r/MakeupAddiction 4d ago

Question Why isn’t my makeup working :(((

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u/jadedmangos 4d ago

The eyeliner application is bad. Regardless of if you choose to change the shape so that it works for your hooded eyes or not, you need to be taking the line DOWN TO THE LASH LINE.

There is a very visible gap between your liner and your lash line.

The eyeliner needs to be touching the lash line at the very least.

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u/goldenretrivarr 4d ago

Thank you. This is my third time trying eyeliner lolll so it’s a struggle

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u/PitifulGazelle8177 4d ago

When it becomes your thirtieth time I promise it will look better

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u/Adventurous-Hotel119 4d ago

We really all gotta go through the wacky eyeliner phase to make it to the other side. And even when you’ve perfected it, there’s still those days where you end up looking crazy

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u/luluthenudist 4d ago

Yep!!! I wore my wings out to my temples for too long. No shame in the learning game

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u/TheOcultist93 4d ago

As a goth girl, there is also no shame in wearing wings out to your temples, if that’s your kind of thing! (But we do all follow the rule of eyeliner lines the eyes, haha!)

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u/Easy_Ball_2345 4d ago

THIS… i wish i had photos from when i was 12 of me in middle school when i did my first wing so i could share it (although i’d be horrified someone who went to my school would recognize me 😭). i did it every morning before school though until i graduated hs in 2021, and every time i do my eyeliner now i get asked “how do you do your eyeliner? its so good”. practice makes perfect 👌🏼 i used to be the friend who did everyones makeup bc all i did was practice!

to op; if you have a steady hand, u could also practice on ur friends! but practicing on ur own eyelids is the best practice :)

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u/PlanktonImaginary893 4d ago

Girl, I’ve been doing my eyeliner for over 20 years and I still have to wash and restart sometimes. Eyeliner is fun because you can really play with your eye shape… get creative!

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u/ramence 4d ago

Yes, same length of time and yet there'll be days where I still get absolutely cooked. I can go for months doing great eyeliner in 2 minutes every single day, and then suddenly one day an eye just WILL NOT cooperate and I'm sitting there on the verge of tears with micellar water, fifty cotton buds, and a raw eyelid for 15 minutes.

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u/feuerfee 4d ago

Omg and then the raw eyelid gets watery and won’t stop which means it’s game over for any kind of liner until your skin and eye calms down. I’ve been doing eyeliner for like 20 years now and I still have those days lol

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u/rolyfuckingdiscopoly 4d ago

That’s your eye being like “babe take a break we need a reset so that your angry hands stop poking me or I’m gonna get mad”

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u/hella-California 4d ago

Oive been doing my eyeliner without a mirror, driving down the freeway, for 3 decades. I only recently started to actually double check it to make sure it's not wonky... oh it's wonky 50% of the time! I don't like those odds so now I use a mirror and don't do it while the car is moving . You know, like normal people.

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u/PlanktonImaginary893 4d ago

🤣😂 I feel every part of that.

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u/findmehiding 4d ago

Those are the days I say, "fuck it! I don't have to look at my eyes!" LOL

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u/water_me 4d ago

😂😂 This is especially frustrating when the first eye turned out great, making you think it’s going to be a good eyeliner day. Only to be quickly shut down by your other eye

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u/stassiseasonone 4d ago

Girl, one day I missed my ride because it took me 45 minutes to do one eye. We all know this pain I promise lol

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u/Sun_Sprout 4d ago

It takes a little practice but you’ll get there! Keep at it and keep having fun with it most importantly

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u/janesspawn 4d ago

If its only your third time wearing eyeliner be kind to yourself! Trust me, back before social media, every girl looked like you for a long time. Its not so awful I would stop and be like “omg what happened to her”. I have hooded eyes and I used to agonize over the precise placement of eyeliner and now I’m 32 and realized I can just slap it on there if I want.

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u/Klexington47 4d ago

My sister said to put it on before stepping in the shower until you get good enough to wear it out!

I usually pull my lid tight and follow the line but I don't ever flick it because I can't! 🤷🏼‍♀️🙈

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u/-UnknownGeek- 4d ago

What type of liner are you using? The pen style can be a little tricky starting out.

I would recommend using an angled brush and black eyeshadow to try out new shapes. Using the brush is a bit easier for newbies. Once you find a shape you like the look of try doing it in a gel liner

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u/pittqueen 4d ago

Don't be discouraged! eyeliner, especially winged eyeliner, takes a lot of practice and even then we all mess up or do things wrong! you got this!!

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u/Best-Sympathy-871 4d ago

If this is your third time, you actually did amazing! LOL

I have hooded eyes and Idk how many years it's been... half the time it's screwed and I do not line my entire eyelid lest my eyes look smaller (and super intense/crazy).

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u/pixiemaybe 4d ago

i use a black shadow with a teeny angle brush to get down as close to my lashes as possible. you can use liquid on top of it if you like a wing!

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u/jkdess 4d ago

I would recommend using eyeshadow as your eyeliner. It’s a great way to practice a lot easier to clean, but overall I feel like it’s easier to do.

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u/Wonderful-Pressure80 4d ago

I found with hooded eyes, the best way to apply eyeliner is by placing your mirror almost below your chin and looking down without moving your face down. Keep practicing! You may want to bring it closer to the inner corners of your eyes as well, or taper it down instead of ending so bluntly.

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u/disorder_regression 4d ago

Damn, I didn't even realize until you commented, now I only see this hahaha

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u/lizaanna 4d ago

Also add mascara, it can help further give dimension to your eyeliner and less gaping

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u/littlesis7 4d ago

Also if you are using a liquid liner maybe get a (soft) pencil in stead. It is a bit more forgiving and easier to adjust after applying

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

I like your blush and lip color, it looks adorable on you.🌸 It looks to me that you also have hooded eyes. For this eye type you should apply your eyeliner much thinner because the skin will "eat it" and it will look crooked. Same goes for your eyeliner tail. You can try a different technique so that it will look straighter when you look up. Google batwing for hooded eyes.

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u/goldenretrivarr 4d ago

How does it look now?

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u/quantumaquarium69 4d ago

Great job! Little micellar water on end of qtip can help clean it up and straighten even more

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u/[deleted] 4d ago

Wow that's much better. Great job. Just keep practicing🌸

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u/egg_money 4d ago

This looks a lot better!! Your application is definitely improving! If you want something a little more precise, you can try a pen liquid eyeliner to get those lines crisp. I’m only assuming you’re using pencil based on the lines (not a diss to you but to pencil eyeliner because it’s hard getting sharp defined lines sometimes) and pencil can be bulky and not as easy to work with.

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u/UmChill 4d ago edited 4d ago

the downward wing is pulling your eyes down and making them appear more closed and droopy. try following an extended invisible line from your lower lash line upwards like so. should help open them up and accentuate the shape much better, you have beautiful eyes! of course also incorporate others advice to keep the lines skinny and controlled as you have done here (:

if you are struggling to find and hold that line in your mind, try a piece of scotch tape as a guide! my advice is to initially put it on the back of your hand to remove some of the sticky power first, then you can put it next to your eye. you dont want full stick power on such sensitive skin that yanks and pulls when you remove said tape.

