Exactly How To Nail A "Kitten Eye" — The Cat-Eye's Subtler Little Sister

If you have liquid eyeliner on your list of life skills, I'm officially jealous. Please tell me I'm not alone when I say: No matter how steady I try to keep my hand, the line often ends up shaky and uneven (perhaps also why I tend to fail at nail art). Practice makes perfect, I know, but I usually end up just nixing the liner in the name of ease. 

Until, well, now: Recently, I came across a fun hack that helps you nail that perfectly tilted wing without any grief. It's low maintenance (as low maintenance as liner can be, anyway), and the technique can actually make your eyes appear naturally wider. 

According to celebrity makeup artist Jenna Kristina, think of the kitten eye as a wearable, smaller version of the cat-eye—the liner look's little sister, if you will. A sharp cat-eye is bold, dramatic, and makes a statement; the kitten eye dials it down a notch, with more of an everyday feel—you get the idea. 

Because of its mini size, the kitten eye also requires less precision to get right: "There is less pressure to achieve a perfect line with the kitten eye because you are doing less eyeliner on your lid overall," says Kristina. "It's kept closer to the eye [rather than] dragged across the full eyelid."