Eyeliner using color

Eyeliner is a staple in every makeup kit. Its way of accentuating the eyes is essential to many captivating eye looks but usually, most tutorials only show how to do looks with black eyeliner. At times, some tutorials may use a dark brown eyeliner as well. Despite the classic and versatile looks that black and brown eyeliner can offer your makeup kit, you may want to mix it up a bit and do something a little different. One way to do that is by using a color eyeliner.

Using color on your eyes, whether it's eyeliner or eyeshadow, can seem like a daunting thing to do. Color definitely stands out more, so applying it messily or incorrectly is definitely more noticeable. But using color creatively on your eyes is not just for the experts. By picking a color that brings out your eye color, you can liven up your every day makeup look without requiring high levels of aesthetic skill.

Materials
- A liquid or pencil eyeliner of your choice.

There are certain eyeliner and eyeshadow colors that work best with particular eye colors, but that in no means restricts you to the colors you should wear. The color selections per eye shade suggested here are suggestions to help your eyes pop out the most. Liquid or pencil eyeliner will give a different finish, depending on whether you want a sleek thick line or more of a soft look. Note that an eyeliner with a little bit of shimmer will give more of a youthful appearance.

For brown eyes, shades of blue and green compliment best. Think nice, vibrant teals and rich navy or cobalt tones to really accent how light hits a brown iris. Light to medium grays and deep purples can also have the same effect.

Blues eyes become even more striking when paired with tones that contrast it, so shades of gold and brown work the best. A sparkly champagne hue would also look good in the corners of the eyes. Blue eyes can also pull off darker shades of blue, so a navy liner can make blue eyes seem even brighter.

Green and hazel eyes pair well with shades that have reddish undertones, making bronze, dark ruby red and light purple tones the best choices. With these eye colors, though, it can be helpful to thinly line the eye with black liner first, and then blend the color eyeliner into it to give the strongest result.