As we get older, we look for makeup to enhance our natural beauty and, at the same time, help us soften or conceal those areas that we like less. The key is to know some tricks and techniques that allow us to enhance our features and achieve a flattering and fresh result.
In this sense, if we focus on the look, the objective is to achieve brighter, rested and visually open eyes. Beauty treatments are, of course, great allies when it comes to hydrating, firming and caring for the skin, but they also have their limitations. This is where makeup becomes our best ally, and where one of those products capable of transforming the look with a gesture as simple as it is precise comes into play: eye pencil.
But we are not talking about just any eye pencil, no, and much less about a black pencil, which, as we well know, is not the best anti-aging ally. We are also not referring to white, which although it is a tone that opens the look and illuminates, the result is not so natural. But there is one that is, and it is almost like a magic beauty wand, the beige eye pencil. According to several makeup artists: “If at 60 you paint your waterline beige instead of white to open your eyes, you will achieve a more natural and luminous result.”
Why choose beige eyeliner instead of white at 60
Maybe to enhance your look it seems to you that there is nothing like an intense black, and it is partly true, black intensifies a lot but after 60 it doesn't work the same. Instead of providing the best of itself, it hardens, closes the look and does not leave a fresh finish. On the other hand, light tones are something else, as indicated by makeup artist Inma Novillo: “At that age, what is most beneficial is to open the eye with light tones, give light to the area and go for well-defined eyelashes,” she explains.
Although white has for years been the light tone par excellence to apply on the water line and achieve an apparently larger look, beige is presented as an even more flattering alternative. As stated in Radio Mitre, Makeup artist Ana Martín advises using “beige or nude pencil instead of white on the lower water line.” This preference is very clear, and is due to the fact that a beige tone integrates much better into the waterlineblends with the skin as if it were the natural color of the water line.
Makeup artist David Deibis thinks the same.. He advises using a beige or nude pencil because it “enlarges the eye naturally.” Precisely when we are looking for anti-aging makeup, we want the look to be enlarged but that the result is not artificial, and beige offers a soft contrast.
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Content creator Andrés López has demonstrated on his Instagram account what a white pencil looks like in the waterline and what a beige one looks like. “White looks unnatural, I look like I have doll eyes. If you have small eyes and want that larger eye effect, you should use a beige tone,” he says.
The expert explains that the beige tone also looks very clear but is different from white. “I use the beige pencil in the mornings, when I look tired. I put a little beige pencil on the water line and I automatically look more awake and with more light in the eye,” says López.
How to paint the water line to open the look
Celebrity makeup artist Laura Geller also uses this tone in her makeup tips for mature skin published in Vogue. “For the waterline, choose a light beige shade to keep your eyes open and bright,” she explains. And here a simple optical effect comes into play: the pencil cannot lift the eyelid, but it can make the eyes appear clearer and more rested.
The key is to differentiate this gesture from the classic eyeliner. Instead of drawing a line on the upper eyelid, the beige pencil is applied to the lower waterline to bring light to this area without creating the contrast that a dark tone would produce.
In addition, it is a very easy resource to incorporate into any makeup. Geller defines it as an “easy to wear” tone, and that is precisely where part of its charm lies. It can accompany a simple look, with well-defined eyelashes, or be combined with shadows if we are looking for a more sophisticated finish. The trick is to observe the result from the front after applying it: the objective is to provide luminosity and breadth to the look without the pencil becoming the protagonist.
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