I know this is an older video but I just wanted to thank you for your great content. Also I tightline on top only and remove in 3 steps: 1- clean it zero 2- hadalabo foam cleanser 3- nivea double effect eye make-up remover
Thursday Plantation Tea Tree Face Wash Foam is great similar to We Love Eyes, TPTTFW is larger 5.1 oz great value, I use it daily for DES & after eye mu removal in the shower🧡keep up ur informative videos Dr Wong🧡
I’ve used eyeliner on my tight line for years on and off. I never remove my eye make up at night, ever. I’m an older woman, so I’ve been doing it for a very long time. I have now developed Salzmann’s nodules on my cornea. Could it be related to me not removing my eye make up?
Love that doctors are taking it to TH-cam to explain what actually happens in our body. Sick of so called influencers who change their opinions every now and then leaving us all baffled. Also, you’re such a classy lady 💕
Yes! Influencers have a time and place but too many have tip-toed into speaking on what’s is good or healthy. For instance, an influencer I follow said to avoid a product because it was terrible. But then I learned the proper way to use the ingredient from Dr. Dray. The influencer had been using it wrong which is why it didn’t work for her. 🤦🏽♀️
Thank you so much for these "is it safe" makeup videos. I'm a former makeup artist and now an EMT. Being an EMT has made me gun shy with so many thing I did before lol. I didn't want my makeup to down with this ship. I've always been a bit of a germaphobe when it came to my make up and tools. I always used single use wands, disinfectant my tools between clients and would use a blending tool so not to double dip into any eye color or lip product. However, there are just some tricks that I would be lost with out.
That's so great that you are so careful with your makeup. You have to check out all the bacteria I found growing at the makeup counter, makes me never want to ever try on makeup in a store again! And, you're right to be a germaphobe. You probably kept so many of your clients eyes nice and healthy! th-cam.com/video/zzInY7BnXck/w-d-xo.html
I got intense and frequent migraines out of nowhere. I went to various doctors and finally was diagnosed with dry eye. I realized that months before I got a makeover at my favorite Mac store and was tightlining my eyes daily. I got treatment for the dry eye (plugs) and the headaches went away. Be careful with eyeliner so close to your eye.
Love it! I've been tightlining for years and most of my friends thought I was crazy for sanitizing my eyeliner before usage! I don't tightline as much now but I know I was doing something right! Lol 🙂
My eyes actually get watery when I tightline. I thought it was from the brand I was using, but it happens no matter which brand it is. They don’t hurt or feel irritated, they just get watery.
Exact opposite but still problematic. Instead, adheres nicely BUT it blocks the meibomian glands - Eyes get so dry but no amount of eyedrops help much and it makes me very overly sensitive to light, feeling fatigued, and trying to make myself cry sometimes just so I can feel moisture in my eyes again.
the watering is actually a sign of "dry eyes," since the oil cannot come out of the glands into your eyes to keep you tear balance correct...the oil helps the tears stay "thicker" and more long-lasting. Without the oils, our eyes will get dry and your eyes will start watering to compensate--- making more tears. I had the very same issue. I had to stop tight-lining my eyes.
Wow this was so helpful. I did not know about the oil glands. I finally understand why some of my pencil liners give me dry eyes and others dont. I used a shimmer eye pencil and thats practically putting freaking glitter in my eye! Never doing it again
Thank you! I’ve been wondering about this pretty much ever since I knew tightlining existed. I ran the concept by my neuro-ophthalmologist dad once and he basically equated it to those little metal inside-the-eye “tattoos,” called all of us idiots for doing stuff like this, and then said to “do what I say” and wouldn’t explain further. I never found another doctor who I felt would understand the concept enough to explain the risks without being so dismissive. Thank you!
I started tight lining yesterday and did wonder how it can affect your eyes since mine get very watery when I do it. Thank you for sharing! Now I’m not sure if it is even worth doing it. I went 15 years without it. Lol
I appreciate the educated content. I think most people, wether they realize it or not, have tried to find the balance between aesthetics and health, and having knowledgeable, fact based resources can be very helpful and comforting. Thank you!
My eye doctor chewed me out for tightlining. I’ve been doing it for over 20 years and had contacts for just as long and NEVER been told about this before. It was a new doctor for me but i was ticked. I have changed my mascara to a less flaky one and stopped tightlining, but I feel like I look so different in a bad way. Good to know it can be safe especially if I want to get dolled up for date night or something
Great content. I have been tight lining my eyes for 60 years & I have been very fortunate to have never had a problem. Thank you for your very common sense approach instead of just saying don’t do it! Keep up the good work. Greetings from Cornwall UK
I always use a liquid, non greasy, eye makeup remover. I don’t know where you are in the world but I have been using Simple which is kind and gentle on the skin here in the UK 😊
Hi Dr. Rupa Wong! Please kindly share the name of the eye makeup (Eyeliner/Eyeshadow) you used to tightline/waterline your eyes in this video. Love your makeup! ♥️
Can you please recommend safe or if possible “healthy” eyeliner and mascara. I’m Arab and I have a deepest eye, my grandma also told me kohl is healthy and looks beautiful 😂 I honestly get more iterated by kvd and Sephora eyeliners than those local ones I used back home. Now that I live in the US, my eyes are so irritated 😣
Doctor thank you for such valuable information. It helps to have a female doctor to guide us women through our makeup application. I just started doing upper tightlining because I lost Vision in my right eye with an optic nerve issue and cannot get the eyeliner on the same way ice when I had sight in both eyes. I am diligent about using a good eye makeup remover in the evening and warm compresses to make sure all of the areas are cleaned well. All eye makeup is changed every 2 months. Thank you for the tips and the close-up look at your eyes
Hi Amy - I'm so sorry to hear about your optic nerve disorders and resulting loss of vision. I cannot imagine how tough that is. Thank you so much for your kind words.
