Eyeliner pencil

[Carol Ann]

Help, I have been trying to improve my looks by useing eyeliner. Now I have tryed the liguid but all I do is make a mess. I have been using a pencil with better results but I can not get it sharpen again after it wears down. I tryed a regular pencil sharpener but keep breaking it off. Not much luck with a pocket knife. How in the heck do you put a new tip on it?.
Carol Ann

[Elizabeth]

Hey Carol,

You have to get a sharpener just for eyeliner pencils. You can get them in the makeup accessories area. Regular sharpeners will not work

Love always,
Elizabeth

[Estefania]

Carol Ann...

Do try Maybelline's "Eye Express" eyeliner pencil. It is liquid liner, but you don't have a brush to apply it... it works pretty much like a pen, with the liquid going through the felt tip for great results!



Gaby

[Julie C]

How in the heck do you put a new tip on it?.

I'm Told...(as in I have no personal knowledge ) that you should put the pencil in the fridge for an hour or two before you try and sharpen it...

HTH

Mr S

[Paulie]

Thanks for the tip, Gaby.

I have the same issue as Carol Ann with the liquid liner..... looks like a 5 year old tried to apply it! Not the results I'm looking for, unless I'm heading downtown to make $15 bucks.... the hard way! LOL

I'll give that at try. Thanks again!

[Virginia]

Carol Ann,
I have pretty good luck with the liquid, but you need a couple of things. One is use both hands, one for the liner and one to help steady the other. Also you may need to place one elbow on a hard serface to add further stability! Second, a magnifying mirror! I have one with regular one one side and mag. on the other mounted to the wall. I think I got it for $3.00 at Goodwill and it works great. In lieu of that there is also a "retractable type" liner that I use as well. You simply twist the tube to get it to come out. Various colors and about $6.00 each, but they seem to last a long time and they are inbetween a pencil and the liquid!
Also, as you know it takes practice.
Good luck and I think it is worth the effort!!
Virginia

[TracyQ]

You might also try the mechanical eyeliner pencils. I have been using them for years and years, and you never have to sharpen them!

[Carol Ann]

Thank you, thank you ladys so much. I believe I will op for the sharpener if I can find one. One of my favoret things to do is ask a sales women for a little help, sometimes the look is worth the question but more times then not they don't bat an eye lash and show you what you are looking for. Carol Ann

PS:
A little trick I learned watching my grand daughter is to use a lighter to soften the pencil before applying it, liner goes on real easy.

[Genifer Teal]

Warming it helps. Be careful with the lighter. You are likely to have a drippy mess on your hands. Just rubbing it on my finger a little in usually enough to soften it for me.

Gen

[JoAnnDallas]

BTW, I found another use for eyeline pencils. They work great on your eyebrows to color over the white hairs.

[Kiera Kael (SO)]

Origins has 2 products I really like. "Automagically" eye-lining pencil has a creamy consistency (not too wet, not to dry) and has a pointed applicator that never needs sharpening. "Fill in the Blanks" eyebrow enhancer has a little brush on one end to shape your brow and a very thin pencil-tipped color on the other end. I sometimes use the "Fill in the Blanks" for lining my lower lid as well. Origins is available online if you don't have local access to one of their stores. Some department stores carry the line as well.

Also, using a moistened q-tip is a great way to refine the lines once you've put them on.

Good luck!