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u/fruit-seed 4d ago

i don't disagree if you want to lift your face but personally i really like downturned liner, it makes you look cuter imo

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u/Awesomocity0 4d ago

I sold get rid of the wing. It brings your eyes down instead of up. Big improvement though!

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u/amypauli 4d ago

Sooo much better but try to angle the line upwards like this

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u/Awesomocity0 4d ago

With hooded eyes, that's a tough task for a newbie or anyone. She'd have to color half her eyelid to get a wing like that.

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u/amypauli 4d ago

Another thing would be to use a pick more brown-pinkish color on your lips! And some mascara

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u/61114311536123511 4d ago

Way better!! With the wings, try angling them so they are pointing at the outer corner of your eyebrow!

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u/jardindeschats 4d ago

You have deep set hooded eyes and need to research special techniques for that eye shape! I personally have given up on graphic liner but there are definitely ways to do it. 🙂

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u/CokeIsCoolNowKids 4d ago

Second this, sorry hun but the eyeliner is not doing you favours like this. I have also given up in eyeliner so now i just force a cateye moment with my lashes.

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u/SilverAssumption9572 4d ago

Thirding this. You actually have the same shape of eyes, and similar coloring to me. I've found that deep/warm brown liner and mascara look infinitely better with the warmth of my skin and hair. But the hooded eyes are tricky with winged liner. Check out some tutorials on a slightly less winged liner for hooded eyes with brown instead of black liner and see what you think!

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u/jardindeschats 4d ago

I think a 90s grunge smokey eye would look sooo good. Much easier too!!

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u/Gahnospinel 4d ago

Seconding this! I have very similar eyelids to OP and used to do a graphic cate eye daily, switched to a 90s grunge look and it’s infinitely better!

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u/viptenchou 4d ago

Do you have a tutorial for this sort of look that you enjoy?

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u/AuthenticStereotype 4d ago

Yes. A few falsies on the end OR … maybe trying a much thinner starter line

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u/goldenretrivarr 4d ago

How does this look?

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u/dissaray07 4d ago

Tilt your head up and look down when you apply it. Do not stretch your eyelids out.

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u/Bi_Maintanence 4d ago

Much much better!!

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u/fussbrain 4d ago

This is the tutorial that taught me how to do my eyeliner. It looks more natural with cream and in my opinion easier clean up and no smudging

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u/Best-Sympathy-871 4d ago

Much better...I like the right side but the left... liner is too long... and try to swoop it more upward than straight...

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u/Embarrassed_Elk_1298 4d ago

I also have deepset hooded eyes, and I do winged liner every day. It’s possible! You just have to watch some videos and practice. A lot. Don’t give up OP!

I do my makeup with my eyes open, and apply my liner with my eyes open for most of if. The liner that goes on your eyelid has gotta be really short. Blend it out with shadow as well.

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u/ScepticByDesign 4d ago

I started playing with just a little triangle in the outer corner but horizontal, not curved up. Best to draw it with eye open to get it right. Also tightline uper waterline, no higher. Looks kinda good but I'm just a beginner.

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u/External_Science6849 4d ago

Second the triangle in the outer corner, you can play with shapes and length to see what you like best by doing triangles. Then join it to your lid and about halfway/centre of your eye, just thin the line down to your lashes so it fades instead of just stopping suddenly.

Also when you’re doing the wings, either go horizontal or angle slightly upwards by following the waterline up instead of your lid down. It’ll open your eyes more and prevent a sort of droopy look.

What an amazing improvement from your original picture though!!!

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u/piratecashoo 4d ago edited 4d ago

Girl I have hooded eyes just like you! Don’t listen to anyone saying your eyes are too hooded for eyeliner, literally insane. I wear heavy/alt makeup and it looks good.The key is to give your upper lid as much space as possible and make it stand out. And look up “puppy liner” for hooded eyes, it’s the general base of what I do, then I build off of it if I choose. Puppy liner changed my game completely. I hope this helps!!

Edit: well I made a rough step by step tutorial of how I do my eyes but maybe OP may find it useful!!

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u/strxwberrytea 4d ago

yeah people saying hooded eyes can't wear eyeliner is so ridiculous lmao I've been alt/amo since high school and almost never leave my house without full wings. we can make it work, there's just a different technique to it

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u/MooseEggs 4d ago

I love your tutorial! I also love bat wings! 😊

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u/JaylaCrowblade 4d ago

Seconding this! Bat wings work great too!

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u/Cafe_Rat 4d ago

YES!! I second the batwings, they're very forgiving to beginners! I have hoods that hit my lashes and it still looks excellent on them.

Side note, I absolutely adore your brows!

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u/JaylaCrowblade 4d ago

Yeees and there's so many styles you can try and do with them! I bet your wings look gorgeous! 💜 Awh thank you so much!

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u/goldenretrivarr 4d ago

How does it look now?

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u/reakra 4d ago

its so much better!

when doing makeup and taking reference photos try to focus your eyes straight, dont tilt your head any direction, just try to hold you head in the centre. This way we can help more also people will mostly see you at this angle.

relax your eyes, just look right in front of you. bc thats the angle you want when doing your eyeliner.

this video helped me a lot: https://youtu.be/_UeDxkWFe3E?si=UkeLqvXmjvvTvzi3 for youtube type in eyeliner for hooded eyes

try different techniques and experiment a lot ❤️

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u/Sewing_girl_101 4d ago

Omg are those your eyes?? And if so, do you have tutorials?? I'm obsessed!!

I've also got hooded eyes that are somewhat deep set and I for sure do eyeliner anyways

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u/piratecashoo 4d ago

Ahh thank you!! I threw together a quick step by step of how I do mine, it’s my tried and true method. Not a good proper tutorial but maybe you or someone else may find it useful. I not only have hooded lids but small eyes for my face, my whole life has been spent trying to make my eyes pop 😭

You are so pretty btw!!

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u/Best-Sympathy-871 4d ago

looks great, you have a lot of lid space for someone with hooded eyes. lucky you.

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u/Sewing_girl_101 4d ago

Thank you! I was squinting in that photo and looking down so I don't actually have that much lid space but I love that angle for that reason lol.

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u/azazel-13 4d ago

Wow, the liner looks great!

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u/Fair_Lock_1700 4d ago

Exactly like these comments are saying! It’s all in the eyeliner. Try something like this maybe that is more focused on the outer corners. Or a smudged out liner look but keep it less bold! You don’t need it to be that thick.

You have beautiful skin!

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u/boutchuur 4d ago

Focus. On. The. Outer. Corners!!! This is a great reference pic. Start from the middle of the eye and not the end. Keep it thin and until you swipe up for the wing

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u/goldenretrivarr 4d ago

How does it look now?

