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If you’ve ever wondered how to get fatter, luscious looking lashes without looking like you’re wearing eyeliner, do we have something for you.

It’s called tightlining and this subtle eyeliner trick is the easiest way to discreetly fake thicker looking eyelashes.

Got no clue what we’re on about? No worries, because Mamamia’sexecutive editor and beauty journalist of 15 years Leigh Campbell spent a decent chunk of time explaining exactly what tightlining is and how to do it on an episode of You Beauty (get it in your ears below, post continues after audio).

What is tightlining?

You might’ve heard whispers around the place about people putting eyeliner on the inside of their eyes. This, as Leigh explained, is a makeup technique called tightlining.

“Tightlining is when you apply eyeliner to your top and bottom, but mostly top inner lash line, or your water line or the rim of your eye,” she said.

“What you’re doing is, you’re creating a visual base for your lashes so they look really thick and luscious.”

Applying eyeliner along the top of your eyeliner also enhances your lashes, but tightlining or rimming the inner outline of your eye gives the illusion of thicker lashes without an obvious line.

You can also use tightlining to change the shape of your eye – Leigh uses tightlining on the top of her eyes only to make her round eyes look more almond-shaped.

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Tightlining how-to.

If you’d like to try tightlining, here’s Leigh’s step-by-step instructions:

Once you master tightlining, you'll never go back to regular old eyeliner. Image: Supplied.

A few other great tightlighting tips from Leigh:

Oh, and try not to poke your eye out, would you?

You Beauty Cheat Sheet.

Other questions Leigh and Kelly answered, as well as their ‘spendys’ and ‘saveys’ (and where you can buy them).

'How important is the quality of shampoo you use, what ingredients should you look out for and should you shampoo twice?'

Kelly's Savey: Oral-B 3D White Whitestrips, $44.99 (but normally on sale).

Leigh's Savey: BYBI Babe Balm, $36.

Image: BYBI.

Kelly's Spendy: Hydro Peptide Bambusa Blackhead Banisher, $34.

Image: Hydropeptide.

Leigh's Spendy: Recreation Bondi Beach Sun-Kissed 50ml EDP, $109.

Image: Recreation Bondi Beach.

Until next time, stay lovely.

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