How to Use Eye Color to Make Your Eyes Pop

The great thing about eye makeup is that you have so many different colors to choose from that you can wear a variety of colors no matter what color your eyes are. However, some makeup colors will emphasize the eyes more than others do, depending on what color eyes you have.

There are no set rules to go by when choosing eye shadow or eyeliners, so you can try any color you're interested in, but you'll look and feel like a million bucks when you find the best eye makeup combination for you personally. You can use the information below as a guide to help you find the right eye makeup that will make your eyes pop with color.

Eye Color and Makeup Shades That Look Great Together

Brown eyes are very common, but they don't have to be boring. You can make your brown eyes pop by choosing the best eye makeup shades. Best colors for brown eyes are bronze, gray, blues, dark violet, and green. Gray and black eyes are the least common of all. If you have black eyes, you can wear just about any color you want with excellent results. If you have gray eyes, charcoal, silver, and dark grays do wonders to make your eyes pop.

Blue and green eyes get many compliments, but you can make them even more amazing when you choose the right eye makeup color. Blue eyes really pop when you use dark colors like charcoal, brown, blue, violet, green, gray, and taupe. Silver and gold are great colors for a night out on the town.

Green eyes look best when you wear warm colors like plum, brown, green, and lavender. Taupe and gold colors make green eyes stand out the most. Green eyes can also wear a variety of eyeliners such as black, bronze, gray, brown, and plum.

Hazel eyes have both green and brown colors in them, and the iris will often have specks of blue and gold. The makeup shade that you use will bring out the different colors in the eyes. Choose your makeup based on the color you want to enhance at any given time. For example, wear blue shadow to bring out the blue in your eyes.

Experiment With Color

Some of the most fun can be from learning which colors you like and what effect different colors will give you. Experiment with different shades to find the ones that accentuate your eyes the best. You never know for sure how a color will look until you try it. Some colors may surprise you by looking much better than you ever imagined. If you don't like the way a certain color looks, you can simply wash it off and start again.

Dark colors such as black and navy blue will frame and define the eyes, and they look great with any eye color. Light colors will make your eyes look bigger and brighter. Generally, women will wear the lighter shades during the daytime to create a subtle look. Use the darker colors when you want to create a dramatic look for a night out.

Smokey Eyes

If you want the infamous "smokey eye" look but are not sure how to pull it off, there are now many great products on the market to help you do so. I bought a Smokey Brown Eyes kit that has everything in one package that I need to create a smokey eye, and it even has instructions on how to do it.

Claire's has a Smoky Eye Makeup Kit that is easy to use, and Cover Girl has a kit that I use and like very much. You can usually get these kits for $20-40, and with just a little practice, you can become a pro.