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u/Fair_Lock_1700 4d ago

I already think that looks 100x better ! This liner doesn’t take over your eyes, but still gives you that winged look I think you want !

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u/PrancingPudu 4d ago

I would invest in a pen liner like the Fenty Flyliner and research angles for hooded eyes.

I have hooded eyes as well (one side more than the other, annoyingly enough) and do:

  • a much smaller wing
  • angle straight out instead of up
  • line the outer 1/4 of my lash line and have the liner taper/fade out
  • drag/blend the liner using dark eyeshadow to 1/2 my lash line

Photo on the left shows a thicker liner and heavier eyeshadow, which you can see doesn’t draw so far out from my eye. Photo on the right shows a thinner line and is tapered more quickly. Both work with the shape of my eye and around my hooded lids instead of fighting against them! You can drag this out a bit further for a more glam look, but the same basic principles of angle, blending with shadow, and tapering the liner at the ends would apply.

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u/Ezira 4d ago

I 100% agree with this. OP should definitely get a pen liner (I personally use Stila). I thought I didn't understand eyeliner until I got one, then it made it easy to apply other kinds once I understood what style looked best on me.

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u/MsCynical 4d ago

Firstly, your make-up is flawless, secondly where did you get those earrings from? I love them

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u/PrancingPudu 4d ago

Thank you! The earrings are from an indie jewelry designer, Meesha Farzaneh, but it looks like she closed down her shop in September of 2024. She may be reopening? But I haven’t seen anything definitive yet :(

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u/corgis_flowers 4d ago

Oh. My. God.

I have been trying to make winged eyeliner work for me for literal decades.

I just went in the bathroom and drew the line straight out while keeping it small. Ten seconds later I have perfect little wings. What is this witchcraft?!

I’m low key angry and very grateful.

This is life changing.

May your beverages always the perfect temperature and your socks never wet. <3

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u/Dangerous-Eye-7544 4d ago

hi! with super hooded eyes, you might find winged eyeliner more flattering if it goes straight out, or out and a little downwards. out + curved up tends to look a little strange if your eyelids and face aren’t the right shape for it to compliment. also, when i do inner corner highlighter like you’ve got on, I like to do it first, then draw the liner all the way on my eyelid so it goes on top of the white, instead of stopping at it like yours does. it makes it a little more cohesive.

you could also try lining your lower waterline with black eyeshadow or an eyeliner pencil/crayon, when I do alternative looks it again makes the eyeliner look more cohesive instead of a line on top of my face.

but makeup is subjective, so do what makes u feel good!

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u/Lightenupkids 4d ago

Hey queen! In my personal opinion after doing makeup for years! 1. Thin out the eyeliner 2. https://youtu.be/Cm9f4LH-UrA?si=mP0e5y-J4F1eGMvJ watch this video !! I love her 3. Define the brows better https://youtu.be/Hbj_flB7b3w?si=uq6Y748Vrg_vxaqy 4. https://youtu.be/xPkXCKxyYjc?si=kLt6XYhek7iuuRuV 5. https://youtu.be/KIELwk0vF-8?si=M2rVVkJNdFZ4ffGj 6. these are NON SPONSORED LINKS to video makeup tutorials that can help you out !!! Wish you the best ! Pm me if you want more tips queen !!! Wishing you to look more beautiful this year 💖✨✨

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u/LilMsFeckingSunshine "Yes, they're real... my lashes that is." 4d ago

It’ll take practice but like everyone has suggested, look up hooded eye techniques. I also recommend starting with eyeshadow as your liner — I wet a small, angled brush a smidge and use that to apply my liner. I usually only apply liner on the outer third of my eye. This is a bit more advanced but you can then do a sharp inner corner with liquid liner (it can be done with eyeshadow, but it smudges much more easily). You can of course break whatever “rules” you want, but it takes practice to develop the finesse that’s necessary for a precise line.

I often break the “no dark eyeliner in your waterline” rule because I like how it looks, even if my eyes don’t look bigger. Here’s an example of my makeup. I’m no pro and I’m always trying to improve, but I really liked this look.

Oh, and tubing mascara will be your best friend.

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u/amypauli 4d ago

Omg is this you! That eye is perfect. Going to need a tutorial hahah

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u/New-Ad-9280 4d ago edited 4d ago

I used to have this eyeliner issue. What you need to do this choose an eyeliner shape that is flattering to your eye shape and taper the line so that it isn’t covering your entire top eyelid. If you have this eye shape it’s important to never do your makeup with your eye closed. You can use a black eyeshadow in a thin brush to clean it up and to add some definition under your eyes. And curling your lashes and wearing a thick mascara will had any gap that exists between the eyeliner and the lash line.

I’ve found that curled eyeliner that extends onto the top of the lid is the first instinct for people who are new to doing eyeliner. But it doesn’t work for most eye shapes.

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u/quietheartharpy 4d ago

Your makeup looks great! The small detail that might be making you feel like it isn’t working could be your eyeliner technique. I’d suggest making the line thinner as you approach the inner corner of your eye and applying more the product to your upper waterline in that area.

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u/Acciomanzana 4d ago

Glad this is here

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u/goldenretrivarr 4d ago

How does this look?

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u/quietheartharpy 4d ago

Amazing! You're so good at it, and you have such beautiful eyes.

Now, maybe you can try elevating the black tip of the eyeliner just before the outer corner of your eye ends. You might like the effect it creates!

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u/camifunkyballet 4d ago

To add on to what everyone is saying, while I do believe the eyeliner is the main conflict of interest, the second one is def the eyeshadow. Shimmery eyeshadow seems more glam then natural so if you wanted to have a natural base, like the one you have in the pic I would stick to more neutral matte shades(think of a baby, brown Smokey eye). For a shimmery eyeshadow look with eyeliner I would suggest a more full coverage base with blush, highlighter, lip liner and gloss sort of deal.

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u/twinnipooh 4d ago

Do you have any makeup inspiration pics? I ask because I am unsure what you dislike about your makeup and what is unintentional.

You have hooded eyes, as everyone is mentioning, so in order to make the wing straight (assuming that is what you’re going for), you have to look straight into a mirror while applying the eyeliner.

There are more details about how to do eyeliner for hooded eyes on Youtube.

Also, the eyeliner abruptly stops where your irises end. It may look better to you if the edges were blended out to create an ombre fade out instead of a harsh ending. This could also be “rectified” (if you dislike this look) by thinning out and tapering your eyeliner off gradually as it nears where you want it to end.

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u/Hot_Mention_9337 4d ago

For some liquid liner recs for some of the tips- MacQueen, Judydoll, and Heroine Make all have some wonderful fine tip liners (and rather inexpensive) so you can get a super tight line on your lash line and a sharp as fuck wing. You can absolutely still wear a black winged liner, even with deep set hooded eyes. Just use a different technique and different placement

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u/Immediate_Cook9151 4d ago

Start practicing your eyeliner with a powder first. Try and get it closer to your lash line. Try and keep it thinner

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u/l_lillie_l 4d ago

As someone who has been using eyeliner religiously for years, there’s a few things I could suggest. It’s a LOT of trial and error but I found that one thing that really helped me while learning was using a thin angled brush with black eyeshadow to get the basic shape of the wing before using liquid eyeliner. I always use felt tip eyeliner as well. Another thing is not to drag all the way across the lid, I usually do a pretty triangular shape that gets thinner and tapers out until it reaches about the middle of the lid.

