify the centre of your curve with a liquid liner and a fine brush.
Degree of difficulty: 8
The Carl Kapp Eye
When compared to the Louis Vuitton eye, the major difference with this eye statement is that the upper and lower lines meet at the very outer corner of the eye where the lashes stop, and the line is extended out from there. Try lining your lower lash line first and keep extending your angle from there as the eye naturally sweeps up – then line the upper lash line. This will be easier as your angle has already been created. Accent the area of the eye (half way between the lashes and the brow) with a gold metallic liner in the same shape as above to give it a little lift. Finish with a couple of coats of black mascara on the upper lashes and strengthen the brow through the arch with a brow pencil in a matching shade to your natural brow.
Degree of difficulty: 6
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