Expert tricks to make your eye makeup last all day on oily eyelids!

1. Prime with a powder

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The chief culprit of a fleeting flick is (obviously) excess sebum on your eyelids, so you’ll want to prime with a powder prior to swiping on your liner.

Simply sweep on the tiniest smidgen of translucent face powder along your lash line, patting it up onto your lids for maximum sebum-sopping power. Switch to your eyeliner of choice (long-wear pencil formulas are fantastic for this purpose, of course) and go about your business as usual.

Kose Cosme Decorte AQ MW Loose Powder, $120.

2. Seal the deal with another dusting of powder

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Once you’re satisfied with the look of your liner, set it with another layer of loose powder, this time switching to a formula with a softly shimmering finish for an exquisite eye-opening effect. I find that this extra step goes a long way in clinging onto the creamy consistency of most eyeliners.

Awesome application advice: Because you want to abstain from too much tugging on your already lined peepers, pick up your powder with a small fluffy brush and dust it on without pressure or pressing of any sort.

Cle de Peau Beaute Translucent Loose Powder, $180.

3. Go tone-on-tone

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For well nigh indestructible results, take it up another notch and layer on a water-resistant gel liner in a complementary colour (black-on-black or blue-on-black, for instance). Gun for a flake-proof formula if you’re a greasy lidded lady, and you’ll be good to go.

So, to recap, the sequence is as such: Powder, pencil eyeliner, powder, gel eyeliner. Sticking to this fantastic four-step plan is your best bet for budge-proof beauty. Congrats on becoming a newly minted eyeliner expert, and Here’s to keeping your flick on fleek, as the hip young ones are wont to say these days!

Kate Tokyo Sharp Lock Gel Pencil, $20.50.