I am a pretty klutzy person and I can still do the fluidline okay. It took some practice at first but there are 2 things that I think are really important when applying it:
1. The brush. Get a thin pointy brush. I use the 210 (d/c but similar to the 209). I really recommend getting a MAC brush for this, as they are really resilient and firm.
2. Do it in mostly one smooth stroke. The best way I know to explain this is like, try to draw a circle on paper. If you draw it in one stroke, you get a pretty good circle, but if you try to draw it in segments, like draw a little bit, stop, then try to pick the line back up and make it look smooth, it looks like crap. So I start on the outside of my lashline, and do one fluid stroke to the inner corner. I usually stop just short of the inner tip of my eye, and then finish it off from the inner corner heading back toward the outside of my lashline.
But the most you can do in one stroke, the smoother it will be.
I bought this stuff for my sister who had never used any kind of liquid eyeliner or an eyeliner brush before and she did it perfect the first time.
