Eyeliner

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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Eyeliner products

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Eyeliner product which is applied in pencil form (eyeliner pencil, slightly softer and more greasy than eyebrow pencils) or in liquid or gel form, in the immediate vicinity of and parallel to the line of the eyelashes on the skin of the eyelid to emphasize or correct the shape of the eye. The Kajal pencil (see below Kajal) is a creamy or waxy eye contour pencil which is available in different colours.

Liquid eyeliner is available in a cartridge with a brush or velvet feather for application or as pencils with felt tip filled with ink.

Gel eyeliners are usually applied with a small brush.

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer