Winged Eyeliner Hack for Sagging Lids 

Thank you for telling us you had plastic surgery. I’m 43 and knowing this makes me feel so much better about my own eyelids. You are so beautiful and inspiring.

The problem about plastic surgery is not the fact that someone decided to have it done, but when they lie about it and make others feel bad about themselves that they can not keep up with the competition. Honesty is the way. and you genuinely showed us how to do it. Thank you very much for that! You are a real icon! your example everyone should follow.

This was hands down the best winged eyeliner tutorial ever! Seriously, thank you from someone with saggy lids. It’s usually some crazy shape to draw and drawing specific “shapes” which for me is like writing in ink on wet soggy paper

As a freelance artist, I LOVE how transparent you are about using "hacks" like starting with non-waterproof pencil. I use medical tape on my clients for sharp wings. We all have our strengths and have to find what works!

This is the single best tutorial for winged liner for older/sagging/hooded eyes!!!! Time to go get a pencil eyeliner!!!!!! THANK YOU

I needed this so badly. 60 years old and still want to enjoy makeup, not use it like a mask. Thank you Erin.

THIS IS THE SINGLE BEST EYELINER TUTORIAL I HAVE EVER SEEN EVER IN MY ENTIRE LIFE OH MY GOD. As someone with hooded and starting to sag lids… THANK YOU FOR SAVING MY LIFEEEEEE! 😭❤️

I have the worst ADHD, your videos are the only ones I can fully watch. Love them.

I'm now considering to start every conversation with " Hi, I have saggy eyes." I loved it soo much.😁😎Thank you for your very clear, articulate, straightforward and straight to the point, honest video with no bs.🖤I'm absolutely ready for this kind of tips/hacks sort of videos, you're such a professional in this area and I'm very glad you're getting subscribers and recognition you ABSOLUTELY DESERVE!❤ I watch you along with Lisa Eldrigde, Wayne Goss, Robert Welsh, Alexandra Anele, John McClaine and many more! Thank you for your talent and skill!💜

Even though I’m only 26, my eyelids have decided to sag and be droopy, so this helps so much! I love how you said it doesn’t have to be perfect it makes me feel so much better

I love how honest she was about her plastic surgery. I'm 37 and starting to notice some less than firm areas we will say haha...it makes me feel better that a woman as beautiful as she is admits even she needs a little help sometimes, and is totally honest about it...thanks for that😊

Love Erin! I am 73 and now I am interested in make-up again. Not all my efforts are successful but still lots of fun to try these techniques. More please

I love watching you do your makeup. My eyes have been severely dry for 30 years, and we aren't supposed to wear anything. I miss it, so I'm living through you and others. So thank you.

This is my exact routine with my black eyeliner now!! I started doing it when i noticed sagging. I feel so validated right now 🥰🥰

This is a crossover between drawing and sculpture!😍 Once the black pencil is placed it becomes a marble piece and you become an sculptor who chisels it with a cotton bud and remover until the desired eyeliner shape emerges. 🧛🏻‍♀️🖤

What I love about her is when she's giving tips and advice, she's articulate and knowledgeable. She knows her shit and she's professional.

I’m fifty nine and my eyes are extremely hooded. I haven’t worn a wing in, well, I don’t even know when bc my eyes have always been very hooded. But, I’m going to give this a try. Hopefully I’ll have success. Thanks Erin. ❤️💜💚

As a former makeup artist, I would get serious performance anxiety doing liquid liner after eyeshadow. This is genius.

PLEASE do more on sagging eyes, and hooded eyes! I cant use any of my favorite eyeshadows anymore, and am so sad!!! Please do hooded eyes! xxx

Thank you for being honest about the surgery. You’re gorgeous and so talented and it helps us regular ladies have realistic standards on ourselves and if we want a little tune up it takes the shame out of it to be HONEST. So refreshing!

Thank you for being so refreshingly honest and down to earth! I had a lot of eyelid to play with when I was young. Now at 62, I’m having to re-learn makeup and new techniques to accommodate the changes.

