Finding The Perfect Eyeshadow For Your Eye Color + fun facts

Dipping your brush into a palette full of color is exciting! It can also be a chore trying to choose a shade, matte or shimmery to match your style, outfit and mood. But have you ever thought of which shade of eyeshadow goes best with your eye color?

Below are colors that many beauty publications and professional makeup companies recommend. Just like eyes, makeup comes in many colors. Let’s see which eyeshadow hue is right for you!

Eyeshadows for Brown Eyes:

Deep Purples - Shades like plum or eggplant add a bit of drama to brown eyes. For those with warm mahogany tones or flecks of golden, it is complemented by deep purple shades and will give your eyes a beautiful and warm glow.

Browns - Brown eyeshadows colors will naturally accentuate the brown in your eyes. Lighter, cool browns can be used as a highlighter, while medium to rich browns will emphasize more depth.

Coppery Orange - Goes great with brown eyes. Its rich warmth really brings out the fire and passion of brown eyes.

Bright Teal or Magenta - Use brighter shades to give you a pop of color and accentuate your eye color. These types of bright shades look great on all skin tones as well!

Eyeshadows for Blue Eyes:

Gold - A bright, metallic that is like copper will make blue eyes pop. For more greenish blue eyes you can use a more antique gold.

Champagne - A light, toasty shade that works well as a highlighter. You’d think it was made specifically for blue eyes. A champagne color is certainly appropriate for any occasion.

Baby Pink & Lavender - A light, crisp, pink or purple really has a way of showcasing blue eyes.

Blues - Any and all blue shades will accentuate the blue in your eyes. We love the power of a navy blue as you can lightly apply it as an all over shade, use it for a bold eye liner or accent.

Eyeshadows for Hazel Eyes:

Mauve- A variety of pinks work well with hazel eyes. From light to dark pinks and anywhere in between. Both warm and cool based pinks can even be used. The best pink shades will include gold to accent the brown in your eyes.

Burgundy- Like a red wine this earthy red will bring out the green tone in your hazel eyes and compliment the brown tones. It’s one of those classic shades that looks great on most everyone.

Deep Plum & Navy - Shades like plum and navy will add a bit of drama to your green and brown eyes. These shades and will give your eyes a beautiful and warm glow.

Green & Browns - To make the biggest impact use a greenish gold shade to accentuate your hazel eyes. It will bring out the green AND brown tones you have.

Eyeshadows for Green Eyes:

Peach - Without going to the completely opposite shade on the color wheel (red), you can wear a peachy shade — the perfect balance of an every day shade with tones to accentuate. When peach tones are used, it can add a boost of energy, thus giving someone with green eyes an energetic and youthful look.

Grey - This is an alternative to black. It is a safe option for daytime wear, however it also looks great when going out at night as well. It is almost moon-like in appearance, but the cool, silvery tones work well with green.

Cool Brown & Mauves - These shades bring out the earth tones in green eyes. They provide a depth and complimentary tone for every day looks.

Greens - Green shades will accent the color in your eyes and you can wear any shade!

Eyeshadow can be worn in many different ways. Depending on the look you’re going for, it can be applied in a single color or a mix of hues (usually ones that compliment each other or are in the same color family). The possibilities are endless! Get creative and experiment with colors you love and find your style of shadowing.



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 FUN FACTS 💡

Eyeing in at first place, Brown is the most common eye color in 70-79% of people worldwide. 

• Dark brown eyes are most common in Africa, East Asia, and Southeast Asia.
• Light brown eyes are found in West Asia, the Americas, and Europe.

Bright and mystical, Blue eyes are the second most common eye color in 8-10% of the population worldwide.

• In the U.S., that proportion is higher, at about 27%.
• Blue eyes are most common in Europe, especially Scandinavia.

Less common eye colors include:

Hazel, Approximately 5% of the world’s population and 18% of people in the U.S. have hazel eyes. This dimensional and mesmerizing shade is a light or yellowish-brown color with specks of gold, green, and brown in the center. Hazel eyes are more common in North Africa, the Middle East, and Brazil, as well as in people of Spanish heritage.

Amber, About 5% of people around the world have this rare eye color. Amber is a golden yellow or coppery color without specks of gold, green, or brown. People of Asian, Spanish, South American, and South African descent are most likely to have amber eyes.

 Green, An estimated 2%of the world’s population have green eyes, making them very rare overall. However, green eyes are very common in some parts of the world, including Ireland and Scotland. Green eyes are most common in Northern, Central, and Western Europe. About 16 percent of people with green eyes are of Celtic and Germanic ancestry.

Gray, Close to 3% of the world’s population have gray eyes. People with gray eyes have little or no melanin in their irises, but they have more collagen in a part of the eye called the stroma. The light scatters off the collagen in a way that makes the eyes appear gray.

Red or Violet, Less than 1% of the world’s population actually have red or violet eyes. A person can appear to have violet eyes when they lack pigmentation in their eyes, and light reflects off their blood vessels. People with albinism or ocular albinism usually have little or no melanin in the iris.

Heterochromia, Affects less than 1% of the world population. This term refers to people who have eyes of two different colors. Some people have two colors within both eyes, and others have a different color for each eye.