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If you have green eyes what colour eye shadow do you wear?

44 replies

UnexpectedItemInShaggingArea · 28/05/2012 21:55

I am mostly boring and stick to neutrals.

I also have purple which I think looks nice.

Any other green-eyed MNers out there that can help me expand my colour horizons?

TIA Smile

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anniewoo · 29/05/2012 18:23

I use Bourjois Kohl and Contour eye pencil in bleu original -it's a greeny blue. I always go back to it. MUA from Superdrug intense glitter eye pencil in jade jewell is great too. Red lipstick makes green/blue eyes stand out- though use with a darker eye pencil than the 2 i mentioned. Make sure though your teeth are white. Coral lipsticks make teeth look yellower.

anniewoo · 29/05/2012 18:24

JessieEssex-what brand of pinky brown and the other you mentioned please?

notapizzaeater · 29/05/2012 18:29

Green grey here - I wear dark green with a luminous green metallic shimmer on top (body shop)

notjustamummythankyou · 29/05/2012 20:06

I have quite light green eyes with a dark ring around the iris (makes me sound like some sort of reptile!)

Coppery colours work for me, or I use a natural eyeahadow and a more vivid eyeliner. Brown is good for everyday, and I've got an amazing purply shade by clinique. I took some convincing, but it does look good! Oh, and a slightly metallic dark green (estee lauder I think) works well too.

Iggly · 29/05/2012 20:15

Golds, greys, pinks and browns (not all together)!

madmomma · 29/05/2012 20:44

chanel les 4 ombres in 90 planetes is bloody wonderful for green eyes. it's the only eyeshadow pallette that I've completely used up.
And yes to the poster who said fuscia lipstick.

JessieEssex · 29/05/2012 21:24

anniewoo Lucky Penny by Clinique is a gorgeous pinky brown, but I think it's discontinued as I haven't found it anywhere for quite a while. The terracotta I used is also Clinique, but it's in a eyeshadow set called Black Honey, so I can't give you the name of the exact shade...

My eyes are quite a bright 'khaki' green and have blonde hair and slightly olive skin (if that helps!)

AuntieMaggie · 29/05/2012 21:51

Oh i love mac paradisco!

Also benefits big beautiful eyes set is perfect!

People often assume i have blue eyed because i'm fair with light blonde hair.

I might try the peacock look- i love bright colours

UnexpectedItemInShaggingArea · 29/05/2012 21:52

anniewoo thanks for that detailed post, am printing it out and taking it shopping with me!

What a lot of green-eyed women there are out there Smile

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blossoming · 29/05/2012 22:00

I am a HoC 'winter': dark hair, pale-ish, have green eyes. A pink or raspberry lipstick helps them shine, and MAC eyeliner in Blooz. Sweetie is the MAC lipstick of choice right now.

CoteDAzur · 29/05/2012 22:06

Usually brown for the day and purple for the evening.

Havingkittens · 29/05/2012 22:27

Purples, plums and aubergines are all great for making green eyes stand out.

MAC's Shale is an excellent neutral for green eyes. Works well with colours like Vex, Naked Lunch, Retrospeck. Good darker colours from MAC are Blackberry (if they still do it), Sketch, Embark & Haux. Sorry they're all MAC colours. I used to work there years ago so they are the colours I am most familiar with!

anniewoo · 29/05/2012 23:52

Unexpected let me know how you got on. Thank you JessieEssex

notjustamummythankyou · 30/05/2012 07:11

blossoming what's HoC? I too have dark hair, pale skin and green eyes. Any tips?!

notjustamummythankyou · 30/05/2012 07:12

Sorry, OP, I think that counted as a hijacked Blush

anniewoo · 30/05/2012 23:36

HOC is House of Coloue like Colour Me Beautiful

notjustamummythankyou · 31/05/2012 10:22

Ah right. Thanks Anniewoo.

UnexpectedItemInShaggingArea · 31/05/2012 22:37

Notjustamummy - no apology needed, happy for it to be a thread for all green-eyed MNtters Smile

Anniewoo - went shopping today and now have Bourjois eye pencil in a greeny blue on one eye and Superdrug eye pencil in jade jewell on the other. Never really done eye pencil before.

Waiting for DH to get back from the pub for verdict (I very much like both, thank you!!) I can't imagine he will really care

We're off to a black tie do on Saturday so it's nice to do a bit of girly stuff in preparation.

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anniewoo · 31/05/2012 23:41

Happy to help. Enjoy the 'do' Grin

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