I love the way you stacked your necklaces or those pearl pendants? Our eye health is so important and any kind of irritation doesn't feel too good, so I try to keep mine healthy as possible. Btw, I love your brows. Tfs
Aww, thanks for your kind comments! Yeah - 3 different necklaces. I made the pearl one. The other two were presents from hubby. And, absolutely, so important to keep your eyes healthy!
This was so helpful. I wear RGP lens and used Indian kohl in my waterline so many times, only to feel my lower eyelid puff out after a few mins. Now I know why! Thank you.
I love that this was so informative and that you're a tight-lining fan. Really unique perspective. I use to always tightline, but I was gifted a glitter eyeliner set a few years ago, and just went for it without thinking. My eyes have not been the same since. The glitter eyeliner did something... Feels like chronic dry-eye, and the mucus production, especially at night when I'm tired, is MADDENING. So what is your stance on magnetic eye-liner?
Try hot compress over your eye for 5 minutes then massage your eye glands there's videos about it it helps get the gunk out of the glands. Magnetic eyeliner did it to me that's what I was told to do.
Thanks so much for such a helpful video from a medical perspective. Tight lining has always instinctively felt wrong to me. I have several large, expensive eyeshadow palettes. I’ve heard TH-camrs say that they’re powder so they’re good for years and years. How long are these palettes actually safe to use?
How to get rid of milia around and on eyes especially but also on the face l love watching you and appreciate all your advice I do everything you say being a Dr I want you to know that you are extremely beautiful 🌟😘🌷 😇 and appreciated sharing your experience and knowledge and hard work to become a Dr your importance is not taken for granted in my opinion 💚💄 love love love you Nik from Australia Perth 💜🌹 I am a girl
Milia can often times resolve on their own. Treatment options include laser, cryo, curettage (that's when you cut it and scoop out the contents), Thanks for your kind words!
I take a needle and poke at it until I can get the milia seed out. Obviously a clean needle. I've been doing it since I was like 15 and I'm now 29.....a doctor would probably strongly advise against me doing this myself 🤣
This information is so useful and thanks to you for that! Could you make a video on eyeshadows and what are the differences between regular or mineral eyeshadows? Are mineral eyeshadows actually better for the eyes or is it just greenwashing?
So thankful I found your video. I’m fighting my 3rd sty. I’ve never had a problem before. I got my first, 3 weeks ago, underneath my eyelid on my left eye. Very painful I might add. Well, it healed. Now I have one on the left eye, but at the bottom this time. And, I have one on the top lid of my right eye! My goodness, do my eyes ever hurt. I always tightline my eyes. I’m going to throw away my liner. Yes, it’s an old pencil. And I’ll be throwing away my mascara and primer as well. Although they are not old, but may be contaminated now. I’m also going to start cleaning with the alcohol. Thank you!
ROFL. “That’s not when you put spit there, that’s when you throw it out.” Best line in a makeup video ever! I’m glad I came across this. I am nearly 60 and was always afraid to tightline before, but have recently played around with it and it’s not so scary. :). Because I have very hooded/heavy lids regular eyeliner always looks a mess, so I’ve never used it much. But tightlining looks so nice, when i am light-handed. Thanks for your professional input about all of it. God bless you!!!!
I'm glad you caught that! I tell it like it is! That's the thing - some ophthalmologists (mainly male) will say "Don't tighline" having no idea what that really is. lol. I like the way it looks to, and I figure why not just equip people with info so they can do so safely?
I know this is an old video, but I'm commenting anyway. 😜 I've seen a bunch of your videos now and I can confidently say that I've learned something from each that I've been wanting to know for a long time. And sometimes, these have been questions that I've actively searched for answers on in the past (to no avail). PLEASE keep making videos. ❤
I use an oil cleanser first, lathering up my whole face for 1 to 2 mins focusing on my eyes. I softly wipe with a makeup eraser (basically a microfiber cloth). That usually takes care of it all. But if not, I use a Q Tip dipped in Micellar Water around the edge of my eyes and carefully through my lashes. Then if there's anything in the waterline, I wipe it with a new Q Tip dampened with plain water. Since I only use gel on kohl pencils, it's usually half gone anyway.
Now I know why my mom always says not to use eyeliner. I always thought she just didn't want me to use makeup on my eyes and that she was making it up. So happy to know(:
I'm so glad I found this video! I have dry eyes and always tightline my upper lashes. I never realized I was making the problem worse. I use Xiidra eye drops. Not sure if they help much. I'm buying the We Love Eyes cleanser. I double cleanse at night. I first use a cleansing balm to remove all my makeup. Then I use a foaming cleanser. Is the balm ok to use on my eyes? Thank you for this helpful video!!
