Billie Eilish’s signature eyeliner is surprisingly simple

Billie Eilish may be a musical prodigy, but when it comes to makeup, she’s just like the rest of us. What exactly does that mean? While the “Birds of a Feather” singer certainly has access to the most luxurious beauty brands, she sticks to a few tried-and-true drugstore favorites when creating her signature look. Over the weekend, the nominated Record of the Year increased TikTok to share the details of her pre-show glam routine — from hair to skin care to a full face of makeup — and it was filled with a few cult favorites as well as some indie up-and-comers. And for her trademark eyeliner, she turns to a sub-$10 staple to last through a 95-minute set. As if that wasn’t accessible enough, her go-to technique is also so easy to master.

Eilish, currently on her “Hit Me Hard and Soft” world tour, begins her beauty routine backstage by cleaning with Biba de Sousa micellar water and then moisturizing with a daily moisturizer of the same brand. From there, it’s straight into her signature tight look. This technique involves applying eyeliner along the waterline, and the singer starts by using a Q-tip to remove excess moisture so the liner stays put.

User Maybelline Tattoo Studio Automatic Gel Pencil in EspressotiniEilish draws along both her upper and lower lash lines, creating a baby wing straight out (not upwards, like many classic cat eyes). For extra staying power and a lightly smudged effect, she then uses a straight-edged brush to apply Mario’s Master Mattes Eyeshadow Palette: The Neutrals in the shade MN10 (an “intense cool brown”). After this step, she grabs a clean Q-tip dipped in the same micellar water and crisps the wing, then lengthens her inner corner using the same technique.

Besides the Maybelline liner, Eilish reckons with a few other makeup must-haves you might already have in your bag. For example, she hides the stain using Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer and puts in Laura Mercier Ultra Blur Translucent Setting Powder. To get her unbrushed brows, she uses Got 2b’s Glued Brow & Edge Gel for lift and hold and adds faux freckles with Revlon ColorStay Semi-Permanent Brow Ink.

But it’s clear that Eilish also loves trending makeup brands and viral beauty products, because her pre-show glam includes that too Milk Makeup Cool Water Jelly Tint in Burst and Merit’s Brow 1980 Volumizing Pomade and Clean Lash Lengthening Mascara. And to create her naturally contoured lip look that lasts all night long, she turns to Sacheu Beauty Stay-N Lip Liner plus Tower 28 OneLiner Lip Liner + Eyeliner + Cheek pencil in “Work of Art” before going on stage.

Eilish ends the video by showing herself after the show, complete with barely-there makeup. So if her simple liner technique manages to last through singing, dancing and sweating while a stadium full of fans watch, it’s probably worth trying for your next night out.