How can i stop my eye makeup from smudging and running during the day?

i wear a line of eyeliner (sometimes soft pencil, sometimes liquid) and mascara on my top eye-lashes everyday.


i don't wear much atall, but after a few hours it seems to smudge and it looks as it would if i would have been crying.


this happens every day- especially if i have been laughing or something.


is there something i can do without buying new make-up or buying any new products to stop this from happening?


thanks xHow can i stop my eye makeup from smudging and running during the day?
It sounds like you are wearing drug-store eye makeup. I spent about 10 years doing the same thing, then I tried department store makeup and was amazed. I would suggest trying a Dept. store brand, like Clinique, MAC or Benefit. Go to one of the stores and have them show you how to put it on. Tell them the problem you are having, because there are specific products directed toward keeping eye makeup on. MAC has a product you put on your eyelid, the color is ';Painterly'; for medium to light skin. I use it and it will keep the makeup on ALL DAY. The eyeliner also will not run. Unfortunatley, the ingredients the drug store brands (Cover Girl, Loreal, etc) use make them run very easliy. It's not worth the savings, just buy your essential eye makeup at the department store counter.How can i stop my eye makeup from smudging and running during the day?
try applying a loose translucent powder under your bottom eyelash to prevent this . i have this problem too but mine isn't that dramamtic , it doesnt look like ive been crying . just a little smear here and there .