Recently I had the opportunity to learn in just three minutes a look I’ve been trying to perfect for years: the effortless winged eye.
The hero of red carpet and end of year parties alike, master makeup artist Blair Patterson Director, Global Makeup Artistry for Estée Lauder manages to take the guesswork out of locking down the angel eye.
Blair makes symmetry a cinch at top speed, complete with a couple of options to give it a twist.
Go the extra mile on your timid attempt at eyeliner this party season with the winged eyeliner tutorial.
See it in action: Blair Patterson shows us how simple it can be, below:
Tips:
- Using a pencil, measure your perfect outer eye ‘winged’ liner angle from placing pencil from outer nose, diagonally upwards to outer eye
- Always start your winged liner when eyes are open to make sure it is in the position you want it in… If applied closed, once eye opens it may move in an unwanted shape
- Trace or dot start and finish points of wing… (Can use a eye pencil as a stencil first if needed)
- Start applying winged eyeliner, from outer to inner of eye – Thinnest point of brush or eyeliner applicator should be on highest point on angle
- Once base line is applied, keep applying/layering liner until your desired shape is in place. Either keeping it thin and traditional or fattening up outer edge.
- Apply where needed on upper lash line, joining wing to lash line area… My tip is to keep the wing a feature and applying little to no liner the further in you go to on the eye
- The more outer puffiness you have the thicker the line will need to be to recede this away and/or shading applied in the socket area.
Try: My favourite products to nail this look and to customise where necessary…
The Eyeliner: It’s the penultimate. As seen in the video above, the Estee Lauder Automatic Eye Pencil Duo creates a consistently perfect and blendable line with the creamy formula that just glides on. ($44)
The Palette: The sophisticated and malleable Dior 5 Couleurs Golden Shock Palette will offset your party season look, or keep it casual for the working week. It’s the couture wardrobe for your eyes.
The Mascara: Mascara is the exclamation point of eye makeup, so it is best applied after the lid has been lined or eye shadow applied.
Rescu. loves the Giorgio Armani Black Ecstasy Ultra-Black Total Effect Mascara ($52). With instant design and lash artistry, Black Ecstasy applies with precision and volume to dress lashes for utmost airy volume.