Makeup Artist and Stylist, Kendra Stanton, joined us today to tell us why using our eye color to pick out makeup colors can help us put our best face forward:
Everyone wants their eye color to stand out and “pop”. Eyes are such a beautiful point of the face why not choose colors to really show them off? Whether you like bold colors or more neutral colors, you can always find something to bring out the best in your eyes no matter what your style. You can do this by choosing colors complimentary or opposite in the color wheel. In addition to choosing the correct eye colors, pay attention to the color of your skin. Are you more fair, medium, or dark? Dependent on the color of your skin you can use these colors in different shades. For example: Brown eyes with dark brown skin can pull off an Indigo blue eye liner better than someone with pale skin and brown eyes. If you put Indigo blue on someone with pale skin it would take over the eye color instead of complimenting it.
With all of that said, everyone looks different in different colors! If you know something looks terrible on you, DON’T WEAR IT! If you are afraid to try something new, try it anyway — you might find that it looks great! (But ask for a second opinion, just to be sure).
Green eyes:
Best
Shadow: pink, peach, gold, warm browns, bronze, dark brown, charcoal, violet
Eyeliner Liner: warm brown, black brown, sea foam green, navy
Lipstick and blush: pink, peach, coral, red
Mascara: brown black, blue black
Worst:
Shadow: silver, any shade of blue, grey, yellow, green
Eyeliner: black
Lipstick: mauve, rust
Blue eyes:
Best
Shadow: Bronze, pink, peach, gold, warm browns, copper, purple
Eye Liner: Navy, Warm brown, dark brown, Indigo blue,
Lipstick and Blush: Fuscia, light pink, peach, Coral
Worst:
Shadow: baby blue, any shade of green, rust
Eye liner: anything with a red tint, black
Lipstick and Blush: mauve, mocha
Brown Eyes: (have lots of options!)
Best:
Shadow: shades of blue, shades of green, shades of purple, bronze, pinks
Eye Liner: Indigo blue, Navy, black, dark brown, black
Lipstick and blush: pale pink, rose, bright pink, red, coral, violet
Worst
Shadow: peach
Eyeliner: light brown
Lipstick and blush: orange peach
Loved the tips here! So needed some of the ideas you gave. Thank you!
Your welcome!! Thanks for the comment!