Jennifer Aniston's Eye Brightening Makeup Trick

by Dana Oliver (Subscribe to Dana Oliver's posts)
Posted Apr 1st 2010 at 8:00AM

Jennifer Aniston's blue eyes pop with brown eye shadow. Photo: John P. Iblis/jpistudios.com

There's no question that Jennifer Aniston is on our list of Hollywood's most beautiful celebrities. But her luxurious locks aren't the only thing that we covet.

"The Bounty Hunter" star recently attended the New York City premiere wearing lust-worthy eye makeup, commanding our attention towards her blue eyes.

Now, nobody's doubting that Aniston's eyes are gorgeously blue on their own, but one glance at her glowing orbs and we knew she had a little makeup help. Further investigation proved our theory correct: Chanel makeup artst Angela Levin played up the actress's light eye color with a reddish brown shadow found in Chanel's new Collection Essentielle de Chanel Multi-Use Make-Up Palette in Paris-New York.

Why reddish brown instead of a more mainstream taupe or walnut? "The red hue in the powder really made Jen's blue eyes pop," explained Levin.

Although it sounds counterintuitive, this type of color theory is an eye-color-brightening secret tip of many top makeup artists. In fact,enhancing your eyes with a shade that is completely opposite is makeup artist Carmindy from TLC's "What Not to Wear go-to trick from scoring peepers that glow.

"Just look on a color wheel and find the shade that's opposite your natural eye color - this tone will make your orbs look their brightest," said Carmindy.

In Aniston's case, since red is opposite green on the color wheel, any shade with a reddish tone in it -- like a copper, orange or a warm, plummy purple -- will help bring out the green tones in blue eyes, giving them a more aqua cast.

Watch the video below as Carmindy guides us through the best shades of eyeshadow and eyeliner to pop brown, blue, green and hazel eyes. And for another timely way to get gorgeous peepers, follow these easy tips for wearing cat eye liner, a la Beyonce.

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Filed under: Beauty, Makeup, Celebrity Beauty, Beauty How To
Tags: beauty basics, BeautyBasics, blue eyes, brighter eyes, Carmindy, Expert Beauty Tips, eye makeup, eye shadow, Jennifer Aniston

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jay blaisdell, 4-02-2010, 2:15PM

Let's get something straight: Jennifer Aniston is as cute as a bunny's ear and people understandably love her, but she is NOT beautiful. Cute and adorable, yes. But beautiful ?
That would be the striking Courteney Cox, who rarely gets written about or fawned over like Aniston. I wonder why that is ? Cuz Aniston's blonde ? Because she's single ?
Ahh, well C'est la vie.

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njgirlxxxx, 4-02-2010, 4:23PM

Beautiful Jen is not. Very average . Cute but a beauty no way.

MemphisBelle, 4-03-2010, 9:29PM

I'd be more than happy to even faintly resemble Jennifer Aniston, but she is _not_ beautiful.

A matter of semantics, really; people are using the wrong adjective.

annie, 4-02-2010, 5:04PM

Jennifer Maniston is Ruth Buzzi without the hairnet. Google Ruth.

Al Schrader, 4-02-2010, 5:07PM

I like those black roots, oops.

Angel2, 4-02-2010, 6:51PM

Nice email. I like a man who stick by his wife, no matter how bad an actress she is!

wylecote, 4-02-2010, 7:15PM

Not even cute. I would say easily I could come up with 200 celebs that are infinitely better looking.

of the 3 billion women on the planet she doesn't even rank in the top 200 million.

No question they put her on their list. No question she's not on mine.

If you ask 100 men and 100 women, who have not recently been subjected to celebrity news, and therefore do not have any particular names in the front of their minds, "Who is the most attractive female celeb?" I doubt more than 2 women an zero men would come up with her name as "first come to mind".

JO, 4-02-2010, 7:56PM

I agree, Courtney is a lovely lady, and why not more of her???

JO

Wish Belkin, 4-02-2010, 11:09PM

I think she's beautiful.

mahafakir, 4-02-2010, 2:27PM

I do not think Anniston is the most beautiful woman in the world/ I'm not saying she is ugly. All I'm saying is that she is not that beautiful. She does not turn me on. Her looks don;t turn me on. Every day people are talking about her. Why not talk about other women like the wife of Charlie Sheen?

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OMG!!, 4-02-2010, 2:44PM

Who wrote this big pile of garbage? how much were you paid? everybody
and I mean everybody knows JA wears Blue Contact lens, that is except
the author..Dana Olivia and makeup artist (cough!) Angela Levin.. there
is nothing wrong with contact lens of any color, but to confirm her eyes are
blue is as fake as JA and her career. Oh! and those luxurious locks that
you covet... Brown!

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tessie, 4-02-2010, 4:20PM

Baloney!!!!

Look at some older photos of her and the eyes are hazel!!!!

GENES, 4-02-2010, 3:01PM

JENIFER A. BEAUTIFUL? WHAT IN HELL HAVE YOU BEEN DRINKING? SHE'S HONESTLY BELOW 5OTH ON THE LIST OF BEAUTIFUL WOMEN. NOW SLEEPING AROUND, AND NASTY GIRL SHE'S IN THE TOP 5 AT LEAST. KEEP IT REAL.

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craig, 4-02-2010, 3:03PM

I happen to think Jen if a beautiful woman, but it's not her exterior that I find soo appealing, she is beautiful from the inside out. She is someone I would love to have a coffee with. Most Hollywood types are just that, to me Jennifer seems to be a real person. My 2 cents.

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Gammy, 4-02-2010, 7:21PM

Craig, that's about all your comment is worth.......two cents. Be blessed!

haters, 4-02-2010, 3:11PM

omg,why even bring someone else down lik that she is beautiful and so is courtney cox's and charlie sheens wife.jennifer aniston is beautiful for so many other reason she carries her self like a lady and her good nature shiine through.she really seems lik a good person especially after that over rated tramp stole her man!

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anni, 4-02-2010, 5:08PM

What world do you live in? Either a) your man is a total dog and leaves you or b) you didn't take care of your man and he ran away. No one steals another persons husband, the dumbass goes on his own

Donna, 4-02-2010, 3:40PM

To me she still has that young girl look to her, cute maybe but not beautiful. She keeps her body in shape, keeps her hair groomed, and I just wonder how much of the eye color is due to contacts??? If she didn't stay tanned, she would be just above your average looking actress...nothing more.

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