Getting a perfect eye makeup –and eyeliner– is the obsession of many women and although it sometimes seems like an impossible mission, today we are here to tell you about a lifelong trick that Camila Cabello reminded us of with her beauty look at the Grammys .
The technique basically consists of putting makeup on the water line of the upper lashes, that is, the upper watery line. This method has become very popular on social networks (it sweeps all YouTube and Instagram tutorials) and is known by the name of tighlining or invisible delineation , but it is a trick that Spanish women have been doing forever. And to show, Nieves Álvarez at the Goya Awards, how beautiful!
Benefits
This liner optically lifts the eye, adds depth, and creates a thicker, darker lash effect. And best of all: no great makeup knowledge is required to achieve a good result and no precision or technique is needed, unlike eyeliner. So, if you have little time to put on makeup, in less than 1 minute you can enhance your look with this little trick.
How to do it at home
- The most important thing is to use the right pencil: a classic eyeliner (liquid eyeliners are not suitable for this).
- You simply have to draw a complete line on the upper water line (from start to finish).
If you want to enhance the effect, you can also do it in the inner area of the lower eyelid, that is, the water line of the eyelashes below. It is generally believed that this type of makeup makes the eye smaller, but the reality is that it adds depth to the look.
We have spoken with the professional makeup artist Cristina Lobato about the benefits of this line and she has told us the following:
'If you have small eyes, I do not recommend outlining the lower water line in black, instead I recommend shading on the outside making a light smokiness at the lower lash line. We would do it first in pencil so that it sets well, we blur, and we apply a brown or black shadow to seal '.
In addition, it gives us an expert trick to make up the water line and give luminosity to the look: 'do it with a cream colored pencil (never white because it is artificial).
Camila Cabello knows how to make the most of her eyes and we are going to give you the key so that you too can get a withering look. If you have small eyes, choose to only make up the upper water line and if not, do it in both. And most importantly, to achieve a perfect result, lots of mascara! Discover Penélope Cruz's favorite mascara with which they will ask you if you are wearing false eyelashes.
