If a girl is late and she has winged eye-liner, don’t ask why she is late. Doing winged eye-liner takes up a lot of time but if you do it right, its worth it. Your first couple of attempts may result in a smudged, squiggled line instead of a graceful flick but with plenty of practice, you’ll soon become a pro! Winged eyeliner has been a beauty staple for decades, and we’re still seeing it everywhere this season. Here are some steps for applying winged eye-liner:

To Apply:

Step 1:Start with a clean eye but if your eyelids are prone to getting oily, powder your lids and apply an eye shadow base.

Step 2: Examine where you want to start your wing. Use your bottom lashline as a reference.

Step 3: With the tip of the liner touching the very end of your upper lashline, draw a thin diagonal line (45 degree angle) upward it should be going in the direction of where your eyebrow ends.

Step 4: Now, with your one eye closed (the eye you’re applying liner to, of course), put your pointer finger (of your left hand if you’re right-handed) on your brow bone and slightly pull your lid upward so your skin is slightly taut. With your other hand, starting from the top of the wing, draw a straight line ending at the middle of your lid. Think of it as there being an invisible ruler from the end of the wing that connects to the middle of your lashline. You want to trace that invisible ruler.

Step 5: Now, fill inside the lines.

Step 6: Continue lining your full lashline. It’s up to you if you’d like it to be thick or thin.

Step 7: If you need to clean up the edge to make your lines crisp, use a small angled or liner brush and dip it in your concealer or makeup remover and trace along the edges. If not ignore this step.

Step 8: Apply mascara or fake lashes. Voila.