How to do winged eyeliner

Winged Eyeliner can seem tricky and intimidating at first, but with a simple technique of going about it, it becomes easier and faster. Whether the look you are going for is big and bold or long and thin, with these steps you can have the ability to change it up to fit your style to achieve the look you want.
Step 1: The first thing you want to do before approaching this is to apply an eyeshadow base as well as your eyeshadow first, if desired. This was the eyeliner won't smudge and the lines will be crisp instead of getting a blended look.
Step 2: Next, you want to choose an eyeliner. For me, what works best is a liquid eyeliner pen. Pencil eyeliners have a tendency to not be sharp enough to create the wing, and also do not draw well. Liquid eyeliners create a dark and bold look which is essential for a winged look. In some cases, depending on the eye look you are going for, a pencil may work better, but for the most part a liquid eyeliner does the trick much easier. With this being said, liquid liners can be tricky to control where the tip draws on, because they are most of the time flimsy like a paint brush. Liquid eyeliner pens, however, give you more control when it comes to drawing and filling in spaces. A couple that I like to use is the Urban Decay 24/7 eyeliner pens, and the NYX skinny eyeliner pen.
Step 3: Now it is time for the scary part- drawing the line on your lid. The trick with this to keep your lines even, is to first create the outline so that you have a base of where to color in, as well as to make sure the lines are even. First, you want to start with the top line. Start at the inner corner at the base and gradually go higher up (as high as you want your eyeliner to be) so as to not create any harsh lines. This comes more naturally than it looks- you want to almost make like a wave and go thicker at the beginning, then right before where the wing begins draw a bit lower so that the wing is defined (like a wave going up and down) the wing it out as far as you like by going higher up. Remember that you want the tip of the wing to be sharp, so careful with how far out you make it because you may want to extend it out further on so as to make the wing appear sharper. Then do the other eye, and inspect it to make sure it is even on both sides.
Step 4: Once you have completed the outline, it is time to color in! Stay inside the lines of course, and this step should be easy and fun. Remember though to be very careful when coloring in the winged part, because that can easily make the wing appear thicker instead of a sharp line like you want.
And then you are done! Curl your lashes and apply mascara, and you're good to go. And don't forget to have fun with it, and make the style your own :)