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How to choose eyeshadow to match eye color

Eyeshadow colors for blue eyes.

How to choose eyeshadow to match eye color 1
Shades of brown, gray, taupe, deep blue, camel, violet.
Eye shadow colors for green eyes
Shades of plum, purple, mauve, pink, dark gray, charcoals, all shades of brown, black
Eye shadow colors for brown eyes
Shades of blue, blue gray, plum
How to apply eyeshadow
Usually you should use three colors:
- The lightest color will open and brighten your eyes.
Apply light shade from the inner corner to the middle of lid from lashes to browline.
To make your eyes appear wider, apply highlight from the inner corner of you lower lid to the middle of the lower lid.
- The medium color will give slight depth to eyes.
Apply medium color to your lid crease. Blend well.
- The most intensive color will give shape to the eyes.
Apply the darkest contrasting color to the outer corener of your eye. If your eyes are close-set, apply the darkest color on the lower lid along the eyelashes.
How to apply eyeliner for small eyes
Eyeliner allows you to shape and emphasize your eyes.
- To make small eyes appear bigger, apply eyeliner from mid-lids to the outer corner of your eye and extend eye liner beyond the eye.
- Apply eye liner as close to lashes as possible
- Hold outside corner of eye with the finger tip to apply.
- Smudge the line or use the matching eyeshadow to soften.
- You can line your eyes with deep-toned eyeshadow instead of the eyeliner
How to choose eyeliner to match eye color
Using different shades of eyeliner also allows you to change the look of your eye color.
Choose an eyeliner color to make your eye color stand out:
Eyeliner for blue eyes
Brown shades, black, charcoal, dark green, dark blue.
Eyeliner for green eyes - deep purples, dark browns, golden browns, blacks and charcoal dark shades of plum
Eyeliner for brown eyes - different tones on brown, golden browns, bronze, black, deep navy blue, dark grays
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