Cat Eye Makeup Ruled During The 1960s: Here’s How To Achieve This Retro-Inspired Look Yourself
If you’ve shown any interest in makeup in the last ten years, you’ve likely heard of winged eyeliner and have potentially tried it out yourself.
While you may seen and tried winged liner, have you ever tried recreating a cat eye look?
Cat eye makeup, a trend that once dominated the 1950s and 60s, was adorned by icons like Audrey Hepburn and later Lana Del Rey. It’s not just your standard wing liner; it’s a retro-inspired look that’s slightly different.
A wing is great for adding a bit of emphasis to your upper lash line, but a cat eye gives you some extra va-va-voom by using eyeliner on your upper and lower lash lines and bringing them together.
If you’re inspired to create a cat eye look on your own, here’s how to do it!
Apply your face makeup as you normally would, and use neutral and soft eyeshadow colors.
Using an eyeliner pen, preferably one with a precise tip, begin drawing a line or ‘wing’ at an angle that lines up with the end of your eyebrow.
If you need help drawing that line and finding that angle, hold a makeup brush against your face from your nose to your outer brow to act as a guide.
Without pulling your skin and while keeping your eyes open, draw your eyeliner from the corner of your eye to the middle of your eyelid. This is the time when you can make your cat eye as thick or as thin as you want.
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Next, if you want higher cat eyes and are left with an outline, fill it in using your eyeliner pen. This should only happen if you draw your cat eye higher on your lid versus closer to your upper lash line.
Then, line your lower lash line with your go-to eyeliner pencil in the same shade as the eyeliner you used on your eyelids.
Smudge out your lower liner until it meets with the eyeliner at the corners of your eyes, and you will have one beautiful, cohesive cat eye.
If you make any mistakes or have any smudging, one of the best things to use to clean up your cat eye makeup is an angled Q-tip dipped in makeup remover. You can also touch up any mistakes by carefully applying concealer.
This kind of makeup look requires a lot of practice and patience. If you’re not used to the process, give yourself some extra time to get ready and be ready to channel your inner retro queen.
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