0:55 Most make up artists use the term tight lining to refer to putting eyeliner on the base of the lashes, not on the water line... it's two different techniques
Your video was very informative. Thank you. I've treated chronic dry eye for over 20 years. I've found warm eye compresses morning and night as recommended by my opthalmologist to most helpful.
Just found your channel and wanted to say thank you for sharing these videos. 🤗🌟💕 You’re educating us and providing helpful information to prevent injury. I’ve since reduced the frequency of tight-lining whilst keeping my tools clean. Much love & blessings. Xx
Argh, it's a triple whammy. Just found out I have dry eye, and seriously hope it's not forever because it means no more contacts (hate wearing glasses - they take over your whole look, and I find the frames interrupting my peripheral vision very annoying), no mascara, and because I have hooded eyes, tightlining is the only way I can wear liner. Ooof! It's a real vanity challenge. Thank you so much for all the info and detail you're sharing. Would love to know if dry eye can be temporary for some people. I know I've had symptoms for about 9mths - exactly the same time as starting a new job where I'm under a lot of stress, hyperfocus on the screen and forget to blink. Thank you :)
Thank you very much for this informative video! I love love loveeeee your channel. I have suffered with chronic blepharitis for years and it’s pretty well controlled when I follow the prevention regimen and don’t wear any makeup. I have been listening to your videos and hope it helps me find a way to safely wear make up again 🙏🏻
Thanks Penny so much for your kind words. Blepharitis can be debilitating. I'll be sure to do more videos on that topic since it truly does affect so many and I completely understand wanting to resume makeup. I just did one on styes and makeup too.
This video was very helpful. I do have allergies, in general, but this video explained why most liners dry my eyes out so much that my eyes become irritated. There's only a couple brands I can tightline with and even then, I don't do it days in a row. I found out waterproof liners are the most drying for me, again this video explains why. So what I do is not put the liner directly on the waterline. I put the liner moreso along my lash roots and smudge with a brush. It gives me the same effect. Great video. Thank you!
Tight lining is NOT the same as putting the eyeliner on your waterline. Tight lighting is when you fill in any “gaps” between your lash roots. So it look like a solid band.
So glad I watched your video. Have sensitive skin to begin with - with eyes easily getting red/teary with wrong products. The tight line is a great method for those mature, however watching this I don't want to take the risk. Thank you
You are sooo sweet and beautiful and btw your skin looks amazing you should do a skincare video !! I commented before and you answered me so politely ! I asked about the Rimmel lash accelerator mascara and serum I am using both right now . Lately my eyes are in turmoil but not from those products I don't think anyway. I use so many products at night and I think I got some essence in my eyes and the veins in my eyes became very inflamed . I need to be more careful !! You should also do a video on just the basics of healthy eye care mine are currently red and suffering and I am not sure exactly why ! I am not trying to be bossy tho lol just ideas. Thank you for your videos !!! God bless you
Makeup terminology and application can be so confusing sometimes. I thought tightlining was putting eyeliner at the root of your eyelashes, outside of the waterline but not quite where the eyeliner line goes. And I thought that doing your waterline was what kohl/kajal pencil were for and that it was actually good for avoiding infections (isn't that why Ancient Egyptians and Indians started doing it?). Turns out I was wrong on both counts, and that even eyeliner can end up in your eyes at some point. I'm so grateful for videos such as this one that set things straight once and for all, and help you do things safely.
Great video, with lots of information. I have enough trouble using mascara, let alone eye liner., even though I love the look. I do try normal eyeliner pencils below my lash line on the bottom and the mobile lid at the top. I sometimes just use powder eyeshadow as eyeliner. Thank you.
This video is SO helpful. Thank you so much Dr. Wong. I was wanting to learn how to tightline, but I am glad that I now know how to do it in a way that is safer.
this was sooo helpful! Thank you, I do have one more question, how do you completely remove eyeliner from the waterline? I use eye make up remover and it removes eyeshadow and mascara. I also go in with a qtip and remove the eyeliner from the waterline however it doesn't completely remove it! when i wash my face the eyeliner runs into my eyes!!
I'm so blessed to have come across your channel. I lived this video - thank you! I have VERY sensitive eyes and can't seem to find an eyeliner or mascara that doesn't make my eyes water and smudge giving raccoon eyes. Can you recommend one? Also, I have had a stye that has remained for months now ~ should I be concerned? It was there for my last eye visit, I just forgot to mention it - but they didn't either ~ yikes!
This vid. just popped up in my feed, and I’m very glad that it did! Great info. about how tightlining can affect the meibomian glands! I’m wondering if years of using baby oil to remove waterproof mascara might clog them up, as well?
i have some blockages in my oil glands and the dry eye issues are so frustrating! my eyes run constantly, so people think i am crying. my eyes ache and burn. i use proper hydrating drops, but it not enough. i wish i knew what to do for the aching and burning. i had figured out to quit tight lining after being diagnosed. it wasn't too hard to realize i was putting a thick, waxy product on top of or into those glands.
Absolutely great decision to stop tightlining with the symptoms you were experiencing. Likely that your oil glands were really getting covered up, causing blepharitis. Glad you're doing better now!
Thank you...for all your advice. I have lined my eyes for years and now I am getting styes😢. This video really helped ... more help than my own eye doctor 😂!
