How to Apply Eyeliner for a Summer Makeup Look

Video Transcript

"Hi, I'm Michelle Renee here in Tampa, Florida with the Michelle Renee Makeup Artist Group and on behalf of Expert Village I'm here to demonstrate makeup for Summer. Our next step is liner. There are two ways that I like to apply liner and I can use a combination of those two. The first way is a traditional way, just use a pencil. Second way is to use an eye liner brush. Notice that it is angled so you can start at the corner very easily. And just dip in your regular eye shadow. Now because it's Summer I don't want to use anything too harsh around the eyes. I want to keep everything light, vibrant, and young. So, for Leslie I'm gonna use a soft brown. I'm gonna use a combination of the two. The first thing I'm gonna do is apply with pencil. Then I'm gonna put a light powder on top of the pencil to blend. So, let's start with a pencil. "Close your eyes, perfect." I'm gonna start from the inside corner and just drag it across. I kind of like to make the eye taunt and that helps me get a straight line. Because it's Summer I don't want to completely line her eyes. I think that close up the eyes, especially if you have smaller eyes. Leslie is lucky enough to have nice big eyes. I just want to put on top from the corner and about the middle. That's a good standard for every type of eye size. Once I've got the pencil on, I'm gonna use my handy little brush with the angle, dip it in brown powder. Same that we used for eye shadow. Blow or tap off the excess, "close your eyes, perfect" and start from the inside corner. By doing the pencil and then the powder, that helps it last a little bit longer and it gives it a softer look. If you want a more dramatic look, I would line it heavier on the top lid. Or if you we're going out at night, I would slightly push your eyes down and get the rim. This just gives you a more dramatic look. "