I love, that you are teaching this technique. My issue isn't sagging per day, but more that my actual eye shape makes a dramatic wing hard for me. Also, I love the transparency. From just accepting gravity, to saying "I didn't like how this made me feel, so I had surgery and changed it." It's extremely refreshing in the beauty community. I so enjoy your content, and think you are a breath of fresh air. Beautiful!

I love that particular blonde shade so much, it looks so beautiful on you!

She is one of the very few and far between people who is so very gifted, and yet doesn't think she is elevated above and beyond everyone else. To admit self flaws and recognize ones shortcomings is not easy. However she is so strong, she builds on everything. She knows how to polish you into a diamond.

Thank you, Erin. I love this technique. Can't wait to try it on my eyes! I'll let you know how it turns out. I'm 57 & have the saggy eyelid issue & I was only using liquid liner. The skin would sag over the line & try as I might, I had no idea how to fix it. You're my hero! 💋

Imagine having a lab create an eyepencil exclusively for you, that's peak queen energy

i'm livinggggg cos this is exactly how i've always done my liner!! 😂 good to know i'm golden on my techinque for decades to come, thanks so much for sharing! 💖

I love how this tutorial is helpful with creating the standard and iconic winged liner look. I feel like there are a lot of tutorials that are designed to work around hooded eyes, but this tutorial shows how you can create that classic winged look without having to do a totally unique and uncommon eyeliner shape. A slay in my opinion.

Ohhh you are very clever, this was so helpful to me with my aging eyelids. I adore yr work so much. Very feminine and retro.🌹I've always loved makeup, but now at 59, I'm having to reduce and change my look. This works brilliantly 👏 👌

This is SO incredibly helpful! I had reconstructive surgery on my face a few years back after a car accident and I have really STRUGGLED with doing my eyeliner properly on the eye the surgery was done on because it has a lot more saggy skin. This, BY FAR, has helped me create the look I was really going for and I am so grateful! Thank you so much! ❤❤❤

I love your honesty, and I love that even an artist of your calibre is willing to say they can't immediately go in with liquid liner. For a lot of clients, I can, but I'm so grateful to know this trick now and have it in my repertoire for clients with hooded lids who request wings. Most of my clients don't want winged liner, but it's great to know! Thank you so much for helping me continue my education!

I think we would love to see how you do your makeup around your eyeliner!! See you go in with eyeliner first and show us how you do your makeup around that to look as seamless as it does!

To me this makeup look is both iconic and classic. I didn't think of tight lining so I'm so glad that you mentioned it. You are an incredibly talented artist. Btw, I hadn't noticed the scar.

Thank you so much for this tutorial.💗 I used to have gorgeous big open top lids. I could do all sorts of make up techniques, and was often complemented on my eyes. Even by age 45 I had very minimal sag, and still pretty nice lids. So I began thinking to myself, “Wow, maybe saggy lids won’t be as much of a problem for me as I thought they’d be…. Oh, how blissfully ignorant I was. I am now 51 and in the past six years, my saggy eyelids have gone from “minimal” to MAXIMAL, in a major way! And it felt like it happened overnight! It’s like I woke up one morning to my lids screaming, “I can’t take it anymore!” and then watched them lay down on my face and die of exhaustion!🤦🏼‍♀️ The worst part is, I can’t figure out how to do my eye make up in a flattering way anymore. I used to think I did my make up pretty well, now I’m thinking it was only because my face was a younger better canvas, making it easier to do.🤷🏼‍♀️☹️ I love your content, all the history, stories, everything. After seeing this tutorial, I love you even more! Keep up your beautiful work!💗😁 P.S. My profile picture was taken about six years ago. It was soon after that, my saggy-eyelid-armageddon started. And yes, I know it’s an old profile picture, I like the way I looked, and no, I don’t ever intend to change it!😜👍

Pleeeease more tips and tricks. This helps me a ton. I used to wear winged liner on the daily in my 20s could slap it on in a minute or 2 and it Look great. As soon as I hit 30 I noticed the sagging and my eyeliner started looking wonky. SO TYSM! I cannot wait to try this tommorrow.

My friends and I, as I'm sure many other mere mortals out there, would love to see a hooded eye tutorial. Any product in your hands works like magic, honestly. Thanks again. The vibe is gorgeous!

It's crazy, I have no interest in wearing makeup myself, but the art and technique of it all is absolutely fascinating. Thanks for the video!

I'm really loving the no-intro situation, just jump right in to the important stuff and let your expertise speak for itself ☺

I'm so happy you're making RU-vid- Videos. There is so much we can learn from you. I have saggy eyelids too. And this is so helpful. Can't wait to learn more from you and about Make Up history.

Omg that is SUCH a good idea, to go over the liner with a waterproof liner!!! Why did I never think of that??

This is the liner tutorial I needed. 🖤🖤🖤 My lids are sooo droopy and annoying to put liner on. Thank you so, SOOO much, Erin!!! I just had emergency surgery, so I'm on bedrest, but ya know...who says I can't play with my liner and look glamorous whilst I lay here. It's the perfect time to practice. 😅💅🖤

Oh Erin I just loved this. I am a woman who struggles with "the wing". I have tried several different techniques and liners but thus far nothing I have really gotten comfortable with or felt good about the result has worked. This little technique looks like a winner so I cant wait to try it out. I also am starting to notice the sagging eyelids as well as fine lines and shhhh wrinkles. That just between us girls tho 😂! I will be 51 in July and have always been into makeup. I find myself needing to learn these great lil tricks since gravity is no longer my friend.. haha!! Soo I certainly look forward to the next video to learn something new that will actually work. Just a suggestion but I also struggle w brows. I have a scar in my right brow and it seems impossible to even get cousins outta these gals! I would love something on how to fix this problem or give the illusion that its fixed. Its not so much as issue w having the scar its how it affects my brow and brow growth in the scarred area. Please HELP !!! As always your a joy to watch and I just love all of your content. A beautiful soul that shows inside and out !!! ❤🫶🤩🥰

I use the OG brush with liquid liner. The brush doesn't pull on my skin like the pens and pencils do. Now that I'm an old goth lady in my late 40s, I'm kind of glad the brush was all that was available in the late 80's/early 90's, it forced me to learn how to do it well. It was quite the learning curve, honestly. How many of y'all remember making the wing bigger and bigger as you tried to correct mistakes 😅😂

your beauty is only enhanced by those signs of maturity. eyeliner tutorial is Lovely ! i have hooded eyes and my eye area is Super Sensitive and this technique seems doable for me (liquid eyeliner alone is like near impossible for me to correct and do in one go )

omg setting the shape and then going over it with liquid liner later after everything else is applied ... 🤯It's so simple yet so brilliant, I can't wait to try it!

It's crazy how good and kind she is 🙌🏽

Years ago I had a friend who did makeup for an agency here in Chicago. She recommended this process and I've used it ever since. It's the best!

Thank you us saggy eyelid girls need tutorials too! So amazing I followed your guide came out beautiful!❤🎉

I have saggy hooded eyes and this helped a LOT makeup artists rarely do tutorials on this type of eye shape so thank you a lot for this tutorial

You’re wonderful. Thank you for distilling and sharing what took you decades to learn/perfect. 💋

I’ve been missing wearing my winged liner for about ten years. I never thought I could wear it again until watching this! Thank you so much!❤

THANK YOU ! I'm 55 last couple of years ive really struggled with sagging eyes and like you I'm not ready to go to basicly 1 shadow look to "help", but also not ready for an eyelid lift either (probably coming soon to a plastic surgeon near me😂) lLove your channel ❤❤❤❤

I have hooded eyes and they are sagging a lot. I have been thinking about getting the same surgery to help mine look better. I’m 48 and things are sagging everywhere lol. You are such an inspiration and so beautiful!

It's cool that you are so open about your cosmetic surgery. Your result looks amazing and natural! You look 32

Wonderful tips and it looks stunning. Especially grateful for the frank and honest mention of surgery. It's so refreshing to see someone unapologetically talk about having a surgery that makes them feel happier. Drives me crazy when people get critical.

Thanks for the hack!! I love your videos ❤

I am 62 and ALWAYS and I mean A,WAYS wore winged liner, now you have saved my life !!!😊

Im gonna try this in my hodded eyes. Love this hack! ❤️

GIRL! OMG! THAAAAANK YOUUUUUUUUUUU! I've admired your liner since the first time I saw a short with you. I've always had saggy lids. I've always LOVED winged liner, even in the early 90s. (Man did I get made fun of when I entered grade 8 with winged liner! Did it anyway.) This is the first tut that has covered our beautiful shape of eyes. I love you so much! I'm going to try this RIGHT NOW! Also, teach me your ways, gimme all the tuts you're amazing.

Your channel is so all encompassing! The history of makeup is fantastic!! One of the best channels for makeup period!!

OMFG ERIN VIDEO PURRRR

I started using pencil before liquid a couple of years ago, and omg what a difference it makes. At 54 my eyes are texured and my lids are drooping at the corners so the liquid liner tends to break apart now. Using the pencil underneath really holds it in place all day, and i literally mean all day. I work 10 hour days in customer service, and my liner looks just applied when i get home. Ive been doing winged liner since i was 16 on and off. But for about 20 years it's been my go to with every eye look. Thank you for this tip, I can totally confirm that it absolutely works. You are so beautiful and amazing. Thank you for sharing your knowledge beyond just the finished makeup looks. ❤

I love your longer content 💜💜💜 so informative and interesting. I do appreciate your shorts immensely. You pick SO MUCH information and history into such a small window of time. You are a true artist, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing your love of history with us as well.

thank you thank you THANK YOU! I've been struggling so hard trying to get my eyeliner on perfectly the very first time and it's always a miserable time. Being able to sketch it out first and then go over it with the liquid liner is LIFE CHANGING

I just love your work and passion and professionalism. Such a pleasure to watch ♥️

This is such a great tutorial. I've always had "too much" skin on my eye lids. My cousin would complain about my wrinkly eye lids when we were teenagers doing each other's makeup and I always struggle with eye liner to this day. I'm not looking forward to more drooping.

Yes!! I needed this!!❤

I'm so happy to have found this video! Last month I watched a video that recommended that hooded eyes not wear liquid eyeliner, which bummed me out, thinking my eye shape was no longer viable for liquid. The mapping technique with the pencil before the liquid is genius. I just tried it, and the liner on my left looks really good - the eyeliner on my right eye looks unhinged. This is defiantly a technique that will take some practice but now I can see on myself that it works! It's a gorgeous shade of blonde color that you have. ✨

Brilliant! Can you do one about overlining lips? When I try i always end up with a fish mouth haha

Erin you are sincerely a striking woman. Sometimes I say to myself…this woman does not need a swipe of makeup. You have a million dollar personality as well. 💚

Lol the intro got me. I appreciate your openness with surgery, I wish more people would talk about it. If you love makeup the eyes are kinda important 😂. And even if you weren’t into makeup it’s your face you want to feel comfy.

i love your work erin! do you happen to have any tips for sagging hooded/monolids? makeup stresses me out so much since one liner always has to be thicker on one side and it looks dumb. plus my lashes on one side are always pushed down too. (bc of my uneven eyes)

Holy sh!t!!! You have single-handedly restored my faith in my ability to have WIIINGS!! God, I love you WOMAN! ❤️ 💋

I'm 23 and I've always had saggy eyelids.. makes me so sad and insecure.

this is the best most comprehensive tutorial I've ever seen for doing eyeliner/wings...I am 58 ans I've never been able to do wings bc it just never looks right on my eyes but i am going to try this. i just found your channel and i love it. thank you.

Would've NEVER known u had any work done, so that's really cool of u to mention it &give us realistic expectations when u could've remained stealth!😊 I'm 37 &am struggling w/my 11s😩, jowls☹️, &saggy eyelids😔, so I always appreciate tips &tricks to minimize those, so THANK YOU!❤

I’m 3/4 Asian and 1/4 white and I’ve had slightly heavy lids from birth lol..they aren’t quite monolids but also aren’t deep and this look has helped me finally be able to both see my cat eye and also help with droopy lids that have recently dropped further (I’m 42) instead of looking straight ahead I tilt my chin up and look “down” my nose at the mirror and create that straight angle to form a cat eye..it makes it a little more smooth but keeps the drama lol

I don't even use makeup, and I love watching your videos; especially your social history through makeup. I've learnt so much!!!

