Guest Blogger: Carol on How To Keep Your Eyeliner From Smearing

Carol has been married to her high school sweetheart for 22 years. She
is the mom of a 19-year-old son and 16-year-old daughter.  She has
been blogging since October 2007 and loves the connection with the
women she has made through her blog, I Throw Like A Girl.

My helpful hint this week is a makeup trick that lets you never
have those dark raccoon circles under your eyes from your eyeliner
smearing as the day goes on.  The reason your eyeliner smears is that
it is made with wax.  Your body heat causes the wax to slowly melt,
giving you those unsightly dark circles under your eyes.  Here’s what
you need to do to avoid all that: 

Get yourself an angled makeup brush and a dark color eyeshadow, such
as brown.  Or just go with a color that you would normally choose in an
eyeliner pencil.  Then use the angled brush to apply the eyeshadow
along your lash line, just like you would with your eyeliner pencil.
The brush I use is small with flat bristles and is kind of stiff.  I
promise, it will not smear – unless, of course, you rub your eyes.  It
is also easier to wash off at the end of the day.  Here is a picture of some brushes that would work well.

Give it a try.  I think you’ll be happy with the results.