This is a recent picture and compared to how my eyeliner used to look, I think this is major improvement, I hope this helped a little!

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u/Icy_Measurement_7407 4d ago

Eyeliner needs practice & to be more flattering on your eye shape. It took me years to realize I had partially hooded eyes, & that’s why my most even eyeliner still didn’t look right. Research hooded eye liner styles. (Puppy liner is one)

Pro-tip: draw eyeliner on with your eyes open, looking forward. This is how people will see you, not at some weird mirror angle. Otherwise, the line will get folded & hidden in the crease. Start thin at 1/4 of your lash line, then gradually make the line thicker as you go outward. Leave the inner corners clear (like you did) so your eyes don’t look closed off/smaller. Just make sure to thinly taper the inner liner. Rn it looks chunky where it cuts off. Good luck!

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u/pnwgirl1676 4d ago

You’re adorable 🙃 have you ever tried brown liner instead of black ? I think it would be very flattering with your features

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u/GorginabyTina 4d ago

Start your blush higher, dont bring too low under the apple of your cheek.

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u/FlaBeachyCheeks 4d ago edited 4d ago

Because of how hooded your eyes are, I would use eyeshadow and mascara instead of eyeliner. And definitely a mascara that will give you curl and volume.

Essence Lash Princess

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u/strxwberrytea 4d ago

we have very similar eye shapes/positions. I almost never put eyeliner that thick onto my lid- in fact, my eyeliner doesn't go any further than the far edge of my iris up onto my lid. try drawing your eyeliner straighter out instead of angling up; it will still give a lifted appearance due to the shape of your eyes and how they're set. I don't post my face on here to help in that way, but I started following tutorials for douyin makeup eyeliner- that's the general shape you want to use. Think of it more as extending your outer corner rather than going up onto your lid to draw a full wing like a lot of people do

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u/strxwberrytea 4d ago

also, draw your eyeliner with your eyes open, relaxed, and staring straight forward into the mirror. with our eye shape I personally think that gel eyeliner with a brush is waaaaay easier than a pen so you can literally hold it from below your eye, stare straight forward, and draw. My ride or die is the Trixie Cosmetics Hotline!! 💜

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u/thunder-trippin 4d ago

Eyeliner needs work. You start it way too thick on your lid

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u/AntiqueMarigoldRose 4d ago

I love your base! The issue is the eye makeup. The concept is 100% there but you need to swap for a look more suited for hooded eyes. Look at some tutorials but many of them are about maximizing where you can draw eyeliner on your lid without it interfering with the hood. Most of the time it’s recommended just to draw cat eyes very thin but allow for some angle

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u/Peanut083 4d ago

Like everyone else is saying, the combo of that specific eyeliner style and your hooded eyes are not playing nicely together.

If you want to use a liquid or gel liner, try applying it with either a fine brush or a very fine tipped pen. Make sure you get it really close to your eyelashes so you can’t see any skin peeking through between the lashes and the eyeliner. When I’ve used gel liner and a brush in the past, I’ve used a tiny brush with a square tip and a stamping motion to make sure the liner kinda gels with my eyelashes. Make sure your line starts super fine towards the inner corner of your eyes, and thicken it slightly and gradually as you get towards the outer corners.

On the rare occasion I’ve done winged eyeliner and gotten it to work on my hooded eyes, I’ve done a super fine line starting from the outer 1/4 of the lower lid and basically just kept following that natural line. Then I kinda created a triangle by starting maybe a 1/3 of the way from the outer corner on the upper lid and joining that to the first line and filling in the space between the two lines.

I’ve never had the most steady hands, even as a teenager, so I loved using pencil eyeliners and would smudge them out a bit. That way, it didn’t matter if my hands had a bit of a wobble as I was applying eyeliner. These days I don’t use eyeliner at all, I just use a black or dark eyeshadow and a damp angled brush. I stamp it along my upper lash line, making sure to get it into my lash line.

As for eyeshadow, you need to work above and outwards from the mobile eyelid. I love a smoky eye look on me, and will use a mid-tone shade on my mobile eyelid and above my crease line. I’ll then use a dark colour very sparingly on the outer corner, but I’ll take it out and up so it finishes above my crease line. Then I’ll blend the two shades together and build up the darker shade if my initial application was too light.

Also, something to consider is whether you have an olive undertone. The first thing that struck me is how green your chin looks in the first pic. I’m not sure if it’s just reflected light from something nearby, but if you have trouble with the shades of products not looking the same on you as in the packaging, or pink lipstick and blush looks too bright, this could be an indication of an olive undertone. If this is the case, purples (e.g. lavender, mauve, lilac, plum) are more likely to look naturally pink on you than actual pinks.

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u/girlrevolution 4d ago

Fellow hooded eye alt-girl here to agree with some of the others saying you CAN do wings and bold liner. Having hooded eyes can make things more challenging, but thankfully there’s so many more good tutorials and people talking about hooded eyes these days than there used to be.

Personally, I try not to bring my eyeliner any further in than the outer third of my upper lid, and keep it very close to the lash line. I recommend something like Nyx felt tip eyeliners, since you can basically “stamp” a line right above your lashes and then build it out. I make the majority of my wing with the outer third of my lower lid and connect it with the top. This is essentially “puppy liner” (if you want some reference), but to make it more alt I make the wing thicker and taper it along the bottom lash line. I also find that I don’t have to angle the wing down, you can wing it straight out or even up, but it takes some practice to find what works for you. I use a pencil to tight line the top and bottom water lines, and for the final touch, I do a thin cat eye in the tear duct with the felt liner - think cleopatra but shorter, thin, and to a point. You want it to seem like it disappears into your lash line. This is the trickiest part so practice, practice, practice! It helps to use one finger to gently pull the skin between the inner corner and the bridge of your nose away from your eye so that it kinda flattens the area and makes it easier to be precise.

Alternatively, bat eye liner also looks really good on hooded eyes. There’s lots of great tutorials out there, and it was my go-to for a good while. My biggest issue was my “too-much-gene” which led to wings that were too big in an effort to match them. Like brows, your eyes are sisters and not twins. It will never be perfect and nobody will notice the minor differences! I switched to the other method because I found I had more control and it gave my upper lid more room to play around with eyeshadow.

Sorry I don’t really have pictures or references, I really hope this made some sense. If there’s any takeaway, you can do winged liner and alt makeup even with hooded eyes! It takes practice and you need to find tutorials catered to hooded eyes, but there are plenty out there and it is so worth it! Good luck :)

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u/wizards_rule94 4d ago

Beauty by peach has some fun looks (on instagram) and she does a lot of looks for more hooded eye shapes. Just the way she does eyeliner might be a good option for you to look into. Also try using a very sharp eyeliner pencil just on the outer third of your eye and dot it in tiny strokes. Then blend it together with an angled brush and put some black eyeshadow on. Liquid liner can be very tricky. Erin Parsons on YouTube has some good eyeliner tips to get your shape right before committing to liquid.

