Makeup for green eyes – 15 best tips

Eyes are one of the most expressive features of a person's appearance. In visage, it is often enough to put the right emphasis on the eyes, and everything else fades into the background. Journalists interviewed leading makeup artists and stylists in order to find out how to emphasize the unusualness and beauty of green eyes with the help of makeup. After all, such iris shades are less common than other colors, and girls do not always know how to highlight this area of ​​the face most effectively.

They gave us a lot of advice, but in short they can be characterized as follows – you need to choose warm tones of the dark and light spectrum. You can operate with almost any color of the palette, up to different variations of red. But green-eyed girls are usually completely unsuitable for any shade of blue.

Universal daytime makeup

There are several versatile techniques that can help you in any situation. The basis of this multifunctional everyday make-up is pinkish shades, beige-pink, with a chocolate or warm copper shade. The palette should contain several tones of different saturation. The main goal is to maintain naturalness, modesty and restraint in the image. Do not apply – bronzer, bright or shiny eyeshadows. Lipstick in flashy colors. The sequence of actions is as follows:

1. Apply base and foundation, highlighter (if you need to contrast individual areas of the face), light blush on the face.

2. If necessary, highlight the eyebrows with a pencil, gel or similar cosmetic product.

3. Apply a special base on both eyelids to prevent the eyeshadow from rolling into balls.

4. On the crease of the eyelid, apply shades of beige with a pinkish tint. Blend thoroughly with a cosmetic brush.

5. On both eyelids, you need to apply and shade pinkish shadows.

6. Apply and blend lighter shadows to the inner area of ​​the eye section, preferably for a radiant effect.

7. The lower eyelids deserve minimal attention as the focus is on the movable eyelids. On the outer corners of the lower eye area, it is enough to apply a little chocolate shade.

8. You can apply liquid eyeliner to the inner contour of the eyelids or draw these lines with a pencil. It is recommended to use a cosmetic product with a bronze or golden tint. The intensity of staining is small, daily makeup involves moderation of colors and shades.

9. Lightly highlight the lashes with mascara.

10. On the lips, if desired, apply lipstick in a soft shade – pale pink or peach – slightly richer than the natural lip color.

Natural nude makeup you can apply every day

Creating a natural look with no makeup effect:

1. Apply primer and foundation. Use a highlighter to highlight the center of the face. You can do without blush. Or use a shade that is pinker than the natural color of the cheekbones, a light coral shade.

2. Apply the eyelid base to the entire movable surface up to the lower brow line.

3. Slightly emphasize the eyelash contour of the upper eyelid with a soft pencil and blend.

Next, apply shadows:

1. On the crease, the upper eyelash contour and the outer lower contour are a dark shade.

2. On the moving part – a product with a golden sheen.

3. On the inner corners – apply a product with a golden sheen, but only after wetting the brush with water.

4. Apply mascara, dyeing hairs to a minimum, without focusing on the ends.

5. Lip gloss can be applied in sheer, pale pink, or coral.

How to make spectacular makeup for holidays and celebrations

When planning your evening makeup, it is important to remember the rule of professional makeup artists – you cannot focus on both the eyes and lips. Since we want to emphasize green eyes, it is better to make up lips with gloss or lipstick of a neutral shade. The sequence of applying cosmetics:

1. Use a primer and persistent foundation, powder in order to hide minor skin imperfections, remove oily sheen. A party or celebration is always camera flashes. If a girl wants to look great in photographs, she needs to use a light foundation without sun protection that will not reflect the flash.

2. Drawing eyebrows. Taking into account the peculiarities of make-up, the eyebrows can be made clearly defined and rich in shade (slightly darker than the main hair color on the head). You can apply a shimmer, light shadow or highlighter under the bottom tip of each eyebrow.

3. On the eyelid, up to the lower border of the eyebrow, shadows of a warm, juicy shade are superimposed, shaded.

4. The inner corners of the eyes can be brightened with a highlighter.

5. A darker and more saturated gradient is applied to the moving part. As an option – shimmery.

6. The inner contour of the lower lashes is highlighted with a dark shade.

7. On the upper eyelid, a wide and tapering arrow is drawn in the middle. To make it clear and attract attention, it is advisable to use not a pencil, but a liquid eyeliner.

