shadow colors for me-help! - Beauty & Cosmetics Message Board

mel1977 · 01-08-2007, 02:13 AM

So One of the brands out there ( name???) offers the eye shadow color compacts that bring your eyes out based on your eye color. What happens when you don't FIT into any of them???????
Okay, I grew up blue eyed-I always had a little bronze around my pupil. Well, now, as I got older (in the past five years-I am 29) my eye color actually CHANGED and it is more gray/green. I have hazel on my license, but that would be more green/brown. I border this odd coloring-with bluer tinge when I wear blue, very green with green and the grayer in between. It is awfully strange. I still have the bronze around my pupil too.
SO-Anyone have ideas of a color scheme for day/night that would better bring out my eyes?? I have ash brown/blonde hair (darker now w/winter, I go blonde in the su mmer when I am TAN). My eye brows are pretty darn dark though-anyway-anything you can pass my way will be great!!

tUrRrRa · 01-10-2007, 11:45 AM

My boyfriend's eyes are kind of like yours.. green is the main color but they can change bluish and gray sometimes too.

Almay is the brand that makes those eye makeups for eye colors. I would suggest that maybe you buy several different colors and just experiment. You can always get inexpensive things first. You can probably also pick what colors you want to bring out in your eyes.. purple makeup will bring out the green I know.. but I'm not too sure about the other colors. I have brown eyes and the kit I have has pink, tan, and peach. It works fine but I prefer using other eye shadows anyway! Silver colors should look good on you too.. I think you could get away with most colors but I wouldn't choose colors that match your eye color exactly. Blue can bring out the blue more though. I've seen some girls with blue eyes wear navy blue eyeliner and it made them look even brighter.

To make your eyes really stand out, you can always line with them some Kohl eyeliner and use some black mascara.. lighter eyes really stand out when lined in a dark color. Good luck and have fun!

mel1977 · 01-11-2007, 02:32 AM

THANK YOU

I do love makeup and I love the fact I have a digital camera bc I can take a pic and instantly see exactly what the makeup (and hair) look like!
I did a bronze color and it actually made me look tired-didn't bring out that bronze ring like I had hoped. I haven't tried purple-I guess I am not sure if you can wear it with whatever you want. Where I work I wear uniforms and they can be colorful. I wouldn't want purple if wearing say red or browns-I don't know. Maybe I can head over to the clinique counter on sat and have them just give me a ton of ideas and different looks to suit my mood.
again, thank you!

tUrRrRa · 01-11-2007, 06:10 PM

Good luck! I actually have a very light shimmery lavender purple that is really nice and goes well with most things I wear since it isn't bright at all. A color like that is very wearable! I have the Maybelline Roller Color kind but I'm not sure what the name of it is.. but it's nice with a bit of shimmer but blends really well. Bronze seems to not work too well for me either.. a light gold comes out nicer for me.. I guess bronze can be a tricky color!

Iadinae · 01-14-2007, 07:31 PM

I have the same colour eyes as you and I like to wear taupe. I think it brings out my eyes and enhances the color no matter what color they are that day.