Eyeliner and Eye Shapes: Which is Best for You?

Eyeliner is a girl’s best friend. It helps define and enhance your eyes, making them look bigger, brighter, and more awake.

Crossdressers also want to achieve bigger, brighter, and sexy-looking eyes.

But it is essential to know what shape of eye you have because not all eyeliners are created equal.

Did you know that choosing the right eyeliner and applying it properly can make your eyes or lips look bigger and sexier?

Although there are different types of eyeliners available on the market, however, these are the easiest to use – pencil eyeliners (soft and hard), liquid eyeliner, gel eyeliners, and cake eyeliner.

Knowing the shape of your eyes is the first step in applying any of these eyeliners.

Some eye shapes include round, hooded, deep-set, and close-set eyes.

I’ll explore the different eye shapes and provide tutorials on eyeliner application for the right eye shape.

This will help you decide the best technique and use it when crossdressing.

1. How to Find Your Eye Shape

To choose the best eyeliner, you must know your eye shape. Here is a guide on how to find your eye shape:

1. Get a Mirror

Get a mirror and place it such that you can see the whole of your face.

2. Look into the mirror

Look into the mirror and try to find your eye. Start by looking at the outer corner of your eye.

Follow along your eyelash line towards the inner corner of your eye.

Stop just before the inner corner and try to find where your eyelid crease is.

Mark the spot with a small dot. Do the same for the other eye.

3. Draw an Invisible Line Across the Eye

Now, draw an imaginary line across the eye from one dot to another. If your eyes are symmetrical, both sides should match up.

4. Eye Shapes

Once you have drawn a line across both eyes, look for the shapes that emerge at the tops of the lines.

Depending on which shape you see, your eyes will fall into one of the eye categories.

These include round eyes, hooded eyes, deep-set eyes, and close-set eyes.

2. Step-by-step Guide on How to Apply Eyeliner

The shape of your eyes will determine how to apply eyeliner.

Some eyeliners are meant to be applied in a certain way that makes the eyes look bigger, while some are meant to enhance the depth of your eyes.

Here are the steps.

Step 1: Measure the Distance Between Your Eyes

Measure the distance between your eyes by placing a ruler or any flat object on top of your nose and directly in the center of your face.

Keep it where your eyes meet, and take note of the length.

This is one way to determine whether your eyes are close-set or far-set.

Step 2: Find the Perfect Eyeliner Length

Now that you know the length between your eyes, consider how thick your eyeliner is.

If your eyes are close-set, you shouldn’t go beyond the length of the ruler.

This will make your eyes look farther apart.

On the other hand, if your eyes are wide-set, you can go for thicker eyeliner that goes past the ruler’s length.

Step 3: Start Placing Your Eye Makeup

You can use the same technique when applying eyeliner to both eyes if you have close-set eyes.

For starters, line your upper lash line with a pencil or gel eyeliner.

Do not extend the line beyond the ruler’s length if you want to make it darker, smudge, or blend outwards.

For close-set eyes, you shouldn’t line your lower lash line.

Step 4: Blend the Liner

If you have close-set eyes, you shouldn’t go beyond the length of the ruler when applying eyeliner to both eyes if you want to make your eyeliner darker, smudge, or blend outwards.

Step 5: Line the Outer Corners

If you have round eyes, it’s best to line your upper lash line first.

Do not draw a thick line since this makes the eye look smaller.

Start by applying an eyeliner pencil or gel liner to your waterline and extend it up towards your brow line.

Now, take a liquid eyeliner and apply it to your upper lash line from the inner corner up until the middle of your eye.

This will make your eyes look bigger and rounder.

Step 6: Line Your Lower Lash Line

If you have hooded eyes, don’t line your lower lash line.

It will only make your eyes appear more hooded, which will make you look tired.

3. Eyeliner Mistakes Crossdressers Make and How to Avoid Them

These are the most common makeup errors crossdressers make when applying their eyeshadow.

Mistake 1: Applying Eyeliner to Your Waterline

Don’t draw eyeliner on the waterline.

This is one of the most common mistakes that your fellow crossdressers make when applying their eyeshadow.

It makes you look tired and older, especially if it is dark or too thick. It’s best to skip this step.

Mistake 2: Using Pencil Eyeliner All Over the Lid

Don’t use pencil eyeliners all over your lid. It makes you look like a clown and does not help bring out your eyes’ color.

Instead, start by applying a matte shade to your entire lid and add a definition with a darker shade on your outer corner.

If you want a different look, use a skin tone shade in your crease and blend it upwards.

Mistake 3: Putting Too Much Eyeliner

Don’t put too much eyeliner. Make sure that the product is consistent from the inner lash line to the outer corner of your eye.

You can start by applying an eyeliner pencil or gel liner to your waterline and extending it up towards your brow line.

Now, take a liquid eyeliner and apply it to your upper lash line from the inner corner up until the middle of your eye.

This will make your eyes look bigger and rounder.

4. What Colors of Makeup Look Best on You?

Some crossdressers tend to experiment with their eye makeup and apply the wrong color, making them look older.

Step 1: Determine Your Skin Tone

Depending on your skin tone, here are some colors that go well with you:

• If you have a fair complexion and light eyes, you can go for brown and champagne shades.

• If you have a medium complexion and brown eyes, you can wear gold or bronze colors.

• If your skin is darker and you have dark brown eyes, it would be best to go for earthy tones such as rust and bronze.

Step 2: Determine Your Eye Shape

Here are some colors that will help in bringing out the color of your eyes:

• If you have close-set eyes, try to wear matte shades to make your eyes look bigger and less closed-set.

• If you have deep-set eyes, it’s best to wear shimmery and metallic colors to make your eyes appear less deep-set.

• If you have prominent lower lash lines, try to wear matte shadows, but don’t overdo it.

5. Ways to Make Your Eyes Stand Out More

To make your eyes look more vivid, it’s best to highlight your brow bone.

Just apply a matte cream shade to the inner corner of your eye and blend it across your brow bone for that radiant effect.

You can also use concealer on the inner corner of your eyes to highlight them even further.

6. Examples of different eye shapes and the types of makeup that work for each one

The variety of shapes for eyes are as follows:

• The round eye. The eyes are big wide, and have no distinct boundaries. The best types of makeup for the round eye are smoky colors to define the eyes, nude tones to brighten up the area, and light shimmery shades.

• The almond-shaped eye. The eye is narrower at the inner corner and appears larger at the outer corner. Apply tones of brown and bronze near the outer corner of your eye while keeping the inner corner more neutral.

• The deep-set eye. This eye looks like it is set deeper into the skull because of its lower placement. The best type of makeup to wear is dark matte shades, but it does not make you look tired or older. You can also apply shimmery light colors to make your eyes look less deep-set.

• The prominent-bone eye. The eye looks like it protrudes because of its lower placement on the face. You can wear smoky colors to define your eyes.

• The hooded eye. This eye has an overhang of skin on its upper lid, which extends downward. Wear light colors, matte shades, and dark shades below the crease.

• The monolid eye. There is no crease on this eye, which makes the lid appear smooth. You can use dark shades to accentuate your crease.

As a crossdresser, you can create a cute and sultry look by playing up your eyes.

Not only will you be able to draw attention away from any masculine features, but also make your eyes stand out more for a pretty glow.

You can do this by properly determining the right colors of makeup for your skin tone and eye shape, as well as knowing the proper techniques for applying them.

So, what are you waiting for? Try out these tips today and find your perfect look.

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