8. Mascara is applied in 2-3 layers. You can first curl your eyelashes with tweezers.

9. The final touch to complete the look is a matte soft lipstick or transparent gloss.

Features of makeup for women aged 40-45

Age-related changes are not reflected in the best way on the skin of the face. Therefore, in order to emphasize the beauty and shade of the eyes, but at the same time not to attract too much attention to minor defects, it is advisable to follow the recommendations of the makeup artists for both daytime and evening visage:

1. Older women should avoid bright colors. No matter how bright colors have gone to a woman in the past, it is time to give preference to delicate matte gradients of a non-oily texture that suit green-eyed.

2. Arrows, especially those drawn with bold eyeliner, will not be entirely appropriate. To accentuate your advantage, it is better to draw the upper line of eyelash growth and slightly raise the tip of the line up. For gray-haired ladies, a pencil of light gray, pale brown color is very suitable.

3. In order not to spoil the image, you need to give up shiny lip gels, matte lipstick will do better.

Options for shades of the iris in green-eyed people

The shade that is found in most women is light green with golden or brownish blotches and veins. In certain lighting conditions, the iris can appear light amber. Owners of light green eyes usually use only light shadows.

A deep green, emerald iris color gives the eyes expressiveness and depth. But only if warm, not cold, tones are used for makeup, the latter give the look transparency.

The gray-green iris forces the girl to use the most delicate colors of decorative cosmetics. In this case, bright makeup can overshadow, 'kill' the natural shade.

Azure, with a turquoise, bluish undertone, irises are a rare combination of gradients. Only the owners of this version of green eyes can use eyeliner in their makeup, shadows of all versions of the blue spectrum.

Green-eyed girls – color types corresponding to the seasons

Depending on what kind of skin and hair a woman with green eyes has, she can be classified into one of four types:

Winter – dark hair (not red) with a rich color, light skin.

Spring – skin, hair, eyes – everything has a light shade.

Summer is a color type of contrasts, but most of the Slavs belong to it. Hair – dark or light, ashy, light skin, but easily sunburn.

Autumn – Most women with green eyes belong to this color type. They are characterized by light skin, which is difficult to sunburn, and freckles are possible. Hair with a golden tint, reddish.

Knowing her color type, a girl can choose the optimal shades of cosmetics, taking into account not only the color of the eyes, but also the hair and skin.

Can green eyes be made more expressive without makeup?

The color of the iris of the eyes is embedded in the human genes and does not lend itself to drastic changes at home. In general, the iris is a complex of muscles that contract and dilate the pupil. And the saturation and color of these muscles may depend not only on hereditary factors, but also on muscle tone. It is not surprising that in the process the iris seems to 'fade', it becomes more faded. After all, the tone is reduced.

Some characteristics of the iris can be corrected by eating certain foods:

1. Honey, or rather its regular use, raw or dried nuts, especially almonds, will lighten the eyes.

2. Spinach contains the carotenoids zeaxanthin, lutein and iron, which will help increase the brightness of the eyes and the expressiveness of the gaze.

3. Eating fish, especially red fish, will make the iris tone richer and deeper.

4. Olive oil and chamomile tea will warm your eyes.

Do not forget that the whiter and cleaner the whites of the eyes, the more beautiful, brighter and more expressive the iris becomes. If the protein is snow-white, the look becomes attractive and deep, clear and clean. Protein shade depends on general health and genetic makeup. To lighten the protein, you can simply live a healthy lifestyle. For a quick and relatively short-term effect, medications are used – Vizin, Okumetil, Vita-Yodurol (there are contraindications, specialist consultation is needed).

And the last, the simplest, but costly way to change the color of the eyes to green or enhance the natural shade is to use contact lenses (disposable, daytime, long-term wear). But it is recommended to use this method only after consulting a therapist and ophthalmologist.

Makeup tips for green-eyed blondes

Blondes themselves look graceful, gentle and sophisticated. And if they also have light green eyes, the image becomes even more airy. And heavy saturated gradients in makeup in this case are not particularly relevant, since all the features of a girl's appearance can be lost against a bright background.

Optimal tones for fair-haired women are gray-brown with lilac undertones, a wide range of brown tones, peach, lilac, dark gray and light green. Mascara and eyeliner can be anything from black to caramel, green, burgundy. The main thing is not to overdo it with arrows, not to make them too bold and long.

