Beauty Guide : Best Eyeshadows for your Eye Colour

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Hello Dolls and Gents, 

 What is your eye colour? Do you have brown eyes, blue eyes, green eyes, hazel , grey eyes or amber eyes? I believe in the saying 'makeup has no rules', however is you love something then you should rock it. However, if you want to enhance a certain feature, you should know the right colour techniques that can help you. 

 Today, I am going to teach you how to enhance your eye colour by using certain colours. Generally the most flattering shades for your eye colour are on the opposite side of the colour spectrum. These shades is not only for eyeshadows, it can be used for eyeliner and mascara as well. This is going to be a long post, so grab a snack and a comfortable seat and let's begin. 

Brown 

Brown eyes are a neutral canvas to work with so you can choose any colours. Now, when it comes to brown eyes , there are light brown eyes and dark brown eyes. Light brown eyes can pull off cool and warm tone neutral shade. Dark brown eyes can pull off all the same colours as light brown eyes. 

Purple

This is the most universal eyeshadow to wear. This is perfect for brown eyes because it is a contrast, which make brown eye pop. The best purple eyeshadow for brown eyes are blue-purple colour because it contrast the warmth of brown.  

  • High End: MUFE S924 Purple 
  • Drugstore: L'Oreal Purple Priority 

Blue 

The coolness of blues helps contrast the warmth of brown, which also makes the whites of your eyes brighter. 
  • High End: MAC Atlantic Blue 
  • Drugstore: Makeup Geek Neptune 

Silver 

Silver is a cool-toned colour which allow for a beautiful contrast against the warmth of brown eyes. 
  • High End: MUFE D118 Platinum
  • Drugstore: L'Oreal Liquid Diamond or Flashback Silver 

Green 

This colours looks amazing with brown eyes. It helps the brown eyes really stand out and be more vibrant. 
  • High End: MAC Humid
  • Drugstore: Makeup Geek Envy 

Bronze/Copper 

These eyeshadows colours are perfect brown eye because it draws out the fleck of golds or yellow in your eyes. 
  • High End: MAC Woodwinked 
  • Drugstore: Milani Bella Copper 

Blue

Blue eyes are able to wear to variety of colour to enhance their eyes. Some colour can really bring out or play up your blue eyes. Other shades may give your eyes extra intensity or make the blue stand out. 

Brown 

This eyeshadow colour draws attention to your eyes because the warmth of the colour make blue eyes stand out. 
  • High End: MAC Cork 
  • Drugstore: Maybelline Creamy Beige 

Purple

This universally flattering eyeshadow helps accentuate blue eyes. 

  • High End: MAC Fig 1
  • Drugstore: Makeup Geek Drama Queen  

Orange 

This eyeshadow colour will let your blue eyes look phenomenal. It creates a strong contrast.
  • High End: MAC Rule 
  • Drugstore: Makeup Geek Chickadee  

Bronze 

This eyeshadow colour helps balance the cool tones in your blue eyes. 
  • High End: Urban Decay Smog 
  • Drugstore: Maybelline Bad to the Bronze 

Pink 

This eyeshadow colour can really brighten blue eyes and make them stand out. 
  • High End: MUFE M816 Rosewood 
  • Drugstore: Maybelline Inked in Pink 

Green 

Green eyes can rock some amazing colours when they are worn right. 

Taupe 

This eyeshadow colour is perfect for green eyes because of it warm undertones is more flattering against your eye colour. 
  • High End: MUFE S560 Taupe 
  • Drugstore: L'Oreal Bronzed Taupe 

Purple

This is universally flattering eyeshadow compliments green because any eyeshadow with a red undertones will make green eyes pop. 
  • High End: MAC Trax
  • Drugstore: Milani Bella Purple

Silver 

This eyeshadow colour adds both smoky and brightness, which creates an ethereal look. 
  • High End: Bobbi Brown Shimmer Eyeshadow in Rock 
  • Drugstore: Makeup Geek Mercury 

Gold/Bronze 

This eyeshadow colours help adds dimension which in return makes your green eyes pop. 
  • High End: MAC Amber Lights
  • Drugstore Maybelline Bad to the Bronze

Brown 

This eyeshadow colour is effective for green eyes. This colour will bring our your vibrant green eyes. 
  • High End: MAC Cork
  • Drugstore: Maybelline Chocolate Suede 

Hazel 

Hazel eyes is a mix of several different colours. You can enjoy a wide selection of shadows to that draw out the flecks of hues in your eyes. 

