They say, that eyes is a mirror of one's soul. When you run through a new person, eyes attract your attentions first. Eyes make a lady beautiful and help her to charm men. There exist a lots of ways to make our eyes look more charming and captivating. One of such means is eyeliner. Eyeliner is an essential part of the make up, just like mascara or eye shadow. Traditionally eyeliner is needed to create depth in one's eyes and give thickness to the lashes. If you have small eyes you can make them bigger with a help of eyeliners and mascara. You can emphasize big eyes and change deep-set or wide-set eyes. You can easily make your eyes magic with a help of some types of eyeliners. The earliest known eyeliners come from the 1st Dynasty of Egypt (about 3100-2907 BC). Tombs of this era have yielded unguent jars, and from remains of later periods it is evident that egyptian women also 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 use of eyeliners from the Egyptians, since references to face painting appear in the Old Testament. By the middle of the 1st century AD, some types of eyeliners were 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 use of eyeliners 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 colouring the eyebrows and eyelashes, mascara is generally used. This is a compound of gum and black, brown, green, or blue pigment. Eyeliners can be of different types, texture and colors. You've got to choose your types of eyeliners, although you'll have to make a lot of efforts, may be, to find the right one, that suits you most. Eyes area is very soft and delicate, that is why you need to choose the eyeliner that would glide smoothly. Most widely spread types of eyeliners are soft eyeliner pencils, liquid eyeliner pencils, felt tip and cake eyeliners.Each type classified into different subtypes according to substance, matter,design etc. Most ladies prefer to use pencils. Soft eyes pencils are very comfortable in use. It`s easy to apply and correct. You should always mind keeping pencils sharp, so as to make lines thin and clear. Although there exist "new generation" eyeliner pencils, that require no sharpening. It`s very handy, indeed. You can find in the market new types of pencils, that can be used as eyeliners and eye shadow at the same tyme. A liquid eyeliner pencil is another of most popular types of eyeliners, although some women avoid buying it because they don`t know how to use it. Certain trics and habits are needed in using liquid eyeliner pencils. Some practice will be needed to make the lines thin. The secret of using liquid eyeliner pencils is in a firm hand. You have to be in a steady position to make a fine line. Another secret of making line beautiful is drawing lines close to the lash line. Start making lines from lower lid and then go on to the upper lid. Felt tip liners appear to be a new generation of eyeliners. Those products are similar to liquid eyeliners in consistency. Professional make up artists use preferably cake eyeliners, but it`s becoming more and more popular with consumers either. If you don`t like sharp lines, you can use sponge shadow for a smudged effect. It`s also very important to choose the right color of the eyeliner. Eyeliners can be of different colors: black, gray, blue, light blue, brown. Try to make an eyeliner natural. To choose the right color of your eyeliners is half of the story. For example, it`s not recommended to use black eyeliners for ladies with deep-set eyes and, on the contrary, for women with hooded eyes it is better to use black eyeliners. There is a lot to learn while choosing your liner's type. But if you are open minded and reasonbly adventurous person, you are sure to overcome all obstacles. The recipe is: - Never Stop Trying!