Vintage Inspired Makeup Tutorial: The Winged 'Cat Eye' (page 2)

Vintage Inspired Makeup Tutorial: The Winged 'Cat Eye'

Posted by Aliza | Tuesday July 17, 2012

Whether you're a makeup pro or a minimalist, cat eyes are a simple and easy addition to your make up routine no matter what your mood. The thing I love about cat eyes is I can create simple ones for a nice every day look or try different kinds to get a more vivacious look.

The Right Tools

Liquid, Pencil or Gel? If you're trying this for the first time or even if you're a pro, the kind of liner that you use will depend on the type of look you're trying to achieve.

If you're going to use a pencil liner, I suggest using one with a sponge bottom to help you smudge and soften and create a better cat eye.

Gel liners are easy to use and apply and give a more pigmented look. I suggest an angled brush when using gel liner.

Liquid liners take practice, but once you get the hang of creating cat eyes with them, it's like riding a bike.

Here are some of the liners we suggest for creating the purrr-fect cat eye.

1. Maybelline Master Precise Ink Pen Eyeliner (C$9.29)
2. Annabelle Smudge Paint (C$10.95)
3. Lancome Long Wear Calligraphy Gel EyeLiner (C$28.00)
4. Kat Von D Tattoo Liner (C$22.00)

1. Clarins 3-Dot Liner (C$28.00 , available August 2012)
2. CoverGirl LineBlast 24H Eyeliner (C$10.99)
3. L'Oreal Carbon Black Lineur Intense Felt Tip Liquid Eyeliner (US$8.49)
4. Bobbi Brown Long Wear Gel Eyeliner (C$26.00)

Don't forget, practice, practice, practice. Achieving the perfect cat eyes may at first take some time and patience, but once you get the hang of it and find what works best for you, you'll be a pro in no time!

Now that you have the right tools here are four ways to wear your cat eyes.

Look #1

This is an easy every day look I often wear using just a liquid liner with a soft, small winged tip.

Look #2

This is a thicker and bolder cat eye with a long winged tip. This can also be worn as an everyday look if you want a really bold eye or as an evening look. Just like look #1, it's very versatile.

Look 3

For this look I used an angled brush with a gel liner as well as a liquid liner. I lined the bottom of my eye with a thin liner half way to have a double winged look. To complete this look I added a soft thin line of dots to pump up the drama of this look.

Look #4

For this look I extended the cat's eye at the end as well as at the beginning of my eye.

What do you think of these looks? Would you wear any of them?

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19 Comments

	on July 18, 2012 bdeyell86 2,033 said: I like #1 the best.
	on July 18, 2012 fredamans 12,209 said: I wear the 1st look often if not daily.
	on July 18, 2012 lawrencesharon 1,325 said: I would like to go for the look 4.
	on July 17, 2012 bubbles77 28,057 said: Vintage is so hip right now, my daughter is looking for back to school cloths that I use to wear in the 80's. It's to funny !! Also her and I have been practicing these exact eye styles with eyeliners for her new look. I have always worn my eye makeup eyeliner on the top, and sometimes top and bottom. These styles are hip and trendy, thanks for this article. My daughter and I are even more inspired. Personally I like look # 1 for myself, for everyday, but may try a couple of the others when hitting the town. You chicks Rock !!
	on July 17, 2012 MizzRobin 13,788 said: I like look 1, the others would look good for dramatic effect but I don't think I would wear look 2 or 3 on a day-to-day basis...
	on July 17, 2012 Cassie_ 2,311 said: I'll keep it simple with #1 the next time I do a cat eye :)
	on July 17, 2012 midnightsun2288 6,053 said: I love cat eyes. I do them all the time, more like the first look, but a tiny bit longer. I use liquid eyeliner to do it.
	on July 17, 2012 amyknows 2,352 said: I love the look of the winged cat eye. Just not on me. haha I just don't think it looks good with my eyes. Which is a shame because it's so simple and quick!! haha :)
	on July 17, 2012 takoda 28,648 said: I like the first one, but the others are a bit much for me. I think they'd look nicer on younger women, but that's just me.