Gold 

This colour is one of the components of hazel. It only makes sense that use an green eyeshadow next to your hazel eyes will bring out the gold tones in your eyes. 
  • High End: MUFE I648 Golden Fawn 
  • Drugstore: L'Oreal Eternal Sunshine 

Purple 

This universally flattering eyeshadow provides a contrast to hazel eyes. 
  • High End: MAC Fig 1
  • Drugstore: L'Oreal Smouldering Plum 

Bronze 

Anything with gold flecks will match the golden tones in hazel eyes and instantly warm them up. 
  • High End: MAC Tempting 
  • Drugstore: Makeup Geek Pretentious 

Burnt Sienna 

This colour will emphasize the flecks of light brown in your hazel eyes and really bring them out.
  • High End: MAC Deep Damson 
  • Drugstore: Makeup Geek Bitten 

Rose Gold 

This is a neutral colour but with more pinky gold undertones which helps bring out those flecks of light brown 
  • High End: MAC Expensive Pink 
  • Drugstore: L'Oreal Amber Rush 

Grey 

Grey eyes have two ways of choosing makeup. The first way is to determine what other shades exist along with grey. Is there hints of blue or brown or hazel?  Or are they more violet or green. You can choose the best colours shades designed for blue, green, or brown eyes. 

Teal 

This eyeshadow colour will help enhance the pale blue or green in your grey eyes. 
  • High End: MAC Aquadisiac 
  • Drugstore:  Milani Bella  Teal 

Peach 

This eyeshadow colour is perfect because it complement the flecks pale blue and green in your eye colour. 
  • High End: MAC Arena 
  • Drugstore: Makeup Geek Peach Smoothie 

Charcoal 

This eyeshadow colour is perfect for grey eyes because of hint of blue our eye colour. 
  • High End: Inglot 444
  • Drugstore: Maybelline Audacious Asphalt 

Purple 

This universally flattering colour will help bring forward your eye colour. 
  • High End: MAC Sketch 
  • Drugstore: Makeup Geek Sensuous 

Deep Brown 

This eyeshadow colour will bring warmth to your grey eyes. 
  • High End: MAC Sable 
  • Drugstore: Makeup Geek Last Dance 

Amber 

Amber eyes are a rare eye colour with brown and golden. 

Aqua 

This eyeshadow colour is perfect for amber eyes, the great thing is that amber eyes can manage this colour well. 
  • High End: MAC Aqua 
  • Drugstore: Milani Caribbean Sea 

Gold/Bronze 

These eyeshadow colours deep golden and bronzes helps bring out the honey tones in your eye colour and also bring forward the green. 
  • High End: MUFE I648 Golden Fawn 
  • Drugstore: Makeup Geek Maybelline Bad to the Bronze 

Purple 

This universally flattering colour helps enhance amber eyes. 
  • High End: MUFE M822 Plum 
  • Drugstore: Makeup Geek Unexpected 

Silver 

This eyeshadow colour will bring out the brightness of amber eyes. 
  • High End: Urban Decay S&M
  • Drugstore: Makeup Geek Rockstarr

Baby Pink 

This eyeshadow colour should have shimmer to it to help brighten your eye colour and the honey tone of the warm colour. 
  • High End: Inglot 431
  • Drugstore: L'Oreal Forever Pink 
Hope that you enjoyed this post. Which eye colour are you? Let me know in the comment below. Don't forget to +1'd, share, and comment down below. 





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2 comments

  1. AnonymousDecember 26, 2016 at 5:13 AM

    This is a great post, very informative and matter of fact. Thank you!

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    1. MakeupbyMaameDecember 28, 2016 at 11:34 AM

      I am glad you enjoyed this post and I hope you learn something new.

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