Eyeliner Guide for Beginners

Automatic Eyeliner: 

Pros: Draws on dark, lasts a while, very forgiven if mistakes or smudges are made. 

Cons: May fade throughout the day. 

Best Used For: Lining your bottom eyelid, smokey eye look. 

Brush & Liquid Eyeliner:

Pros: Draws on smoothly, lasts a long time. 

Cons: Can be difficult for beginners to learn how to use. 

Best Used For: For the top lid, great for winged eyeliner look. 

Cream "Gel" Eyeliner: 

Pros: Lasts the longest out of all the options, draws on the smoothest, waterproof, appears very smooth. 

Cons: Difficult to remove, most expensive option. 

Best Used For: Lining your top lid, winged eyeliner, special effects eyeliner. 

Eye Shadow Eyeliner: 

Pros: Comes in a wide variety of shades. 

Cons: Has to be sharpened, doesn't appear as dark as some the other options do. 

Best Used For: The smudged eyeliner look, smokey eye, waterline eyeliner. 

Manual Pencil Eyeliner: 

Pros: Great for everyday wear, excellent for beginners, for forgiving if you make any mistakes.

Cons: Has to be sharpened, doesn't appear as dark as some the other options do. 

Best Used For: The smudged eyeliner look, smokey eye, waterline eyeliner. 

Pen Eyeliner: 

Pros: Easy to learn how to use, cheap, easy to find, great for winged eyeliner. 

Cons: Has to dry or it will smudge, can run.

Best Used For: Lining the top lid, winged eyeliner, special effects eyeliner.