I have very dry eyes and, lately, a grainy surface where my eyeliner should go. I never tight line. I'm 76 with thin eyelid skin. Here's what I'm doing as my night routine. Is it all right or should I add or not do something? I take off all my makeup with cold cream,. Then I use a pore refiner, but NOT anywhere near my eyes. Then I clean my skin, including my eyelids with Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser. That leaves my skin feeling wonderful and soft. Then I do what my ophthalmologist says; I clean my eyelids wíth an antimicrobial spray. Over that I use an eye moisturizer. I put an overnight moisturizing ointment (Genteal),. Also, I use Genteal eye drops as needed during the day. I don't wear contacts. Even with all this I'mI'mstill getting grainy skin at the base of my upper lashes, not at the waterline. Help!
as someone who’s been doing this for a while (not even realizing it was a teal thing someone did) i never thought about this being dangerous in any way, thanks :)
i am new to you youtube and enjoyed your factual sharing/comment/advice as true blue professionals instead of beauty bloggers who are generally sponsored.
Hi Ashley, I use tons of eyeliner! First, it's important to make sure you aren't allergic to any of the ingredients in the liner (I promise you I'm doing a sensitive eye makeup video soon). Then just line right under the lash line to avoid the glands.
Great video. Thank you! Glad I never tightlined. Looks so good on others but always makes me look like a raccoon. Also, couldn’t help notice your bracelet stack are those custom or something we can purchase?
haha. yeah, I get the raccoon look too sometimes, but people do that on purpose too! Just smoke it out with a little shadow underneath and voila! Yes the bracelets are custom. These super sweet woman who makes them in LA - only $40 each! and she does gold, rose gold and silver. With and without charms. I just text her, but let look up some other type of contact info for her.
Thank you so much for explaining about the oil glands! It explains why my eyes hurt so much when I’ve tried tightlining no matter my technique or liner brand. I do have dry eye syndrome, probably Sjogrens. I do have my eyeliner tattooed, I’m wondering if I can get tightline tattooed and whether that would block the glands. Thanks again!
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Who tightlines their eyes? Top or bottom or both? And, how do you remove your eye makeup at night?
I know this is an older video but I just wanted to thank you for your great content.
Also I tightline on top only and remove in 3 steps: 1- clean it zero 2- hadalabo foam cleanser 3- nivea double effect eye make-up remover
Thursday Plantation Tea Tree Face Wash Foam is great similar to We Love Eyes, TPTTFW is larger 5.1 oz great value, I use it daily for DES & after eye mu removal in the shower🧡keep up ur informative videos Dr Wong🧡
@@leahchua5260 Good to know! Thanks for the tip!
I’ve used eyeliner on my tight line for years on and off. I never remove my eye make up at night, ever. I’m an older woman, so I’ve been doing it for a very long time. I have now developed Salzmann’s nodules on my cornea. Could it be related to me not removing my eye make up?
I use ponds cold cream rinse it off, then, I use micellar water to remove any flakes from my mascara or oil from the cold cream.
Love that doctors are taking it to TH-cam to explain what actually happens in our body. Sick of so called influencers who change their opinions every now and then leaving us all baffled.
Also, you’re such a classy lady 💕
Yes! Influencers have a time and place but too many have tip-toed into speaking on what’s is good or healthy. For instance, an influencer I follow said to avoid a product because it was terrible. But then I learned the proper way to use the ingredient from Dr. Dray. The influencer had been using it wrong which is why it didn’t work for her. 🤦🏽♀️
I agree!!
@@debbyd5729 Exactly!
Agree!! That's the whole reason I started doing Instagram posts and videos here - to educate!
As someone with sensitive eyes and who blinks constantly while applying eye makeup tightlining seems terrifying
I blink a lot so I tightline with my eyes closed. Just place it, close eye and slide it back and forth 🤷🏾♀️😅
Would you do a follow up on how to properly Remove tight lining..please and thank you.
Great suggestion! I'm going to film that in the next week - in general, how to remove all eye makeup and specifically tightlining.
Dr. Rupa Wong I would also like to see a video on how to properly remove tight lining, especially from the upper waterline.
@@DrRupaWong Did you ever do a video on how to remove Rightline? If so, please tell me the name of the video.
Thank you
@@kaydeecarr here’s the link! th-cam.com/video/KlLwunmqcZ0/w-d-xo.html
Thank you so much for these "is it safe" makeup videos. I'm a former makeup artist and now an EMT. Being an EMT has made me gun shy with so many thing I did before lol. I didn't want my makeup to down with this ship. I've always been a bit of a germaphobe when it came to my make up and tools. I always used single use wands, disinfectant my tools between clients and would use a blending tool so not to double dip into any eye color or lip product. However, there are just some tricks that I would be lost with out.
That's so great that you are so careful with your makeup. You have to check out all the bacteria I found growing at the makeup counter, makes me never want to ever try on makeup in a store again! And, you're right to be a germaphobe. You probably kept so many of your clients eyes nice and healthy! th-cam.com/video/zzInY7BnXck/w-d-xo.html
I got intense and frequent migraines out of nowhere. I went to various doctors and finally was diagnosed with dry eye. I realized that months before I got a makeover at my favorite Mac store and was tightlining my eyes daily. I got treatment for the dry eye (plugs) and the headaches went away. Be careful with eyeliner so close to your eye.
