1. Pulling your eyelids taut. A lot of women tend to pull their eyelids taut when trying to apply eyeliner, because it can, in theory, give you a straighter line. But what those women don’t realize is that, by pulling at such delicate skin, you’re opening yourself up to premature wrinkles. I’m not saying you’ll look like you’re 80 before your thirtieth birthday, but I can tell you from personal experience that the tiny wrinkles make applying makeup needlessly difficult. So no pulling!