Technical File - Eye shapes and eyeliner

Health and Safety: 

Place apron around the neck to protect clothing. 

Always ensure to run a client consultation to check for any infections, allergies or contraindications.

Wash/Disinfect hands thoroughly before touching the clients skin.

Products Used:

- Kiko Brown Pencil Liner

- Mac Fluidline Gel Liner (Black)

- Brown & Black Mascara 

Everyday Natural Liner:

Natural Everyday Liner

1. Ensure all makeup is removed from the surrounding areas of the eye. 

2. Take a brown pencil liner (of preference) and sharpen to create a neat point. 

3. If the pencil feels hard warm the product slightly on the back of your hand to avoid hurting the models eyes.

4. Starting in the inner corner and holding the eye taught, feather a soft line along the eyelid as close as possible to the lash line. 

5. If desired this line can then be feathered out or enhanced again to sharpen. 

6. By using a soft tone that is close to the lash colour is creates a deepening effect at the root of the lashes. In addition by keeping to the natural shape of the eye this effect is enhanced further. 

7. Finish with a coat of black or brown mascara depending on the look or model preference.

Winged Evening Liner: 

Winged Evening Liner

1. Ensure all makeup is removed from the surrounding areas of the eye. 

2. Using a black gel liner and a thin liner brush begin at the outer corner of the eye and draw a small line upwards in the direction of the tip of the brow.

3. Depending on the natural eyeshade of the client will determine the length and angle of this line. 

4. Starting from the inner corner of the eye and in one sweeping motion create a neat liner that follows along close to the natural lash line.

5. Connect the two lines together to form a wing/flick at the outter edge of the eye. 

6. If the line requires thickening go back in with the same liner brush and add more product until the desired effect is reached.

7. It is important to get the model to open their eyes between stages so that the shape of the liner may be checked. 

8. Finish the look with a coat of black mascara. 

Graphic Liner

S/S 2016 Trend Eyeliner: Graphic Eyeliner 

1. Ensure all makeup is removed from the surrounding areas of the eye. 

2. Using a gel liner and a thin liner brush begin at the outer corner of the eye and draw a small line upwards in the direction of the tip of the brow.

3. Depending on the natural eyeshade of the client will determine the length and angle of this line. 

4. Starting from the inner corner of the eye and in one sweeping motion create a neat liner that follows along close to the natural lash line.

5. Connect the two lines together to form a wing/flick at the outter edge of the eye. 
6. Going above the eyes natural crease paint on a line of similar thickness and length to act as a second liner effect. This line should be graphic and neat to match the natural eye shape. 
7. Finish the look with a coat of mascara. 

Evaluation: 

Creating eyeliner looks is something that can be rather difficult technically especially as most people are more used to doing liner on themselves as opposed to others, as a result turning your working direction around makes the process all the more difficult. That being said the creation of eyeliner looks (in particular winged liner) is something that is merely a matter of practice and establishing a method that works effectively for you. I was in particular pleased with how my everyday and evening liner looks worked out on my model as I feel I was able to create two looks that suited her eyeshade, interestingly however I feel my stronger look was that of the evening winged liner as is it something I have had greater practice with. Looking back on the everyday liner I feel that the liner could be much softer and blended to create a more natural effect, also the line is thicker in the middle of the eye. Something that looked nice in person but is too prominent for my liking in the final photos, as a result natural eye liner is something that I should practice in particular. This may also be down to the use of a pencil as opposed to a gel which is a product I have had significantly less contact time with.