Love it! I've been tightlining for years and most of my friends thought I was crazy for sanitizing my eyeliner before usage! I don't tightline as much now but I know I was doing something right! Lol 🙂
Hi, a little late but I wanted to ask. What do you sanitize with? And how?
Not only was this video helpful for those who tightline but, it was also informative on eye makeup dangers!
@@glossedi I am so glad you think so!
My eyes actually get watery when I tightline. I thought it was from the brand I was using, but it happens no matter which brand it is. They don’t hurt or feel irritated, they just get watery.
Same here
Same here!
Exact opposite but still problematic. Instead, adheres nicely BUT it blocks the meibomian glands - Eyes get so dry but no amount of eyedrops help much and it makes me very overly sensitive to light, feeling fatigued, and trying to make myself cry sometimes just so I can feel moisture in my eyes again.
Mine get watery too
the watering is actually a sign of "dry eyes," since the oil cannot come out of the glands into your eyes to keep you tear balance correct...the oil helps the tears stay "thicker" and more long-lasting. Without the oils, our eyes will get dry and your eyes will start watering to compensate--- making more tears. I had the very same issue. I had to stop tight-lining my eyes.
Wow this was so helpful. I did not know about the oil glands. I finally understand why some of my pencil liners give me dry eyes and others dont. I used a shimmer eye pencil and thats practically putting freaking glitter in my eye! Never doing it again
Thank you! I’ve been wondering about this pretty much ever since I knew tightlining existed. I ran the concept by my neuro-ophthalmologist dad once and he basically equated it to those little metal inside-the-eye “tattoos,” called all of us idiots for doing stuff like this, and then said to “do what I say” and wouldn’t explain further. I never found another doctor who I felt would understand the concept enough to explain the risks without being so dismissive. Thank you!
I started tight lining yesterday and did wonder how it can affect your eyes since mine get very watery when I do it. Thank you for sharing! Now I’m not sure if it is even worth doing it. I went 15 years without it. Lol
I appreciate the educated content. I think most people, wether they realize it or not, have tried to find the balance between aesthetics and health, and having knowledgeable, fact based resources can be very helpful and comforting. Thank you!
Thank you! I'm glad to help. I appreciate you watching!
My eye doctor chewed me out for tightlining. I’ve been doing it for over 20 years and had contacts for just as long and NEVER been told about this before. It was a new doctor for me but i was ticked. I have changed my mascara to a less flaky one and stopped tightlining, but I feel like I look so different in a bad way. Good to know it can be safe especially if I want to get dolled up for date night or something
Hi! Thank you so much! Do you have a brand of eyeliner that you feel is safer from irritation (ingredient-wise)?
I like things that aren't waterproof. I know those stay longer but the ingredient in waterproof liner and mascara should be avoided (the PFACs)
@@DrRupaWong 😳😨
@@DrRupaWong which eyeliner brands do you like to use? Thank you for your awesome content!
@@DrRupaWong I learned the hard way to stay away from waterproof liners, even for my lash line.
@@DrRupaWong What are PFACs??
Great content. I have been tight lining my eyes for 60 years & I have been very fortunate to have never had a problem. Thank you for your very common sense approach instead of just saying don’t do it! Keep up the good work. Greetings from Cornwall UK
For GOD SAKE woman what did you use for eyeliner!??
@@sselassie3126 I used Lancôme eye pencil - we are not from the iron age you know, we had good makeup back then - there is nothing new 😊
wow that’s amazing!! how do you recommend removing your eyeliner?
I always use a liquid, non greasy, eye makeup remover. I don’t know where you are in the world but I have been using Simple which is kind and gentle on the skin here in the UK 😊
@@janetstanland2015 ooh okay, i will definitely check it out! thank you ☺️
Hi Dr. Rupa Wong! Please kindly share the name of the eye makeup (Eyeliner/Eyeshadow) you used to tightline/waterline your eyes in this video. Love your makeup! ♥️
Can you please recommend safe or if possible “healthy” eyeliner and mascara. I’m Arab and I have a deepest eye, my grandma also told me kohl is healthy and looks beautiful 😂 I honestly get more iterated by kvd and Sephora eyeliners than those local ones I used back home. Now that I live in the US, my eyes are so irritated 😣
Doctor thank you for such valuable information. It helps to have a female doctor to guide us women through our makeup application. I just started doing upper tightlining because I lost Vision in my right eye with an optic nerve issue and cannot get the eyeliner on the same way ice when I had sight in both eyes. I am diligent about using a good eye makeup remover in the evening and warm compresses to make sure all of the areas are cleaned well. All eye makeup is changed every 2 months. Thank you for the tips and the close-up look at your eyes
Hi Amy - I'm so sorry to hear about your optic nerve disorders and resulting loss of vision. I cannot imagine how tough that is. Thank you so much for your kind words.
I love the way you stacked your necklaces or those pearl pendants? Our eye health is so important and any kind of irritation doesn't feel too good, so I try to keep mine healthy as possible. Btw, I love your brows. Tfs
Aww, thanks for your kind comments! Yeah - 3 different necklaces. I made the pearl one. The other two were presents from hubby. And, absolutely, so important to keep your eyes healthy!
This was so helpful. I wear RGP lens and used Indian kohl in my waterline so many times, only to feel my lower eyelid puff out after a few mins. Now I know why! Thank you.