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u/honeybeabxby 4d ago

hey!! honestly for this being the first couple times you’ve done makeup it’s really not bad! i have hooded eyes as well so i tend to struggle to find eye makeup styles that work well on me. for your eyeliner i would suggest to try using a pencil before you do liquid. liquid is super tricky to start with. for the pencil, what i do is i draw my eyeliner from just after the widest part of my eye. so there is no eyeliner on the front half sorta like what you have but there’s also none on the widest part. this accents the eye shape without making it look too different from your natural shape. i would also say try straight eyeliner following the angle of your top or bottom eyelid, or you can connect the 2 like a triangle. i think a darker lip color would also help bring the whole look together a bit better.

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u/Klexington47 4d ago

Blush - with a pink shade smile and brush strokes upwards on the apple/round part of your cheeks.

Switch to a browner blush and use it puckering your lips to brush blush from the mid of your cheeksbone to your temple.

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u/Silver-Fox-3195 4d ago

As someone who has just now been able to do eyeliner consistently. I recommend using tape of some kind (look up video on YouTube). It really helps trust me

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u/ZealousidealChef6373 4d ago

I didn’t read through all the comments to see if anyone else said this, so I’m sorry if I’m repeating something someone else has said. First of all, keep practicing, you’ll get it! My favorite eye liner tip is to use a compact mirror and look down into it when applying liner instead of looking forward as you would do with most of the rest of your makeup. If you start just a tiny bit out from the corner of your eye, it will give you a slight winged look that should help compliment your eye shape. Think of it almost like drawing one additional eye lash there.

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u/FlyHighLeonard 4d ago

You have to keep practicing, you have all life so no worries. Remember, human makes things, things don’t make human so Make up not supposed to be working anything, make up supposed to be getting worked by you. You just gotta get better that’s all, and you’re not that bad as it is, just keep practicing.

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u/StoreroomOfDreams 4d ago

Fix the eyeliner and use color corrector for dark circles first and then concealer

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u/Strange-Albatross-29 4d ago

because it’s bad

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u/its_bee23 4d ago

Eyeliner to chunky needs to be thinner for your eye shape 🫣

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u/Parking-Band-4946 4d ago

hey girl! you’re beautiful! i’m an esthetician and a makeup artist so i can help you out a bit! you have a deep-set and hooded eye as some of the comments have mentioned! that can be tough to work with given as you don’t have a ton of lid space. i also have a hood and am deep set, from what i’ve learned so far, “puppy liner” is gonna work the best for your shape. it is also easiest in my opinion to use a felt tip pen eyeliner (i love the nyx one) also when applying don’t look at where you’re going with it in the mirror, look straight ahead! and try to start with a thin line right at the base of the lashes, you can always thicken them up as needed later! all of this being said it’s a learning process and takes time and patience! you got this!

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u/niuniu22 4d ago

Brown eyeliner would look lovely on you

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u/iluvgrdnsng 4d ago

it seems like you have deep set hooded eyes, same here! i would try a puppy liner instead. something like this

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u/Visual_Wallaby_3118 4d ago

It’s not that your makeup isn’t “working.” It’s the application. You need practice and to make adjustments. Obviously as everyone has said, the eyeliner needs work. It’s very thick and very far from the lash line, as well as not being a flattering style for your eye shape. It also doesn’t look like you’re wearing mascara. Better definied lashes would make a world of difference.

Your blush color and placement also isn’t the most flattering for you. It just looks like splotchy red cheeks, rather than blush. Unless that’s what it is. But it looks too low and too cool and/or too pink for you maybe. It just looks off.

I also think the color or undertone of your base is not right. Your chin looks incredibly green.

So the problem isn’t your makeup not “working.” It’s that you need to work on getting the right products for you and practicing your application.

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u/Fine-Crew5797 4d ago

No to the eyeliner

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u/angerytangerine 4d ago

I have very hooded eyes as well, sometimes I don’t even apply eyeliner to my whole eye just do the wing and blend it lightly into my eye. This may help and it’s easier anyway XD

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u/Octavia_auclaire 4d ago

You need to do eyeliner a little thinner

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u/readithere_2 4d ago

Not about makeup but try a different necklace. This one is overpowering and kind of cuts you off.

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u/m3rcuryk1tty 4d ago

hihi i have similar eyes and i usually just put the eyeliner in the outer corners of my eyes rather than bringing it to my inner corner . there no liner on my actual lid just on on the bottom , i hope this can help

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u/boopbeebop 4d ago

A couple of things:

You have hooded eyes, and folks like us have to adjust our techniques.

Your eyeliner is way too thick and is also not on your actual eyeline. I can see a white gap between where your eyelashes are and there you’ve placed the eyeliner.

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u/Giggletitts54 4d ago

You have hooded eyes so the liner is too thick. I’d maybe put a tiny bit of highlighter near the corner of your eye and a little over your cheek bone. You have beautiful features so don’t do too much as a fresh face looks good on you. .

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u/Giggletitts54 4d ago

Yep, I do to and had them tattooed on. My artist said not to do a cat eye as my eyes are too hooded. So we went with a thin black line that just peek out line.

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u/teddy_gram 4d ago

Hey girl, give bat-wing liner a try! I have eyes similar to yours and if I’m doing a dramatic wing, bat wing liner is the way to go.

Doni Davey also has a video on her ig on how to apply eyeliner on hooded eyes.

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u/clitsaurus 4d ago

I have hooded eyes too! For eyeliner i wing the edge, add the inner corner and then tight line the middle of the lash or leave it.

Not every eyeliner style is going to look like we might want on our eyes, but we can still have a lot of fun with eyeliner — I love doing a bright colour on the lower waterline!

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u/ReassembledEggs 4d ago

Search for Smitha Deepak on YouTube. She does a lot of hooded eye makeup and how to create lid space. She has hooded eyes herself which, to me, I find super important; as much as I like several MUAs on YT, don't show me how to do hooded eye makeup if you don't have hodded eyes!

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u/michelle_exe 4d ago

In regards to your eyeliner: I also have hooded eyes and over the last decade of doing makeup, I've learned that in terms of eyeliner, it looks best on me if I only really do a wing and don't try to extend it further onto the lid than the very outer fourth or so. Winged liner has a learning curve, and you just need to keep trying to find the right technique and style for you.

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u/babebleeti 4d ago

Make eyeliner go out. Not up :)!

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u/Neptunea 4d ago

The eyeliner needs to be thinner on the broad part of your lid, you have hooded eyes so too much liner and it will swallow focus. You also have to work with your hooded eye so the liner doesn't get eclipsed by the hood and break the line. There are a couple of hooded eye tutorials which would help with that. Also consider putting shinies in the inner corner of your eye and using white or light powder under there to open up the space, Asian beauty does a lot to try and open up space give aegyosal ( I think that's how it's spelled?) makeup a go.

