Wanted to make a post on eye colours/skin tones and what eye shadows I think will compliment them the most! It's hard to choose the right eyeshadow sometimes, even if you safely stick to one, I think its good to be brave as well and step outside the comfort zone,choosing something completely different, as long as you don't end up looking like a clown, or someone with a sore eye! 

BROWN EYES? 

Most eye shadows luckily suit a lot of brown eyes, but however your skin tone will effect as eyeshadow will look different on say someone with very tan skin, compared to someone with very pale skin. Personally, I think for brown eyes, plums and purples look really beautiful, as long as dark circles are well covered, as it could bring out the circles worse. My favourite colour on brown eyes are emerald greens and navy blues, even only if you're adding a touch of it to the top or bottom lash line to open up the eye, a bright earthy colour will always make a dark eye stand out, and will make the whites of your eyes brighter.

I think SMOKEY EYES are great on people with brown eyes, whether it's a soft smokey eye, or heavy, it can look very sultry or romantic and really blends in well with the softness of the brown colour within the eye, whereas if you have blue eyes and a smokey eye- the look is a lot more sharp and pristine looking, equally as beautiful, but I don't think it has the same softness as the colour contrast is a lot more obvious:) 

Other colours that I think compliment brown eyes: coppers,rusty brown/reds, golds, green golds, rose golds, champagne (for the inner half of the eye to brighten), dark cherry colours(cerise), dark pinks and light pinks (perfect for a date/valentines).

BLUE EYES?

For blue eyes, usually rich browns, taupes, soft orangey peachy colours and dark greys really create a beautiful contrast between the blue flecks and the eye shadow. Some shades of green can look unflattering and blue on blue ( usually using a blue similar to your eye colour ) I think can be a bit distracting and won't compliment as well. It can detract from your natural colour, however using the colour in the outer corner of the eyes like a dark blue, can bring a nice intensity and will highlight a lighter blue eye colour.

I think,for blue eyes, covering the eye in a champayne/light gold colour then going in the inner corners and crease with a darker bronze colour and blending adds a very pretty girly, yet could be formal look to the eye. And if you use a dark brown eyeliner on the top lashline to make your lashes look thicker instead of eyeliner to finish, it is a lot more natural:) 

Colours that compliment: Gold, bronze, copper, champagne, yellow-beige, peach

GREEN AND HAZEL?

For green and hazel eyes, I think the best colours to use are golden honey browns, warm taupes, purples ( mainly deep ) pinky and rose golds, and soft violets. It brings a really nice contrast to the eye and compliments the iris colour. For Hazel, look for the flecks of natural colour in your pupils, a grape/wine purple will bring out the greens, and help the eye pop.

For green and hazel eyes (I envy you, I would love green eyes!) I think as long as you stick so lighter colours for a day to day basis and darkening the creases and creating smokey eyes using darker browns in the evening, you can achieve a lot of beautiful looks for green and hazel eyes! I also think a little catflick with black glossy eyeliner creates such a cute contrast between the iris and the eyelid! 

Colours that compliment: Grape/wine purples, rose golds, pink golds, taupes, browns,soft violets.






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Thanks for reading! In regards to this most I am in no way saying this is the right way to use eyeshadows, this is just my opinion and what I like:)

Chloe,
xoxo