For sure!!
th-cam.com/users/shorts3P6Oy0UB6kk - hope this helps!
That explains why I ALWAYS used to get frequent styes in my eyes. I stopped tightlining around 18 and since then I've never gotten a single stye.
I'm so glad you were able to find a remedy! Styes can be awful!
I love that this was so informative and that you're a tight-lining fan. Really unique perspective. I use to always tightline, but I was gifted a glitter eyeliner set a few years ago, and just went for it without thinking. My eyes have not been the same since. The glitter eyeliner did something... Feels like chronic dry-eye, and the mucus production, especially at night when I'm tired, is MADDENING. So what is your stance on magnetic eye-liner?
She has a video now that discuss magnetic eyeliner and lashes.
Try hot compress over your eye for 5 minutes then massage your eye glands there's videos about it it helps get the gunk out of the glands. Magnetic eyeliner did it to me that's what I was told to do.
Thanks so much for such a helpful video from a medical perspective. Tight lining has always instinctively felt wrong to me. I have several large, expensive eyeshadow palettes.
I’ve heard TH-camrs say that they’re powder so they’re good for years and years. How long are these palettes actually safe to use?
This was great ! I've always been wondering about this all of my life & told my sister & others not to ! Thanx for this video !👍
I'm so glad it was helpful!
@@DrRupaWong Thank you !
How to get rid of milia around and on eyes especially but also on the face l love watching you and appreciate all your advice I do everything you say being a Dr I want you to know that you are extremely beautiful 🌟😘🌷 😇 and appreciated sharing your experience and knowledge and hard work to become a Dr your importance is not taken for granted in my opinion 💚💄 love love love you Nik from Australia Perth 💜🌹 I am a girl
Milia can often times resolve on their own. Treatment options include laser, cryo, curettage (that's when you cut it and scoop out the contents), Thanks for your kind words!
I take a needle and poke at it until I can get the milia seed out. Obviously a clean needle. I've been doing it since I was like 15 and I'm now 29.....a doctor would probably strongly advise against me doing this myself 🤣
This information is so useful and thanks to you for that! Could you make a video on eyeshadows and what are the differences between regular or mineral eyeshadows? Are mineral eyeshadows actually better for the eyes or is it just greenwashing?
Ooh, that's a great topic! Writing it down now!
So thankful I found your video. I’m fighting my 3rd sty. I’ve never had a problem before. I got my first, 3 weeks ago, underneath my eyelid on my left eye. Very painful I might add. Well, it healed. Now I have one on the left eye, but at the bottom this time. And, I have one on the top lid of my right eye! My goodness, do my eyes ever hurt. I always tightline my eyes. I’m going to throw away my liner. Yes, it’s an old pencil. And I’ll be throwing away my mascara and primer as well. Although they are not old, but may be contaminated now. I’m also going to start cleaning with the alcohol. Thank you!
Ugh, styes are awful. So sorry! I hope this helps. Thank you for being here!
Thank you Dr Wong, this is so informative… things I wondered about tightlining and I already have dry eyes. Great video!
Thank you!
ROFL. “That’s not when you put spit there, that’s when you throw it out.” Best line in a makeup video ever!
I’m glad I came across this. I am nearly 60 and was always afraid to tightline before, but have recently played around with it and it’s not so scary. :). Because I have very hooded/heavy lids regular eyeliner always looks a mess, so I’ve never used it much. But tightlining looks so nice, when i am light-handed. Thanks for your professional input about all of it. God bless you!!!!
I'm glad you caught that! I tell it like it is! That's the thing - some ophthalmologists (mainly male) will say "Don't tighline" having no idea what that really is. lol. I like the way it looks to, and I figure why not just equip people with info so they can do so safely?
I just tightlined today for the first time and after watching your video it will,also be my last time.Imhave very dry eyes. Thanks for the tips.
Kindly recommend some gel eye liners, liquid eye liners and kohl pencils which are safe for eye
I know this is an old video, but I'm commenting anyway. 😜 I've seen a bunch of your videos now and I can confidently say that I've learned something from each that I've been wanting to know for a long time. And sometimes, these have been questions that I've actively searched for answers on in the past (to no avail). PLEASE keep making videos. ❤
Thanks so much! This is exactly what I needed to hear! I'm actually going to be posting every week now (my New Year's Resolution!)
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Informative! Love it.
Thank you for this video. I always wonder about this topic. This is very helpful 👍
I'm so glad! Thank so much for you kind words!
I use an oil cleanser first, lathering up my whole face for 1 to 2 mins focusing on my eyes. I softly wipe with a makeup eraser (basically a microfiber cloth). That usually takes care of it all. But if not, I use a Q Tip dipped in Micellar Water around the edge of my eyes and carefully through my lashes. Then if there's anything in the waterline, I wipe it with a new Q Tip dampened with plain water. Since I only use gel on kohl pencils, it's usually half gone anyway.
Now I know why my mom always says not to use eyeliner. I always thought she just didn't want me to use makeup on my eyes and that she was making it up. So happy to know(:
lol! mamas know best!
Thanks for all the tips. You are so lovely and down to earth
I'm so glad I found this video! I have dry eyes and always tightline my upper lashes. I never realized I was making the problem worse. I use Xiidra eye drops. Not sure if they help much. I'm buying the We Love Eyes cleanser. I double cleanse at night. I first use a cleansing balm to remove all my makeup. Then I use a foaming cleanser. Is the balm ok to use on my eyes? Thank you for this helpful video!!