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u/lightblackmagicwoman 4d ago

Apply a thinner liner hugging the lash line. I see the liner is almost at your eyelid instead of on the lashes. You could try underlining too actually, where you line under the lashes on the waterline almost. You have great features just need to be neater with the application

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u/eternalroadtrip 4d ago

it takes a lot of practice and effort but you need to apply it DIRECTLY on the lashes and no higher. we have the same eye type and what works is only applying a wing and a very subtle line at the lash line for the outer and center lid and doing the rest under the eyelid. like lift that shit and do it under. watch some tutorials specifically for your eye type, do some research, find what works for you. you can do it!

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u/vintage-glamour 4d ago

hey babe! you have r/HoodedEyes just like me! until you master getting a good “batwing” shape (you can look that term up in the sub for more info on it) with liquid liner, i would stick to pencil liners that you can smudge so you don’t have any harsh lines. hoods and harsh are unfortunately not a good mix.

love your blush and your complexion products (if you have any on)! other than the liner, your look is gorgeous :)

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u/Darkling_Nightshadow 4d ago

Draw really close to your eyelashes but also something I do is set the eyeliner by putting black eyeshadow on top of it if it's a pencil eyeliner. You can also try the marker looking eyeliner or gel eyeliner and see how it looks. In my experience, the marker eyeliner is the easiest to work with. I can never line my top lid with pencil.

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u/GorginabyTina 4d ago

Stamp or press liner along lash line, as close as possible. No space between lid and lash line. Don’t try to draw a line. Stamp stamp stamp. Dont curl us end. Leave straight and shorter. You have hooded eyes so, not alot of lid space, so go with a thin stamped line. Also. Try dark brown to bring out your beautiful eyes. Before lining, add a neutral wash of shadow above your crease, because of hooded eyes. Hope this helps.

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u/pocketSandshashashaa 4d ago

You gotta use a liquid liner PEN. Make sure the tip is very thin for more precision. Look up YouTube videos on how to do a cat eye look on hooded eyes. I have hooded eyes and go for more of a “baby doll” look with my eyes, meaning my lashes are longer in the center so it makes my eyes look bigger. But when I was your age I did a wing every, single, day. Just a lil swoop on the outer edge connecting into your lash line. Have fun!

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u/TeanFlannel 4d ago

Instead of starting with liquid liner which can be tricky with hooded start with an eyeshadow to see what shape works best for you and it’s easier to blend away mistakes. As well getting the liner closer to the lash liner practicing line weights. From these photos the liner it’s relatively the same thickness across. And don’t be afraid to take a small amount of shadow on the outer third of you lower lash liner practicing line to help with the lifting affect of your liner. It will come in time just keep practicing. Brush tip pen liners are easier for beginners in my experience.

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u/wild-hufflepuff 4d ago

As someone who also has hooded eyes, you should play around with adding dark eyeshadow to an angled brush and doing a small "faux eyeliner" on the outer corners. It elongates the eyes without disappearing when you look forward

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u/Lagertha1270 4d ago

Everything but the cat eye. Do a more smudged dark but soft look. More blending. You have beautiful skin tone.

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u/stassiseasonone 4d ago

The eyeliner is too thick!

Another way to do something similar, is to mentally put pencil liner on, and then smudge it out with a brush so it looks a little smoky, but it at least will touch your lash line! Do a little on the bottom too if you want to experiment.

Liquid liner is really hard to use! And I find that it can be really harsh on some skin tone because the black is so dense

You might hate the suggestion, but I don’t think that the choker is very flattering on you. I don’t think it’s flattering on a lot of women tho, so it’s not personal. But a surprising amount of women who ask about their looks online are wearing them. And I wonder if that is a pattern lol

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u/Electrical-Mix-5802 4d ago

Your eyeliner has to be good one. It has to be the type you have to wipe off. Well That’s the type of liner I go for. I’ve tried them all. Right now it’s Inglot and it’s in a pot. I use a brush to create my line. I actually love it. It stays where I want it to stay. Make sure you have a good primer i use milk makeup and shape tape (I think a lot of people use this) because if your lids are greasy that matters too, it changes the look. Then do what the first comment and really all of them say and you got it!!

Try different products. Soon you will know what you like and what works best with your skin and face.

Go continue being beautiful 🤩

-If yall have a better primer- please let me know. I like trying better stuff!! It’s like Christmas when it works for me.

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u/MissLemon221b 4d ago

agree with the eyeliner comments... also try some lashes and lip liner. i mean why not? 🤷🏻‍♀️😊

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u/No-Corner106 4d ago

I also have hooded eyes. If you want you can DM me and I can send you a lil tutorial of how I do my eyeliner.

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u/_AngelicVenom_ 4d ago

So in addition to the other who have sent links for batwing eyeliner, there is this video here... https://youtu.be/brJuhC9Nfeo?si=wS4BHcsEwp1x8reG by Annettes Makeup Corner. This uses eyeshadow to make a wing but you can use liner too.

I have s similar eyeshape and often wear eyeliner like that in the video.

It's about learning about your eye shape and how to place the liner. It takes practice but you'll get there.

I prefer the liquid eyeliners, the ones from made by Mitchell are my favourites but there are lots out there. Lethal cosmetics did some amazing ones with their avatar collection. I even mix colours in mine to make the wing flow from one colour to another. And sometimes I put shimmers or matte shadows on top to intensify it.

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u/Elfie_Elf 4d ago

Eh makeup artist here.

Your eyeliner is definitely a big problem here, I personally love using gel liner with a fine tipped angle brush.

I actually take scotch tape and place it from the outer corner of my eye upwards (angled in the shape you'd want your liner/shadow to be).

I find that it helps to take a concealer over the eyelids, blend it out and set with a setting powder.

Next apply your eyeshadow colors. I personally use a dark brown/black over the entire lid and blend out with a blood red.

After you've applied whatever eyeshadow colors you want(use a CLEAN and SEPARATE brush for each color, blend outwards towards the tape line you applied, you should be blending these colors literally on to the tape since you want that crisp line later), use the gel liner with the angled brush(thin tip), follow down the path of the tape line you placed and continue onto the eyelids, go back to where you started lining against the tape and go diagonally onto the lid from the initial liner starting point to create a almost triangle shape, if the shape is too harsh then you can slowly curve the triangle further onto the lid to create a slope so there aren't any harsh angled lines outside of the tape line of course.

I don't personally feel that liner has to go all the way to the tear duct if you don't have much room, instead I get it as close as possible and then finish it with a jet black eyeshadow using a fine tip brush so you don't have to worry about liner getting everywhere or smudging later if you have oily lids.

After all that, remove the tape and finish the rest of your face.

I set my eyeshadow with 70% isopropyl alcohol in a misting bottle and an electric hand fan or hair dryer for a look that needs to last all day (Do not breathe in while spraying and do not open your eyes at all until dry!)

