How to Apply Eye Shadow on Green Eyes

Put green eyes in the spotlight

If you have green eyes but have never learned how to enhance them with makeup, you will be surprised at what the right eyeshadow color can do to make them even more striking. You don't need the advanced skills of a professional makeup artist to follow the eyeshadow application techniques outlined here. Even if you are new to wearing makeup, these tips can give you a polished look. You don't even have to be born with green eyes to make the most of this method, as it works for those who wear green contact lenses, too.

Things You'll Need

• Eye primer
• Eyeshadow base
• Lavender, violet or purple eyeshadow
• Fluffy eyeshadow brush
• Creamy eyeliner
• Highlight eyeshadow

Instructions

1. Apply eye primer from lash line to browbone on clean eyelids. Once the primer absorbs, smooth an eyeshadow base on, also from lash line to browbone. Prepping your eyes for makeup is necessary so that the eyeshadow you apply to enhance your green eyes appears more vibrant against your skin.

2. Find the best eyeshadow color for your eyes based on the kind of green they are and the effect you want to create. A lavender or violet eyeshadow with a reddish or pinkish tint brings out the yellow-golden hues in green eyes, while a purple eyeshadow with hints of brown or bronze calls attention to the blue in green eyes. Invest in a highly pigmented formula for eyeshadow that pops.

3. Rim your green eyes with the eyeshadow, making sure no skin is showing in between the eyeshadow and your lashes. You may lay the color down around your lashes and stop there, or apply the eyeshadow with a bit of a heavy hand for some drama. In any case, buff away any hard edges in your eyeshadow application with a fluffy eyeshadow brush.

4. Anchor your eyeshadow and keep it from looking unstructured by working a creamy eyeliner into the base of your lash lines. You may use a neutral shade like black, gray or brown, or a darker version of the eyeshadow you have on. You aren't lining your eyes so much as making your lashes appear thicker. You may apply the eyeliner to your top lash lines only, or to your bottom ones as well if you want a smoldering look.

5. Finish by blending a highlight eyeshadow on the inner corners of your eyes and on your browbones under the arches of your eyebrows. This will draw the light to your green eyes and add texture to your eye makeup.

Resources

• Videos on makeup for green eyes