Makeup for Different Eye Colors
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The Right Shade
Your eyes are the windows to your soul. Make them come alive with a touch of shadow on the lids. Click through the gallery to learn which shades of shadow work best with your eye color to give you the look you desire.
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Baby Blues
Kirsten Dunst (left) and Nicky Hilton (right) have amazing blue eyes and they know how to dress 'em up.
Classic Choices: Taupe, gray, violet, purple, deep blue (a darker shade than your eye color makes your eyes really blue), black (mix it with bright blue for a smoky effect)
Funky Favorites: Silver, turquoise, fuschia (brightens any shade of blue) -
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Green With Envy
Lindsay Lohan (left) and Rihanna (right) have greenish-hazel eyes and their dark hair makes them stand out.
Classic Choices: Brown, apricot, purple, plum, deep khaki or forest green (because they are in the same greenish family, they brighten green eyes)
Funky Favorites: Gold, lime-green, really light green, bright purple -
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Brown-Eyed Girl
Whether you have light brown eyes like Jessica Simpson (left) or deep brown eyes like Keira Knightley, there are plenty of color choices.
Classic Choices: Copper, bronze, champagne (soft pink with a touch of apricot), brown, beige, and khaki-green
Funky Favorites: Tangerine, royal blue, hot pink, lime-green (the contrast adds punch to brown) -
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All Eye Colors
If you have eyes like Vanessa Williams' that incorporate all the colors, or you want to play it safe, these color choices work for all.
Classic Choices: Navy or charcoal base to define and a powder-blue shadow for highlighting (it brightens your brow bone)
Funky Favorites: Silver-sparkle shadow makes all eyes look edgy. -
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