The Perfect Winged Eyeliner for Every Eye Shape

If the crease of your eyelid isn't visible, you likely have hooded eyes.

Many folks with hooded eyes get anxious about eye makeup (unfortunately, most makeup tutorials only show how shadow and liner look on eyes where the crease is exposed). Turns out, it's super easy to apply flawless winged eyeliner to hooded eyes.

To make sure the liner isn't concealed by your lid, create your tip where the lid's hood starts. Start from the outside first, then go inward, applying your liner in thin strokes and widening as desired.

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

For downturned eyes, start applying your eyeliner from the inner corner to the outer corner in a thin line. For the wing, draw your eyeliner out, then up to the crease. (You can follow the line of the outer corner of your eyebrow to see where the wing should stop.) And to give your overall look a pop of color, pick a pretty shade like purple to contrast with your irises.

If you have a very minimal or nonexistent crease, you likely have eyes with monolids.

To accomplish this thin winged look, try using a liquid liner. With a monolid, you don't have that much space, so you want to maximize it by making sure the liner is crisp and straight. 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.

There are so many versions of cat eye makeup — and monolids are the perfect canvas to experiment. If you're in the mood, consider this dramatic smoky cat eyeliner.

For this more dramatic style, you can also use a much thicker liner — continue to thicken the original look by adding layer after layer until you reach your desired width.

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

For round eyes, you can start from the outside 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 — play around with few to figure out which ones compliment your eye color.

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

For almond eyes, take the 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.

If you have close-set eyes, sporting a double wing will surely play up their prettiness.

Expand your eye area by doing a double wing! Draw your liner along your upper lash line, then make a small flick outward. Use an angled brush to draw a line from the middle of the bottom lash line, continuing it a bit past the outer corner. Apply a touch of concealer between the two wings to really make 'em pop.

For this look, it is recommended to use a powder to draw your desired shape, then intensifying it with liquid. If you make a mistake, just use this handy trick to clean it up.