Sometimes it can be hard to find the right eyeshadow color. It is difficult to find the shades that will make your eyes pop without outshining them. Here is a guide to find the shades that will look best with your eye color, and eyeshadow palettes that will help your eyes gleam!
Blue Eyes:
One way to make your blue eyes pop is to wear orange-toned eyeshadow. Orange and blue are on opposite sides of the color wheel, so wearing orange will make your blue eyes stand out.
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The Morphe 35O Palette is a great palette to find those warm orangey shades. It has a ton of neutral browns, which makes the palette very diverse. With 35 shades, you can make endless amounts of looks that will really draw attention to your blue eyes for only $24!
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The Anastasia Beverly Hills Modern Renaissance Palette is chock full of warm-toned and orange shadows that will compliment blue eyes. This palette is a cult-favorite to many—and for good reason! These shadows have extreme pigment and incredibly beautiful colors for $42.
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Huda Beauty has travel eyeshadow palettes, called the Obsessions Eyeshadow Palettes, that are $27. The Obsessions Eyeshadow palette in shade Coral is perfect for a blue-eyed babe on the go. It is loaded with orange and coral shades that are ideal for blue eyes.
Brown Eyes:
All eyeshadow colors look amazing with brown eyes! Depending on your shade of brown, some eyeshadows can bring out different undertones. Dark brown eyes really stand out against red and garnet shades, while golds and greens can pop with lighter brown eyes.
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The Warrior Eyeshadow Palette by Juvia’s Place features the most beautiful gold shades. These golden shades can highlight the golden flecks in lighter brown eyes. Juvia’s Place makes very high-quality shadows for a low price and the Warrior Eyeshadow Palette is only $20.
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The Natasha Denona Gold Palette is what makeup dreams are made of. The palette is perfect for brown-eyed babes because it has both greens and golds. The price of this palette is $129, but Natasha Denona shadows are some of the best on the market and worth the investment!
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The Urban Decay Naked palette is a staple in so many makeup collections, but a palette that really compliments deep brown eyes is the Urban Decay Naked Heat Palette. It comes at a high price point of $54, but also offers incredibly high-quality shadows.
Hazel Eyes:
Purple and green are on opposite sides of the color wheel, so purple eyeshadow on hazel eyes can really help to pull out those green shades. Green is also a great choice to help highlight those flecks. Purple and green eyeshadow can seem intimidating, but both colors are extremely flattering for hazel eyes.
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The Morphe Dark Magic Palette is a green eyeshadow dream! The green shades aren’t too bright, so you can make a wearable look, and there are also browns and taupes to help tone it down. It is only $15 for 10 beautiful shades!
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The Purple Palette by Kylie Cosmetics has a very wearable mix of purple shadows for $42. The Purple Palette is very diverse in the looks you can make. All of the purples make hazel eyes pop like crazy, and the accompanying neutrals can help tone down a look if it gets too bold.
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The TruNaked Eyeshadow palettes are an affordable dupe for some of the Naked Palettes. The TruNaked Palette in Goldens has a ton of great shades for hazel eyes. The khaki and green shades really flatter the green and gold flecks in hazel eyes.
Green Eyes:
Just like hazel eyes, purple eyeshadow really makes green eyes pop. Along with purple, bronze and brown eyeshadows can subtly enhance green eyes. By wearing neutral eyeshadows, green eyes have the ability to stand out.
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A great palette full of bronze and brown shades is the I Think I Love You Palette by ColourPop. For only $16 you get 12 beautiful bronze shimmers and brown matte shades. You can create so many looks to compliment green eyes with this palette, from a soft everyday glam look to a bronze smokey eye for night time.
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The Bobbi Brown Ultra-Violet Eyeshadow Palette is a new addition to Bobbi Brown’s line and a great addition to a green-eyed babes collection. The palette features smokey purple shades that contrasts green eyes to make them stand out. This limited edition palette will run you $39 for eight shades.
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Lorac is a makeup company that has fantastic high-quality eyeshadows. The Lorac Unzipped Palette has a ton of bronze and brown shades that pair well with green eyes for $42. This is another palette that can be worn every day and for every occasion.
Makeup has no rules, so you can wear any eyeshadow color you want, regardless of your eye color! These eyeshadow palettes are suggestions for those who don’t quite know where to start, or what their next palette purchase should be. Have fun with your makeup and do what makes you happy!