Another day, another trend. Chatter about ‘doe’ eyes and ‘siren’ eyes has been silenced by a deadly, nimble-footed contender that no one saw coming. This one is as beginner-friendly as it is adventurous, and all you need is an eyeliner to ace the technique. Yup, You got that right. We’re talking about the tear-duct eyeliner trend that has celebrities whittling the inner corners of their eyes with razor-thin eyeliner.
Tear-duct eyeliner involves concentrating your eyeliner/eyeshadow into a razor-thin, dagger-sharp point toward the inner corners of the eyes to achieve a feline-inspired look. You’re essentially elongating the eyes to play into the sultriness of your aesthetic. While this trend isn’t new, and playing around with inner-corner eye makeup has been around for a while, more iterations have been spotlighted by A-listers like Dua Lipa and Hailee Steinfield recently.
Think of the trend like a cat-eye flick for the inside of the eyes. It’s simple to recreate, and for those with shaky, unsteady hands, it’s the no-effort wing you’re destined to ace. Coming up — some cues for you to take inspo from.
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Dua Lipa
Dua Lipa has accentuated the ‘v’ of her inner corners with jet-black eyeliner. The singer has punctuated the aesthetic with a heavy-handed flick of glitter-studded eyeshadow and doused the lips in a fiery red to further play into the fierceness of the look. Pull your hair into a side part, and add subtle waves to the length to recreate Dua’s look, and that’s it.
Hailee Steinfield
Like Hailee, create your inner-corner wing with a fiery-red eyeliner instead of a jet-black one. Notice how her MUA has lined the lid with black and framed the outer-most edge with red before extending both colours into a cat-eye flick. Paint your lips pink, contour your cheekbones, and brush your brows. Conclude by tossing your hair into a casual ‘do with face-framing chunks, and you’re done.
Precious Lee
If you’re looking for something a little minimal, define the inner corners with feather-light touches of fine-tipped jet-black eyeliner. Add a wash of rose to the cheeks, and make sure you’re tying it all together with oodles of mascara and lip gloss.
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