How to draw arrows on the eyes correctly - instructions, useful tips

Many girls wonder how to draw arrows on the eyes correctly– to create neat and beautiful wings, you need to take into account the shape of the eyes, their color, as well as their combination with other makeup elements.

The custom of drawing arrows on the eyelids existed back in Ancient Rome, where gods were always depicted with elongated eyes, which looked very impressive. Because of this, priestesses who wanted to be like their goddesses began to draw eyeliner - antimony helped them with this. They drew two separate neat arrows on the upper and lower eyelids, without connecting them.

In Ancient Greece, girls also successfully used the amazing effect of arrows - they gave their eyes a beautiful almond shape, enhancing the outer corner.

Indian women preferred to line their eyes very heavily, lifting the upper corners up, which made their eyes look like the eyes of a gazelle. At that time, charcoal was used, applied to wooden sticks.

Nowadays, ladies still turn to this practice, drawing beautiful arrows on the upper and lower eyelids, giving them various shapes - some try to make them more open, others want to visually reduce them. One thing remains unchanged - neat eyeliner gives expressiveness to the look.

How to draw arrows on the eyes correctly

The most important thing to remember when you first try to do eye makeup is that not everything can be done perfectly the first time, but practice never goes unnoticed. Therefore, before you try to draw elegant and complex arrows, you need to learn the simple classic version.

1. First, a thin line is drawn on the upper eyelid, close to the eyelashes. There is no need to immediately start drawing the arrow from the upper corner of the eye - it is better to move on to this after you have experience in easier movements. Therefore, we recommend starting approximately from the middle of the eye.
2. Next, the tail is drawn. Place a pencil on your eye - from the middle of the lower eyelid to the outer corner of the eye - this way you will determine its direction. When you first try, you should not draw a large tip on the arrow - limit yourself to a small size for now.
3. Now the main line is connected to the tail. This must be done carefully and carefully, smoothly drawing a thin line. Don’t despair if the first time your eyeliner is not quite straight - the problem can be solved with a cotton swab moistened with a small amount of makeup remover. A dry stick can only aggravate the situation, making the arrow even thicker, and using a stick moistened with plain water can lead to smudging of the pencil.

How to choose the perfect arrows depending on your eye shape

Sometimes it happens that even perfectly drawn classic arrows ruin all the makeup, so for each eye shape you need to select a certain type of eyeliner.

1. Drawing an arrow on the lower eyelid is only permissible if you decide to line the upper eyelid as well.
2. When drawing an arrow, draw it as close as possible to the eyelash growth line. To make this easier, pull your eyelid slightly to the side.
3. Try to keep your eyes a little open so you can watch the process and see if you get a straight line.
4. Before drawing a thick arrow, you should draw its outline, after which you can paint over the line.

Having learned how to draw classic arrows, you can try other, no less interesting options - for example, cat's eye, shaded, Egyptian arrows, wing arrows, as well as arrows in the style of film stars such as Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn.