How to safely use eyeliner inside the eyes

Check out this shot of a look I did for Cosmopolitan not too long ago.  I will share the full story in another posting.  The make up look is all about eyeliner:

A lot of women ask me if they can wear eyeliner all around the eyes and in the waterline.  I don't really recommend it for those of you with small or close together eyes but if you can wear it- it does look amazing.  I prefer it on women with average to large eyes who want a deep sultry look.  My favorite color to use is jet black which works on most eye colors.  Purple looks beautiful on brown eyes,  dark green on hazel eyes and grays on blue eyes.

First of all, I would advice you to save the look for special occasions and not for every day use.  The eyeliner can grow bacteria which could infect your eye.  As a rule, make sure that you sharpen the pencil before every use- and don't forget to clean the sharpener too.  Try to find a pencil that gives you the desired effect from one application in the waterline so that you are not having to go over it too much.  This means a nicely pigmented pencil.

Here are some of my favorites:
1-Urban Decay's 24/7 waterproof eyeliner: (great texture, cool colors and wears really well)

http://www.urbandecay.com/categories/247EyePencil.cfm

 2-CHANEL's long lasting eyeliner.  Waterproof, luxurious feel and lasted through a 10 hour photoshoot when I used it on a model.  Love that it has a sharperner to keep it clean.

 

http://www.chanel.com/en_US/fragrance-beauty/Makeup-Eyeliner-STYLO-YEUX-WP.CONT.-DES-YEUX-89255

 3-MAC'S power point eye pencil.  It's also waterproof and it comes in metallic shades which are great to bring highlights to the eyes.

 

http://www.maccosmetics.com/product/spp.tmpl?CATEGORY_ID=CAT151&PRODUCT_ID=476

There are women who like to use cream and even liquid eyeliner inside the eye but I wouldn't recommend it as I feel it can be unsafe.  Stick to the pencils and make sure that you keep them clean.  Now how many times can I use the word clean!