Bright Eyeliner--Make It Wearable!

You see a bright, beautiful cobalt blue eyeliner staring you in the face in the eye makeup aisle at Ulta.  You have absolutely no idea when you'd wear it, as you're into natural-looking makeup.  But it's... so... pretty.  So what do you do?  You buy it and let it sit in your makeup drawer... unused... and unloved.  Keep reading if you want to learn how to make that gorgeous gem wearable!

In my opinion, a color pop is the best way to wear these.  A color pop is when you use neutral shadows and your standard black or brown liner on top but give the look a "pop" by using a bright colored eyeliner on your lower lashline.  This look is fun and can make the color of your irises really stand out.

Here I'm using Ulta's Automatic Eyeliner in Cobalt.  This product is ok... it stays on throughout the day pretty well but isn't very soft.  I actually like the NYX Slide On Eye Pencil a lot better--it's incredibly soft and glides on with no effort, and it stays put all day.  Nonetheless, the Ulta pencil was what I had and works fine.  You can try this with any color.  I also really like to use purple and green.

Apply the liner to your bottom lashline (don't worry about making it too perfect), then blend it out with a q-tip or a pencil brush like the Sigma E30 Pencil Brush.  You want it to look well-blended and not too precise.  Here's the result up close...

It's fun but doesn't scream OMG SHE'S WEARING BLUE EYELINER.  And from far away, you can't even tell that you've got a bright color on, so that makes it wearable...

I hope you enjoyed this post.  Try it out and send me a picture!