Makeup tips for green-eyed brunettes

Green-eyed brunettes with a rich iris tone look gorgeous if they use decorative cosmetics in a shade of gold, turquoise, bronze, copper, greenery, plum. It is better to choose an eyeliner or pencil (depending on the situation) in classic black, green or purple.

Lipstick, if matte, can be plum, purple, chocolate. And if the lipstick has a pearlescent tint, it should be less bright – smoky pink or beige.

Makeup tips for green-eyed red-haired girls

To emphasize the expressiveness of the eyes of the owners of green irises and red hair, such tones will help – moss or grass, olive, khaki, gold and copper, nutmeg, cinnamon. All colors (for daytime makeup) are warm and non-defiant. The image of red-haired people is so bright, you don't need to overload it with an abundance of rich colors. But it is not recommended to use gray shadows, since they muffle the brightness of the unusual irises of redheads, making the eyes cold, detached, as if empty.

Don't forget about eyeliner and mascara. The cilia of red-haired girls are usually light by nature. And in order to give expressiveness to the eyes, you need to use black mascara for daily makeup and for creating an evening, festive look.

Makeup tips for green-eyed brown-haired women

Brown-haired women have a large selection of makeup options, all tones of lilac, golden, beige, lilac palette are suitable for them. Eyeliner – black or chocolate. The eyebrows can be made reddish – if this tone is inherent in the girl's hair.

Lipstick can also be almost any – from delicate pastel colors to warm red. These are coral, pale pink, terracotta, and red-brown gradients. It all depends on the goals of the makeup, the style of clothing, the general image.

Basic makeup guidelines for green eyes

Regardless of whether you plan to apply daytime or evening makeup, there are several rules that are always relevant for owners of green eyes:

1. Green gradients (olive, khaki), especially when combined with gold, bronze, browns and blacks, are great for highlighting the eyes. Only the color of the cosmetic (eye shadow, mascara, eyeliner or pencil) should be different from the color of the eyes. That is, to be either lighter or darker.

2. Pay attention to the options for the purple, lilac range (plum, eggplant, pink, purple, violet and lavender). They are the ones that contrast perfectly with the green eyes, as these gradients are opposite in the spectral circle.

3. Pastel tones of mustard, beige, sandy, peach tones are also suitable, especially for unobtrusive daytime makeup.

4. Red warm gradients not only contrast well with green eyes. But they will also help to create an unusual image for a photo shoot. The brick red, terracotta option is great. Which can be made even brighter, juicier and more saturated if combined with golden or bronze shadows. However, in the case of red gradients, keep in mind that if used improperly, they can give the appearance a painful appearance.

5. If you suddenly run out of the eyeshadow you want, green eye makeup can be done with dry blush. Pink and peach cosmetics with a warm undertone are suitable.

There are color groups that in most cases do not match with green eyes:

1. It is better not to use cold options, preference is always given to warm colors.

2. The abundance of black in green eye makeup makes a woman look older. Black perfectly replaces all brown, charcoal gray variations. This includes eyeliner or eyeliner. But black eyeliner in the arsenal of a green-eyed girl should still be – it is used for evening makeup.

3. Silver is more suitable for gray eyes, and owners of green ones should pay attention to gold and emerald.

4. Blue, blue – these gradients should be avoided by all green-eyed girls, except for the owners of aqua irises.

5. Regarding the use of matte and shimmery (with the effect of shimmer and shine) cosmetics – girls with green eyes are both suitable. It all depends on the purpose of the application. Matte, nude eyeshadows are ideal for creating a soft, subtle accent on green eyes for a daytime look. And cosmetic products with a shine effect are used in the process of applying evening, holiday and art make-up. As for the base under the shadow, it is always recommended to use it, especially if the visage should last more than one hour. If the base is not used, the cosmetics will roll into lumps and collect in the corners of the eyes, which will look sloppy and ugly.

It is important to understand that when choosing makeup for green eyes, you also need to build on hair and skin color. For example, for brunettes, purple, gray and green shadows are suitable. And for blondes, peach, lilac and pale pink shades will be the best option. Owners of red hair and green eyes usually use golden, nude and khaki shades.

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