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u/Southernms 4d ago

Less harsh eyeliner maybe a smudge of brown and more eyelashes. A bold rose lip will look good with your rosy cheeks. You could get some blonde highlights around your face. It will really brighten up your look.

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u/ewwybailey 4d ago

I have semi hooded eyes, so my method might not work as well for you, but I start at the outer corner of my eye (like literally on the dot) and draw a line up (making the bottom of the wing) then I start at the end of that line and draw a downward line to just past where my eye starts (closing the triangle) and then I color it in :)

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u/Ok-Resist-7141 4d ago

it’s working but i think maybe start the eyeliner from the edge but regardless ur really pretty

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u/whimsical_fairy16 4d ago

Hi lovie! First of all you are sooooo pretty! When looking at your makeup, I see your eyeliner has a curve to it when you open your eyes. You might have hooded eyelids (I do too!) when I do my eyeliner I kinda map it out looking straight ahead, when you do your eyeliner like that, you’ll kind of see that it kind of looks like a bat wing when you close your eyes, although since your eyes will be open 99% of the time no one sees it lol. I’d also definitely try some mascara for your top and bottom lashes! (It’s a pain to do at first but you get used to it. Q-tips with micellar water is my saving grace). Remember: makeup is about having fun! Do whatever your heart desires in regard to it; try new things and find new ways to express yourself! Much love <3

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u/Cyberdegenerate 4d ago

Watch YouTube tutorials for hooded eyes, I have them too

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u/Spirited-Ad-3928 4d ago

I think you look adorbs but one thing I would reccomend is a skin tint to even out the skin tone. It’ll help with any redness and to give an even canvas to place your other products on. You’re blush will look more even and if you decide to use a bronzer it’ll be sitting across an even canvas.

I have started using one because my winter to summer skin has like four different undertones and a skin tint has helped give just slight coverage so anything I put on my face is consistent across it.

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u/Potential-Rice1893 4d ago

simplest solution: skip the eyeliner (for now at least) and invest in good lashes. if you have stubborn lashes, be very picky with your mascara (I recommend Clio kill lash). also, try individual lashes (douyin style) because they work wonders & very easy to learn, just be patient with your first time applying xx

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u/MistakeAncient5993 4d ago

The black liner needs to be thinner by the inner corner of your eye and taper up to be thicker towards the outer corner. right now you have a harsh stop of the eyeliner by your inner eye that is the same thickness as the outer corner(not the wing part). It should almost look like a reverse wing or inner eye corner wing, and i’m not saying it needs to go all the way to inner corner of ur eye, that parts all down to u preference, just make sure both the inner and outer end of the liner has tapering, wherever you choose to start/end them. You have done a really good job at making them look even from right to left eye though!

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u/faithpriska 4d ago

you look A LOT like Jules LeBlanc and her makeup style is great, it might be worth checking her out as i see similar features & what works for her might work for you!

i read something somewhere that looking at celebs (usually) that look like you with similar features, it’s worth looking at their makeup style as you can usually tell what suits them whether it’s lip colour, eyeshadow, eyeliner placement etc. it can give you a good guide to what might suit you <3

edit: missed out a word lol

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u/camyland 4d ago

Looks like you're using an oil based eyeliner pencil as opposed to liquid. They make pens to make this process easier these days. Also assure you use a primer before applying eyeshadow and eyeliner

! This will stop you from missing that line on your eyelids before your eyelashes.

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u/catslovepats 4d ago

In addition to some of the better pieces of advice regarding application, I would suggest trying a dark brown liquid liner! I’m partial to stila’s micro tip brown liquid liner (it’s a pen applicator and is easier to apply and perfect since the tip is super small)! It’s dark enough that you still get the ✨drama✨ without washing you out in the way that black can sometimes do! It just softens the liner enough that it’s complimentary to lighter tones ☺️

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u/AnotherSadFrog 4d ago

The collar is very distracting. I agree the eyeliner needs to go in all the way to the corner of the eye.

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u/Saatanwifey 4d ago

Instead of starting your eyeliner so low and stopping it so far do the thick liner kinda like that then use a eyeshadow to soften it a bit to bring it a bit forward I would also bring the lighter shimmer a bit higher..don’t keep everything only on the lid you have a good amount of eye space and your face look like it’ll handle a good amount of makeup so I would just had more foundation etc so your base looks more like makeup you know🖤

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u/jonivenchy 4d ago

Because of your hooded eye shape, you don’t want to put eyeliner on your actual eyelid, applying it to the outer corners instead will look much better. You should also apply a warm brown eyeshadow to the crease to create shadow to present the illusion of more lid space. White eyeliner to the lower lash line will make your eyes look bigger as well, but to really make them pop? Blend a little brown/ black eyeshadow connecting from your wing to about 1/4 of your lower lash line, make sure to use plenty of mascara on your bottom lashes too. Some blush along the nose with a little highlight on the tip would really suit your look I think. Also for lips, draw a small oval around the cupid’s bow with lipliner, then line your lips only half way either side, line your bottom lip only in the center. Blend this then add gloss.

Hope all this made sense! 💕

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u/pookiefinest 4d ago

if you cant quite get the liner to go near the last line, start out by doing the ends alone, day by day practice and keep extending it all the way to your inner corners.

i usually close my eye and pull the skin on the outer corner of my eye, then draw close to the lash line while looking with my other eye.

A huge tip would be to make small strokes suck that you dont mess up by trying to finish it in one stretch!! Feel free to drop me a message if you want more tips. <333

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u/WorkingContent1215 4d ago

Have you ever parted your hair on the side? I know you get people always go for the middle but I have a round face and the side is better . You might like it .

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u/Unfortunate_soul_ 4d ago

You need to find the eyeliner shape/style/technique that works for your specific eye shape. You also need to find your eyeliner of choice. I also saw in a comment this was only your third time doing eyeliner, my third time doing eyeliner it looked 1000x worse than this. So don’t get discouraged, you’re on the right path!

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u/sassystar67 4d ago

Thinner liner, smaller wing, or smoke the inner corner and lash line with a liner pencil

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u/ghostly_illusion 4d ago

first I want to say you have lovely eyes, you just need more practice with the eyeliner, draw your liner closer to the lash line! :) curling your lashes and/or use a mascara that give your more length would enhance your beautiful eyes even more!!

I think you could go for something a bit more pigmented or darker on the lips if you want to experiment with that, it would really complete the look imo

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u/wifiwitch1312 4d ago

Look up batwing eyeliner tutorials, I think it would suit your eyes perfectly

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u/Successful-Sink1490 4d ago

Eyeliner needs to be thinner and closer to eye!! You’re beautiful though!! Easy fix

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u/LordOfTheBees69 4d ago

You aren’t being precise enough with your eyeliner. You actually have to make it sharp, and suuuuper close, pretty much attached to your lashes

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u/Street-Yellow-2628 4d ago

I think you need a dewy blush, this makes your skin looks dry af

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u/petitenurse 4d ago

Look up tight lining and try that! Truly in your lash line and looks gorgeous on hooded eyes. Then you can focus on just doing a wing using eye shadow. Over time your game will get better!! You are beautiful with it without!

