How to do a cat-eye: 12 Beauty Panel tricks for mastering winged eyeliner

by FASHION Staff March 28, 2013

With retro styles still going strong, cat-eye liner is one makeup trend that isn’t going away—and it’s easy to see why. The cat-eye gives off a seductive cool-girl vibe and often is appropriate for both day and night. This beauty look was once known as Amy Winehouse’s signature, but with stars from Lana Del Rey to Gwyneth Paltrow favouring cat-eye makeup, it really is a look that anyone can wear.

But for those of us who don’t have a personal makeup artist at our beck and call, how can we master this sometimes-tricky makeup look? We posed the question to our Beauty Panel this week to get their expertise on the best tips and tricks for applying winged eyeliner.

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In terms of carefully applying the liner in a neat smudge-free line, one common tip from our Beauty Panel bloggers is to apply the liner in a calm, relaxed state. To find the perfect line, Christa Potter from Perilously Pale suggested paying close attention to the unique shape of your eyes; thinking about your own eye profile as opposed to copying someone else’s. If capturing the proper angle is difficult, Emily Chan from THISWASFOREVER recommends holding a business card against the outer corner of your eyes and using it as a ruler-slash-stencil. This makes it easier to create a straight line at a proper angle.

Of course, it’s important to think about the rest of your makeup as well. Many of our Beauty Panel bloggers embraced a “less is more” attitude when doing their version of the cat-eye, keeping it simple with the flicked black line. However, a few added a touch of colour to the cat-eye look, such as Elaine Atkins of Toronto Beauty Reviews who paired the cat-eye with a red matte lipstick.

Have a beauty question you want to see the panel answer? Send it our way at beautypanel@fashionmagazine.com. Read on for the answers to this week’s challenge and for more goodness, get to know all contributors on our Beauty Panel hub page.

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