by Lena — Friday, July 9th, 2010 at 8:00 am
in Beauty School, Eyes, Makeup and tagged with Application tip, Eyeliner, MAC Paint Pot Coral Crepe, Tight-lining, UD 24/7 Zero, Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-on Eye Pencil Zero
Tight-lining is the application of eyeliner in the upper and lower inner lash-line. The result is a more naturally defined set of eyes. This is my fall-back make-up look when I don’t want to seem to be too ‘made up’, e.g. for family gatherings at home, for outdoor activities, etc.
While I’ve been tight-lining for a long time, it’s only recently that I’ve found the perfect eyeliner to do this: Urban Decay’s 24/7 Glide-on Eye Pencil in ‘Zero’ (‘zealous black’–yeah, whatever). This pencil glides all right; it’s so creamy you barely have to touch it to the skin to have it leave a black mark. This is very, very important when you’re playing so close to the eyeballs.
If you want some eyeshadow on, I find it best to tight-line after you’re done with putting on eyeshadow, and right before putting on mascara. If you’re not going to have eyeshadow on, it’s still best to put on some eye primer or base to even out the skin tone around the eyes.
For the example below, I’ve put on some eye primer (I use Sally Hansen Natural Beauty eye primer for this exercise) and the MAC Coral Crepe Paint Pot.
First, I line the upper lash line. To do this, I tilt my head backwards a bit, and open my eyes real wide. Work in short strokes with full concentration. I usually work from the outer corner to the inner corner.
Once you’re done with the upper lash line, you should have a more defined upper eye, yet when you close your eyes, there is no apparent line.
Next, when you’re done with the upper lash line, work on the the lower lash line. I use a lighter hand for the lower lash line so that the result is more natural. Sometimes I use bronze eyeliner rather than black.
The result is a naturally defined set of eyes. Lashes also look darker and thicker, so I seldom use mascara again especially for casual events.
A few notes about tight-lining though. While it’s relatively quick to do, especially after some practice, you need to really concentrate on what you’re doing. I think even more concentration is needed compared to when you’re lining the outer lash line. This is not something you want to do while turning on the radio or fastening a button, trust me (lesson learned the hard way).
Second is a note on the Urban Decay 24/7′s; they’re so creamy I’ve never been able to sharpen them to a pointed end. But somehow, even with a stubble, tight-lining with Zero requires zero effort; just touch the pencil lightly to your skin and it will leave its mark.
Last is a note on cleaning. It’s obvious the lines are in a harder place to reach, so when you clean your makeup, take care to really take the product off. A good eye makeup remover or cleansing oil does the trick for me; I just need to message the product close to the inner lash line.
Good luck!
PS: Excuse the slightly blurry photos; it’s harrrd to take pictures and tight-line at the same time! Don’t do this at home 
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[...] eyeshadow on the inner corner of your eyes to make your eyes pop. To make the look softer, draw a tight lined eyeliner instead of a straight eyeliner on top of your eye lashes and just a little bit of mascara to hold [...]
gw paling ga canggih pake eyeliner..apalagi gw pake softlens krn seringkali softlens jd kering krn melotot terus or kadang sampe copot
But good tips though
love tight-lining my eyes!!
but it is quite difficult to do this especially when you are in a hurry! really salute you lena for doing this WHILE taking pictures at the same time! *double thumb*
Problem di gw cm satu, cepet luntur bo, mgkn krn berair ya, jd musti sering2 di touch up.
Psstt : yg py mata oriental sebaiknya pake trik ini. Membantu banged bikin mata lebih seger. Coba liat make up artis2 korea . Rata mereka pake tight lining dengan e/l yg item banged, skip lining bawah mata.
*buka kartu*
Lena, sama kayak jenny gue juga gampang banget deh lunturnya kalo doing tightlining. Tapi kalo mau lebih accentuate bentuk mata selalu gue lakukan sih
Gue amaze loh liat lo begitu hebatnya make eyeliner sambil moto. Make eyeliner doang ajah udah susah
lenaaa….gue ga pernah sakseus bikin yang di lower line. Pasti ntar luntur, padahal udah pake yang keringetproof (halah)…bijimana ya, supaya stay put gitu yang di lower lash?
jangankan tight lining, bikin eye liner yg gak bleber aja susah *amazed*
Pengen coba…where can I get this product in jkt?
oh ya lupa juga ngasih tip kaporit liner gue yg lain, bourjois metalisse. this is my HG. ini benar2 waterproof, kalo di gue gak gerak sama sekali kalo udah set. pernah lupa bawa cleansing oil, 2 hari berenang masih ada juga eyelinernya ckckck. tapi dari sisi creamy-ness masih kalah dari UD, jadi kalau tight-line gue lebih suka pake UD.
etoy haha lucu banget sih, sampe softlensnya pop out. kalau gak pake softlens dulu, gak keliatan ya? serba salah….
indah aulia, itu kan pose doang, gak bener2 sambil tight-line hehe. dirimu favorit pake apa untuk tight-line?
julejen bener banget! wah gue lupa bilangnya kalo tight-lining cocok banget buat oriental eyes.
untungnya air mata gue gak bikin smudgy eyeliner, tapi mata gue gak oily, jadi gak smudge.
deszell, pose doang itu, kalo beneran sambil tight-lining gue udah ikut sirkus bo!
dewdew, see my recommendation bove ya.
rere, kuncinya practice doang kok, mari….
nop1, join the Female Daily forum, and you can find it there ;P
http://femaledaily.com/
Lena mata nya baguuuuus, bulmatnya itu lhooooo
hehe thank you jeng *kiss-kiss*
good tips..
Len, lo juara banget deh bisa ngegaris mata sambil motret sendiri gitu
lena, bourjois metalisse kek gmn? gue googling koq gak dapet ye? problem gue juga dilower lash line, udah smua eyeliner yg fders usulkan gak manjur, slalu berakhir luntur dgn sukses
nama inggrisnya metallics jeng, ada kok di konter2 bourjois di jkt. kayak gini:
http://www.bourjois.co.uk/catalog/make_up/eyes/eyepencils_eyeliners/metallic_eyeliner
oooo ternyata peng aplikasi kannya melalui bawah bulu mata …
pantes aja, selama ini di atas bulu mata dan hasilnya tidak bisa tipis….
Paling ga bisa rapi make eyeliner.. Pasti berantakan.. Ditambah lagi luntur n mata berair tapi it’s a good tips.. Thank u
err…ga pernah yakin utk tight lining dgn pencil e/l. pasti smudge
pake liquid ga berani, katanya klo pake gel e/l bisa jg ya? i have no experience yet with gel e/l