The black wings on eyes are passé, and colours are in. The revolution in eye makeup products is the coloured graphic liners. They are a fun way to create a trendy look, whether it is a smoky eye, a festive mix of colours or just a simple natural look; there is a vibrant hue and a way to use it to match your personality.
Coloured graphic eyeliners are bold, glamorous, classy, and impactful without appearing overdone. There are a number of ways you can use the coloured liners by bringing creativity to the eyes and turning a few heads your way. Here are some simple but stunning ways to use these eyeliners.
#1 Colour Blocking With Complementary Colours
An inventive and Gen Z way of using eye makeup products is using two complementary colours. Start with a bright-coloured liner from the upper corners of the inner eye at the upper lash line and apply till the middle of the line. Use another colour from the middle and extend to the end of the lash line. You can add a little wing too for a dramatic look. Carefully blend the colours where they meet with a small brush.
Tip: Pick one dark and one light colour.
#2 Sparkling wings look
Let your creativity run free with this simple but amazingly stunning way to get your eyes to stand out. Use sparkly and vibrant multichrome eyeliners and colour the upper lash line first. Now use the same way to stroke the lower line, creating an upper wing at the end. Now, define the cut crease with a smooth stroke and create small wings around the eyes.
Tip: Use neutral eye makeup products to prep the eyes before making the wings.
#3 Floating liner
Pick a colour that matches your outfit, or use a gold or silver graphic eyeliner for this look. Draw the line on the crease or slightly above it. Get creative with patterns, such as spaced lines, dots, or zig-zag patterns, with one or two colours for a playful appearance.
Tip: Add a wing to the floating line. Or get artistic by creating two floating lines: one from the inner corner of the eye to the centre of the natural crease line and the other from the outer corner of the eye to slightly under the crease line.
#4 Multi-line eyeliner for Colour Ombre
Use the graphic eyeliner to stack the lines from one on top of the other and blend them upwards. You can use shades of the same colour or add a bit of glitz, like purple with silver.
Tip: Blend it before the colour dries or sets on the skin and use a bit of glitter in the centre for a 3D effect.
#5 Doodles with graphic eyeliners
The most fun way to use eye makeup products is to make abstract shapes with liners. Treat your eyelids as blank drawing paper and make shapes, doodles, theme-related figures, animal stripes, etc. There is no limit to imagination.
Tip: Use glitter graphic eyeliner or small rhinestones to heighten the effect.
#6 Filled with colour look
Use a bright colour, like yellow or muted orange eyeshadows on the eyelids. Use the standard black liquid liner on the upper lash line. Then pick your favourite graphic liner and apply it on the lower lash line and natural upper crease line. This creates a stunning, colourful look, which will be perfect for a summery day outing or the sangeet nights.
Tip: Use a contrasting colour with the eyeshadow. For example, a bright yellow fill colour with light purple gel eyeliner.
#7 Four corners graphic eyeliner
For this graphic liner look, leave the middle portion of the upper and lower lash line blank. Apply colour to the inner and outer corners of eyes with little wing tips. Use the same colour eyeliner or a mix of colours to lift up the eye makeup.
Tip: Use soft pink or peach matte eyeshadows as a base and watch the wonder that eye makeup products create.
#8 Dark Kohl Effect
For a subtle pop, use a dark-coloured graphic liner on the lower lash line and use a small brush tip to gently smudge it.
Tip: Blend carefully, keeping the inner line thin and thickening the smudge as you blend outwards.
Some things to keep in mind
- Before applying any eye makeup product, make sure you use a primer base on the eyelids and under the lower lash line. This will prevent colour bleeding and unnecessary smudging.
- Tone down the rest of your look. Focus on bringing out the natural features to accentuate the coloured graphic liner.
