Liquid Eye Liner
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free skin care · Mon May 24, 2004 3:45 am

Hi
Can anyone recommend any Liquid eye liners? I have very sensitive skin. I can use YSL. I used to be able to use Chanel but I just bought my new one and my eyes have gone very red and swollen!, they say they havent changed the formulation! Iused to be able to use Urban Decay but now they also make my eyes red and swollen. Help!!!!!

free skin care · Mon May 24, 2004 3:46 am

My favourite is the Liquid Eyeliner from Kanebo. It comes with a pen/brush applicator, and gives a nice, thin line. When it is empty, you can buy refills.

Mon May 24, 2004 1:17 pm

Try Lancome's Artliner. It is awesome! Great for contact wearers too because it doesn't flake like some do. Smile

Wed Jun 09, 2004 4:30 pm

How in the heck do you guys use the stuff? My mom used it forever when I was a little girl b/c I guess that's all they had back then. But I have tried and tried and TRIED to effectively use liquid eyeliner and I just can't get it done right! Do you apply it on the inside or the outside of the eye? Or can it be done both ways? I don't like the way I look with any kind of eyeliner on the inside of my eye so it would have to be the outside for me. But I just can't seem to use it without either looking like Joan Crawford in Mommie Dearest or making a huge black mess around my eye.

Any tips??? Confused

free skin care · Wed Jun 09, 2004 10:14 pm

Niccollee,
I am not so handy with my eyeliner brush but I always apply it outside the lashes. People do acquire skill with the brush as they use it. But you can always remove the excess liner by using a q-tip along lash line. Sometimes I get a really good line but often I have to use the q-tip to get a thinner line. I moisten the q tip with a little eye cream. Don't be afraid of taking to much off, you can always reapply. I end up with a very natural look though I still have a discernable line if you look closely. hth

Thu Jun 10, 2004 6:12 am

I'm not too good with liquid eyeliner either. I tend to use normal eyeshadow or powder liner on a wet push-brush instead. However the one liquid eyeliner that I seem to have a lot more luck with is the Stila Lash&Line (mascara on one end and liner on the other). I have the one in "copper" and it gorgeous! Btw, I only ever use liquid eyeliner on the outside of the eye.

Mabsy

free skin care · Fri Jun 11, 2004 2:03 am

I only ever apply it to the outside of the eye. I've got better over the years at applying liquid liner, but still have the odd days where it goes everywhere!!! I normally have my mirror in front of me on the table, rest my elbow on the table then draw the line, if I try to do a line freehand without resting my elbow I end up looking like a panda!

free skin care · Fri Jun 11, 2004 2:06 am

Oh forgot to say as well I bought the Lancome artliner yesterday so am going to try it at weekend! Thanks for the recommendations...

free skin care · Thu Jun 17, 2004 12:20 am

Mabsy, I've been trying the eyeshadow on a brush as an eyeliner and I love it! My old eyeliner is relegated to the back of the drawer now. It really does give a really natural look. Thanks for the tip. Smile

free skin care · Thu Jun 17, 2004 6:39 am

I give you girls so much credit for applying the liquid eyeliner. I think it takes so much determination to get this skill down pat. Exclamation

I too have used eyeshadow on a brush and love the look if the color is right alhtough sometimes I get it in my eye if I'm in a hurry and not pay attention Shock

free skin care · Mon Jun 21, 2004 5:56 am

Gucci,
Here is another approach for anti-panda eyes...

I use an angled, flat eye liner brush (Chanel #14) and soak it with a drop of Trish McEvoy's "Finish Line Eye" and sweep the outer edge of a pressed shadow pan to pick up color. Moving to the palm of my hand, I mix until I get a good consistency. Then I dab, rather than stroke, a line on the outside of my eye very close into the lashes. I have had great success with this technique and I love the flexibility of choosing my own colors and line intensity. Very Happy

I have fairly sensitive skin and the "Finish Line Eye" does not irritate my eyes.

Mon Jun 21, 2004 7:41 am

I use powder liner as well with and angled brush. I like the softer effect that it has. Also, you can use any of you eyeshadows as a liner this way.

