Eyeshadow For Brown Eyes, Blue Eyes & Green Eyes

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Posted Mar 4th 2009 at 5:40PM

Brighten eye color with makeup artist Carmindy's easy tips for choosing the best eyeshadow for brown eyes, the best eyeshadow for blue eyes and the best eyeshadow for green and hazel eyes. "Opposites attract!," she says. "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." Watch on as Carmindy guides us through the best shades of eyeshadow and eyeliner to pop brown, blue, green and hazel eyes.

CARMINDY'S TIP
Here's another trick for brighter eyes that sparkle - look at the flecks in your irises. Are they white or gold? Play up these tiny flecks with a same color eyeshadow - it'll make your eyes look extra glittery.

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Beauty Basics: Brighter Eyes Step-by-Step

Follow these easy tips to brighten your eyes and make them glow!

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Beauty Basics: Brighter Eyes Step-by-Step

Brighten your eyes with makeup artist Carmindy's easy tips for scoring peepers that glow. "Opposites attract!," she says. "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." Click through to see Carmindy show off the best shades of shadow and liner to pop brown, blue, green and hazel eyes.

CARMINDY'S TIP
Here's another trick for eyes that sparkle - look at the flecks in your irises. Are they white or gold? Play up these tiny flecks with a same color shadow - it'll make your eyes look extra glittery.

Beauty Basics: Brighter Eyes Step-by-Step

BRIGHTEN BROWN EYES
If your eyes are brown, use a deep sapphire blue shadow or eyeliner. The deep blue will bring out the orange in your eyes, giving them a lighter, brighter look.

Beauty Basics: Brighter Eyes Step-by-Step

BRIGHTEN BLUE EYES
For blue eyes, use a rich, chocolate brown or a shimmering bronze. The orange tones in browns and bronzes make azure eyes really shine.

Beauty Basics: Brighter Eyes Step-by-Step

BRIGHTEN GREEN EYES
Green eyes sparkle with shades of purple - from plums to amethysts to eggplant. The purple tones will pick up the yellow flecks, giving your eyes a gorgeous glow.

Beauty Basics: Brighter Eyes Step-by-Step

BRIGHTEN HAZEL EYES
Many shades of green - from moss to lime to forest - make hazel eyes pop. They bring out the red undertones in hazel eyes, making them appear deeper and brighter.

Beauty Basics: Brighter Eyes Step-by-Step

STEP 1: CONTRASTING EYELINER
After you choose the right shade of liner for your eye color, and apply it as close to the roots of your lashes as possible, on the top lash lines only. "Top-only liner will make this look really modern," says Carmindy.

Beauty Basics: Brighter Eyes Step-by-Step

STEP 2: NEUTRAL SHADOW
Next, pair the colored liner with a nude eye shadow, sweeping it from the lash lines up into the creases. "A neutral shadow will give the eyes a little subtle definition, but it's the colored liner that really makes them stand out," says Carmindy.

Beauty Basics: Brighter Eyes Step-by-Step

With Carmindy's eye brightening tips, it's quick and easy to enhance your natural eye color for peepers that steal the show. If you want to take the look further, don't be afraid to experiment. Trade the liner for a like-colored eye shadow; but just remember that opposites attract.

Beauty Basics: Brighter Eyes Step-by-Step

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