This is a note to all the ladies who love eyeliner and use it pretty much everyday, except on the weekends like myself. I buy the kind of eyeliner that you have to sharpen with an eyeliner sharpener (that resember a pencil sharpener). I like my eyeliner in pencil form because I have more control over how sharp I can get the tip, and that means that I get a more precise tip so I can daw a more precise, and thinner line if I want to, underneath my eyes, which is where I use eyeliner to begin with.
I’ve never been a fan of using liner on the top lid unless I’m going for the smokey eyed dramatic look for an evening out on the town or some other bigger event, so it’s imperative that I keep the point very thin. I know it may feel like you’re wasting the eyeliner, but the good sharpeners will shave off as little as possible, still making it a sharp point, but not using too much of the pencil up in the sharpening process.
Some good sharpeners are MAC, which has an awesome line of makeup tools like eyelash curlers, makeup pads and brushes, and you can find some decent ones in the stores, but this is one item that you want to pay a little more for. Don’t go for the bargain bin ninety nine cent one when it comes to sharpeners, because they can rust quickly and may provide a horrible, chunky sharpening that wastes more than it sharpens, something you definitely don’t want when you’re shelling out money for your makeup.
When sharpening, keep the pencil as close to the sharpening as possible, so that you don’t get divots in your pencil, which means you have to resharpen and waste even more product to get that sharpened edge. A sharp pencil is ideal for creating precise stylish looks that aren’t too harsh or overbearing. You can let the sharpening ride for a bit if you’re going for the chunkier, thicker line.
