Friday Talk: Makeup Mistakes-Brown Eye Shadow

Oh yes people, I'm going there. I know, I know. Most of you love your brown eye shadow, believe me I know. It was the bane of my freaking existence when I worked at the counter. Women would come in, dark hair, brown eyes, medium complexion and tell me they wear "browns" when they sat in my chair. I converted most of them, I'm happy to say, to SOMETHING else.

Now, if you're among the 8% of the world's population that has blue eyes, I want you to wear your brown eye shadow proudly (but please change it up sometimes, too). If you're from Iceland, stop reading now. Something like 90% of you have blue eyes, and you clearly can wear every shade of brown your little Scandanavian hearts desire.

OK, down to business. If I'm taking away your brown, I should at least give you another option or two. My favorites are:

Brown eyes: purples if you prefer contrasting colors, golds if you want complimentary, and blues if you're really bold. Oh yes, I said blue.

Hazel eyes: Mauves are great on you. You can totally wear the purples, too. If you like teal, it'll bring out the gold tones.

Thanks, Lindy, for telling me I forgot the green-eyed beauties out there. Forgive me!
Green eyes: green eyes look amazing with soft violets, and peach is an unexpected but gorgeous shade for you. They're hard to find, but Elizabeth Arden makes a great one, I think it's called Fizz.

If you're REALLY interested in knowing what'll look great on you, go to a craft supply store and get an artist's color wheel. See what's opposite your eye color, then experiment away. I actually own red and yellow shadows; you'd be amazed at what they can do! Let me know what you try!