'I'm over 50 - the eyeliner trick I learnt in my modelling days still makes my eyes pop'

Woman having her eyeliner done / Vicky Derosa

The right eyeliner technique can make your eyes stand out

GETTY IMAGES / TikTok / @vicky.derosa
Anna Barry

By Anna Barry


Published: 18/10/2024

- 23:00

A former model shared her hack for "beautiful eyes" involving two eyeliner colours

Having the right makeup tricks up your sleeve can be totally transformative, accentuating your best features and enhancing your overall look.

A former model took to TikTok to share an eyeliner hack that makes her eyes stand out. Pairing her video with the hashtags #over50beauty and #over50women, this easy makeup hack might be one for middle-aged ladies to try.


Vicky Derosa (@vicky.derosa on TikTok) shared the "best" hack she learned while modelling to "always achieve the most beautiful eyeliner".

She said: "I don't know makeup and I'm not a makeup artist but a lot of people comment on my eyes.

Vicky Derosa

'I don't know makeup and I'm not a makeup artist but a lot of people comment on my eyes'

TikTok / @vicky.derosa

"I can't take credit for this, a makeup artist did it on me 40 years ago. This is what she taught me to do and I've been doing it every time I wear makeup."

According to the former model, this eyeliner hack works particularly well on women who have green or blue eyes - although it works on any colour.

Vicky revealed that she takes her black liquid eyeliner and draws a line across her upper lashes, creating a "little wing" at the end.

Sometimes she starts applying the eyeliner in the very inner corners of her eyes, while other times she starts a little further out - it all depends on the look she's going for.

Then, she grabs a "deep wine" coloured eyeliner and uses this to go over the black eyeliner.

This "blends in" to create a dark purple. Vicky said: "It combines with the black to sort of make a deep burgundy or deep wine.

"You go over the black liner with a soft pencil that's in that wine, burgundy colour and it makes your eyes greener or your eyes bluer."

She concluded: "That's my way of doing eyeliner. I've been doing it for 40 years."

Woman putting on eyeliner

The right eyeliner application can work wonders

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In the comments section, Vicky provided a top tip for women with brown eyes. She said: "Brown eyes are lucky - you can really play with colours.

"The best is purple, wine colours - no black liner first, just the jewel tones."

Another makeup trick to try is the concealer hack that guarantees an "instant eye lift" - you'll look younger in seconds.

According to a beauty enthusiast, applying your concealer in an upward path can have a transformative effect on the face.

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