If you want to stick with liquid, invest in a liner brush like Bobbi Brown's fine liner brush for a thicker liner. You can also use a push brush like Trish McEvoy #11 for a tighter, fine line. I'm sure there are art store equivalents, just look at these to get an idea of what to buy.
Take some liquid liner and apply it to the back of your hand. Now take your new liner brush and tap the bristle tips into the liquid. For the thicker line on the upper lashline, take one finger and gently raise the endpoint of your eyebrow up to give it some lift. Do a very gentle stroke from the midpoint of your lashline to the outer corner, letting the brush slightly extend up with the corner of your eye. Then refresh take your brush without adding more color and go from the inner corner to the middle. At this time you can add a bit more color to the brush and fill in any gaps and line irregularities.
For a very fine, tight definition using liquid liner, use a fine push brush. Follow the same method for applying color to the bristles. This time, on the lower lashline have the brush pointing DOWN into your lashline (handle up high) and gently push the bristles into the lashes. Add color as necessary, making sure the brush doesn't get goopy. For top lashes, reverse the position of the brush so that the handle is pointing down, bristles up and into the base of your lashes. This is a real Pain in the Arse so if you want you can cheat a bit and keep the brush as level as possible and work "down into your lashes" instead of up into them.
You can do this same technique with Stila Smudgepots, Bobbi Brown Gel Liner, dampened eyeshadow.
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starnight Ok this is a proble i've been having for a while: Eyeliner.
I can't get liquid to go on right. It either doesn't go in a straight line or i get too thick a line, no matter how much i practice etc. Then with pencil e/l or khol, it just doesn't sty on long enough for me. So does anyone have any tips/tricks or recommendations for e/l (liquid or pencil)?