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Nineties beauty trendsare going nowhere; neither arecontouring hacks.
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So its hardly surprising that the subtle cut crease is one of TikTok’s biggest Y2K makeup trends.
The look is exactly as it sounds: a blurry line that cuts at the crease.
But the subtlecut creasehas recently had an update that only adds to its allure.
Specifically, a mash-up with the reverse smoky-eye trend that currently has2.7 million views on TikTok.
Normally, a subtle cut crease would involve drawing a darker line into the crease.
Likewise, a run-of-the-mill smoky eye would focus purely on the deeper shades in aneye shadowpalette.
The updated technique swings two ways.
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Then there are the many iterations of these two reverse eye shadow techniques.
Makeup artist @katiejanehughes veers toward a very clean, almost transparent, high-gloss subtle cut crease.
Another, @nikki_makeup, opted for high-drama with a pearlescent sheen.
Victoria Beckham Beauty’s newEyeWear eye shadow sticksin Sunflower and Macaron are ideal tools for the job.
As ever, the mantra is: Blend, blend, blend.
What tools do I need to create a subtle cut crease 2.0?
Step-by-step how to paint on a reverse smoky eye:
This story originally appeared onGlamourUK.
