How to Get Smoky Eyes: Best Colors For Blue Eyes


Updated 07/28/11 4:46 PM · Posted by BellaTV · 0 comments

How to Wear Smoky Eye Makeup For Blue Eyes

In the final video of our series, NARS beauty expert Uzo shares her tips on which eye shadow colors work best for blue eyes. For this spin on the smoky eye, she used Corfu Crème Shadow, Cordua Duo Powder Shadow, Mambo Pencil, and the Coconut Grove Single Powder Shadow. Click here for a brown smoky eye demo or green smoky eye tutorial. Read more

5 Ways to Make In-Between Eye Colors Pop


Updated 09/23/10 10:17 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 5 comments

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

Over the past few weeks we've been exploring various looks that make all the different eye colors pop, from blue-eyed to green-eyed to brown-eyed beauties. But what if your eye color is a combo of two or three of these shades, or your eye color looks as if it's completely changed depending on what it is you're wearing? In these cases, you have lots of options. Here are five palettes for Read more

How to Make Your Eyes Pop


Updated 07/28/11 4:46 PM · Posted by BellaTV · 0 comments

How to Find the Best Eye Shadow for Your Eye Color

NARS beauty expert Uzo shares the best eye shadow shades to pick to really make your eyes stand out whether you have brown, blue, green, or hazel eyes. Watch our video to hear her tips on which colors to go with this season and which colors to stay away from. Read more

This Violet Liner Whitens, Brightens, and Makes Blue Eyes Pop


Updated 10/15/11 8:56 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 8 comments

Revlon Matte Kohl Eyeliner Product Review

Revlon's Matte Luxurious Color Kohl Eyeliner in Very Violet ($10) is the perfect product for brightening and whitening your eyes. But if you have blue eyes, it also makes your irises pop in a way I've never found with any other liner. In fact, I'm currently on my second one because it's just that good. Even though it's not waterproof, it does a pretty good job of staying in place — even when Read more

5 Ways to Make Your Baby Blues Pop


Updated 05/24/10 6:06 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 4 comments

Eyeshadow For Blue Eyes

From the piercing light blue tone Ellen DeGeneres possesses to the striking bluish-green shade with which Vanessa Williams has been blessed, there are lots of Hollywood stars with gorgeous blue eyes. But how can you make your blue eyes stand out even more? The answer lies in shade selection, my friends. We already covered the rarest shade of the bunch, the green-eyed lassies, so let's move on to Read more

Virtually Trying On Makeup Is Oddly Addictive


Updated 05/03/10 12:57 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 2 comments

Try On Eye Makeup Online

I haven't quite figured out why virtually applying beauty products online is so appealing, but considering I've just spent the past 20 minutes messing around with Pur Minerals' Pur Virtual Looks feature, it's apparent that my name is Bella and I have an addiction. Just select your eye color, and swipe on whatever shades you'd like for the lid, crease, and liner. Here, I attempted to re-create the Read more

Will These Drops Really Make My Eyes More Blue?


Updated 04/12/10 12:23 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 16 comments

Do Blue Eye Drops Really Work?

The other day I came across something I'd never seen before: eye drops that promise to make your eye color more vivid — in my case, to make my blue eyes noticeably more blue. They also claim to make your eyes brighter and "give an irresistible sparkle." All the websites selling the drops said they were a "French secret" used by models, actors, and various other cool people. Intrigued, I Read more

What's Your Natural Hair and Eye Color?


Updated 10/13/11 10:26 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 136 comments

What's Your Natural Hair and Eye Color?

My friend always figures you can tell if a blonde is a "bottle blonde" if her eyes are dark in color. "It's just not natural for a blonde to have dark eyes," she'll say. While I am not studied in the many variables of genetics, is my friend's theory on track? Perhaps you're a raven-haired beauty with icy blues or you're always getting complimented for the way your red-haired tresses play up your Read more

The Latisse Diaries: A Long-Overdue Update


Updated 02/08/10 2:14 PM · Posted by BellaSugar · 16 comments

Latisse Review: Cost, Discoloration, and Effectiveness

A few months back, I started using Latisse, the drug approved to make your eyelashes longer and thicker. I reported on it for a few weeks, but then dropped off — for which I apologize — and later quit using it. Why did I go through all the trouble of going to my dermatologist, spending hundreds of dollars on the product, and reporting on it to then just quit? I've got a bunch of reasons it Read more

Beyond the Shadows: 3 Tips For Making Your Eye Color Pop


Updated 12/18/09 11:41 AM · Posted by BellaSugar · 1 comment

How to Make Your Eye Color Pop

By now, you probably know that based on the color wheel, there are certain eye shadows that make each eye color pop. Purple, for instance, is great for green-eyed girls, while bronze looks lovely on those with blue eyes. Brown-eyed beauties, however, are the luckiest of the bunch, as most shades look great on them. But there are other makeup shades that can give you a distinctive glow, too. Let's Read more