What makes woman`s look beautiful and attractive? Correctly chosen make-up can change the look from dramatic to comic, from sad to flamboyant. Eyeliners are used to emphasize one's eyes, to correct deficiencies, or to change the shape of eyes. Eyeliners help to make an optical effect of big eyes and make lashes thicker. Applying eyeliner and drawing fine lines is a real art. You will need a lot of practice, passion and patience in mastering the art of applying eyeliner. There exists many tips and secret know-how in drawing fine lines when reaching desired results. Applying eyeliners is the task, where perfection is hard to get. The lines should be thin and clear and this is principal result you should aim at. The earliest known eyeliners come from the 1st Dynasty of Egypt (about 3100-2907 BC). Egyptian women developed the art of decorating the eyes by applying dark green colour to the lower lid and by blackening the lashes and the upper lid with kohl, a preparation made from antimony or soot. It is likely that the Jews adopted the art of applying eyeliner from the Egyptians, since references to face painting appear in the Old Testament. By the middle of the 1st century AD, drawing the lines was widely used by the Romans, who employed kohl for darkening eyelashes and eyelids, chalk for whitening the complexion, rouge and depilatories (hair-removing preparations), and pumice for cleaning the teeth. The almost universal applying eyeliner in modern times has grown with the scientific study of the ingredients employed. This research was begun by the French in the 19th century, and led to the development of more and better eyeliners at low cost. For applying eyeliner, colouring the eyebrows and eyelashes, mascara is generally used. This is a compound of gum and black, brown, green, or blue pigment. There are several types of eyeliners: liquid eyeliner pencils, felt tip and cake eyeliners. Different techniques are used depending on the type of the eyeliners. Let`s talk about the pencil at first: Before using the pencil, be sure it`s sharp. It`s very important for drawing the lines that are fine. There are newer self-sharpening types of eyeliner pencils, which are very comfortable and easy to use. It`s advisable to start drawing lines on the lower lid just beneath the lashes. Try to draw the lines as close to the lashes as possible. Draw the line outward to the edge of the eye, keeping the line very fine at the beginning and widening it at the end on the upper lid. If you don`t like the lines to be too harsh, you can smudge the lines for a smoky eye effect with a help of eye shadow brush. Try to make your eyes look natural. It`s possible now, as different colors of eyeliners are available. For example, if your eyes are dark and hazel, try applying eyeliner of a brown colour, and they will look natural but at the same time more emphasized. The main rule is to try to avoid thick lines and try drawing the lines as thin as possible. Before drawing lines you can practice a little bit on your hand. One more rule is to avoid skin showing between the eyeliner and the lashes. As for liquid eyeliner pencil, it requires a lot of practice to apply this kind of pencil. The main rule is to keep your hand firm and steady. Place the mirror behind you, so that you could see your eyes clear, keep your eyes half-opened and fix your hand steady. You will need a lot of patience in drawing the lines thin and clear, when using the liquid eyeliner pencil for the first time. It would be better if you buy a liquid eyeliner pencil with a very fine tip, that will help to make the lines thinner. Further below are different techniques in applying eyeliner for different eye shapes. Should you have deep-set eyes, start drawing the line just ahead of your eyeball, outward to the edge of the eye. Once you have wide-set eyes, start drawing the line at about one third from the corner of the inner eye and outward to the outer edge. If you have normally set eyes, then draw a line from the inner corner to the outer corner. Those are basic rules of applying eyeliners. You may try different methods and practice of drawing fine lines. Should you be blessed with eyes that are small, then apply white eyeliner on the lower lid, above the lashes and your eyes will optically become larger. Keep on trying and you will learn soon the art of drawing lines and applying eyeliners.