How to: Tight-lining Your Eyes
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.
How to
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.
Caution
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 
Possibly related articles
15 Comments to “How to: Tight-lining Your Eyes”
Leave a respond...
Recent discussion from Beauty School Forum
Search
Recent Entries
- Triwa, Not Just Your Usual Time Piece
- Harrods London Hosting “The Perfume Diaries”
- Fashion’s Night Out Beauty Items Must-Haves
- Last Minute Lebaran Shopping
- Bridging the Gap: Glacier Creme Naked Protection 30+ SPF Mineral Sunscreen
- Make Up For Ever Rouge Artist Intense Lipsticks
- Consultation Corner: Night Cream from Clinique
- Make a Statement with Your Makeup
Recent comments
- dhira on Last Minute Lebaran Shopping: ah, seriing banget ke Tanah Abang, dan...
- acHie on The Sleeveless Trench Coat: wew….i’m wearing it now, krn...
- Vita on The Sleeveless Trench Coat: Gosh..I’m gonna miss wearing trench...
- Susi on Make Up For Ever Rouge Artist Intense Lipsticks: Love the one that...
- DesZeLL on Bridging the Gap: Glacier Creme Naked Protection 30+ SPF Mineral Sunscreen: ...
- ibeth on Project .madness.: gue pernah liat di alun-alun grand...
- Thomas Arie on Last Minute Lebaran Shopping: And… I bought nothing...
Twitter updates
- Triwa, Not Just Your Usual Time Piece http://fdly.me/dsGnxH #
- I need this for my Mazda2! -A RT: @debbie_dundan: Car lashes is the talk of the town ATM. carlashes.com http://plixi.com/p/44030850 #
- This is the last day of Ramadhan and tomorrow we'll all gather with our family to have a feast! Who's staying in Jakarta like me? -A #
- @lulut_m You're welcome. Enjoy the prize :) #
Editor's Corner
Media Partner
Fashionpedia
-
Editor's Corner »
Consultation Corner: Night Cream from Clinique
Forum Member In The Spotlight: Irlita, Paving the Road to Healthy Lifestyle
Travel in Style: The Challenges Story
Travel In Style Rally: The Zoom-Zoom Story
Five Teams to Join the Travel in Style with Mazda 2 Announced!
-
Inside Her Bag »
161. Inside Natalia’s Bag
-
Street Snaps »
The Cream of the Crop
-
Today's Outfit »
Happy Sunny Wedges
Fashionese Daily Crew
- Hanzky — Editor
- Affi — Editor
- Vanya — Marketing & Communications
- Wulan — Editor
- DesZeLL — Editor
- dunia_dandan — Forum Moderator/Editor
- Lena — Forum Moderator/Editor
- Thomas — Administrator & Creative
- DYS — Resident Blogger
Subscribe to RSS
Get latest articles from Fashionese Daily directly to your inbox. Enter your email address and start subscribing.
Newsletter sign-up!
Get latest offers, promotion from our partner. Enter your email address and we'll give you updates.
We understand about privacy.
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….