The temptation to use too much brown or beige with brown eyes should be avoided. Earth tones can be fine if they are vibrant and rich and not overused. If you’ve been using browns because you want a natural look, you may find that using beige or true browns will only help your eyes disappear into your face and give you a naturally tired look.

If you have brown eyes don’t think you are limited to brown shades. Purple is wonderful on brown eyes, as well as plums, mauves and even some pinks. But if you want to make a statement, wear blue.

Blue can make brown eyes “pop” if you know what you are doing. What you don’t want to do is match your eyeshadow to your eye color. Eyeshadow is about enhancing your eyes, not hiding them.

Getting the Blues:

L’Oreal Colour Fresco in Blue Splash and Snowflake. Use both to create dimensioned look. The colour glides on for all day shimmer.

Max Factor’s MAXeye trio in Gypsy Moon.

Maybelline’s Expert Wear Eye Shadow Trio in Blue Slate.

New MAXeye eyeshadow combos contain three shades of eyecolor that can be applied dry for subtle day wear or with a wet brush for bolder evening color. The tricolor compacts come in 15 color combinations, everything from naturals to metallics.

With the fall season upon us, I love the foliage colors of the Queen Bee trio of hues.

Max Factor makes a dual purpose applicator brush with a sponge end for dry and a brush end for wet application. The drawback is that the brush does not come with the eyeshadow but must be purchased separately. Any good dual applicator will do though, so if you have one already, save the extra expense.