How to Make Gray Eyes Stand out
Gray eyes are rare but they do naturally occur. Blue eyes can also skew very gray at times. Women wanting to play to that unusual color should use eye make-up that will accent the natural tones within their eyes. Gray/blue eyes will look best in one set of colors while gray/green eyes will likely look better in something else altogether. Sometimes it is advisable to play around with a few colors to determine which ones deliver the specific effect desired. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Make the eyes look alive with a white or light pink highlighting pencil applied to the inside and outside corners of the eyes. Also smudge a bit of the same color just beneath the brow bone. White will help to make the whites of the eyes look fresh while pink delivers a wide-awake glow.
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Choose eye shadow colors that aren’t too dark for day and go a bit more vibrant at night or add a bit of glitter or gleam into the mix to really make them pop. Apply the darkest shade of the shadow closest to the lashes, smudging it in as closely as possible to the lash line. Use a lighter shade above that, blending it out to almost nothing at the crease. For nighttime, opt for deeper, richer colors overall, using basically the same technique.
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Choose eyeliners in the same tone family as the shadow to enhance the color even more. Try a softer pencil variety for day wear and limit the liner to the top of the eye. Go for a deep liquid liner for nighttime when the desire is for the eyes to pop with color. Really play up the nighttime effect with a cat eye look that extends both the top and bottom liners just beyond the outside corner of the eye, lifting up a bit toward the brow.
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Choose neutral eyeliners any time of the day or night. The same vibrancy rules apply as in Step 3 above. Neutrals include brown, brown/black and black.
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Play up the blue tones in gray eyes with light to medium shades of blue eye shadow for day. Then go darker and bolder at night or add a touch of glitter or gleam like the jewel lapis lazuli. Try lining the eye with navy or midnight blue liner.
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Bring out the green tones in gray eyes with green shadow choices following the same vibrancy rules as in Step 5 above. Line the eye in a soft grass green for day and a deep forest green for night. Don't hesitate to add a bit of emerald glitter for a very dramatic nighttime effect.
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Try brown tones to complement the gray color. Choose tones that range from light cocoa, for day, to deepest chocolate, for night. Just keep the lighter tones for daytime and save the deeper, richer tones for night. Don’t forget about golden metallics in antique gold, bronze and copper. Combine them with brown shades or wear them on their own for nighttime “come hither” eyes. Choose deep chocolate, brown/black, or even rich metallic eyeliners for a perfect accent.
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Make gray eyes smolder with burgundy and purple shadows. These colors should play up the gray in a bold, refreshing way. Choose softer mauve burgundy and lighter violets for daytime and save the deep eggplant burgundy and plums for night. For a jazzed up dramatic effect, try three shades of the same color. Apply the deepest shade at the lash line, the lightest shade just above that, and a medium shade inside the eye crease. The retro effect achieved will be dramatic to say the least.Apply deep burgundy and/or plum eyeliners or stick with natural brown or black, depending upon how bold a look is desired. Either way, keep the lines soft and smudged for daytime and bold and catty for night.
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Try mixing and matching various colors for a rainbow effect. That look is in style for the fall of 2008 and will likely carry into winter and early spring of ’09.
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Stick with black mascara on lashes that have been freshly curled. Lengthen, thicken, or do a bit of both to make those gray eyes memorable.
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Tips & Warnings
Experiment in order to find the look that is just right.
Light, pastel shades won't stand out at night.
Practice with eyeliner application until it can be applied perfectly each and every time.
Keep eyeliner light and airy for small eyes. Heavy lines will close them in more.
Avoid overly bold colors for daytime wear. They send the wrong message.
