Green Shadowįor green, the hunter hue of Sephora's MicroSmooth Baked Eyeshadow Trio in Green Flash ($19) wows as a lower lash liner with its soft sandy counterparts on the lid. You could also smudge Tarte Smoldereyes Waterproof Liner in Fig ($22) across the whole lid - it's quick and quite sexy. Purple Shadowįor an easy purple look, try our plum smoky eye tutorial. Still stuck? We've rounded up our top picks in each shade category. A creamy black pencil on both the upper and lower waterlines will also help your eyes stand out. Alternatively, Kim Kardashian's olive complexion looks best with a bronze pencil. For example, Lupita Nyong'o has a cool undertone, as does her pretty grape shadow to better suit her skin.
#How to make brown eyes pop on dark skin skin#
Warm skin tones will lean golden or olive, while cooler ones will have a blue or pink cast. (This is likely because blending purple and green make - you guessed it - brown.) To find the right shade for you, find your skin's undertone first. While a range of bronze, coffee, and chestnut hues are an easy and flattering choice, purples and greens in various tones truly make chocolate eyes look stunning, regardless of complexion or hair color. That said, we looked to celebrities on the red carpet to see what really made brown eyes pop.
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RELATED: Eye Shadow 101: How to Make Blue Eyes Pop Good news, though! Because brown eyes have hints of so many different colors (and is a neutral color, too), they look good sporting the widest variety of shadow shades. But with brown eyes, that go-to hue is harder to define, as brown is a blend of several colors. The same holds true for eyes and makeup: gold looks great on blue eyes, green peepers can seriously rock pink shades, and so on. Consider the color wheel from your elementary-school art class - pairing colors directly across from each other on the wheel made both shades look more vivid. Why wouldn't you want to dress those windows with some stunning curtains? We're talking about eye shadow, of course! When it comes to accentuating your eyes, the typical rule of thumb is to wear a color the exact opposite of your iris hue. As the old saying goes, the eyes are the windows to the soul.