Gel Eyeliner or Cream Eyeliner – Best, Pencil, Tips, How to Apply, Wear, Put on or Use Gel Eyeliner, Cons and Pros

Gel eyeliner, also called cream eyeliner is now widely used in the public domain. In this guide, you will be introduced to them, cover best brands, pencil, tips, how to apply, wear, put them on. You will also know the pros, cons, secrets, advice for using gel eyeliner gotten from the best and finest makeup artists. 

Gel eyeliner or Cream eyeliner have been for a long time in the domain of professional makeup artists. However, they are slowly creeping into public domain. So, what are they?

Gel or cream refers to a type of eyeliner that come in gel form. Typically, they come with an angled brush, a brush with a fine tip and/or at times a pencil eyeliner. With these eye liners, your creativity is the only limit you have. You can create an exceptional and dramatic look by using multi layers, thick lines, fine strokes and so on using the wide range of colors such as gray, plum, white, navy, brown or even the very popular black eyeliner.

Pros of Cream Eyeliners

What makes the them, otherwise known as gel eyeliners very popular with many people? Here are the main advantages of cream eyeliners:

• These eyeliners are creamy thus smudging is very easy or applying touches.
• They look excellent for people who want to get smokey eye looks.
• They allow you to make both subtle and straight lines since they are very easy to control
• Most of them are both sweat and water proof eye liners.
• They offer a wide range of eyeliner colors and you have the freedom of mixing colors to obtain what you exactly want – unique looks.
• Most of them are long lasting eyeliners.

Cons of Cream Eyeliners

• They are not very portable as opposed to pencil eye liner
• They are softer than liquid eye liners
• You need a steady hand while applying them since cream eyeliners since they glides quickly.

Best Gel Eyeliner/Top Cream Eyeliner

If you are already a fan of these liners, you should be aware of some of the top or best gel eyeliner brands available in the market. The below list of best eyeliner cream brands are only a representation of what is popular. We have listed only the best cream eyeliners we could find, test, read online reviews and ratings from users. So what are some of the top brands?

• MAC Eye Care Fluidline 
• Loreal Hip Creme
• Bobbi Brown Long-Wear
• Inglot Matte Collection AMC Gel
• Studio Gear Invincible Gel Cream Eye Color.
• Shu Uemura Painting Liner
• Stila Smudge Pots
• Make Up For Ever Aqua Creamliner
• Smashbox Jet Set Waterproof
• Shiseido The Makeup Accentuating Cream
• Make Up For Ever Aqua Creamliner
• Cle de Peau Beaute Intensifying Cream
• Lancome Ink Artliner
• Clinique Brush-On Cream Liner
• Yves Saint Laurent Effet Faux Cils Longwear
• Estee Lauder Double Wear Stay-In-Place

If you cannot see your favorite brand in the list and you are wondering why it is not include, you should not worry because the above list of best brands is just a representative list and should not make you stop using what you are currently using. We neither endorse any of the above listed best gel eyeliners. Ensure you read cream eyeliner reviews, see ratings and customer feedback before you try them out. To get the best deal, compare prices of various brandsand go for what fits your pocket size. Furthermore, you will also be required to ensure you have chosen what will look best for your facial features.

How to Apply Gel Eyeliners/How to Apply Cream Eyeliner

Before we look at how to apply cream eyeliner, let us mention the things you will need beforehand:

• Gel eyeliner
• Mirror
• Gel eye liner brushes or applicator such as the MAC’s 208 for thin lines. Most people prefer the short angled brush since it has firm bristles.
• Tissue paper

The exact methodology on how to apply gel eyeliner may vary depending on the brand you are using. Different brands of gels behave slightly differently and each time you switch to a new one, you might be required to learn ways of using it. However, if you practice, you should be able to use virtually any type. Some of the important steps to follow when using cream eyeliner include the following:

Step 1 – Eye Makeup

The first step on how to apply gel eyeliner is applying other eye makeup. You should begin by applying the eye makeup you intend to use which will include foundation, concealer, and eye shadow before you begin applying it. You will afterwards apply mascara once you have applied your it. This is no big deal and it depends on your level of expertise.

If you are not using any other eye makeup, you should then prepare the surface by either applying a thin layer of eye foundation to make application of the eyeliner much easier or dab your eyelid skin with a damp tissue paper to get rid of any oil.

Step 2 – Applying Gel to Brush

The second step is applying it correctly on the eyeliner brush. While you hold your brush in the same way you do to a pencil, you can either press the gel to your favorite eyeliner brush tip or dip the brush into the gel depending on which type of gel you are using. Ensure there a gel coating on all the sides of your brush.

Step 2 – Remove Excess Cream

Using your a piece of tissue paper, dab the excess gel and ensure your brush creates a pointed tip. This will help avoid any smears as you it. This step is very important for anyone who wants to achieve a professional look.

Step 3 – Apply It

While looking in a mirror, tilt your head backward slightly for the eyelashes base to be visible more clearly. Beginning from the inner corners of your eyes, you should then sweep the tip of your brush across the upper eyelashes line towards your outer corners of the eye. Some people find it easier if they slightly lift the outer corners of the eye while applying it (this might cause eye wrinkles).

While doing this, you should not blink or move your eyelashes and you have to do so until the cream eyeliner has dried completely. It takes around 30 seconds to about a minute for most brands to completely dry. Moving your eyes before the gel dries might smear it.

Repeat the process with your lower eyelashes but only on the two thirds of the outer part of your eyelashes (do not begin from inner corner of your lower eyelashes but begin about a third distance and line outwards). It is recommended you use a softer tone compared to the one you have used on your upper eyelashes.

Step 4 – Clean up any Mess

Sometimes as you are applying your eyeliner gel, there could be some messes. You should use a good brand of makeup cleanser to remove any mess. This might require you to reply your concealer, foundation and eye shadows if everything is to look great

Video Guide on How to Apply Gel Eye liner

Using Gel Eyeliner Tips, Advices and Secrets

Other than the above steps on how to apply cream eye liner, you deserve to know what actually makes makeup artists outshine you and how use cream eyeliner safely. It is not just following the right procedure that will make you successful, you need to also know the below tips, secrets and advice from some of the finest makeup artists.

• If you want a softer look, instead of using a continuous line, you should apply dots on your eyelashes base.
• Ensure your gel or cream eye liner does not get into your eyes’ rim as some gel eyeliner have the tendency of leaving specks in your eyes and this can cause irritation.
• The eyeliner should be as close to your eyelashes base as possible, in fact in between if you want solid look and a clear visible line.
• You could choose to either flick your upper eyelash line upward (create a cat eye or winged looks) or for something very natural, let it tapper.

Conclusion

This is how to apply gel eyeliners. You should also know that your color choice would be affected by how your eyes look like and what you want to accentuate or make look diminished. Your color choices should also compliment your eye shadow as well as your skin color.

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