Perfect Your Cat-Eyeliner with One Easy Trick!

Posted by ChickAdvisor Team | Monday December 26, 2011

Hold onto your seats chicks, I'm about to rock your world. First, let me ask, what lady doesn't have cat-eyeliner issues? Getting that wing just so, making sure it's even and that your hand is steady or even knowing when to draw the line (so to speak), avoiding extreme Amy Winehouse territory.

We've recently discovered how multi-use scotch tape is in your beauty kit and now we've got yet another use- it's the solution to all your cat-eye issues! This easy, simple trick will use scotch tape as a guide to create a worry free cat-eye, so keep reading and in advance- you're welcome!

Cut off a piece of scotch tape about 2 inches long. If you are going for a longer wing, cut off more. Cut this piece in half, horizontally. Place one half of the tape near your bottom lashes, in a diagonal direction. You'll want to place the tape with the natural direction of your eye, going upwards.

Place the second half of the tape, going from the inner corner so that the two ends of tape meet. This is also how you'll determine the shape and length of the wing, so you may want to cut the piece shorter or re-cut another piece of tape.

Tip: Before applying the tape to your eye area,stick it first on your palm to reduce the adhesiveness. Your sensitive eye area will thank you!

Using a gel eyeliner, liquid liner or even a pencil, fill in the area between the two pieces of tape. We found it easiest to use a gel liner and an angled brush.

Once dry, carefully peel off the tape and reveal a perfect cat eye!

Tip: As we discovered, you may need a bit of help the first time you do this, especially in making sure they look even. Like the saying goes, practice makes perfect!

Want more on perfecting the cat-eyeliner art?
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18 Comments

	on April 15, 2017 Amanda112 25,515 said: Ooohhh. I love this tip! I knew about the tape, but not cutting it in two and applying to the top, nor did I know about sticking it to your palm first! Thanks Chicks, I am sharing this!
	on November 21, 2013 Mah_kal 5,634 said: Cool
	on February 03, 2012 momofthree 492 said: I thank you for the tip! Always just avoided this look because I was never that great at it. I will have to try this trick the next time I go to try and attempt this look!
	on February 01, 2012 BeautyDreaming 428 said: Awesome little tip! I would never have thought of this!
	on February 01, 2012 bdeyell86 2,033 said: That looks amazing. Such a usefull tip. Thanks!
	on January 31, 2012 chinook92 3,675 said: This looks awesome! I love all the secret little tricks that I'm learning on Clickadvisor.
	on January 12, 2012 carrielovesfashion 984 said: Awesome tip, thanks for sharing this! :)
	on January 11, 2012 no1-mom 1,031 said: Lol....now that's funny! Not a big fan of torturing my eyes. You only get one pair in life so I would tred carefully here! Practice free hand is the bet way. Also, can't put shadow on first with this method because the tape will take it off.
	on January 05, 2012 LadyChick234234 3,701 said: I've seen this before....Good idea.
	on January 05, 2012 mefelix 326 said: not a big fan of attaching tape to my eye area and pulling it off ( i can see extra wrinkles in the future), but i find this pretty easy to do. first draw on your eyeliner, then extend the end out like a line. close your eye and basically attach this line to the eyeliner you just put on ( but make it a straight line down on an angle attaching). i watched a video on youtube and its pretty easy to do.