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Beauty enthusiasts will seemingly never stop finding ways to make applying eyeliner a precise process that can be easily replicated. In fact, with eyeliner hacks using tweezers [3] or tape, people have pretty much gotten it down to a science . . . but there's always room for more tips and tricks!
On Instagram, Bianca Alcázar demonstrated how she uses a bobby pin to create the perfect cat eye [4]. For starters, she recommends you remove the plastic little ends on the tips of the styling accessory, then apply eyeliner to the side of the pin's v-shaped prongs. After finding the right angle for her eye shape, she presses the eyeliner-coated pin onto the outer edge of her eye. This leaves behind a clean outline that she fills in and extends slightly to create a tapered effect.
For her tutorial, Bianca used Wet n Wild's MegaLiner Liquid Eyeliner [5] ($3) in black. As an alternative, you can also try Sephora's Long-Lasting 12 HR Wear Eye Liner [6] ($12) which currently has great reviews on the beauty site.
The smart technique was later shared by Huda Kattan [7] on Instagram, where it received over one million views. While this looks like a foolproof method we're eager to try, we definitely recommend using the bobby pin with caution as it can get sharp once the plastic ends are removed.