For years we've been listening how there are specific eye shadow colours for every eye colour. Red shades for green eyes, orange for blue eyes, etc. Magazines and makeup books are really strict when it comes to this subject and they created the myth many years ago. Truth to be told there is more to makeup than eye colour. The colour of the eyeshadow that will suit you best depends on more factors, like hair colour and skin tone. Also, we have to remember makeup is all about having fun and breaking the rules. So, if you like a colour and the way it looks, it sounds silly to avoid it just because it isn't the ''rignt'' colour for your eyes.
Still, if the eyes are the main feature you would like to emphasize, the right way to go is to actually wear the shadow that's the opposite colour than your eyes. This way your eyes will really pop and their natural colour will be enhanced. My eyes are brown and I love to use this trick to make them more prominent. Here are some of the colours that will suit brown eyes perfectly.

Reds and yellows All shades of red, yellow and orange go well with brown eyes. Those are all warm shades so they will bring out the warm tone every brown colour contains in a certain percent.

Blues and purples Purple is well known as a colour that is flattering for all eye colours. It is perfect for brown eyes because they are on the opposite sides of the colour wheel and will, therefore, make the brown eyes pop. Same goes for blues, and I think deep shades of blue look amazing on dark brown eyes.

Gold and silver Silver has a cool undertone so it creates an amazing effect next to the warm brown tones. Many makeup artists recommend using gold eye shadows that can really accentuate brown eyes. This is more of a personal choice, some people don't like wearing gold while others avoid silver. I think both colours can look lovely on the lids and I love to wear them.

Neutral browns When everything else fails, go with the simplest and most wearable option. While brown eye shadows can really enhance blue eyes, with brown eyes it looks neutral. It's still a lovely look and great for everyday wear.

I found a decent colour wheel online, you can check it below to see what is the opposite colour from your own eye colour. This post was focused mainly on the brown eyes because my eyes are, like I mentioned, brown, so I have the most experience with that colour.

What do you think? Do you have favourite eyeshadow colours?


Godinama slušamo kako postoje posebne boje senki za svaku boju očiju. Crvene nijanse za zelene oči, narandžaste za plave, znate već i sami. Časopisi i priručnici za šminkanje su strogi kada se o ovoj temi radi i mit je stvoren pre mnogo godina. Istina je da je šminka mnogo kompleksnija stvar i ne zavisi samo od boje na očima. Boja senke koja će vam odgovarati zavisi od više faktora, kao što su boja kose i tena. Takođe, ne smemo da zaboravimo da poenta šminkanja jeste zabava i kršenje pravila. Ako vam se neka senka dopada i lepo vam stoji, zvuči smešno da je izbegavate samo jer to nije ''dozvoljena'' nijansa za vašu boju očiju. Ipak, ako su oči ono što želite da naglasite na licu, pravi način da to uradite zapravo jeste da nanesete senku koja je suprotna boji vaših očiju. Tako će oči doći do izražaja a njihova prirodna boja biće dodatno naglašena. Moje oči su braon i volim da koristim ovaj trik da bi bile izražajnije. Ovo su neke od boja koje savršeno idu uz braon oči.

Crvena i žuta Sve nijanse crvene, žute i narandžaste lepo izgledaju uz braon. Ovo su tople boje pa naglase topao ton koji svaka nijansa braon boje sadrži u određenoj količini.

Plava i ljubičasta Ljubičasta je tradicionalno poznata kao boja koja oddgovara svim bojama očiju. Odlična je uz braon zato što su one nasuprot jedna drugoj na točku boja, i zato je dodatno naglašava. Isto važi za plavu i ja mislim da tamno plave nijanse divno izgledaju na tamno braon očima.

Srebrna i zlatna Srebrna ima hladan podton pa stvara neverovatan efekat pored toplih braon tonova. Mnogi šminkeri preporučuju korišćenje zlatne senke koja može da naglasi braon oči. To je više stvarličnog izbora, neko ne voli da nosi zlatnu boju, dok drugi izbegavaju srebrnu. Mislim da obe mogu lepo da izgledaju na kapcima i volim da ih nosim.

Neutralna braon  Kada ne postoji druga opcija, braon senke su najjednostavnija i najviše nosiva opcija. Dok braon senka može da naglasi plave oči, sa braon očima izgleda neutralno. I dalje je sjajan izbor za svaki dan.

Uspela sam da pronađem pristojan točak boja, možete da ga pogledate ispod, da biste videli koja je boja komplementarna vašoj boji očiju. Ovaj post je bio usmeren na braon oči jer su moje oči, kao što sam spomenula, braon, pa imam najviše iskustva sa ovom bojom.

Šta vi mislite? Da li imate omiljene boje senki za oči?









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