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Your best super impact (but not too wild) classy eye makeup recommendations for very blue eyes

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Chicinwellies · 12/08/2013 11:56

I have very blue eyes, but just don't seem to get it quite right. If I wear greys & blacks in shimmery shadows I can look too vampy and if I wear browns they can sometimes look barely there, and even make my eyes look slightly red. What are your tried and tested?

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Whitershadeofpale · 12/08/2013 12:05

Bronzes are best to excentuate blue eyes.

This is a good look for an evening and can be played up or dowm.

Whitershadeofpale · 12/08/2013 12:05

Please ignore all the typos Blush

MexicanHat · 12/08/2013 12:16

I would agree with Bronzes. I see you use grey already. Have you tried a dark block grey rather than a shimmery one? My friend has very blue eyes and dark grey really works.

Vibbe · 12/08/2013 12:19

I use coppery and golden colours to enhance my blue eyes. I don't like when it gets too yellow on me as it doesn't really suit my skin tone.
I also find that blush and lipstick can enhance my eye colour.

To avoid my eyes looking small, I use MAC Mystery as push liner. Using black or having a thicker line of eyeliner makes my eyes look tiny.

The golden/coppery colours I use are: MAC Mythology, MAC Gilt by association, MAC Magnetic attraction and Smashbox Heat Wave palette. I don't use all colours at the same time though.
Sometimes I make a smokey eye with those tones, other times it'll just be one colour on the lid with a more neutral colour blended in, and I've also used one of the colours mentioned just as a liner.

I also use a lighter colour, such as MAC Phloof! (or similar) in the inner corner of the eye as it makes me look a bit more awake.

I have a bronze-coloured eye pencil from NYX that I use in the lower lash line sometimes.

Wayne Goss has made a video and list of colours for every eye colour which is found here:

goodasitgets · 12/08/2013 17:38

I think Mac Woodwinked would look amazing
Definitely bronzes and golds

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