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Makeup Colors for Green Eyes

You'll need to know which makeup colors for green eyes look best, if you want to get your makeup right and look awesome!

Green eyes are mystical and enchanting!

When you think about green eyes, you might think about magical creatures like dragons or Cheshire cats. That’s why green eyes are the most sought after eye color. Many an envious woman will tell you that!

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Women with green eyes can easily create different effects just by changing the colors you wear in wardrobe and makeup. If you are unsure about which makeup colors look best on you, you need to know your color season. Subtle splashes of the right eye colors can make your eyes pop even more!

Since green eye color shades vary, the color makeup you choose to wear should pick up on the green colors you have in your eyes. The specs in the iris of your eye, should also give hints to different colors that blend well with your complexion and accentuate your eyes. Altering the intensities and subtleties of the color shades you choose, gives you unique and different looks for your green eyes.

When you choose the right colors to compliment your eyes, your eyes will rock N roll! Use the wrong colors and you can go from glad to sad! Your complexion and your eye specs should give you all the info you need when selecting colors. Women with red or blonde hair that have a fair complexion will find the right blend with pastel to earthy tones. Women with dark hair and skin should seek more vibrant colors to help accentuate depth.

Makeup Colors for Green Eyes



  • Makeup colors for green eyes should start with a base coat of a neutral or matte color over the entire eyelid. Base colors to begin with range from beige to champagne shades. Mint shades work well as do yellow or tan colors. You can also use a makeup primer for makeup or an eyeshadow primer to give it more holding power. This becomes especially true if you have a long day or are over 30 years old. Many older women may find their eyeshadow have settled into the crease of their eyes. Primers eliminate that effect. Using a primer and foundation should start your application of makeup colors for green eyes.

  • Contour your eyes by blending a darker color into the crease of your eyes. To contour, apply a darker, contrasting shade in the crease of your eye and blend well into the base color. This creates a sultry, tantalizing effect that enhances your green eye color and gives depth.

  • A light, shimmery color is used on the brow bone to highlight your eyes. A white or champagne color always does the trick! You can pick up trios (or more) of colors that are especially made for green eyes. These are color combination's that work well for green eyes which takes the guesswork out!

    If you are unsure about your color combinations, keep e.l.f. Cosmetics in mind. Their makeup works great and is very inexpensive to experiment with, compared to other brands!

  • Eyeliner's enhance the size of your eyes. Eyeliner can be applied on the rim of each eyelid, or just above and below the lash lines. To make your eyes pop even more, apply a darker shade above and below lash lines, and a white eyeliner in the rims of your eyes. You can use white eyeshadows instead, but liners usually last longer.

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    Popular Color Choices for Green Eyes

    These colors are some of the most popular for green eyes. Try different browns, especially chocolate tones, for a unique look. Browns and dark greens with copper or gold highlights are also a great choice. Apricots and taupes make perfect compliments as highlights.

    Dark purples, plums, and metallics work well too. Copper and gold colors look glamorous and mystical, while deep purples look sexy and alluring.

  • Gold, Bronze, Copper
  • Brown, Chocolate, Mustard Yellow
  • Peach, Beige, Champagne, Taupe, Apricot
  • Plum, Mauve, Purple, Violet, Pink (Avoid these colors if they have blue undertones or they just don't suit you.)
  • Deep, Bright Mint, Earthy, or Mossy Green shades

    Yellow colors should always be a part of your makeup colors for green eyes. It is often used to accentuate green eyes. If you have green eyes, you've probably noticed the yellow in the specs of your iris. Yellow colors blend into other shades, while having a lighting effect of your green eyes. Browns and metal tones bring definition to the green in your eyes, especially copper. Rose and plum shades are also good makeup colors for green eyes. Use these shades to contrast and compliment the green colors in your eyes, while softer, pastel color shades give a glowing effect to your jeweled eye color.

    Eye liners define your eyes, so don't leave home without them! Deep mossy greens and metallic brown eyeliners have a smoldering effect, while purple and plum liners create softness. Black liners frame your eyes and showcases your gorgeous green eyes.

    Feeling tired? Try white eyeliners to perk your eyes right up! Use them above the upper lid along the lash line for an eye lifting effect, or use them in the rims of your eyes to help red eyes look whiter.

    Mascara lends the finishing touch. Black mascara, brown mascara, or plum shades, accentuate both the eyes and the other makeup colors you might choose.

    Green eyes are exciting to gaze into! They seem to have a life of their own, with or without makeup. Try new shades and experiment with the colors in the specs of your eyes. Makeup colors for green eyes should be subtle. Two or three nicely blended eyeshadow shades with eyeliner and mascara will pick up on the green colors in your eyes.

    Nighttime makeup can be more flagrant. Utilize your green color palette, by blending matte and frosted shadows, and finishing with a deep green or gray liner and a black or deep plum mascara. You will cause traffic to stop and gaze at you and your beautiful green eyes!

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