Thank you so much for your time and effort for your every video. Please keep doing educate us. 😊😊😊👏👏👏
Thank you so much- this was so helpful for me- very clear and understandable
I'm so glad!
0:55 Most make up artists use the term tight lining to refer to putting eyeliner on the base of the lashes, not on the water line... it's two different techniques
Thanks for sharing that!
Thanks, Dr. Rupa! My own opthamologist would not have the time to go into such detail!
You're most welcome! Thank you for watching, Florida!
Your video was very informative. Thank you. I've treated chronic dry eye for over 20 years. I've found warm eye compresses morning and night as recommended by my opthalmologist to most helpful.
I just discovered your channel the other day and you are answering questions I have wondered about for a long time!
Thank you doctor! 💕 Kim
Thank you!!
Nice information ma'am
Can you do a video on how to care for styes and general eye care
Absolutely!
This was so informative, thank you!
Can you show how to remove eye make up and especially if you tightline your lower eyelids how you clean those.
Such a fantastic informative video, Dr Rupa.
This is so cool! As a med geek I LOVED the visual between the two eyes. Thank you for doing this. Best gf ever! (even though i don't know you lol)
I am so happy you loved it. 😊
Love this video!! Love your highlights and eyeshadow!!
Thank you so much!!
Just found your channel and wanted to say thank you for sharing these videos. 🤗🌟💕 You’re educating us and providing helpful information to prevent injury. I’ve since reduced the frequency of tight-lining whilst keeping my tools clean. Much love & blessings. Xx
Argh, it's a triple whammy. Just found out I have dry eye, and seriously hope it's not forever because it means no more contacts (hate wearing glasses - they take over your whole look, and I find the frames interrupting my peripheral vision very annoying), no mascara, and because I have hooded eyes, tightlining is the only way I can wear liner. Ooof! It's a real vanity challenge. Thank you so much for all the info and detail you're sharing. Would love to know if dry eye can be temporary for some people. I know I've had symptoms for about 9mths - exactly the same time as starting a new job where I'm under a lot of stress, hyperfocus on the screen and forget to blink. Thank you :)
I love your lip color. Can you share what it is?
It's Charlotte Tilbury Pillowtalk (liner, lipstick and gloss). Here's my affiliate link. I love it! lipstick: bit.ly/2NWaDCT
Thank you so much for the excellent suggestions, do's and dont's. Keep them coming.
Thank you for watching Joan!
Thank you very much for this informative video! I love love loveeeee your channel. I have suffered with chronic blepharitis for years and it’s pretty well controlled when I follow the prevention regimen and don’t wear any makeup. I have been listening to your videos and hope it helps me find a way to safely wear make up again 🙏🏻
Thanks Penny so much for your kind words. Blepharitis can be debilitating. I'll be sure to do more videos on that topic since it truly does affect so many and I completely understand wanting to resume makeup. I just did one on styes and makeup too.
Great points for those of us who don't know - ty!
great advice thanks regards liz from UK 🇬🇧
This video was very helpful. I do have allergies, in general, but this video explained why most liners dry my eyes out so much that my eyes become irritated. There's only a couple brands I can tightline with and even then, I don't do it days in a row. I found out waterproof liners are the most drying for me, again this video explains why.
So what I do is not put the liner directly on the waterline. I put the liner moreso along my lash roots and smudge with a brush. It gives me the same effect.
Great video. Thank you!
Tight lining is NOT the same as putting the eyeliner on your waterline. Tight lighting is when you fill in any “gaps” between your lash roots. So it look like a solid band.
That's what I was thinking too. Waterline is a different thing altogether.
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Can you pls recommend an eyeliner that is safe to use in the waterline. Thank you so much!
Sharing the images was interesting! Thank you so much for sharing your expertise!
Very helpful. Thank you very much! ❤️👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🏆
Ohh this is super helpful and interesting, thank you!
Thank you so much for educating all of us!
Thanks for watching!
So glad I watched your video. Have sensitive skin to begin with - with eyes easily getting red/teary with wrong products. The tight line is a great method for those mature, however watching this I don't want to take the risk. Thank you
Thank you so much for this information!
Thank you for this information! Beautifully done and informative.
Thank you so much for caring and this video!!
Thanks for your professional insight into beauty!
About to get something for my waterline but I tend to get eye styes. Thank you for this video.
You are sooo sweet and beautiful and btw your skin looks amazing you should do a skincare video !! I commented before and you answered me so politely ! I asked about the Rimmel lash accelerator mascara and serum I am using both right now . Lately my eyes are in turmoil but not from those products I don't think anyway. I use so many products at night and I think I got some essence in my eyes and the veins in my eyes became very inflamed . I need to be more careful !! You should also do a video on just the basics of healthy eye care mine are currently red and suffering and I am not sure exactly why ! I am not trying to be bossy tho lol just ideas. Thank you for your videos !!! God bless you
Makeup terminology and application can be so confusing sometimes. I thought tightlining was putting eyeliner at the root of your eyelashes, outside of the waterline but not quite where the eyeliner line goes. And I thought that doing your waterline was what kohl/kajal pencil were for and that it was actually good for avoiding infections (isn't that why Ancient Egyptians and Indians started doing it?). Turns out I was wrong on both counts, and that even eyeliner can end up in your eyes at some point. I'm so grateful for videos such as this one that set things straight once and for all, and help you do things safely.
