Eye Makeup Tips : How to Enhance Your Look Based on Your Eye Color

How to choose the perfect makeup based on your iris color? Blue eyes aren't best suited for makeup the same way as green or brown eyes. To avoid making mistakes, check out our tips for applying eye makeup based on your iris color.

Applying makeup according to the color of your iris: which shades and nuances?

Whatever the color of your eyes , to highlight your irises, you have to play with the complementarity of colors . On a color wheel, identify the color of your eyes and take those that are opposite yours.

• Blue eye makeup

To create the perfect makeup for blue eyes, choose shades of yellow and orange. Choose eyeshadows in gold, saffron, lemon, peach, taupe, brown, or mocha.

To highlight your beautiful blue eyes , avoid tone-on-tone at all costs. Avoid blues, especially blue-green or ice blue. If you're really drawn to blue, choose a darker shade: midnight blue or blue-violet.

• Green eye makeup

How to highlight green eyes ? Use orange, red, or mauve tones. Use pink, brown, copper tones, or purple, lavender, and other shades of plum.

As with blue eyes , avoid tones too close to green, such as blue-green.

• Brown eye makeup

Brown eyes are a free choice! Everything goes well with this iris color. Green, yellow, orange, or red tones will enhance your eyes.

Water mint, persimmon, gold, saffron, copper, lemon, taupe, mocha, pink, mauve…

The only downside is that overly dark smoky eyes aren't your friend. They risk dulling your eyes instead of enhancing them. Try pimping them with another color like gray or khaki.

Which smoky eye makeup should you choose depending on your eye color?

Smoky eyes are THE ultimate color gradient makeup look . Whether it's a glittery version for special occasions or a more everyday look, smoky eyes are a makeup essential to master. For any smoky eye, the gradient starts with a lighter color that extends over the entire surface. This will be partially covered by a darker eyeshadow to intensify the look . The idea is that the dark color is close to your eyelashes and the lighter one illuminates your eyelid.

Then, with a suitable makeup brush, the blending brush , you will lightly blend the two colors where they intersect. A nice line of eyeliner and a little mascara and you're done!

Depending on the color of the eyes , we blend different colors for a top result.

• Smoky eyes for blue eyes

If you have light eyes, it's best to avoid ultra-dark smoky eyes. Blue eyes will prefer warm colors like brown, bronze, or beige to intensify their look.

• Smoky eyes for brown eyes

For a beautiful smoky eye, brown eyes can choose green, black, or gold. Just like with everyday eye makeup, brown eyes can wear anything!

• Smoky eyes for green eyes

With green eyes , choose a color in plum and red tones. Many color gradients in these tones are possible.

Now that you know everything, don't delay in making an appointment at the Ange & Cils beauty salon, a makeup artist specializing in eyelash and eyebrow enhancement, located in Arnouville-lès-Mantes in the Yvelines (78). Angéline will be happy to answer your questions and enhance your look.