EYELINER MAKEUP

An eyeliner is used to define the eyes by enhancing their shape, creating the illusion of larger or more defined eyes, and adding depth and intensity to the lash line for various makeup looks and styles.

Eyeliner defines and accentuates your eyes, adds depth, and can make them appear larger. It’s versatile across pencil, gel, liquid, or sketch pen types, long-lasting with water-proof options, allows creative expression, and can subtly adjust your eye shape.

The four types of eyeliners are pencil, gel, liquid, and felt-tip (sketch pen) eyeliner. Pencil eyeliner is ideal for creating smudged, yet soft eye looks. With creamy texture, gel eyeliner offers precise application, lasting performance, and endless eye look opportunities. Liquid eyeliner glides on easily and helps create dramatic and bold looks like winged eyeliner, cat eyes, and graphic eyeliner. Felt-tip eyeliner delivers controlled application and ease of use. 

Pencil and felt-tip pen eyeliners are ideal for beginners. These are easy to hold, perfect for defining eyes and drawing lines, and creating softer looks. Start with brown or black eyeliner shades and practice applying thin lines with steady hands. 

Gel eyeliners typically come in pots and have a creamy texture, allowing for precise lines or smudging, while pencil eyeliners are solid sticks designed for ease of use, blending, and varying line thicknesses along the lash line.

Start with a clean, primed eyelid. Now, look straight in the mirror and draw thin strokes as close to the lash line as possible. The idea is to draw thin lines at the inner corner and thick lines towards the edges. Beginners must use small strokes for control, fill in gaps if needed. Start slow, be steady, and be patient.

You can choose eyeliner colours based on your eye colour—contrasting shades like brown for blue eyes, purple eyeliner for green eyes, and earthy tones for brown eyes. For versatility, classic black or brown suits most eye colours and makeup styles. 

Yes! You can use gel eyeliner as kajal on the waterline. Apply gel eyeliner using a clean, fine brush. Avoid using gel eyeliner if you have extremely watery eyes, as it may smudge and ruin your eye look. 

Shiny finishes are trending with metallic and high-shine liquid eyeliners like Maybelline Hyper Glossy Liquid Liner that create reflective, glossy eye looks. For a bold finish, waterproof liquid and gel pen eyeliner formulas like Maybelline Colossal Liner are trending. These formulas help create graphic winged eyeliner and precise definition.

Waterproof, smudge-proof eyeliners are designed to maintain defined lines through long wear. These eyeliner formulas help prevent fading or transferring during extended daily use. The Maybelline eyeliner range contains multiple formats of waterproof gel pencil and liquid eyeliners that stay put for prolonged hours.

Many Maybelline liquid eyeliner options are designed as waterproof eyeliner formulas that resist smudging during long wear. The Maybelline eyeliner range supports defined eyeliner looks with reliable liquid eyeliner performance even in challenging conditions.

Eyeliner can be applied on the waterline depending on the formula type, with softer pencil formats generally preferred for controlled application and defined eye looks. Always follow the product's usage instructions and discontinue use if irritation occurs.

Smudge-proof eyeliner performance is best supported by applying on clean, dry eyelids and allowing the formula to set properly after application for improved staying power.

Pencil eyeliners offer softer definition, liquid eyeliners deliver sharp precision, and gel eyeliners balance intensity with smooth application, allowing different finishes depending on the desired eyeliner style and level of control.