Eyeliner was incredibly popular back then.in ancient times: they were drawn by Egyptians, Hindus and residents of Ancient Rome. Instead of eyeliners and pencils, antimony with carbon black was used. Just a few years ago, such makeup was associated with the retro era, but today every fashionista has probably tried to draw arrows on her eyes. With the help of arrows, you can slightly change the shape of your eyes. In addition, clear lines on the eyelid give the look a special expressiveness.
Drawing tools
Depending on the result you want to achieve, you can use different tools to draw arrows:
- Liquid eyeliner;
- Compact eyeliner;
- Gel or cream liner;
- Eyeliner.
With liquid eyeliner you can get a verybright and expressive arrows on the eyes. This product is not recommended for beginners, since liquid eyeliner dries quickly enough, and it can only be erased with makeup remover. On store shelves, you can find liquid eyeliners with a thin pointed brush in special bottles, as well as liquid eyeliners in the form of a felt-tip pen. The choice of the type of liquid eyeliner depends only on what is more convenient for you to use - a brush or a felt-tip pen. Compact eyeliner makes the arrows quite bright, but not as flashy as they are when drawing with liquid eyeliner. This product is very similar in appearance to powder: it is also pressed, comes in very similar packaging. Compact eyeliner should be applied with a damp brush. Most often, this product is used when drawing arrows on the eyes by professionals, because to use it correctly, you need to have quite a lot of experience. Gel and cream eyeliners are very easy to apply, and the lines are ideal, even lines. This effect is achieved due to the fact that these products have a light creamy texture, due to which the brush literally glides over the eyelid, drawing a thin line. Arrows drawn with cream eyeliner are quite easy to correct. In order to erase cream eyeliner, experts recommend using a flat synthetic makeup brush with an uneven edge. Pencils for drawing arrows on the eyes are more suitable for beginners, because the lines drawn with a pencil do not smudge and are very easy to correct. To make the arrows thinner and more convenient to draw, use hard pencils, not soft ones. Before you start drawing arrows, sharpen the pencil, but do not forget that it should not be too sharp. Otherwise, you can injure the eyelid, because the skin around the eyes is very delicate.
What color should I choose?
There are no particular preferences todayeyeliner color. Of course, black arrows are classic. But blue and green arrows, purple, yellow, pink and light blue will look no less stylish. When choosing the color of eyeliner, you should remember the main rule: the color of the eyeliner should match not only the color of the shadows that you will use in your makeup, but also the color of your eyes and skin color, hair color. The color of the eyeliner should in no case be darker than the color of the mascara.
Different arrows for different eyes
Beautiful makeup means the “right” arrows.Do not forget that arrows can not only decorate your face, but also spoil any beautiful makeup. If you are the happy owner of large eyes, you can draw arrows of different thickness and length, different degrees of brightness. Any makeup with arrows will look very advantageous on your eyes. If you want to slightly correct the shape and size of your eyes and make your look more expressive, be sure to use the following recommendations.
Technique for applying arrows
There are several methods of applicationeyeliner or drawing arrows with a cosmetic pencil. Which method you will use in practice depends only on how you are more comfortable drawing. Today, the following technologies for applying arrows are distinguished:
- drawing the arrow directly from the inner corner of the eye;
- drawing the arrow from the middle of the eye;
- Drawing of separate points on an eye contour and their connection by a continuous line.
Try to draw arrows on your eyesas close to the lash line as possible. Don't forget: the white stripe between the arrow and the edge of the eyelid looks very unattractive and unnatural. To make your look even more attractive, slightly "bend" the tip of the arrow upwards. When the tip of the arrow looks down, it creates the impression of a sad look. You can erase mistakes and unevenness of the drawn arrows with a cotton swab soaked in makeup remover. If you have drawn a very uneven line that cannot be corrected by wiping off a couple of millimeters of the arrow, then apply dark eyeshadow over the arrows and blend them thoroughly. But in general, arrows on the eyes should be drawn over eyeshadow, and sometimes arrows look very beautiful without any eyeshadow at all. Special emphasis when creating makeup with arrows should be placed on the eyelashes: the eyelashes should look lush and long. Therefore, to create a similar effect, apply several layers of mascara to them (in several steps).
Types of makeup with arrows
Classic style implies impeccableneat lines that repeat and emphasize the lash line. The classic stroke is applied with a pencil, eyeliner (mascara for tinting the eyelids) or shadows. The line is drawn from the nose to the temple, smoothly expanding it to the outer corner of the eye. The arrow is finished with a small "tail", the curve of which repeats the shape of the outer eyelashes. And most importantly, the stroke should not go beyond the border of the upper eyelid. Makeup in the spirit of the sixties is an unusually effective style, which is considered the highest degree of professional skill. To draw a retro arrow, first draw an inclined line, slightly extending beyond the border of the upper eyelid, and then connect the point on the inner corner of the eye and the highest point of the arrow (curl). The resulting contour is shaded. By the way, modern makeup "a la 60s" does not repeat the pattern of the past: the arrows do not fly up sharply, but smoothly rise at the end. The result is stylish makeup and a flirtatious look. Oriental makeup. For this style of eyeliner, the entire eye is thickly outlined along the lash line with black liquid eyeliner, giving the eyes an almond shape. Then, the eye is outlined again with dark shadows. The upper eyeliner in this makeup either naturally continues the line of the eyelid or is drawn separately, creating a new smooth contour of the eye.
Helpful Tips
When drawing arrows on your eyes, don't forget aboutthat the line must gradually thicken from the inner corner of the eye to the outer. The thickness of the arrow on the upper eyelid should be greater than the thickness of the arrow on the lower eyelid. If you follow these important rules, you will always look attractive. In order for the arrows to be even more even and beautiful, practice on paper before drawing them on your eyes. Take a regular sheet of paper, draw an eye on it, take an eyeliner or pencil in your hands (depending on what you use when applying makeup) and start outlining the contour of the drawn eyes. Practicing in this way, you will gradually “get the hang of” your hand. Very often, the arrows turn out uneven because ladies draw them holding their hand in the air. In order for the arrows to be even and beautiful, make sure that the process of applying makeup does not cause you discomfort. Take a comfortable position, place a mirror directly in front of you (and do not hold it in your hand) and when drawing, be sure to lean your elbow on the table. It is also convenient to slightly pull the skin of the eyelid to the side and up when applying the arrows: this way the line of the arrow will lie very evenly. Eyeliner makeup requires special care in application. It is best to first draw thin lines and then thicken them if necessary. Experts (and ordinary women who adorn themselves with arrows) agree that it is much easier to make an already drawn arrow thicker than to erase a thick line that takes up half the eyelid. Learning to draw arrows is not difficult. What's stopping you from practicing, experimenting with the shape of the arrows and drawing tools? It's even interesting and, by the way, exciting. Through trial and error, choose your style and learn how to do beautiful and fashionable makeup with arrows. In this case, beauty will not require any sacrifices from you - just a little time, effort and creativity. Stay beautiful and become even more beautiful, even more attractive and seductive. And makeup with arrows will definitely help you with this. We recommend reading:
