The Viral Eye Makeup Hack Every Woman Over 40 Should Know To Look 10 Years Younger

Only line the top outer corner of your lid

Eyeliner is mostly a force for good, but its powers can easily be abused when you use it to line both your bottom and top lids, including inner corners (which can make your eyes look smaller). “Line only the top outer corner of your lid — not the whole lid,” Moor says. “Draw the line up and create a feline flick. Then, blend and fade the pencil gradually from the outer edge into the center of your eye.”

Use mascara to give eyes a winged appearance 

Mascara is one of those makeup products that’s easy to use, but not as easy to use well. Your application method can mean the difference between lashes that appear flat and lashes that help widen the appearance of your eyes. Moor says she uses her own Moor Power Mascara and then brushes lashes toward the outside, “fluffing” them as she goes. “Then, using the outer corner of the wand, lift the very outer lashes up and to the side,” Moor says. “Finally, for extra lift, use the wand to lift and fluff just the tips of the outer lashes as you lift them up and push them to the outside. So easy. Your eyes look wide open with a winged appearance using just mascara!”

Create an outline for your eyeliner 

How many times have you applied liquid eyeliner freestyle in the hopes that it will just “take” and form the perfect wing? Sometimes you may nail it, but the times that it doesn’t work out require you to clean up the smudgey mess and start over. Here’s a better solution: create an outline for your wing before you apply eyeliner using a white makeup pencil or light eyeshadow. That way, if you mess up, you can easily wipe the area clean with a Q-Tip. And, if you don’t, you can simply apply eyeliner over your outline. 

These tips will save you time and the frustration of having to constantly clean your lid and re-do your makeup.