Makeup for blue eyes: ideas and tips

The depth and brightness of blue eyes captivate, giving them an inherent allure. Enhancing this eye color with makeup can produce amazing effects that really make your eyes stand out.

Whether you want a more dramatic look for a night out or something more subdued for everyday wear, the correct color selection and application methods matter greatly. There are countless ways to draw attention to the beauty of blue eyes, ranging from muted neutrals to strikingly bright hues.

This post will provide you with artistic inspiration and useful advice to help you achieve the ideal makeup look, highlighting the best features of your blue eyes and making sure you always look your best.

Makeup Idea	Description
Soft Smokey Eye	Use neutral shades like taupe and brown to create a subtle smokey eye that enhances blue eyes without overpowering them.
Nude Lips	Pairing nude lips with light eyeshadow keeps the focus on your blue eyes, making them stand out even more.
Peachy Tones	Peach and coral shades on the cheeks and lips complement blue eyes beautifully, adding warmth to your look.
Blue Eyeliner	Using blue eyeliner can make blue eyes appear even brighter, giving them a striking, vibrant look.
Gold Eyeshadow	Gold shades contrast with blue eyes, making them pop and adding a touch of glamour.

Features of makeup for blue eyes: 5 rules

Warm colors like bronze, copper, golden, peach, coffee, and yellow-orange will accentuate your eyes the most. They will look particularly stunning when paired with tanned skin. Try using shades of milk chocolate, red, purple, or powder if you have fair skin.

Make sure the shade of any blue or blue shadow you choose doesn’t exactly match the color of your eyes. Opting for a contrasting shade is the best option; for instance, if your eyes are light blue, consider using cobalt or ultramarine shadows. Steer clear of muted, ineffective colors that could make you appear exhausted.

If you swap out your black eyeliner for blue, coffee, or grey, your eyes will look even more radiant! See here for more information about pencils and eyeliners that are worth considering.

Purple is another color that will accentuate your eyes perfectly. For daytime makeup, a lavender shade is useful, and for evening wear, go for plum.

Select muted hues for your daytime makeup, such as light brown, pink, and terracotta. They may even have a subtle sheen at the same time, which will highlight the eyes even more.

With the correct makeup, blue eyes can be enhanced and made to really stand out. There are particular colors and application methods that will accentuate the special beauty of blue eyes, whether you’re going for a natural daytime look or something more dramatic for the evening. This post provides helpful advice and original ideas to help you make the most of your eye color, so your makeup effortlessly accentuates and complements your blue eyes. From subtle, warm tones to striking contrasts.

Makeup for blondes with blue eyes

• Gray, light purple and soft pink colors are your best assistants if you are choosing shades for light hair.

• Add brown, golden or burgundy shades to your evening makeup: they will make the image truly festive, but not provocative.

• Avoid using saturated purple and green shades in makeup, as well as bright blue and turquoise tones. Most often, they do not suit girls with light hair.

To achieve an even and flawless tone, generously apply and blend your regular foundation over your entire face. Applying the product with your fingers will cause it to warm up a bit and become easier to blend, but it works best when applied with a sponge that has been dampened with water beforehand or a synthetic bristle brush (we discussed picking the best foundation brush here).

Use a corrector to cover up any minor redness, fine spider veins, or pimples on your face. Apply concealer to the area underneath your eyes.

For the longest-lasting eye makeup, use a primer on your eyelids. Apply a thin coat of concealer or foundation to your eyelids if you don’t have any on hand; this base will help your makeup last longer.

Apply a brown pencil line to the upper eyelid. Use shimmery liquid eyeshadow on all of your moveable eyelids and in the crease; a shade of gold or ivory will best accentuate your eyes. Apply the same brown pencil over the lash line once more on top.

Your eyes will literally sparkle if you apply subtle shimmery eyeshadow to the inner corners of them.

Highlight your eyebrows with a pencil, drawing them in the direction that hair grows. However, take care to avoid having too distinct borders.

Use a liquid or dry highlighter to draw attention to the top line of your cheekbones, then blend the color in well. The image should appear harmonious and gentle with a subtle sheen.

Using a peach pencil, outline your lips following the contour and fill in the entire area with the pencil. Apply matching glossy lipstick on top.

Design a look using L’Oréal Paris.

Check out our video tutorial for a more festive makeup look for a blonde with blue eyes:

Here are some more blue-eyed blonde makeup ideas.

Makeup for brunettes with blue eyes

• Dark hair and light eyes are a rare and very beautiful combination that attracts attention in itself. Therefore, in your case, to make the image bright, it is not at all necessary to use bright colors. Pay attention to cold shades: purple, blue, peach, silver or gray shadows will emphasize your eyes and are ideal for dark hair.

