As a blogger who mostly loves natural beauty, I often find myself looking
for ways to play up to my strengths. In my case, it’s highlighting my high
cheekbones, whitening my teeth that mum paid a whole lot of money to have
braces on them, and accentuating my blue eyes! I’ve put together a list of my
top eyeshadows from various brands which I think do the job of making your blue
eyes pop the best. You’ll find a range of affordable drugstore options, and
slightly higher brands too. Either way, if you’re after tips on how to define
your blue eyes more, or if you’re just after inspiration for some new sexy,
smoky browns to try, then look no further!
Stila ‘Sunset’ – I lusted after the In The
Light palette by Stila for such a long time, and when I finally got my hands on
it, there was one colour that jumped out to me above all the others. Sunset is
a shimmering, warm bronze shadow that contrasts beautifully with the coolness
of blue eyes. In my case, my eyes have grey flecks, so the warmth of the colour
makes my eyes stand out so much more.
Zoeva ‘Forever Yours’ – This is a shade I love
using as a base shade for more dramatic eyeshadow looks, like when I’m off for
an evening out somewhere. Even by laying warm browns, you can make your eyes
pop. I love the subtlety of the shimmer, too, so it’s easy to get away with for
a daytime crease colour too.
Zoeva ‘Lovely Monday’ – This is probably my most
used shade from the Naturally Yours palette, which features a range of nudes
and neutrals through to deep dark browns. ‘Lovely Monday’ is my most worn
crease colour and I wear it sparingly in the outer corners of my eyes to create
depth and definition.
Makeup Revolution ‘Shade 5’ – One of my peeves about
Makeup Revolution is that they don’t name their eyeshadows! Having said this,
they’re super affordable and you’re certainly not skimping on quality. ‘Shade
5’ is a rich and metallic rusty gold that is so perfect for nights out and
glamming up your eyes, while (for me) still keeping to my grungy look!
Urban Decay ‘Buck’ – ‘Buck’ is so well known
throughout the blogging community because we all recognise it from the palette
we all know and love so dearly; the Naked palette! Buck is the perfect crease
and transition colour for most smoky eyes because its so gentle and
complimentary to blue eyes.
Urban Decay ‘Smog’ – ‘Smog’ is my favourite of
the bunch by a fair old way. I adore the opacity, and stick a little bit of
Primer Potion on, and it’ll retain its shimmer all night. Again, it’s that
rusty bronze/gold I’m addicted to, and looks ultra sexy smudged under the lower
lashes for an evening eye. 10 out of 10, top marks, 100%, well done Urban
Decay!
Make Up Store ‘Sophisticated’ – ‘Sophisticated’ is the
coolest toned shade here, but I love the casualness of this shade. It looks
almost mauve in comparison to the warmer browns featured in this post, but is
actually a really flattering taupe. I love wearing this by itself in the
daytime for an effortless, but more defined eye.
Make Up Store ‘Velvet’ – This shade is so
stunning, and comes a close second to ‘Smog’ by UD. It screams out to me with
its antique look, and reminds me of old candlesticks and ornaments you find in
your nan’s attic. The shimmer is beautiful, and although it takes a bit of
building, the colour is worth it at the end!
Do you own any of these
shades? Which eyeshadows would you recommend for blue eyed girls & boys?
Lots of love,
Jasmine x
I own the naked palette so I will definitely have to try shades like this to enhance my blue eyes! This was such a lovely, helpful post x
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Loved this post! I was actually thinking of doing a similar one haha! My favourites to make my blue eyes pop are MAC 'All That Glitters' and Maybelline 'Copper Fizz'. I would highly recommend them :)
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