If you work incredibly well under pressure, you're probably a pro at winged eyeliner, and, hey, I'm happy for you. Really. But if you're like the rest of the world that breaks out in a nervous sweat as soon as as you pick up a liquid liner, you've come to the right place—this is a safe space for your cat-eye troubles, and we're going to get through this together.

Getting the perfect winged liner is kinda like curling your hair: Everyone has their own way of doing it. So if you've tried one technique before and failed miserably, don't give up just yet. The right tutorial for your eye shape and skin type might just be in one of the YouTube videos, below. Watch and learn.

How to Do Winged Eyeliner With Dots

🔥 Tip: First, create your wing with a felt-tip liner, which has less pigment and is better for mistakes. Then, trace over it with a liquid or gel liner to deepen the color.

Sometimes, it's not the flick that's the hardest part. If your lash line always seems to look like you did it on the back of a speeding bus, try this dot trick to keep your line straight and consistent in width: Make an outline of the cat-eye shape first by tapping tiny dots along your lash line with the very tip of your liner. Then, go back and connect them.