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 turns to a few tried-and-true drugstore favorites when creating her signature look. Over the weekend, the Record of the Year nominee took to TikTok to share the details of her glamorous pre-show routine — from hair care to skin care to a full face of makeup — and there were a few cult favorites and more more young indie talent. And for her signature eyeliner, she turns to a staple that costs less than $10 and lasts for a 95-minute application. As if that wasn’t accessible enough, her standard technique is also so easy to master.

Eilish, who is currently on her “Hit Me Hard and Soft” world tour, begins her backstage beauty routine by cleansing with Biba de Sousa micellar water and then moisturizing with a daily moisturizer from the same brand. From there, it’s straight to her signature toned look. With this technique, the eyeliner is applied along the waterline. The singer starts with a cotton swab to remove excess moisture so the eyeliner stays in place.

Using the Maybelline Tattoo Studio Automatic Gel Pencil in Espressotini, Eilish traces along her upper and lower lash lines, creating a baby wing straight outwards (not upwards, like many classic cat eyes). For extra hold and a slightly smudged effect, she then uses a straight-edged brush to apply Mario’s Master Mattes Eyeshadow Palette: The Neutrals in shade MN10 (an “intense cool brown”). After this step, she grabs a clean cotton swab dipped in the same micellar water, crisps up the wing, and then stretches out her inner corner using the same technique.

In addition to the Maybelline liner, Eilish counts on a few other makeup must-haves you may already have in your bag. For example, she covers spots with Nars Radiant Creamy Concealer and sets with Laura Mercier Ultra Blur Translucent Setting Powder. To buff up her brows, she uses Got 2b’s Glued Brow & Edge Gel to lift and hold and adds faux freckles with Revlon ColorStay Semi-Permanent Brow Ink.

But apparently Eilish is also a lover of trendy makeup brands and viral beauty products, as her pre-show glam also includes Milk Makeup Cooling Water Jelly Tint in Burst and Merit’s Brow 1980 Volumizing Pomade and Clean Lash Extension Mascara. And to create her naturally contoured lip look that lasts all night, she uses the Sacheu Beauty Stay-N Lip Liner plus Tower 28 OneLiner Lip Liner + Eyeliner + Cheek Pencil in “Work of Art” before applying the enters the stage.

Eilish ends the video by showing off her post-show self, complete with barely-moving makeup. So if she can manage to sing, dance, and sweat with her simple liner technique while a stadium full of fans looks on, it’s probably worth a try when you go out the next night.