White eyeliner is having a moment right now! TikTokers have found a new way to use it: contouring! Watch the video here. Vasanti Cosmetics’ celebrity makeup artist Gargi Patel breaks down the trend, sharing 14 ways you can contour, highlight or camouflage with Vasanti Cosmetics very own white eyeliner – the Kajal Waterline Eyeliner Pencil in White Clarifier ($19; Amazon).
TikTok Makeup Trend – Contouring with White Eyeliner
Vasanti Cosmetics breaks down the latest TikTok makeup trend and shares 14 other tips for contouring, highlighting and camouflaging with white eyeliner!
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What is the secret to trying this trend?
“I recommend using white eyeliner to contour after you have applied your makeup so you can enhance certain areas of the face.”
Why does white work? What does it do the face?
“The color white is always used to brighten and add radiance. It reflects light and highlights a specific point on the face to make certain facial features stand-out,” she explains.
What is the best way to apply? How thick of a line should you draw on the face?
“The best way to apply is by drawing a thicker line in the areas you would like to highlight. To blend, use a concealer brush like the Vasanti Cosmetics Concealer Buffer – Undereye Setting Brush for a smooth well blended look. Also, creating small dots with the tip of the white eyeliner around the eye area will bring attention to your eyes.”
What are other ways to apply white eyeliner?
“There are many options to create that illuminous look.”
Some of Gargi’s favorites include:
1. Under the eyebrows as a highlighter – Draw a curved line following the curve of your eyebrow to accentuate your eyebrow shape and to create the appearance of lifted eyebrows which open up your eyes- a great trick for hooded eyes, and deep-set eyes.
2. Corner and outer corner of the eyes – Using the tip of the eyeliner, draw short lines at either the inner or outer corners of the eye. This can help your eyes appear more radiant and awake.
3. Mid eyelid – Draw a line from the crease to the eyelashes, blend to add dimension to eye. The white would be used to blend into other shades of eyeshadow – when doing certain makeup looks to help enhance eyes, you can use a neutral shade like white as a highlighter to run down the middle of eyelid alongside other shades to create a 3D effect.
4. Eyeliner (top and bottom)– Applying to bottom of eye or waterline will bring out the whites of the eye for more bright, wider, awake eyes. Applying to the top of eyelid achieves a more awake, lifted, youthful effect. Pairing dark shade eyeliner and white eyeliner on the eyelid together can create an instantly larger, “doe” eyed look where eyes appear more open and larger.
5. Blended dots to accentuate key points on the eyes – Using the tip of the eyeliner, apply small dots on the inner and outer corners of the eye or on the eyelid, on the arch to highlight eyes like the inner corner and on the outer corner for a highlighted, bright eye look.
6. Line from mid eye to past the outer corner of the eye – Get an instant eye lift by applying white eyeliner starting at the middle of your eyelid, keeping the pencil close to the lash line and when you reach the end of your eye, flick your pencil upwards to create a cat eye effect that will give you an instant eye lift!
7. Waterline – apply to your waterline to bring out the whites of the eye for more bright, wider, awake eyes – fake being well rested!
8. Top of nose – Draw a small line at the top of the nose and blend half way down the bridge of the nose. This will highlight the bridge and draw attention to center of the face.
9. Tip of nose – Draw a vertical line across the tip of the nose to shorten the bridge of your nose and create the appearance of a smaller nose.10. Sides of nose – Draw horizontal lines down the sides of the nose to help accentuate the contour of the nose.
11. The bow – Draw a horizontal line from the bottom of the nose to the center of the lip to accentuate lip shape
12. Face-lift – Draw a line with the white eyeliner starting from your nasal fold up toward the cheek bone. Next, make a line from the corner of the mouth to below the cheek bone. Blend with upward strokes to create a visible face lift!
13. Smile lines – Draw a thin light line in the smile line and gently blend along the line to add fullness to the smile lines.
14. Mid chin – For those with receded chins, draw a vertical line (1-2 lines) across the lower half of the chin and blend to add fullness and projection to the chin.
Vasanti Cosmetics Kajal Waterline Eyeliner Pencil in White Clarifier
Ophthalmologist Tested & Approved, this is an award-winning vegan, water resistant, smudge proof & long-lasting eyeliner. Meant to be used in the waterline or inner rims of the eyes, it is made to comfortably sit in your waterline to make your lashes look fuller with zero irritation! This liner will give you a defined, natural look and the pencil can be used to create a multitude of other liner trends. It is formulated for the most sensitive of eyes to give you comfort without compromising long-wear.
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