Best Eye Shadow for Green Eyes and Red Hair

Finding the best eye shadow for green eyes and red hair involves more than just plunking down your cash for the latest eye makeup. It's no secret that cosmetics look best when they're suited to your personal features, and women with this distinctive combination of eye and hair color have many options to create a stunning look.

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When deciding on eye shadow to play up your green eyes, it's important to consider the look you're going for. Are you looking for makeup for a certain occasion or evening look, or just want your eyes to look their professional best for the work week? A strong sweep of deep shadow across the top lid can be a dramatic night look, while a subtle smudging of soft shadow along the rims of the upper and lower lids can create a sweet, smoky look. A traditional, polished look can be achieved by using a lighter base shadow on upper eyelid itself and a deeper, complementary shade above. Consider the look you desire, and it will assist you in determining the right depth of your shadow colors.

General Colors: Best Eye Shadow for Green Eyes and Red Hair

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Color is key when it comes to cosmetics, and it’s as important to have the right hues on your eyes as well as your face, cheeks, and lips. Keep in mind, however, that sometimes the most original and beautiful looks have been discovered by breaking makeup "rules", so don't be afraid to experiment with various colors and shades to find a new look.

Women with green eyes and red or auburn hair traditionally have fair-to-medium skin with a warm undertone, but your skin may be darker or have pinker undertones. Those with darker skin can use deeper bronzes and dark greens, while those with paler skin may find brownish pinks and medium purple shades more complementary.

Good base eye shadow and brow bone colors include shades of:

• Taupe
• Beige
• Peach
• Apricot
• Coral
• Tan
• Cream
• Carmel
• Khaki
• Mocha
• Soft purples
• Pale violets or lilacs
• Lavender
• Light greens

Crease or accent colors can be darker shades. Good eye shadow colors for the green eye/red hair combination include shades of these colors:

• Green
• Purple
• Plum
• Mauve
• Gold
• Bronze
• Brown
• Chocolate or mocha
• Copper
• Charcoals or grays with purple undertones
• Burnt colors

For green eyes on the hazel side, golds, greens, and green-yellow shadows can work well. For brighter and true red hair tones, orangey-coppers and chili pepper shadow hues can complement your overall look.

Specific Brand Colors for Red Hair/Green Eyes

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Looking for specific brand colors that will work for your green eyes and red hair? Visit the Spot Forum to find out what other women are using to make their green eyes pop.

A few brand colors to experiment with might be:

• Sephora's Purple Eye Palette: The Colorful Pro Eyeshadow Palette is specifically designed for green eyes. With understated olive and charcoal, creamy bases, and yummy purples, these shades promise a range of lovely looks.

• The Pop Beauty Eye Cakes, available at Sephora or Amazon.com, offer five eye shadow shades in one tin formulated for your eyes and the look you want. For green eyes, they offer a more neutrally-shaded tin for natural looking eyes, a cake of greens and browns formulated for most green eyes, and an aqua-hued tin for bright green eyes.

• Aroma Leigh's four shadow combo includes frosty sagey and purple tones perfect for a holiday look for green eyes.

• Givenchy Prisme offers four lovely shades formulated for green eyes in different textures to create the look you want: olive, khaki, light green, and gold-green.

• MAC Paint Pots are available in a variety of gorgeous shades for green eyes. Try shades such as Pharaoh, Moss Scape, or Indianwood.

Sometimes the easiest way to find the best eye shadow for green eyes and red hair that work with your personal skin tone is to try some on. Visit your local cosmetics counter to sample some of their shades for green eyes, or purchase some inexpensive shadow colors at your local drug store and get the opinions of your family and friends. Most of all, have fun finding the eye shadow that works best for you!

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