WFMW ~ Best Of Edition ~ Keeping Your Eyeliner From Smearing

We Are THAT Family is hosting a “Best Of” edition of Works for me Wednesday.  This is my entry because this has been my most popular post so far. Forget the deep devotional posts or even the recipes. Nope, smeary eye liner must be a world-wide epidemic. This is just my attempt at making the world a more beautiful place – one eye liner smear at a time.

My helpful hint this week is a makeup trick that lets you  never have those dark raccoon circles under your eyes from your eyeliner smearing as the day goes on.  The reason your eyeliner smears is that it is made with wax.  Your body heat causes the wax to slowly melt, giving you those unsightly dark circles under your eyes.  Here’s what you need to do to avoid all that:

Get yourself an angled makeup brush and a dark color eyeshadow, such as brown.  Or just go with a color that you would normally choose in an eyeliner pencil.  Then use the angled brush to apply the eyeshadow along your lash line, just like you would with your eyeliner pencil. The brush I use is small with flat bristles and is kind of stiff.  I promise, it will not smear – unless, of course you rub your eyes.  It is also easier to wash off at the end of the day.  Here is a picture of some brushes that would work well.

Give it a try.  I think you’ll be happy with the results.

To see everyone’s Best Ever hints, check out Works for me Wednesday over at We Are THAT Family!