Eye Makeup Tips For Gray, Hazel, Blue-Green, and Unusually Colored Eyes

5 Ways to Make In-Between Eye Colors Pop

September 22, 2010

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Gray Gardens

Olivia Wilde's piercing light eyes are perhaps her most distinguishing feature. While her eye color is actually a blue-green, when encircled with this gorgeous copper shadow, the shade became even more intense. The contrasting warm orange brought out the coolness of her eyes. Learn how to get a tightly lined eye look here, and then smudge on a fun apricot-hued shadow, like Bare Escentuals Eye Color in Iced Tangerine ($13).

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Gray Gardens

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5 Comments

malena 2 years 35 weeks

Thank you for this article! My eyes a lot like Olivia Wilde's but darker and with more yellow bits and I've never been able to find useful tips on finding the right eyeshadow. Most articles and products only focus on blue, green, brown and sometimes hazel eyes, leaving "inbetweeners" out so thank you for remembering us :) My tip for women with in-between eyes is to try shadows that combine the colours flattering the different shades in your eyes. My favourite eyeshadow is Shale from MAC, which is a plummy taupe so it flatters both blue and greenish tones in my eyes. It wasn't something I would have picked up based on typical magazine tips but a MAC artist recommended it a while ago and I've loved it ever since!

malena 2 years 35 weeks

Thank you for this article! My eyes a lot like Olivia Wilde's but darker and with more yellow bits and I've never been able to find useful tips on finding the right eyeshadow. Most articles and products only focus on blue, green, brown and sometimes hazel eyes, leaving "inbetweeners" out so thank you for remembering us :)My tip for women with in-between eyes is to try shadows that combine the colours flattering the different shades in your eyes. My favourite eyeshadow is Shale from MAC, which is a plummy taupe so it flatters both blue and greenish tones in my eyes. It wasn't something I would have picked up based on typical magazine tips but a MAC artist recommended it a while ago and I've loved it ever since!

linzer 2 years 35 weeks

Navy liner for hazel eyes is something I never would have thought of - definitely need to try it - I usually just stick to tried and true purple liner. It will be nice to switch it up a bit!