Easy eyeliner technique flatters hooded eyes – here’s how to do it

Many eye makeup techniques don’t take hooded eyes into account.

Hooded eyes are eyelids that are mostly covered when a person opens their eyes, and their skin above the eyelid acts like a ‘hood’.

It can be frustrating to attempt viral makeup and find it smudges or doesn’t look as expected.

This technique however, is said to suit hooded eyes (even if the person demo-ing it doesn’t actually have them).

Instead of having eyeliner applied on the top lash line disappear, this look is all about the lower lash line – and it takes inspiration from editorial model looks.

Nicole Elliott, a beauty TikToker, called this technique ‘chic’ and perfect for hooded eyes.

A deep line is drawn across the bottom lash line, from one corner of the eye to the other.

Then to add a ‘feline’ flick for softness, the inner corner of the eye is outlined into a small point, while the outer corner has a straight flick.

Rather than go upwards with a flick, this is all about keeping it straight or even slightly downturned to ensure it doesn’t get hidden by any hooded eyelids.

Nicole used a pencil to first draw on the line, before smudging it out with a brush to make it appear less harsh and smokier.

Then using a liquid liner, she draw on the points at both corners of the eye – and the liquid pen allowed for a shaper, crisp line.

Nicole said the finished look gave her ‘a mean gaze’.

People commented the look was ‘stunning’ and many said they were keen to try it.

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