Finding the Right Eye Shadow For Your Eye Color

Finding eye shadow colors can be challenging. I have many times bought colors that on an everyday basis don't really bring out my eyes. Make-up is an enhancing tool to bring out features in you face and the main feature is your eyes. The best way to bring out your eyes is to find colors that accent them. I always have a color wheel on hand, these can be found at target, paint store, or even quilting. They look like this.

The best part about a color wheel is that you turn it to highlight the color of your eyes or the color your working with to find its accent colors. 

Here is an eye shadow color wheel that I worked very hard to find for you!

Another general guideline for eyeshadow application is this - OPPOSITES ENHANCE.

When choosing a dark contrasting color, there are many approaches. Here is one. To further enhance your eye color, choose an accent color that is opposite of your own eye color. The two colors side by side (your natural eye color and the eye shadow) intensify each other instead of competing.
This is where the color wheel comes in handy. Colors on the other side of the color wheel make the best contrast colors. If you have green eyes, select purple, pink, lilac shades. for blue eyes, choose peach, gold and browns with a red or orange undertone to make eyes POP!
The same applies for brown and hazel eyes. Get the picture?

This is most times easier then a real color wheel since the can be very overwhelming if you have never used one. 

This wheel is great since on the outer rims it shows you the eye colors. 

Here are some tips:

Blue Eyes – Brown Undertones: 

   Eyeshadow: avoid the obvious use of blues and purples
   and focus on warm browns and taupes and soft peaches and pinks.


   Brown Eyes – Blue Undertones: 
   Eyeshadow: brown-eyed women can experiment with more colors than blue
   or green eyes, but look best in rich plums and blues, warm browns,
   shimmery caramels and taupes, mahogany and charcoal.

 
   Green Eyes – Red Undertones:

   Eyeshadows: soft purples and peaches, warm, golden browns and taupes.


   Hazel Eyes: Depending on whether you want to highlight the green or blue
   of hazel eyes, follow the above rules accordingly.


   Very Dark Brown/Black: Eyes – Neutral Colors

   Eyeshadow: navy, plums, charcoals browns. 

   Of course you can slip on the occasional green or blue

shadow, but limit them to special occasion or nighttime looks when you really want to make a dramatic statement.