Double eyeliner is the new makeup trend that'll elevate your eye game
Winged eyeliner is a classic beauty look that those with a steady hand will always return to (and the rest of us will continue to practice) til the end of time.
And the good thing about a timeless trend, is that it's always open to reinvention.
The latest way to wear your wings? Double eyeliner.
Image: @georgieeise
As brands such a NYX and Fenty release liquid liners in a range of vivid colours; neon greens, yellows and hot pinks are becoming commonplace on our peepers. But rather than ditch the definition a jet-black cat eye undeniably creates in favour of bold new colours, the clever ones among us are simply using both.
Image: @elnaz_golrokh
The trend begins with your classic black flick, which is then bordered by a bright colour. Sometimes it traces it entirely, other times just a section or two. Either way, one thing is certain: It looks damn punchy.
Image: @lianev
Here's our top tips for working this two-toned trend:
1. Allow time for your black eyeliner to dry down.
Tracing so closely to your flick is just smudges waiting to happen, so if time allows, wait a few minutes between one liner and the next.
2. Try eyeliner stickers.
This makes tracing your cate eye SO easy (and smudge-free). Simply stick them on, and then trace with your colour of choice. Most formulas will only adhere to your skin and not the sticker, making mistakes easily disguisable.
3. Use colours you already have
If you want to try the trend without forking out for a coloured liquid eyeliner, try using any similar coloured products you already have. Liquid or cream eyeshadows. lip liner and other workable textures will glide on just as well with the aid of an eyeliner brush to keep it precise.
4. It doesn't have to be neon
While bright colours definitely make the most impact, tracing with something more subtle like a rose-gold, violet or metallic silver can also look stunning.
Image: @nikki_makeup
bh's top coloured eyeliner picks:
- Lancôme Artliner in Blue
- M.A.C Chromaline in Magenta
- Nudestix Rock N Roll Eyeliner in Golden Rosé ($35, sephora.com.au)
- Fenty Vivid Liquid Eyeliner Trio (limited edition, $43, sephora.com.au)
Do you like wearing eyeliner? Would you try colour or stick to classic black?
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50 Member Comments
I would like to try this with my regular powder browns to boost my natural everyday look.
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Looks great but I don't feel like I could pull it off.
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I love eyeliner but I still have not perfected it so I doubt I can do a double eyeliner style.
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I would be struggling to do this right.
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Some of these look awesome. I need to master perfect eyeliner before I go to the double eyeliner.
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Definitely one for the professionals. Looks great, but I’d look like a 3 year old who’d played in mummy’s makeup if I tried this.
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I’m having a white liner moment
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It looks really good. Me I would end up looking ready for Halloween
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Lol I can't even do 1 tone right, imagine doing 2...
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I love this look and have tried it with a black and rose gold liquid eyeliners.
Thanks BH for reporting on this trend and inspiring me. FINALLY a trend I like.
I've used the Maybelline hyperwing and a cheapie rose gold. The hyperwing is the first eyeliner I've tried that makes "winging" it easier.
I probably wouldn't do this in neon though, I'm not that brave!
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The only one I like is the last one as its subtle. The rest is not for me.
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This looks great! I'll have to give it a go.
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This looks amazing. Might try it out ;)
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OK, I love how this looks, but I can barely cope with drawing one straight liner line, I really don't think I could do two neatly.
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I have been seeing this a lot lately. It won't suit me because the way that my eyelid folds I can't see any eyeliner once my eyes open, but looks great on others who can pull it off
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It'll show when you blink. :-)
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I've been using the nyx vivid brights liner for years now! They do tend to crack a little over time and can't be built up very much. The suva hydra liners are also insane for vivid, non cracking colour.
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This is such a great way to add a pop of colour, I haven't done this in ages but now I'm inspired again!
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These look great, but I would not be able to recreate these myself!
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I love this. Definitely want to try this out. Will be practising my eyeliner skills
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I love wearing bright coloured eyeliners but I have almost no real estate on my hooded eye area to pull off the double-lined look.
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