Thursday 1 July 2010

Eyeliner


Eyeliner is a cosmetic product used to define the eyes, eyeliner is either a pencil or liquid or wax this is to darken the lines around the eyes to make the eyes look bolder and more attractive.
There are all different types of colours of eyeliners such as:

the main one is Black, Blue, Green, Purple, Brown, Orange, Red, Grey, Yellow, ETC...

Depending on the texture, eyeliner can be softly smudged or clearly defined. Heavy eyeliners has been known for gothic fashion sometimes
punk fashion.
In the 1960s liquid eyeliner was used to create thick black and white lines around the eyes in the make up fashion associated with designers like Mary quan
t. Also wearing eyeliner can also be used to show depression in photographs.

There are all kinds of eyeliner brands which are:
  • Elf
  • Mac
  • Cover Girl
  • Maybelline
  • Wet N Wild
  • Prestige
  • L'oreal
  • Lancome
  • Revlon
  • Avon
  • Bourjois
  • Rimmel
  • Calvin Klein
  • Max factor
There are four main formulas available each produces a different effect:

Liquid Eyeliner- An opaque liquid that usually comes in a bottle and is applied with a tiny thin brush or felt applicator

Powder Based Eye Pencil- Eyeliner in a wooden pencil. This pencil generally comes in a different shades
Wax based eye Pencil- Are softer pencils and contains waxes that ease application. Comes in many colours

Kohl Eyeliner- Is a soft powder available in dark shades. It is mainly used in black to outline the eyes. It can come as a pencil, predded powder or loose powder form. This type of eyeliner is more likely to smudge.

1 comment:

  1. These are good facts about eyeliner..
    I personally don't know where i'd be without it!! :)

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