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  • Question
    Does red make blue eyes pop?
    Alicia D'Angelo
    Makeup Artist & Hair Stylist
    Alicia D'Angelo is a makeup artist based in New York City. She currently works for teams with Dior Makeup, YSL Beauty and Pat McGrath Labs as well as bridal companies Once Upon A Bride and Miss Harlequinn. Her work has been featured in Today.com, New York Live, Forbes.com, VH1, MTV, Vevo, Entertainment Weekly, Refinery 29, and NYXCosmetics.com. She has a Visual Communications degree from FIDM-Los Angeles.
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    Blue eyes pop the most when you have a dark color like black or brown on your lash line. That creates a sharp contrast with the lightness of the iris. However, you can also use cooler tones like grey, silver, or blue to bring out the variety of shades in your eye color, or opt for colors like pink and purple to change things up in spring and summer.
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    What color should I wear to make blue eyes pop?
    Laura Martin
    Licensed Cosmetologist
    Laura Martin is a Licensed Cosmetologist based in Milledgeville, Georgia. She has been working as a hair stylist since 2007, and began a career as a cosmetology teacher in 2013. She worked as a teacher at Arrojo Cosmetology School, teaching cosmetology practices, hairstyling, and hair color application. She also brought her cosmetology expertise to her work as a staff writer for fashion blog Style Noted, writing pieces related to hair and fashion. She received an MFA in Creative Writing from Georgia College & State University, where she was also an English Teaching Fellow. Additionally, she received a BA in Creative Writing and Literature from New York University.
    Licensed Cosmetologist
    Expert Answer
    Gold and warm brown shades are the most flattering colors for blue eyes. They provide contrast and also flatter most skin tones.
  • Question
    What colors make brown eyes pop?
    Laura Martin
    Licensed Cosmetologist
    Laura Martin is a Licensed Cosmetologist based in Milledgeville, Georgia. She has been working as a hair stylist since 2007, and began a career as a cosmetology teacher in 2013. She worked as a teacher at Arrojo Cosmetology School, teaching cosmetology practices, hairstyling, and hair color application. She also brought her cosmetology expertise to her work as a staff writer for fashion blog Style Noted, writing pieces related to hair and fashion. She received an MFA in Creative Writing from Georgia College & State University, where she was also an English Teaching Fellow. Additionally, she received a BA in Creative Writing and Literature from New York University.
    Licensed Cosmetologist
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    Cool colors like blue, green and violet provide a flattering contrast to the warm tones in brown eyes.
  • Question
    What color makes gray eyes pop?
    Laura Martin
    Licensed Cosmetologist
    Laura Martin is a Licensed Cosmetologist based in Milledgeville, Georgia. She has been working as a hair stylist since 2007, and began a career as a cosmetology teacher in 2013. She worked as a teacher at Arrojo Cosmetology School, teaching cosmetology practices, hairstyling, and hair color application. She also brought her cosmetology expertise to her work as a staff writer for fashion blog Style Noted, writing pieces related to hair and fashion. She received an MFA in Creative Writing from Georgia College & State University, where she was also an English Teaching Fellow. Additionally, she received a BA in Creative Writing and Literature from New York University.
    Licensed Cosmetologist
    Expert Answer
    Teal, dark blue, or charcoal are great shades for emphasizing the softness tone of gray eyes.
  • Question
    Why are blue eyes so unique?
    Community Answer
    Because they're usually carried on the recessive allele, hence they're not expressed genetically.
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    What colors make very light bluish/sea greenish-greyish eyes stand out?
    Community Answer
    I would say maybe a brown or purple shade of eye shadow.
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    Are blue eyes common?
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    It depends on where you live. A predominately Caucasian country is going to have more people with blue eyes than in a different part of the world. However, blue eyes are a recessive trait.
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    Would dark purple or light purple clothing accentuate my blue eyes?
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    Dark purple like deep grape and zucchini tones look amazing with blue eyes. I have blue eyes and sometimes when I wear light purple clothes it makes the red veins in my eyes more visible, so stick with a darker purple.
  • Question
    I wear blue contact lenses that are too light. Is there any way to make the contacts look darker with makeup?
    Community Answer
    Wear very, very light makeup - lighter than the blue of the contact lenses. If this doesn't help, consider getting darker contacts.
  • Question
    The model's eyes are green. Wouldn't this be better demonstrated with a blue-eyed model?
    Community Answer
    The center of her irises do look green, but if you look at the outer edge of the iris, her eyes are blue. It could be the way the light is hitting them in the photograph, too. Maybe this is why she needs her eyes to pop, since it's not easy to tell that they are blue.
  • Question
    What's the best eyeshadow color to use with dark blue eyes?
    Community Answer
    Brown tones work wonders for blue eyes, as do other neutral colors.
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    How do I make my lame grayish-blue eyes REALLY pop?
    Community Answer
    Try using blue mascara. It sounds weird, but it really makes cool-toned eyes pop!
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    Best color eyeliner for blue eyes?
    Community Answer
    Black liner is great for blue eyes, because it creates a grayish/sliver look. Even navy blue is great and enhances the natural blue color in the eyes.
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    What will lining blue eyes with dark green eyeliner do for the enhancement of the eyes?
    Ellie Homewood
    Community Answer
    It will add a pop of colour to your eyes; however, white will make them look bigger.
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