I am DEFINITELY going to try your tips! I have big eyes with large eyelid space, and for the last 15 years--I'm 62 now--I've really struggled to do cat-eye looks and winged liner, thanks to the sogginess of my eyelids. I've all but given up and resorted to deep gray or taupe powder all over the lid with a bit underneath at the outer third of the lower lid. But it's a rather dull, smoky look as opposed to the fabulous vintage look you're doing, which is much more special-looking for evening. Thank you EVER so much, Erin.

Her makeup is always so AMAZING

I LOVE this lady. She's such a professional

You are an absolute doll!! Please don’t let working on these young rich girls get to you. They get old too sweetheart ❤

Glad to hear so many of you have eyeliner anxiety. I love just wearing black eyeliner. It looks so beautiful on it's own. I don’t wear a lot of eyeshadow because of my oily lids. When I think about putting it on.... there's a lot of hesitation. Then I end up not doing it. Thanks for the amazing tip.

I just love how you just straight to the tutorial.. like the thumbnail didn't lie at all..❤❤

Gorgeous...my mom had that surgery years ago and she was so happy. Do what makes you feel great!

Thanks for the lessons, Erin! I also use this technique on clients, and like you said, it does take away the anxiety. I always regret being lazy and going in with liquid liner on myself. Even when I’m in a hurry, this is still faster and safer because I’m not always having the easiest and best liner day.

You look so beautiful without liner - ethereal - but the wing looks incredible!

You're amazing, charismatic, well spoken gal! Love watching you create

I’ve always wanted to wear the cat eye liner. My step grandmother wore it into her 80s and looked amazing. I’m naturally an introvert and was always too shy to try. As I’ve gotten older I’m learning to try things. Thank you for all that you do.

Would love to see a video on hooded lid eye make up hacks 🙌❤💜💚💛 love how universal these make up tips are. No cost the earth product reccomendations. Just excellent tips 🎉

My mother amazed me on her eyeliner technique, she would put the tip of her liner on the water line then she'd close her eyes and she's go back and forth many times lining both top and bottom on the inside line and she had gorgeous lashes so her eyes just looked amazing!! Ive never been able to do this

Amazing tip!! I've struggled with this and I have NEVER thought about using non waterproof first to sketch. I am soooo happy you share your knowledge. You could charge for courses but here you are, giving us all these tips, helping us step up our makeup game, for free!! You're the best!

This makes so much sense, I can’t believe I’ve never heard of this technique before

Thank you so much for sharing this technique! Years ago I woke up one morning and the right side of my face had dropped. I found out later at the doctor that I had Bell's Palsy. My right lid never quite recovered and I am also a very young 53. So I always have trouble with saggy eyes. I can't wait to start trying this technique! Thank you again!

Also thank you for being honest about getting surgical enhancement. I have have had lo on my double chin and am trying not to feel ashamed of that, so seeing other beautiful people open up makes me feel more comfortable with it :)

Your voice is so calming, clear, and relaxing. I absolutely adore you! Great tips 😊

This was legit the best tutorial ever, it changed my entire understanding of how to approach my eye, thank u

God bless you! I love this type of beauty community content and none of that drama filled trash some people do. People need to bring beauty back to the beauty community

This is THE single most brilliant tip I have heard ever ❤❤❤❤❤

This is SO helpful! Since dealing with chronic illness and weight gain due to those health issues, my eyelids have become even more hooded than when I was younger. People used to comment on my "exotic" eyes (their words not mine) but now I just look extra tired and saggy around my eyelids. It really does take a toll on my confidence some days. Since plastic surgery isn't an option for me, (thank you for your transparency on that issue by the way!) I'm really excited to try the pencil first and then liquid liner technique. On some days, my hands can be really shaky, and I just stay away from doing anything with a liquid eyeliner...let alone a dramatic wing. I think this technique will really help with that. You're such a gem!😊