The eyes are one of the areas of the face that we like to highlight the most, not only because it is the most expressive part, but because with makeup we can greatly enhance their brightness and color. We well know that one of the great basics is the black pencil and it is super easy to enhance the look just by marking the water line.
Now, the black pencil may not be the best ally when it comes to rejuvenating your eyes. A black outline, especially for the waterlinemakes the eyes look smaller and the features in general too hard.
That super intense and dark eye makeup, starting at 50, does not help to revitalize the look, nor does it help to make the eyes look bigger. Precisely regarding this, makeup artist Bárbara Martos comments that: “If not applied subtly, the black pencil on the waterline can make you look older.”
As you age, there are other needs, and to make your eyes look more defined and make them stand out more, it is not necessary to resort only to a black pencil. At 50 it works much better not to go overboard with the product and of course apply it where it will help highlight natural beauty.
The problem with black pencil in the waterline is that it dwarfs the eyes, and the darkness it gives is too much. If the look does not look bright, it is because of the black color, which is too dramatic and hardens. And precisely what is needed for an anti-aging effect is to provide luminosity and open the look.
According to the expert, “applying dark eye pencil underneath, you have to be very careful and know how to apply it. If it is possible to blend it a little, let it be something subtle, if not it can make you look older and it will not benefit us.”
Therefore, mature skin benefits much more from the use of light tones or those not as deep as black. With the passage of time, wrinkles, sagging appear and luminosity decreases; So if you apply a black pencil, it creates a darkness in that area that is too hard and unflattering.
What the black pencil does work wonderfully for is precisely to draw a fine line close to the eyelashes. This way the eye will be defined and the eyelashes will look denser. Here we can be talking about a basically invisible eyeliner that looks very natural.
Another positive point about applying the pencil between the eyelashes is that it practically stays in place. On the other hand, in the water line, since it is a humid area, it tends to run quite easily, and this in the end makes the result look dirty. This can make the result look sloppy and aged by adding darkness under the eye.
According to expert Inma Novillo, professional makeup artist and marketing manager for You Are The Princess, she believes that: “if I were 60 years old, I would never put makeup on the water line under my eye. It makes you add years unnecessarily, hardening your look and subtracting freshness.”
On the other hand, what does work to rejuvenate the look and illuminate immediately is a white or beige pencil. “At that age, what is most beneficial is to open the eye with light tones, give light to the area and opt for well-defined eyelashes,” adds Novillo.
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