“Liquid liner is totally easy, fun to use, and always looks super-good!” said no one, ever. Except for, maybe, Jillian Dempsey, who’s been a professional makeup artist for over 20 years and spent enough time in Paris in the early ’90s to know her way around a sultry cat eye. “Liquid liner is one of those products that women are attracted to, but they fear a crooked line,” said Dempsey. “I wanted to simplify the application because it’s a look that a lot of women can have fun with, and that is universally flattering and classic.” Check out the video above, where she shows us the easiest trick I have ever seen for applying liquid liner.

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