We have nothing for nothing as the saying goes! It is not the kat_longoria tiktoker who will tell you the opposite. With one of her latest makeup tutorials, she proves to anyone who wants to see it that anyone can finally succeed in their pin-up liner line as long as they are ready to do a little geometry with their face. . A tutorial already seen some 34 million times on Tiktok and has become completely viral as the test of the liner can turn into a nightmare for some people (on this subject, we loved the Reel of the pretty brand Charlotte bio, which chants "When that do 36 times that you restart your line of eyeliner ”, and showing a young woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown because she can not make up her second eye).
It must be said that the technique proposed by the star
tiktoker is not trivial. The latter, which has more than 2 million subscribers
on the social network, uses surgical tape, which sticks to the skin without tearing
it. This allows him to draw lines to obtain a tracing area to be colored and
thus to have a very clean line and without burrs once everything has been
gently removed.
How to get a perfect pin-up liner line?
1 / Cut a piece of surgical tape, long enough to cover the
width of your face, starting from the outer tip of your eyebrow, passing it
under the eye, then under the nostrils and up towards the outer tip of your
eyebrow. your second eyebrow.
2 / Cut another piece of smaller adhesive tape and stick it
on the mobile eyelid between the outer tip of the eyebrow and the first
adhesive tape. In this way, there should only be a small triangle of skin
visible at the outer corner of the eye. Repeat the same operation on the second
eye.
3 / With your finger or with a brush, take the eye shadow of
the color of your choice and color the free skin area with it. Prefer a shadow
with an oily and / or creamy texture, it will be easier for you to apply and
you will have less risk of smudging. You can also use a felt or brush liner.
Once the material is dry, gently peel off the pieces of adhesive tape, holding
your skin well to avoid smudging.
4 / Enhance your complexion after the eye step and not the
other way around. Indeed, the fact of sticking and then peeling off the
surgical adhesive tape would only damage your efforts of makeup on the face.
Our opinion: a technique not without risk!
On the production side, nothing to say, the idea is
unstoppable and super effective for those who have trouble drawing a perfect
line of liner on the first try on both eyes. On the other hand, it is a trick
that should not necessarily be repeated every day at home.
Even though surgical tape is much softer than scotch tape or
plaster, it is still very sticky. Also, it can leave sticky residues on the
skin that are not necessarily very pleasant (it may be difficult afterwards to
hold the foundation without using a little makeup remover).
In addition, it is still quite painful to remove, even
gently, these bands on the face, where there are many small nerves as well as
fine down. Down that could also grow back darker by dint of being torn off.
Last downside, the fact of regularly sticking and peeling off the skin could
undermine its elasticity and cause wrinkles to appear prematurely around the
eyes. In addition, sensitive skin is also likely to react to the glue used on
the adhesive tapes, especially if it is not hypoallergenic.
So, if the technique can be used punctually to save you the
day for a big occasion or if you are in a hurry.e, nothing beats the practice
and the experience to achieve your line of liner freehand or using simple
flexible guides to place on the eyelid before coloring the area. The risk of
burrs is greater, but the impact on the skin is less.