Regular old puffy eyes are nothing new to any of us with jobs, families or pulses, but when it comes to those, we’ve long had several strategies up our sleeves (cold compresses, concealer, creams, etc.) to help with swelling.
What happens, though, when one eye is puffy and one is not? Because while we know eyebrows are sisters not twins, it can be a tad tricky to deal when one eye is perfectly okay and the other is looking like it’s swollen second cousin twice removed.
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Luckily, Drew Barrymore (our go-to for all things hilarity and beauty) has a trick to help with just that. In what she calls her “corrective eye makeup” trick, Barrymore uses a transformative technique to leave the eyes looking more even.
Image credit: @drewbarrymore
“As you can see, one eye is lower than the other,” she said in the video shared to her Instagram. “This eye is more open, and this one is more closed. So what I’m going to do is I’m going to put this [liner] on the upper waterline, and it’s going to open my eye to match this one.”It’s then that she gets to work, crayon liner in hand. “Not even in the lash line; only the upper waterline,” she noted, wielding the liner back and forth across the area.
Drew’s formula of choice? The Forever Wear Longwear Eyeliner from her brand Flower Beauty (which is just $8 at Chemist Warehouse, FYI). The trick should work a treat with any similar product, though – just make sure you’re working with a creamy crayon or kohl option to keep things natural, easy and comfortable. You can’t go wrong with either the Lancôme Le Crayon Khôl Waterproof Pencil Eyeliner or the Clarins Crayon Kohl Long-Lasting Eye Pencil.
“Pretty amazing, right?” Right. But hey, if you do go a little wrong, don’t fret. “If any comes down on your lower waterline, you just clean it up [with a cotton tip],” Drew shared. Her final step? Adding a coat of mascara will offer a lifting effect on both eyes, but if you’re worried about making things uneven again, just apply more generously on your lower or puffier eye for a little extra lift.
Drew was as impressed with her handiwork as we were: “I’m done now and I feel like my eyes look much more even than they did before,” she said, showcasing the finished product (with her lashes looking lush, may we say).
Consider this trick bh-approved, Drew – we never doubted you for a second.
Do you have any eye-balancing tips of your own?
Main image credit: @drewbarrymore
Looks great!
Good information. I often have one eye with a bag under it and the other is ok. Strange.
I love Drew. She is real.
Yup…my eyes are very much not twins.
Interesting
She is an inspiration
Unsure if my eyes are uneven. Using black/brown/dark liners would intensify the effect. I don’t use them. Just using light shadow like cool light gold or cool toned light steel/blues/blurples (as a liner) and a mascara.
I would never think of doing that with eye liner. Great tips! I guess celebrities know all the tips and tricks because they have makeup artists.
Great tip! I’ve never done this but good to know!
That’s a good tip
Good on Drew to share her tips with us.
Wow I needed this
Never thought of tightlining for lifting the eyes! I never use mascara on my lower lashes because I feel like it really drags my eyes down
A great idea.
Interesting tip
I usually do this to both my eyes to open them both up a little.
Good trick , thanks Drew !
My eyes will never be even – one is all blue, the other has a quarter brown in the blue!
I really admire Drew, she’s so down to earth for a movie star!
This is smart! It makes sense to do your makeup differently on both sides if your features are uneven.
My face is very long & narrow, so I apply a tiny bit of blush under my chin to shorten my face.
I love Drew she is so natural and I totally agree with her comments my features have a mind of their own especially with puffiness!
That’s a great make up hack – love it.
I love her uneven eyes – I’ve always thought that was special about her! It’s a cook quirk! She doesn’t really need to ‘fix’ them up in my view. Cool hack though.
I have one eyelid which is way more droopy than the other, I thought it was just me! I’ve even been looking into getting an eye lift as it is really starting to bother me.
I never knew she had uneven eyes!
Oh interesting Misfortune! I have also very long narrow face (big head too…so very pronounced me thinks). Have blush that I never use…will try =0
Some great Tips to help conceal uneven eyes. Drew Barrymore is amazing to admit that she has uneven eyes.
Oh my goodness, I had no idea!!
Great tip. I’ve been told that waxing the eyebrows are a no-no as it pulls the skin and you end up, over time with flappy skin.
the results are soo good!
I’ve always assumed my eyes were even, but this is making me wonder now!
A few years ago, when wearing a fringe was too passé to get away with, I used to apply blush at the top of my forehead, near my hairline. It also helped. Now, I’m back with a fringe.
Great tip I will try this at home.
I am going to try this out on my left eye aka Paris wonky eye
I don’t think I’ve looked at my eyes that carefully to see if it is even or not.
I always have puffy eye bags under both eyes unfortunately, they always seem to look pretty even to me. Can’t get rid of them no matter what I try. Think it is hereditary. My Mum has always had them, hers are worse than mine but I think mine are getting worse with age.
Interesting 🙂
Interesting, it gets camouflaged so well
Great tips thanks
If someone asked what celeb would I would like to have a meal with, it would be Drew. She’s a cracker of a person.
Eyeliner, especially like this I’ve kind of struggled every time I try to apply it and make my eyes look even and a certain way. But I haven’t tried doing this before so maybe it might change!
I find it hard to apply any type of eyeliner, I’m just not good at makeup application
Sounds like more skill than I have going on in the eyeliner stakes.
Well, I’ve learnt something new today. Thanks for sharing Drew’s tip.
Putting liner on like this always makes my eyes water.
Interesting… Love Drew!!!
I’m not good at applying eyeliner so I tend not to use it. Also it does make my eyes water.
I’m flat out just applying eye liner let alone trying to balance the look of my eyes. People will just have to take me as I am.
nice hack!
Drew is just naturally beautiful
Gorgeous woman.