Great video, with lots of information. I have enough trouble using mascara, let alone eye liner., even though I love the look. I do try normal eyeliner pencils below my lash line on the bottom and the mobile lid at the top. I sometimes just use powder eyeshadow as eyeliner. Thank you.
Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!
This video is SO helpful. Thank you so much Dr. Wong. I was wanting to learn how to tightline, but I am glad that I now know how to do it in a way that is safer.
this was sooo helpful! Thank you, I do have one more question, how do you completely remove eyeliner from the waterline? I use eye make up remover and it removes eyeshadow and mascara. I also go in with a qtip and remove the eyeliner from the waterline however it doesn't completely remove it! when i wash my face the eyeliner runs into my eyes!!
Great video and advice, thank you!
Hi Dr. Wong - I just came across your channel and I love it! Thanks so much for all your amazing videos! 💗
How on can you start wearing eyeliner on your top lid after having a chalezion I love all your input very helpful
Loved loved loved this video! Thank you for sharing your voice!
Best video ever 😍
I'm so blessed to have come across your channel. I lived this video - thank you!
I have VERY sensitive eyes and can't seem to find an eyeliner or mascara that doesn't make my eyes water and smudge giving raccoon eyes. Can you recommend one?
Also, I have had a stye that has remained for months now ~ should I be concerned? It was there for my last eye visit, I just forgot to mention it - but they didn't either ~ yikes!
This vid. just popped up in my feed, and I’m very glad that it did! Great info. about how tightlining can affect the meibomian glands!
I’m wondering if years of using baby oil to remove waterproof mascara might clog them up, as well?
i have some blockages in my oil glands and the dry eye issues are so frustrating! my eyes run constantly, so people think i am crying. my eyes ache and burn. i use proper hydrating drops, but it not enough. i wish i knew what to do for the aching and burning. i had figured out to quit tight lining after being diagnosed. it wasn't too hard to realize i was putting a thick, waxy product on top of or into those glands.
Absolutely great decision to stop tightlining with the symptoms you were experiencing. Likely that your oil glands were really getting covered up, causing blepharitis. Glad you're doing better now!
Thank you...for all your advice. I have lined my eyes for years and now I am getting styes😢. This video really helped ...
more help than my own eye doctor 😂!
TYFS!! Great advice and I’m so glad I found your channel!! You’re so gorgeous btw!! Have a great day! ~Alli~😀🌸🦋
Thank nyou so much!!! Also, both depending on the look.
I have very dry eyes and, lately, a grainy surface where my eyeliner should go. I never tight line. I'm 76 with thin eyelid skin. Here's what I'm doing as my night routine. Is it all right or should I add or not do something? I take off all my makeup with cold cream,. Then I use a pore refiner, but NOT anywhere near my eyes. Then I clean my skin, including my eyelids with Cetaphil Gentle Skin Cleanser. That leaves my skin feeling wonderful and soft. Then I do what my ophthalmologist says; I clean my eyelids wíth an antimicrobial spray. Over that I use an eye moisturizer. I put an overnight moisturizing ointment (Genteal),. Also, I use Genteal eye drops as needed during the day. I don't wear contacts. Even with all this I'mI'mstill getting grainy skin at the base of my upper lashes, not at the waterline. Help!
This was very helpful! I have dry eye AND blepharitis so I have definitely learned not to thightline. Looks good but it´s not worth the hassle!
Exactly! Plus the particulate matter that gets into your eyes too!
Thank you, very informative!
as someone who’s been doing this for a while (not even realizing it was a teal thing someone did) i never thought about this being dangerous in any way, thanks :)
i am new to you youtube and enjoyed your factual sharing/comment/advice as true blue professionals instead of beauty bloggers who are generally sponsored.
This video was really helpful and informative - thank you!!
Great advice thank you..
Hi Dr. Wong! Thank you for sharing, this was so helpful! I'm curious, what other ways would you suggest applying eyeliner for anyone who has AKC?
Hi Ashley, I use tons of eyeliner! First, it's important to make sure you aren't allergic to any of the ingredients in the liner (I promise you I'm doing a sensitive eye makeup video soon). Then just line right under the lash line to avoid the glands.
@@DrRupaWong Thank you! Can't wait to see more.
Great video. Thank you! Glad I never tightlined. Looks so good on others but always makes me look like a raccoon. Also, couldn’t help notice your bracelet stack are those custom or something we can purchase?
haha. yeah, I get the raccoon look too sometimes, but people do that on purpose too! Just smoke it out with a little shadow underneath and voila! Yes the bracelets are custom. These super sweet woman who makes them in LA - only $40 each! and she does gold, rose gold and silver. With and without charms. I just text her, but let look up some other type of contact info for her.
Great video! So what eyeliner do u use to tightline??
Thank you so much for explaining about the oil glands! It explains why my eyes hurt so much when I’ve tried tightlining no matter my technique or liner brand. I do have dry eye syndrome, probably Sjogrens. I do have my eyeliner tattooed, I’m wondering if I can get tightline tattooed and whether that would block the glands. Thanks again!