This little-known hack from royal make-up artist will give perfect winged eyeliner in seconds

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For many, drawing on a perfect winged eyeliner is a tricky task, no matter how often you practise. Shaky hands, hooded eyelids and less than 20:20 vision can all leave your feline flick looking more smudgy than sharp.

Which is why, when we sat down with make-up-artist-to-the-royals Hannah Martin – who has her very own beauty advent calendar out this year in association with OK!

Beauty Box, priced at £100 but worth over £570 – we couldn't resist asking her how the pros do it so effortlessly. And, happily, she wasn't one to gatekeep: “One tip I learned from [acclaimed make-up artist and dame] Pat McGrath is to draw the line on first with a pale grey eyeshadow," Hannah advises. "You can tweak it until your heart’s content and then when you’re happy with how the wing looks, go over it with a black liner." Try Laura Mercier Matte Eye Shadow in the shade Plum Smoke, currently £20, or Jones Road's brilliant grey Brow Pencil, £22.

READ MORE: 'Best money I've spent' - LED mask that 'reduces acne' lands on sale for nearly £120 off READ MORE: This £55 beauty bundle makes the perfect Christmas gift – and saves you over £270 “I also realised that I just need to get over myself and use tape if I need to!" Hannah jokes. "If I really don’t know how to do a wing on a client’s eye shape, I just apply medical tape to the corners and use this as a guide.