What e/s do you use to 'soften' your liner?

[SweetCheeks]

I use MAC Dipdown Fluidline or Bobbi Brown Expresso Gel Liner ... sometimes I feel it's too 'harsh' so what do you suggest?

 

[jazmatazz]

I always use black liner so sometimes I will use Carbon or Typographic. For a brown gel liner you could use something Matte and deep like Handwritten. I like the Matte2 formulas because they are super blendable.

 

[GlamBrunette]

Try using shadow with an angled brush like the 266. I feel like liquid and gel liners are too harsh on me also so I use shadow as liner instead. NARS's Night shadows like Night Flight or Night Clubbing are awesome as liner!

 

[Simply Elegant]

Sometimes I'll use Annabelle's smoothliners which are kohl based so soft and smudgy and other times I'll use showstopper or smoking.

 

[Temptasia]

When I use black liquid liner, I always soften the line with Cover Girl e/s in Onyx. I think when you want to soften a harsh line, use a shadow one shade lighter to add softness...a thin shadow of the line

 

[SweetCheeks]

Thanks ladies ! For an Expresso gel, what MAC shadow would you rec? Would Brun work?

 

[LC]

brun sounds good

 

[MzzRach]

I use a shadow over the liner in a similar shade, applied with a MAC 219 pencil brush.

 

[smellyocheese]

yup, I do that to make my liner look less harsh. I just use any color that's similar but lighter than my liner color to smudge it out. sometimes I just use whatever eyeshadow that I'm wearing on my lid and go over the liner. applying the liner before I do my eyeshadow works too at times

 

[HoneyDip]

I love brun, I use it on a daily basis.

 

[Susanne]

I use MAC Carbon over black eyeliner and Espresso over brown eyeliner.

 

[Temptasia]

I was just going to recommend MAC Expresso as well...it's also an awesome brow powder too.