This Is Your Go-To Summer Liner Look

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Like sandals, sundresses, and SPF, turquoise eyeliner is practically a warm-weather necessity. There's no better way to add a hint of carefree summer attitude than by swiping a teal hue on your lashline. Problem is, this staple starts to feel kind of ho-hum after you've put it on for the umpteenth time.  So, to help us come up with a new way to wear this seasonal standby, we tapped NARS' national makeup stylist Niko Lopez. Inspired by the surfer punks from Marc Jacobs' spring '14 runway show, Lopez showed our SEO editor Everdeen how to create a graphic, slashed liner that was anything but ordinary.   The key to making this look stand out? Connecting a cat-eye flick with a downward slash on the inner corner of the eye. It creates an angular shape that feels fresh and exciting. Just watch the video to learn how Lopez crafted this cool twist on teal liner.

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00:09Hello, my name is Nico, national makeup stylist for NARS Cosmetics. Teal eyeliner is huge for

00:13summer. Today I'm going to show you an unexpected twist and how to wear the trend. The first step

00:18you want to take in creating this look is grabbing a pencil and drawing out a guideline. The reason

00:23you want to do this is to give you a visual of the direction and angle you want to do

00:27your liner.

00:28You want to start at the waterline and extend it out. Feel free to use a Q-tip to help

00:34you

00:34fix any mess ups that you might have had. You want to connect that line to the top lash line

00:41to give it a more well rounded look. When extending the line on the outside, you want to keep

00:46in mind the shape of your natural eye, so you want to go straight out to kind of keep that

00:51almond shape. Next, you want to grab a long wear liner and draw a line over your guideline.

00:57You want to start out thicker on the outside and diffuse the line as you get towards the

01:02inside so it doesn't look so bold. You want to do the same on the bottom lash line and

01:07connecting it to the outer line. Again, thicker on the outside and thin in the middle. You

01:15wing it inwards to extend the eye. You want to finish the look with a light layer of mascara.

01:27And there you have it. Adding a bright eyeliner is the perfect fashion accessory for your makeup

01:33wardrobe. So feel free to play around.

01:34So feel free to play around.

01:35So feel free to play around.

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