eyeliner
An eyeliner , also called eyeliner or, more rarely, kohl , is a colored line that is drawn on the eye , especially on the upper eyelid , for cosmetic purposes . The aim of the eyeliner is to emphasize or change the shape of the eye.
application
An eyeliner is drawn as close to the eyelashes as possible , ideally it starts in the inner corner of the eye as a fine line, which then widens over the course of the upper eyelid and finishes in the outer corner of the eye. If the line ends with the outer corner of the eye, the eye looks large (doe eye), if it extends a little beyond the corner, the eye appears cat-like. An eyeliner on the lower eyelid should be very fine and in the best case not be a hard line, but appear smudged and smoky.
In general: the harder, d. H. The sharper a line is, the more dramatic the eyeliner looks, the more blurred a line looks, the more natural and softer the eyeliner looks.
To draw an eyeliner, you have several application aids to choose from, which are arranged in the following overview from "dramatic" (above) to "natural" (below):
- Liquid eyeliner in the cartridge with a brush or velvet pen to apply.
- Felt-tip pens filled with Indian ink
- Gel eyeliner in a potty that is applied with a brush
- pencil-like pens ( kajal )
- Eyeliner with dark eyeshadow , which is applied with a dampened brush.
The classic color for eyeliner is black, it looks more natural in brown or gray tones, bright colors look more striking.
Historical
In Europe, eyeliner has been subject to fashion over the decades. While in the 50s long "tails" were drawn, i. H. In the 1960s, it often lay as a thick black bar over the eyes. Since the late 1990s, the eyeliner has usually been drawn as a fine line on the upper eyelid, which changes the shape of the eye little.
