First off you need to choose your product. There are four options: pencil, which I must admit I have never used for a cat eye but it'll do the job; a felt liner, which I class as a good starting point; a gel liner, which is my everyday go to; and eye shadow, which is slightly more tricky to get perfect.
The products I choose for each option are as follows:
Felt liner - Bourjois Liner Feutre (£6.99)
Gel liner - Maybelline Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel Eyeliner (£7.99 - This gel comes with a brush but my top tip is to make a trip to the Real Techniques section and pick up a Real Techniques Silicone Liner Brush, £5.99)
Eye Shadow - Urban Decay Naked Basics Palette (Shade: Crave, £22. You could also use Blackout which is sold separately for £14)
Step 1:
Apply a eye lid primer (Urban Decay Eyeshadow Primer Potion, £16).
Step 2:
If you're using eye shadow, wet the brush first. Using one hand pull your skin taught by pushing upwards at the brow bone. Then draw a line from the corner of your eye out wards to mark your flick. I allow some leeway for sharpening the flick at the end.
Step 3:
Start from the inner corner and use a long brush motion across the lash line until you meet the line you've previously made. This line can be as close to or as far from to the lash line as you feel comfortable with, if you want a more subtle winged liner look you should keep it thin but you can always go back and thicken it.
Step 4:
Depending on how thick you want to flick to be, draw a dipped line from the tip of the flick across to the line on the lash line. This should create the flick, you can fill in any gaps now.
Step 5:
Finally, work over the liner again to get the desired thickness and colour. If you make a mistake or want the flick to be cleaner you can use a straight edged brush and some concealer to neaten the liner. Apply mascara, my favourite being Doirshow New Look at the moment (£24), and the look is complete.
You can wear a winged liner on a naked base, or over a shadow, it's completely up to you!
Catch you later,
Ellie x