Amy

free skin care · Tue Jun 22, 2004 1:11 am

Hey thanks....I'm gonna get a brush this lunchtime and try out the powder eyeshadow instead of the liquid liner...

free skin care · Tue Jun 22, 2004 5:48 am

just to put my twopennyworth in, It is worth remembering that when you wear eyeliner (or any eye stuff) the person looking at you can't actually see both eyes at the same time, so it doesn't matter if both eyes aren't totally symetrical (also your face is asymetricall anyway, so it's an impossible task!)
As michael Caine used to say "not a lot of people know that" Very Happy

Tue Jun 22, 2004 6:17 am

My other half must be "special" or must have good "memorise & compare" skills Laughing

He sometimes says stuff like "Hun, the line on your left eye is a tad thicker than on your right just in the inner corner there". I don't know if I should hit him or thank him Rolling Eyes

Guapagirl - is there an (easy to digest) explanation for the not being able to see both eyes at the same time?

free skin care · Tue Jun 22, 2004 9:12 am

It's simple, just try looking into BOTH of someones eyes at the same time. Can't be done. You can flick quickley from one eye to the other, but you can't actually focus on the two eyes at the same time. Occasionally you see these science progs where they use this thing which follows eye movement and maps it out, and it shows that whatever it is you are looking at, it's only one small part of the whole. Artists, for example are constantly going from one small detail of their model to their painting and thus train thier eye to go back and forth quickly, because visual memory is quite short. So, unless it is very obvious or the viewer has either a trained or critical eye (which is what we have cos we're never pleased Laughing

), they can't actually percieve any difference. My guess is Mr M is either an artist or is someone who needs a trained eye for his job. Or he's just one of those blokes who is very critical Very Happy

Wed Jun 23, 2004 1:25 am

How interesting! I never really thought about that!

Laughing

Mr M doesn't really need that for his job but since the only other option is being overly critical I'll just speculate that it's left over from when he used to play the drums.... Rolling Eyes

free skin care · Fri Dec 15, 2006 1:48 pm

has anyone tried the Dr. Hauscka liquid eyeliner?

free skin care · Fri Dec 15, 2006 5:46 pm

I really like Shu Uemura one. It comes in a pen-like thing with an application brush at the tip, so it's not to hard to use. That said, I'm really bad at applying liquid eyeliner so I always end up with more or less crooked line. Embarassed

free skin care · Sat Dec 16, 2006 12:24 am

I've used many liners and found that I agreed with the reviews on MUA. I found Bobbi Brown's solid to liquid eyeliner to be the best. It's easy to put on, versatile, and lasts! For something a little quicker to put on, I love Kiss Me liquid liner. It never smudges and is super easy to control

free skin care · Sat Dec 16, 2006 1:29 am

My eye are quite sensitive and I dont have any problems with Mac gel eyeliners. Fantastic staying power and easy to apply

Sat Dec 16, 2006 8:12 am

Hi Everyone,
I used to avoid using liquid eyeliner simply because I can't apply it properly until a friend recommended the Kanebo Testimo liquid eyeliner. Somebody has mentioned about this eyeliner in earlier post. It's so easy to apply and the lines will never get too thick. It's pen shaped with brush applicator.

free skin care · Sat Dec 16, 2006 12:43 pm

Lancome Artliner is the best.

free skin care · Sat Dec 16, 2006 5:27 pm

jjirak, I've used Dr. Hauschka liquid eyeliner. It was definitely non-irritating and looked great on. The only drawback was that I never really got the knack of applying it, so it always took me excessively long to get it to look the way that I wanted. In the end, I went happily back to my Dr. H pencils for the sake of convenience and a few minutes saved every morning!

free skin care · Sat Dec 16, 2006 6:08 pm

Used to use the Chanel one years ago.
Now on the rare occasions I use 'liquid eyeliner', I use Trish McEvoy finish line liquid with a Trish McEvoy eyeshadow.

It's good that as well as less chance of irritation, it lets you use more colours, e.g. I use a deep aubergine rather than just do black all the time. I was using either my old Chanel brush I'd got with my eyeliner years ago or my Trish McEvoy flat line brush (it's number 11, precision lining brush according to the Bergdorf Goodman website) - but I literally finally chucked my Chanel brush out.

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