Black & White: Classic Winged Eyeliner With An Edge
Very often I’m browsing through photos of 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s beauties and wonder, ‘What is it about them that looks so sexy, alluring, and distinctive?’ I think I finally figured it out: the eyes! A dramatic winged eyeliner is the source of this extreme sexyness and flirtiness they all had in common. Here is my attempt to create a winged eyeliner look inspired by some of the most beautiful women in the world!
Brigite Bardot
Claudine Auger
Sophia Loren
The secret to working this look is to downplay everything else and concentrate on your winged eyeliner. The shape, as you can see, forms an angle going upwards towards the brows and downwards towards the inner corner of your eyes; that will give the illusion of a facelift when you have your eyes open. Try and keep the line as straight and slant as possible for a more effective result. Mine wasn’t perfect, but I gave it my best try :)
Ultimately the size of the ‘wing’ will the depend on the shape of your eyes. Start off with a thin line and keep checking to see how it looks, with eyes closed and open, as you thicken the line.
Maria Callas
Brigite Bardot
Sophia Loren
I absolutely love this look and the boyfriend said, ‘Why don’t you wear this more often?’, which is a pretty good sign that you’re doing something right! :o) This is only an inspired look, so it’s a bit different from the photos and slightly edgier. Hope you liked it and I’ll see you on my next post!
15 Comments
lauren_ella
one of my favourite make up looks, you look fab! xxx
Le Beauty Group
Thanks, hun!! I’m glad you like it… It really like it as well. It’s amazing how these trends all bounce back :) xx
HelloKittyx94
I love it !! I’m helpless with liquid liner, it takes me ages but I get there in the end hahaha! xxxx
Le Beauty Group
Me too! I’m a disaster you liquid eyeliner, that’s why I drew the shape with podwer eyeshadow and filled in the spaces with liquid eyeliner, and they went over it again with powder to intensify the black :)
xx
Lauren Rose
This looks fantastic!! I’m keeping this tab open so I can try it later :) xx
Le Beauty Group
Yay! Let me know how you get on with it :) xx
MrAJBx3
wow these look awesome! <3 love this post xxx
Edith Bryan
Great post, really beautiful pictures. I am a BIG lover of winged liner. I feel weird without my liquid liner on! Might try out a few of the variations you have shown here :-)
Le Beauty Group
Thanks, Edith! Winged eyeliner can completely transform someone’s look, can’t it :) xx
Le Beauty Group
Thanks, And! :) xx
Michelle Foster
Gorgeous… think I’ll have to practice this, and see if I can get it to work for me!
Charlee
these all look the same…
Cherrie
Agreed!
Alisha
As an MUA I would advise you to be a little more precise. These looks all look alike. Subtlety is the key in nuances in eyeliner. This looks like different angles of the camera.
You’re a pretty girl but I wouldn’t pretend that these looks match the pictures.
Sarah L
I just stumbled upon this site! I have to agree with Alisha but I gotta say your hair looks FAB!