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I've just started trying eyeliner in the last year and can NOT seem to get the hint of how to make it sexy and not trashy. I always seem to have gaps between the liner and my eye -- you know, not getting close enough to the lash line.
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Ok a couple of things.
1) I dont really know what brand of eyeliner pencil you are using, but one of the best things I can say is that it is one of those things that you should drop the extra cash and invest in a good one. Cheap eyeliners like covergirl are hard pencils and will give you that cheap trailer trash look. I use a bobby brown pencil which is a softer pencil and is not as harsh
2) I'm not sure when you put eyeliner on in the process of putting on your eye make-up, but I put it on before I put on my eye shadow. That way it blends in with my eye make-up rather then being a harsh line
3) Use a sponge brush to blend in the line a little and make it less harsh. Like one of those little sponge brush that comes with cheap eyeshadow. I know that my eyeliner brush comes with one at the other end. This also makes the eyeliner look less harsh and gives eyes the smoky look.
The basic key to all of this is to smooth out the line a little so it doesnt look so harsh, and give eyes the smokey look.
My overall make-up advice is that it is definently worth it to invest a little more money in really good make-up instead of buying cheap crap. When you buy cheap make-up from the drug store, you look like how much it cost.....cheap.
It is worth it to buy a couple of pieces that cost a little more and look great. I recomend Bobby Brown for eye shadow, blush, and mascara, and always clinique for foundation. Bobby Brown is great for everything. You can always buy the cheap funky crap like glittery blue eyeshadow for certain occasions....but have the expensive stuff for everything else.
A tip on bobby brown...you dont need the super expensive brushes....those you can pick up at a drug store