I’ve always loved the classic and polished look provided instantly by a slick of liquid eye liner but my shaking hands (nerves I think, not Parkinsons) and dubious hand-eye co-ordination have always made my efforts more gothic Mortica Adams than beachy bohemian-Lauren Conrad style (in the extremely unlikely event that The Hills isn’t scripted and they don’t all have make up artists on call, those girls deserve snaps…they give good makeup).
After much trial and error and a ton of wasted money optimistically spent at make up counters in the hope that it was the liner and not my ability at fault, I have found a way to make creating this look with a pencil eyeliner just as effective.
You will need a highly pigmented, reasonably soft pencil with a sharp tip to create a clean line- Lancome Le Crayon Kohl in Chataigne works a treat for this look and is long lasting so you won't look up at 10am to find your look has disappeared along with your morning coffee. It's dark brown colour looks softer than black but still provides the necessary definition and impact.
Gently stretch the corner of your eye so the skin on your lid flattens and you have a smooth surface to draw on and then draw a series of small diagonal dashes along your lashline..this will create the sexy almond shape normally provided by a liquid eyeliner. Start from directly above your pupil and work out to the outer corner, building up the colour until you get the desired effect. I then like to smudge it a tad to stop it looking too harsh and 'done'. Finally, softly line the outer third of the lower lid and clean up any mistakes with a dab of eye makeup remover on a cotton bud.
Wear with lashings of mascara, a flawless glowing base and dab on a slick of pale pick lip gloss for a timeless sex kitten look you can wear from beach to bar to boardroom.
Now you are just a Chanel bag, Brody Jenner and a feud with your best friend away from reality TV super stardom!
