We love a bold makeup look. While bright red pouts, draped blush, and mile-long lashes are fairly easy to achieve with a wide array of products and techniques—not to mention on just about all skin tones and face shapes—nailing the ultimate wing tip is not nearly as simple. At least, it wasn’t until celebrity makeup artist Katie Jane Hughes popped onto the ‘gram to share what we’re deeming the most helpful makeup advice of the year.
Enter: “bat wing” eyeliner. Oftentimes, when folks have trouble applying a winged eyeliner look, it’s because they have hooded eyes that quickly smudge the silhouette. Luckily, Hughes’ bat wing eyeliner technique is here to save the day. The trick is to apply your eyeliner with your eyes open and looking straight ahead. In doing so, you’ll be able to achieve the coveted wing tip, with the only difference being that when you close your eyes, your angled bat wing silhouette will be exposed. To be clear, that’s not a bad thing. The unique shape—started by Hughes—is something of a legend on social media now.
To see if the liner style is right for you, keep reading for 11 of our favorite takes on bat wing eyeliner.
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Bat Wing Eyeliner 101
Need a video refresher on how to apply the bat wing eyeliner trend? Here, Jenny Stubbs shows us how it’s done. The Instagram video is such a joy to watch that it actually went viral on TikTok, making the makeup artist famous among the beauty lovers on the Gen-Z app.
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Foggy Bat Wing Eyeliner
Depending on your eye shape and just how hooded your lids are, you may not need to trace as dramatic of a wing. That’s the case for YouTuber Saifa. Here, she shows how a subtle bat wing shape can look that much bolder when traced with a hint of fuchsia shadow.
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Fading Bat Wing
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Last but not least, we have another beautiful option from Hughes herself. Here, the mastermind behind some of Rosie Huntington-Whiteley’s most stunning looks shows us just how alluring a not-so-natural shade can look. The deep, cool tones are perfect for fall and winter, though they can be worn all year long if you wish.
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