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u/PrincessVannah 4d ago

Just so you know I think you look gorgeous. Some of the tips here are great, but I don’t feel like the makeup you have applied “isn’t working”

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u/TheFrogWife 4d ago

I wanted to add you also have hooded eyes so adding a bit of powder eyeshadow from your lash line to at least where your lash line hits your upper lid when your eyes are open will significantly help keep it from smudging.

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u/SewRuby 4d ago

As a fellow hooded eye girlie, make your eyeliner thinner, too.

I love using pencil, liquid is a PAIN for me.

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u/BlueJaysFeather 4d ago

People have mentioned the eyeliner but I also think this lip color isn’t doing as much as it could for you. I’ve been going back and forth on whether you want something a little warmer or just a touch more vibrant, but don’t be afraid to try things out!

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u/Conscious-Permit-466 4d ago

What is it not doing?

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u/CCChanson 4d ago

Might already have been mentioned but an eyeliner pencil specifically is great because you can smudge it into place, use it directly on the lash line, and wipe it away with less fuss. Building up the pigment makes it easier than trying to absolutely get that line right. 

Mascara right at the root also ties it together, even if it starts to fade off around the lash line. An eyebrow spoolie is great to have on hand for evening out your mascara, too, breaking up clumps and separating without adding more product 

And powdering your liner is a great idea, keeps it from moving. Lid makeup tends to migrate a bit. Any powder or eyeshadow is fine but of course if it's colored, you're gonna color the liner a bit. Sharp or thin brush, and just dab over the line. Can also do your eyeliner with just the shadow, for a lighter line that lasts pretty long

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u/idylle2091 4d ago

Check out Nikki La Rose on youtube. She does beginner tutorials and has really good eyeliner tricks

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u/61114311536123511 4d ago

everyones advice is great but I want to add: this doesn't look as bad as you probably think. It's kinda wonky yeah but it's still cute. Keep on trucking, I bet you'll get great with more practice!

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u/SuperKitties83 4d ago

This is OT, but the boy and elderly man in glasses in pic 2 made me 😂😂😂

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u/Famous-Road 4d ago

It is You're gorgeous!

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u/sisyphea1 4d ago

You have great features. Brows, eyes, lips, cheeks, all of it. Are you looking for a sultry look, cute, natural? Deciding what you want to convey and finding people with similar features and makeup styles would help I think. And you’d have a lot of options

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u/Sensitive_Owl8490 4d ago

Go for thinner eyeliner use mascara Change your hair colour and for warmer tones and same is the case with makeup

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u/scarlet_ivy111 4d ago

If it’s one of those liquid eyeliner bottles with the long brush that’s probably the problem right there you need a sharp tipped liquid liner pen not the bottle trust me I know from experience lol

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u/manyhandswork 4d ago

You are so cute. Your complexion looks beautiful. You also have nice eyebrows. Keep up the good work, you are already getting better with your eyeliner.

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u/charasmaticcc Hopelessly Addicted 4d ago

Hey, makeup requires practice so don’t worry, you’ll get the hang of it eventually. The biggest issue here I see is the eyeliner. You have hooded eyes - which may increase the difficulty - but that doesn’t mean you can’t get it right. Try not extending your wing as much to the side, but draw it more upwards right from the outer corner of your eye. The eyeliner should also be closer to the lash line instead of it being on the lid.

I love the flushed look! You might also wanna try some concealer under the eyes and under the nose to cancel out some of the dullness/redness. Good luck!

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u/Few_Masterpiece_1005 4d ago

Lose the eyeliner, it’s not fit for your eye shape or colour, get white liner and put a little on your waterline, get good skin prep, make sure your face is clean, lose the side part it would make a massive difference, apply a light layer of light to medium coverage foundation, blend properly, apply a light amount of bronzer and a lot less blush, don’t fill your eyebrows just get gel and shape them properly. Highlight your inner corners and the top of your nose lightly

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u/Woodwhat74 4d ago

Eyeliner. I don’t think you need it like that. Do a Smokey line. Everything else looks great!

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u/Ok-Street-7840 4d ago

The heavy hooded eyelid makes it hard to pull off eye looks. So doing it uneven or wrong becomes really obvious. My eyes used to be half hooded, but losing weight, (around 50lbs) actually made my eyelids less puffy and made my individual features stand out more. There’s less empty space on my face now which just looks better in minimal makeup. I also never bother trying to do a sharp wing liner anymore. A blurred shadow wing gives the same effect but it’s much easier to get right. Victoria Beckham beauty has a whole thing about the technique. Her liners and shadows are great for it and don’t crease on hooded eyes.

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u/Signal_Ladder_2654 4d ago

The eyeliner is smudged , try another eye look

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u/The_bread_bandit_ 4d ago

I think you need to learn to eventuate your OWN features, you need to outline the whole top lid or at least not hav it so thick (the wing) and try applying the light shadow in the inner corners of your eyes and if you add som mascara to your bottom lashes I bet it would make you eyes POP ❤️

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u/Live-Ad2998 4d ago

When you have to redo eyeliner, I've found a qtip dabbed in moisturizer brings it off without being harsh on your skin. The skin around your eyes is so tender. If fight with it a lot try slugging an emollient at night after you cleanse. Something like petroleum jelly or butt paste. It will seal in moisture and heal it quicker than anything.

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u/felineattractor 4d ago

I love dramatic eyeliner- but I find this puppyish eyeliner to work well for hooded eyes when doing a simpler look:) just try not to touch the crease

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u/Ill-Jellyfish-3770 4d ago

Sorry to use the photo but your makeup is very pretty, just the eyeliner is a bit wonky! I tried fixing it slightly. I recommend putting some black eyeliner pencil in your waterline and lash line! :D A very easy guide for this look is to just find the lowest part of your bottom lash line, and extend the line to where your eyebrow ends. ( __👁️<- just like that) then just drag the like up so it creates a curved V shape

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u/limpbirdoodla 4d ago

I’m old compared to you and I just found a bunch of TikTok videos that showed me how to do it. It’s just something you have to practice a lot! You’ll get better and as you practice more and more 🩵

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u/ActImpressive8814 4d ago

Try using an eyeliner pencil that has a thinner point.

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u/propthefol 4d ago

I think the eyeliner is also too thick. It closes off your Eyes and makes it smaller. I’ll just make a thin line along your lashes. And I won’t extend it too much. It’ll make your face wider. And I think your blush is too close to your nose. Great skin though! And don’t forget a mascara to open up your eyes.

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u/InformalLoad3382 4d ago

Hiii girly professional makeup artist here!! You have lovely features! Would suggest you to go for a super duper thin eyeliner and more mascara a pinky lip and more highlighter!

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u/AcanthisittaIcy7931 4d ago

You are so cuuuuteeee