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The Best Eyeshadow Palettes For Your Eye Color

Consider eyeshadow palettes the Pokemon of beauty products: We have to have them all.
The Best Eyeshadow Palettes For Your Eye Color
The Best Eyeshadow Palettes for Your Eye Color
By Erin Lukas · Updated October 26, 2020
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This article originally appeared on Health. 

Consider eyeshadow palettes the Pokemon of beauty products: We have to have them all. For every new palette chalk full of gorgeous shades, chances are you usually wind up using only one or two them because the rest don’t necessarily work for your eye color.

In the name of streamlining your products and saving some of your hard-earned money along the way, we’ve rounded up the best eyeshadow palettes to enhance every eye color.

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Whether your peepers are blue, brown, green, hazel, or gray, there’s an eyeshadow set out there for your specific eye color. The following palettes are foolproof ways to have a whole lot of eye gazing coming your way.

01
For Gray Eyes: Charlotte Tilbury Luxury Palette Colour-Coded Eyeshadow Palette

Stick to cool shades of blue to amplify your unique eye color.

The Best Eyeshadow Palettes For Your Eye Color
available at Nordstrom $53 For Gray Eyes: Charlotte Tilbury Luxury Palette Colour-Coded Eyeshadow Palette
02
For Gray Eyes: Chanel Les Ombres Multi-Effect Quadra Eyeshadow In Tisse Smoky

Gray eyes have the tendency to appear flat, but a selection of shimmery charcoal and pewter grays will add depth and enhance your color.

The Best Eyeshadow Palettes For Your Eye Color
available at Nordstrom $61 For Gray Eyes: Chanel Les Ombres Multi-Effect Quadra Eyeshadow In Tisse Smoky
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For Hazel Eyes: Buxom Suede Seduction Eyeshadow Palette

Give hazel eyes’ gold flecks even more sparkle with a set of wam netural shadows.

The Best Eyeshadow Palettes For Your Eye Color
available at Macys $40 For Hazel Eyes: Buxom Suede Seduction Eyeshadow Palette
04
For Blue Eyes: NYX The Natural Shadow Palette

A set of neutral shadows will compliment baby blues like no other. Use these shades to brush on a subtle everyday eye makeup look.

The Best Eyeshadow Palettes For Your Eye Color
available at Amazon $9 For Blue Eyes: NYX The Natural Shadow Palette
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For Brown Eyes: Sephora Collection Colorful 5 Eyeshadow Palette in N03.

If you have brown eyes, consider yourself lucky because virtually every shadow will be flattering once it’s swiped on your lids. Rich plum and vibrant purple shades will highlight the clarity of your eye color.

The Best Eyeshadow Palettes For Your Eye Color
available at Sephora $25 For Brown Eyes: Sephora Collection Colorful 5 Eyeshadow Palette in N03.
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For Blue Eyes: Laura Mercier Eye Art Caviar Colour-Inspired Palette.

Opposites attract: Orange tinted shades like terracotta and bronze will warm up blue eyes and really make them pop.

The Best Eyeshadow Palettes For Your Eye Color
available at Sephora $55 For Blue Eyes: Laura Mercier Eye Art Caviar Colour-Inspired Palette.
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For Brown Eyes: Yves Saint Laurent Couture Palette In Couleurs 08

Shades of mossy green will make brown eyes lighter and brighter. In other words, consider this palette your antidote to a late night.

The Best Eyeshadow Palettes For Your Eye Color
available at Sephora $60 For Brown Eyes: Yves Saint Laurent Couture Palette in Couleurs 08
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For Green Eyes: MAC Burgundy Times Nine Eyeshadow Palett

Rust and cranberry shadows will also work in green eyes’ favor.

The Best Eyeshadow Palettes For Your Eye Color
available at Nordstrom $32 For Green Eyes: MAC Burgundy Times Nine Eyeshadow Palett
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For Hazel Eyes: E.L.F. Baked Eyeshadow Trio in Lavender Love

The key for hazel eyes to be even more of a standout: Swipe on bright violet shadows.The key for hazel eyes to be even more of a standout: Swipe on bright violet shadows.

The Best Eyeshadow Palettes For Your Eye Color
available at Walmart $4 For Hazel Eyes: E.L.F. Baked Eyeshadow Trio in Lavender Love