How to Do Winged Eyeliner for Every Eye Shape — Cat Eyeliner Tutorial

If the crease of your eyelid isn’t visible when your eyes are open, you likely have hooded eyes.

Many folks with hooded eyes get anxious about eye makeup, especially since most makeup tutorials only feature eyes where the crease is exposed. Don’t fret: it’s super easy to apply flawless winged eyeliner to hooded eyes.

To make sure the liner isn’t concealed by your lid, create the outer wing tip where the lid’s hood starts. Work your way inward, applying your liner in thin strokes and widening as desired.

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Love this liner? Lavonne used Illamasqua Precision Ink in Abyss to create this look.

If you have close-set eyes, Lavonne has a simple makeup trick that will play up their prettiness: widen your eyes by drawing a double wing.

Draw liner along your upper lash line, then make a small flick outward. Mirror this on the bottom lash line, but make sure you don’t apply liner any further in than the middle of your eye, otherwise you’ll give the appearance of even closer-set eyes. Apply a touch of concealer between the two wings to really make ’em pop.

For this look, Lavonne recommends using a powder to draw your desired shape, then intensifying it with liquid. If you make a mistake, just use this handy makeup removal trick to clean it up.

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Ready to try it yourself? Lavonne used Illamasqua Precision Ink in Abyss here.

If the corners of your eyes slope toward your cheekbones, you have downturned eyes.

For downturned eyes, Lavonne recommends applying your eyeliner from the inner corner to the outer corner in a thin line. Extend your wing up toward the crease, using the outer corner of your eyebrow as a guide (don’t extend further!). Give your overall look a pop of color by picking a pretty shade that complements your irises.

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Into the final product? Lavonne used Urban Decay 24/7 Glide-On Eye Pencil in Vice and Delinquent.

If you have a very minimal or nonexistent crease, you likely have eyes with monolids. A thin winged look is ideal.

To get the look, Lavonne recommends using a liquid liner. You don’t have much space with a monolid, so you want to maximize it by making sure the liner is crisp and straight. For the thinnest line possible, place the tip of the eyeliner on the lash line at the pupil, then draw to the outer corner. Then, start from the inner corner and draw it to meet the middle point.

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Like what you see? Lavonne used Inglot Eyeliner Gel in 77 on this model.

There are so many versions of cat eye makeup, and monolids are the perfect canvas to experiment on.

For this more dramatic style, Lavonne recommends a much thicker line — continue to thicken the original look by adding layer after layer until you reach your desired thickness to cover the lid.

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Pretty, no? Lavonne used Kiko Cosmetics Everlasting Kajal to make this magic happen.

If you can see around your iris (on the bottom or top), you have round eyes.

For round eyes, Lavonne advises starting from the outside corner using an angled brush and cream eyeshadow or liner, then drawing at a downward angle toward the eye’s outer corner. Apply the liner inwards, stopping at the center of your lid where your pupil is when you’re looking straight ahead.

Since this style doesn’t reach all the way across your lid, bright and neon shades don’t look as wild as they normally might — play around with few to figure out which ones complement your eye color.

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Feeling inspired? Lavonne used Kiko Milano Cream Crush Lasting Colour Eyeshadow in 16 for this look.

If your eyes are oval-shaped with narrow corners, you likely have almond-shaped eyes.

For almond eyes, Lavonne recommends taking advantage of your lid space. Draw your eyeliner from the inner corner all the way across the lash line, then flick it out, stopping at the tip where your crease starts.

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Want this look? Lavonne used Pat McGrath Gold 001 ($40, patmcgrath.com) for a golden touch. Because it’s constantly flying off shelves, you can get a similar look with Mehron Metallic Powder in Gold.

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