Choosing eye shadow for hazel eyes may seem daunting at first, but it need not be. There are some very simple guidelines that help you look fantastic and really show off all the hints of color in your eyes. A lot of women reach immediately for brown hues, which is fine but you don’t need to remain colorless. A lot of eye shadows intended for green and blue eyes will work for you too.
Looking to the neutral tones first, however, since they’re popular and go with whatever you’re wearing every time – beige coupled with a very pale pink makes an inviting look as does using cream tones. You can also go darker into gray and black, but those are best suited to evening events.
While the color pink may have taken you off guard as an eye shadow for hazel eyes, purple also works very well. Look to the full spectrum of purple shades for something that’s distinctly YOU and if possible pair that with an accessory of the same color. For a little more flair, add lavender or plum eye liner.
What about metallic? You can work that gold girl! In fact, you can wear nearly any shade of yellow you want on your eyes so play with a variety of colors. During the holidays, however, choosing the metallic gold let’s your eyes shine with all the little flecks of color therein.
Hazel eye coloring can vary from person to person. Depending on the predominant color in your eyes green eye shadow might really make those peppers pop. You might have to blend this with a hint of brown or pink go get just the right tone – so don’t be afraid to experiment.
One word of caution – blue probably isn’t the best choice in eye shadow for hazel eyes. A lot here depends on your skin tone. During the day hours you might be able to use it sparingly, but in darker lighting your eyes will fade to the backdrop of blue eye shadow.
By comparison a sparkling sliver looks lovely with hazel eyes. Use a darker brown in the eye crease and silver near your lashes. You can certainly add liner if desired – this makes a great holiday look too!
If you find yourself uncertain at any point – you can’t go wrong with returning to the basic brown family. Create a smoky eye, add a little liner, some matching mascara – and those eyes can’t help but be seen and appreciated.
Celebrities with Hazel Eyes
Rihanna has gorgeous hazel eyes, which she frequently emphasizes with dramatic eye makeup – mascara & eye liner and a softer blush and lip color.
I love how Hilary Duff plays up her beautiful eyes here - this is a great eye shadow shade for hazel eyes!
Camilla Belle has hazel eyes along with very dark hair and fair skin. This look is very heavy on the eye liner, but it pulls all the focus to her eyes.
Tyra Banks is wearing pink eye shadow in this picture and her eye liner is very light – it looks like only the top lids are lined – this is a softer look and it makes her eye look much lighter in color.
Kate Beckinsale plays up here eyes by lining her inner rims. Other than her dark eye liner, all of her other makeup is very soft and she and her eyes look really beautiful!
Did you notice will all of our celebrities, there is not a look of drama or color with their eye shadow for hazel eyes? Eye one of them has a soft taupe to pink color eye shadow and most of them have distinct dark eye liner and mascara. They all also have soft glossy lips.
My current eye shadow has a gorgeous pinkish – taupe-ish shimmer color that I think would look divine on hazel eyes – you can read about it here – Smashbox Eyelight Eye Shadow
