Getting the perfect eyeliner without a shake, crooked line, or a smudge is not easy. Like a bad hair day, even an experienced person can have a bad eyeliner day. You can simply wipe it clean and try again. Today, with smudge-free and cream-based eyeliners available, there is no residue or stain left in the eyelash after cleaning. Getting the perfect winged or fish-cut style is not that tough if you know the little tricks and hacks of getting it right every time.

1. Connecting the dots

Make dots along the lash line. Connect the dots and draw the line by using an eyeliner pencil or whatever product that you use, make a neat flick over it so that you get a perfect style. You can do this for the winged style and it works perfectly.

2. Tape

Place a small piece of scotch tape underneath your bottom lash in the outer corner of the eye and slightly angle it towards the temple. Using your eyeliner, either the pencil or liquid eyeliner brush, start drawing a line from the eyelash and continue drawing along the tape. Remove the tape and you will get a perfect wing. This tape hack is one of the most popular among newbies and even among the experienced.

3. First lines and then the filling

Always draw the lines first and ensure they are identical in both eyes and then fill it up. Pencils have made the task much easier and less messy.

4. Clean it up

Despite all the practice and precision, there are bound to be bad days. Trying to remove it with your hand can only leave dark stains and become a mess. The best way to remove it would be with a cotton bud dipped in a makeup remover.

5. Say it with colors

Black suits all occasions, but you can mix it up with other colors as now there are such options available. Grey and brown shades are not as harsh as black and can look quite subtle and elegant. Purple, green, and blue can complement your eyes, and you can try a variety with two lines or add color to either the top or the bottom line. White liners can give freshness to the eyes and help small eyes look bigger.

6. Eyeshadow please

There are many new eyeliners which promise that they last for around ten hours or more. One sure-shot way of ensuring that the eyeliner lasts longer to use a matching eye shadow.

Get the right light: While applying eyeliner, make sure you have the right amount of light so that you can get identical lines in both eyes.

7. Mirror

Add a magnifying mirror to your dressing room so that you can have a clear image of your eye before you start your eye makeup.

8. Both hands-on

Applying eyeliner with one eye open is quite a task. Sometimes you might not be as steady. With the eyeliner in one hand, you can use the free hand to hold the eyes steady and pull it down to make it taut so that you can get the perfect line without any bumps.

Opt for gel and cream eyeliner as they offer a smooth glide while drawing the lines.