Nothing ruins a day like lining one of your eyes perfectly, only to move on to the other eye and mess it up. In your attempt to balance them out, you ruin both eyes, only to end up late for work/school, and without nicely balanced eyeliner to boot.
After years of doing this almost every day, some days better than others, we’ve learnt some lessons along the way. Number one, practice is the only way to make it perfect, and even then, perfect eyeliner is a blessing that will only descend on your face on select days. Number two, a good tool is absolutely key – a firm nib, good colour payoff, and of course, a waterproof and smudge-proof formula will help win half the battle.
To all the ones out there who take pride in their eyeliner flicks, we feel you. There’s truly a lot of joy to be derived from drawing on flicks so sharp, they could stab through your ex’s cold, unfeeling heart. And the key to that: quality eyeliner with ultra-thin nibs, which seem to be experiencing a revival these days.
ETUDE HOUSE Super Slim Proof Brush Liner, $18.90 at ETUDE HOUSE stores
In Black and Brown; waterproof and oil-proof
Cle de Peau Beauté Intensifying Liquid Eyeliner, price TBC, available at the Cle de Peau Beauté store and counters from July 2017
In Black and Brown; smudge, oil and sweat-resistant
YSL Beauty Couture Eyeliner, $45, available at YSL Beauty stores and counters from 7 July 2017
In black, blue, green, brown, wine, champagne, silver and bronze; smudge-proof
3CE Super Slim Pen Eyeliner, $19, available at Sephora and on sephora.sg
In Black, Brown, Light Brown and Burgundy Brown
L’Oréal Makeup Designer Paris Superliner Expressionist, $19.90, available at Watsons, Guardian, Sasa, and major supermarkets and department stores
In Black, rub-proof and fade-proof
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