Dream liner: Six eyeliners to enhance your peepers with
After seasons of forgoing shadow and kohl in favour of nude lids, eyeliner is officially back on the beauty agenda. Zimmerman and Elie Saab were just some of the big-name designers to bring darkened peepers back to the runway, and it seems top make-up artists are following suit.
Whether you prefer a slept-in smudge or precision-drawn cat-eye flicks, we’ve found the liner for that…
Bobbi Brown Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner Pot
If you find gel liners too restricting, Bobbi Brown’s Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner Pot is the answer. The formula loans itself to thin flicks, but it can also be blended out to create a smokey finish.
£26, John Lewis
Hourglass Voyeur Waterproof Liquid Liner
Yes, liquid eyeliner can be waterproof—try it and we’re sure you’ll Hourglass’s Voyeur is magic.
£31, Harvey Nichols
Milk Makeup Long Wear Eyeliner
This eyeliner pencil comes with a handy smudger built in so you can smoke on the go.
£19, Cult Beauty
Tom Ford Eye-Defining Pen
Expensive it may be but you essentially get two liners for the price of one. The dual-ended pen has a thicker side for a more graphic finish, or a finer side to help you get the line snug against your lashes.
£46, John Lewis
Rimmel Exaggerate Liquid Eyeliner
A bonafide cult beauty buy, Rimmel’s little pot of liquid liner is great for creating dramatic feline flicks in seconds.
£5.99, Boots
Stila Smudgestick
Available in seven rich shades, from Espresso to Vivid Jade, these pencils start out soft but build up easily to create a smouldering outline.