Apply Eyeliner With a Q-Tip!

Posted on February 6th, 2010

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I was flipping through Taiwan makeup artist Gu Xiao Wei’s (古小偉) makeup book 電眼彩妝書 and I saw this neat trick that I thought would be cool sharing.

Don’t look down on a cotton swab! Other than removing makeup and imperfections when doing your makeup, cotton swabs can also be used to apply eyeliner. It’s a technique that can never go wrong. If you are not familiar with the usage of your eyeliner pencil or liquid liner, a cotton swab can let you easily apply liner!

Step 1: Use your fingers to squeeze the tip flat.
Step 2: Put some eyeline on your flattened cotton swab.
Step 3: Hold the swab on your eyelid and draw the line. If the color is pale, do it a few times.
Step 4: Turn your cotton swab to the side to finish drawing the end of your liner.

Good idea: If you want your eyes to appear rounder, you can fill the middle part of your liner thicker. If you want your eyes to appear captivating, you can extend your eyeliner a little beyond your eyes. Should you put on eyeshadow or eyeliner first? There’s actually no definite answer. (However, the results will be different each way.) Applying eyeliner and then eyeshadow will give you a softer, pretty look. Applying eyeshadow and then eyeliner will give you more of a bold, captivating look.

4 Responses to “Apply Eyeliner With a Q-Tip!”

On February 6th, 2010 at 8:49 pm Maggie said:

I guess this is a good tip for if you want lighter-lined eyes. Awesome!
Sometimes I don’t want my eyeliner to be too noticeable.

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On February 7th, 2010 at 2:36 am superwoolu said:

oohh thanks for the tip!! 古小偉 is so funny. I’m actually trying to find a physical copy of his book ><

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On February 7th, 2010 at 9:29 am aiverlyn said:

This is good,, the lined eye looked natural, it looked like lashes.. great!

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On February 8th, 2010 at 3:29 am Shanghainese Dumpling said:

Hi Sushi Box, thanks for that cotton bud tip, this is great for traveling light

With being able to wear dresses, it’s okie your Summer is coming very very soon

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