Exactly How To Nail A “Kitten Eye” — The Cat-Eye’s Subtler Little Sister

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.”

Because you don’t have to drag pigment across the entire lid to get that quintessential cat-eye contrast, you have less of a chance to mess things up.