How To Apply Eyeliner Pencil

Don’t get us wrong we all love to see the crazy eyeliner creations from our favourite MUA’s, but consider this a beginner’s course for those looking for a more subtle, low-key glam.

Consider eyeliner pencils as the understated friend to the gel liner. Gel liners can be a scary tool, one wobbly wing and your bronze goddess makeup look is all out of whack. For eyeliner novices, eyeliner pencils are truly the perfect way to ease yourself in, perfect for adding that extra oomph without any harsh lines or precise application techniques.

How To Apply Pencil Eyeliner For Beginners

Here are our favourite eyeliner pencil looks with a few expert tips along the way for getting that perfect application!

Smoked Out Bronzed Glam

The classic smokey eye is will never go out of style, and the right eyeliner pencil can take it to the next level. Not only to eyeliner pencils lend themselves perfectly to this look with their bendability and versatility, but adding depth along the lash line really makes all eye colours pop!

How to Apply:

1. Follow your lash line with the eyeliner pencil.

2. Build your line up as thick as you desire and solidify your shape.

3. Get a dense eye blending brush, or fluffy angled brush and blend, blend, blend! Blurring the edges of your line will allow you to create a deep, smokey effect. Keep going until you’ve reached your level of smokiness.

4. To achieve the best results, clean up the look by wrapping your finger in a makeup wipe or a reusable makeup cloth and use a small amount of makeup remover to slowly wipe away any fallout or smudges.

Expert Tip: Drag the excess shadow across your lower lash line to bring the look together.

How To Do Winged Liner With A Pencil

To achieve this look, we recommend using the Revolution Pro Visionary Gel Eyeliner Pencil in shade Noir. It’s vibrant, pigmented formula made with jojoba extract allows for easy, fuss –free application to deliver even application on the delicate skin beneath.

This product is also a double-ended tool that provides an angled smudger at one end, meaning you have everything you need all in one place.

1. Start Slow

Using the Revolution Pro Visionary Gel Eyeliner Pencil in shade Noir, start the pencil at the inner corner of your eye and apply to the upper lash line using short, overlapping strokes.

Expert Tip: Pull the lid taught to give you more control with the pencil.

2. Thicken your line

As you start to form the shape of your eyeliner, use sideways, swiping motions to ensure you are pleased with the shape before you make more definitive marks.

Thicken the line towards the outer corner of the eye to prepare to form your wing.

3. Start the wing

Now for the main event, the wing. This can be daunting when doing this for the first time, so we recommend you break this step down into a series of 3 simple steps:

Draw 3 small dots that direct themselves towards the end of your brow.

Using a light pressure connect these dots, drawing a faint line. Don’t worry if takes a rough, wiggly form, everything can be cleaned up with a q-tip or concealer when you’re finished.

Now reapply the eyeliner pencil to thicken and solidify the line.

4. Reconnect Your Line With Your Lash Line

Now draw a line from the end of your wing to approximately the middle point of your lash line.

The line should slant into your lash-line, try and keep this line as straight as possible. This will create a triangle shape. Once you have created a shape you are happy with, simply fill this in, with our creamy formula it won’t take long to create a gorgeous depth of colour.

5, Clean Up

Now for our favourite part, this step will transform your look from amateur to MUA. Simply smooth out your line with a clean, small, angled brush to correct any uneven edges, along both the lash line and the wing for that sharp, seamless finish.

Any wobbly areas can be corrected with a touch of our favourite IRL Filter Finish Concealer using a small angled eyeshadow brush for extra precision.

PSA: When doing winged liner, we always prefer to tackle the eye makeup before the face. This makes it super easy to take a q-tip or makeup remover cloth, with a small amount of makeup remover, and wipe away any imperfections quickly.

And voila, those are all our top tips for how to do a winged eyeliner with a pencil!

The Waterline Wake-Me-Up

One of our favourite beauty hacks is to line the waterline with some white eyeliner. The Relove Kohl Eyeliner White eyeliner pencil works to brighten and widen your eyes, giving you that bright-eyed, bushy-tailed appearance.

How To Apply:

Carefully apply the pencil along the waterline from inner to outer corner and repeat these 2 or 3 times to ensure a solid and even application.

Expert Tip: To set all day, pick up your small, detailed eyeliner brush and reach for a white eyeshadow to dap along the waterline.

Our Best Eyeliner Pencils

The best thing about our eyeliner pencils is their versatility to transform into multiple products in your makeup bag. At a time where affordable beauty is the new cool, an eyeliner pencil will be your new bestie when trying to save your coin!

But come on, you know at Revolution we go don’t sacrifice quality for affordability. We pride ourselves in providing highly pigmented, creamy formulas that give the most beautiful results.

Here are our best eyeliner pencils to achieve your best glam yet!

Planet Revolution Eyeliner Pencils

Our Revolution Beauty Planet Revolution Multi Use Colour Crayon are a great way to slay your makeup but also help save the planet. Once you have finished with this crayon, you can recycle the whole product, yet that’s right, every element from the wood pencil to the aluminium cap is fully recyclable.

All products are also 100% vegan and cruelty free whilst being formulated with our clean promise so you can enjoy your guilt-free glam. Thank us later!

Coming in of variety different shades, we’ve got you covered for all occasions, whether you want to stay timeless and neutral, or colourful and creative.

We recommend shade Black or Dark Brown for added depth and drama, shade Brown if you are going for a soft, smokey vibe or shade White if you want to work wonders on the waterline.

Our colored crayons such as the Blue or Orange shades are ideal to add a pop of colour to a natural makeup look. But why not go wild and let your imagination run free, that’s what makeup is for, right?

Our Kohl Eyeliner Pencils

Next up, we have our Makeup Revolution Kohl Eye Liner (Various Shades), you really can’t go wrong! One of our bestsellers, our Kohl Eyeliner collection has every shade you’ll ever need, from your everyday eye looks, to more colourful creations, we’ve got you covered with this range.

All eyeliner pencils are highly pigmented with smooth and super blendable formulas to allow for easy application. Smooth like velvet on the eye, this buttery formula is a great way to experiment with pencil eyeliner for beginners as mistakes are easily blurred and blended for a flawless finish.

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