Eye Makeup Tips: A Color Cheat Sheet for Stunning Eyes

Choosing a wrong shade of eye shadow can make you an object of unwanted attention. Great choice of eye makeup enhances the overall natural beauty of any woman’s face without drawing unnecessary attention to makeup. At the same time, wrong shades can drain natural colors of your complexion and make you look sick. Proper understanding of skin tone differences and eye shadow colors can help you avoid these pitfalls, so here are a few valuable eye makeup tips.

Hazel Eyes

Women with hazel eyes can use shades ranging from brown to green. These colors are often accompanied by flecks of gray or gold to underline their natural radiance.  You can easily play with hazel eye makeup to dramatically accentuate your eyes. If you wish to highlight the green in hazel eyes, opt in for lavender, plum or violet eye shadow. If you wish to accentuate the brown in your hazel eyes, then apply yellow, grays and browns – you will notice the difference!

Best makeup colors for green eyes

Buying makeup is a whole lot of fun, but it's not just about picking shades that complement your skin tone. You should also take your eye color into account as well. If you have green eyes, try these makeup tips to bring out the best in your eyes.

Play with purples

Bring out your gorgeous green eyes with purple shades of makeup. Because purple is on the opposite side of the color wheel from green, it's a great choice for green-eyed gals. To widen the look of close-set eyes, apply shades of deep plum eyeshadow toward the outer edges and a lighter shade of purple toward the inner eye. If your eyelids are a little droopy, do the opposite. Avoid purples with blue undertones, as well as blue eyeshadow and eyeliner. If deep shades of purple are a little too much for you, ease into the purple look by using grayish-lavender shadow.

SheKnows beauty expert Nina Sutton advises, "For green eyes, choose color tones such as dark green, lavender, purple, plum or lilac. Gold and copper are great for highlighting green eyes. For eyeliner, it is best to avoid black and to choose browns or gray, which are much softer and not so harsh. A general rule of thumb for green eyes is to choose warm shades vs. cooler shades. Choose mascara in a brown tone as well so the face does not look harsh or overpowered."

Avoid silver

If you want to experiment with metallics, avoid silver shades on the eyes. However, bronze, copper and gold look absolutely fabulous with green eyes for evening. Earthy brown or dark green eyeshadow with flecks of gold are also terrific choices.

Ditch the black eyeliner

Everyone loves black eyeliner but it isn't the best choice for green-eyed women. Use chocolate brown or espresso liner for everyday wear. To spice things up, try plum or gold. To open up your eyes and make them pop, add a little white eyeliner to the inner corner near the tear duct. If you absolutely have your heart set on black liner, pick charcoal instead of true black. But believe us — brown will look much better!