Prevent Eyeliner From Smudging With These Useful Tips - Kendall Jenner
Photo: Showbit / Elie Saab FW 2016

1. Prep your skin
Before you apply eyeliner, make sure the eyelid is clean and sebum-free. To ensure this, dust a small amount of translucent powder to absorb any excess oil.

Prevent Eyeliner From Smudging With These Useful Tips - Ellery
Photo: Showbit / Ellery FW 2016

2. Choose a winning formula 
Pick a long-wearing, waterproof eyeliner like Majolica Majorca Gel Liquid Liner, $22.90, and Shu Uemura Calligraph:Ink Liquid Liner, $58 for cartridge and applicator.

Prevent Eyeliner From Smudging With These Useful Tips - Redemption
Photo: Showbit / Redemption FW 2016

3. Add powder between layers
To create extra staying power for your liquid eyeliner, add matte translucent powder between two layers of eyeliner. Here’s what to do: After the first layer of liquid eyeliner has dried on your skin, dip asmall fluffy makeup brush in matte translucent powder and dust it over the eyeliner in short strokes. Then, add another layer of liquid eyeliner.

Prevent Eyeliner From Smudging With These Useful Tips - N21
Photo: Showbit / N21 FW 2016

4. Use different eyeliner formulas
Begin by lining your eyes with a waterproof pencil eyeliner, and then add another layer of eyeliner but pick a gel or liquid eyeliner formula to help your eyeliner look strong and on point.

Text:  Simone Wu / Simply Her Additional Reporting: Arissa Ha