• For an evening out, choose lavender shadows and a smoky makeup option.

All it takes to bring attention to blue eyes is to incorporate one dazzling detail into the picture, like a tasteful arrow. To make this, refer to our photo instructions.

To stop the arrow from "blurring," apply eye primer (or something similar) to the entire eyelid and blend in beige matte shadows on top.

Apply a black pencil to the area on the upper eyelid between the lashes, and then trace the lash line with a black eyeliner. This line should finish close to the outer corner of the eye and not be overly thick.

Draw the arrow’s tail while gazing into the mirror. Draw a line from the outside corner of the eye to the temple, and then, as in the picture, draw a straight line from the tip of this line to the eyelid crease. Make sure the arrows are finally symmetrical by repeating all of your actions right away on the other eyelid.

Complete the drawing of the arrow by continuing along the lash line from the resultant second tail. As you get closer to the inner corner of the eye, gradually narrow the arrow.

To make the look pop, add shimmery light shadows to the inner corner of the eye. To "lift" the eyebrow a little, add the same shadows underneath. Brush on some mascara to your lashes.

Look through our photo collection and select your best ideas to add some variation to your makeup.

Step-by-step makeup for fair-haired girls with blue eyes

• Gray and light brown shadows and eyeliners, as well as pastel-colored products are a great option for girls with blue eyes and fair hair.
• Feel free to use shadows with shimmer: bright shadows with gold and silver pigments will instantly transform daytime makeup into evening makeup.

For a fair-haired girl, try recreating the femme fatale look by following our detailed photo instructions.

After prepping the skin with toner, moisturizer, and micellar water, apply foundation, fluid, or mousse.

Apply concealer under the eyes to cover up any minor bruises, spider veins, or dark circles. The most noticeable blue usually appears on the sides of the nose, where it "connects" with the inner corners of the eyes, so don’t forget to apply the product there. Apply a dark cream contouring product to your cheekbones and blend it in thoroughly.

Use a pencil a shade lighter than your hair color to highlight your eyebrows, and make sure to brush through them with an eyebrow brush to eliminate any visible outline.

Apply the same shadows to your lower lid for emphasis. Draw a black pencil line across the eye’s mucous membrane on the upper and lower eyelids. If it is waterproof, that is better.

Apply light satin shadows to the inner corners of the eyes, paint your lashes, and apply light beige shadows beneath the eyebrows (concealer or corrector work well here, too).

• Evening makeup for blue eyes: 5 ideas
• What eyeshadow suits blue eyes?
• How to diversify everyday makeup for blue eyes?

Watch a video that focuses on unique and creative daytime makeup looks for a blonde with blue eyes.

Additional makeup inspiration – a gallery featuring looks from various shows:

Makeup for blue-eyed people for all occasions

We explain the appropriate makeup for different occasions, such as graduation, weddings, and parties.

Easy everyday makeup for blue eyes

First and foremost, makeup for the workplace or classroom should be simple to apply. If you automate the steps, applying makeup should take no longer than five minutes. Second, neutral: it won’t always be appropriate to wear bright colors, so getting dressed will be difficult. The picture we recommend reusing satisfies both requirements!

Choose a foundation that is easy to shade and has a light texture. Use a sponge that has been wet with water and squeezed dry to apply it.

Concealer should be applied to the area beneath the eyes using a synthetic bristle brush. Additionally, use your finger to blend the product in "imprinting" motions for a lighter coverage.

Blush the sides of your forehead, the bridge of your nose, and the "apples" of your cheeks. Creamy ones are preferable because they seem more realistic on the skin. Using a tint is an additional choice. Find out here how to use it correctly.

Use shadows or a powder pencil to paint your eyebrows. Blend beige or light brown shadows over the entire movable eyelid after applying them to the eyelids with a hint of shimmer. Apply mascara sparingly to your lashes; try not to create the look of doll eyelashes as these will look unnecessary during the day.

Other suggestions for subtle makeup for the day:

Wedding makeup for blue eyes

In case you chose to handle the wedding makeup yourself instead of hiring a professional makeup artist, our comprehensive video tutorial on simple wedding makeup application will be helpful. It can also be used, incidentally, if you want to pretend to be the bride’s girlfriend at the wedding—a universal representation.

Chic wedding makeup for 2024 can be found in our picture gallery:

Makeup for graduation for blue eyes

On the one hand, graduation night is a formal occasion. However, you might also be able to afford less rigid makeup. Put some color in the makeup!

Apply subtle shimmery shadows to the entire moving eyelid, extending to the orbital line. For instance, peach or champagne shade shadows would be appropriate. By the way, you can easily swap them out for a highlighter in the composition that has warm toned pigments.

To make the shading appear smoky, highlight the upper eyelid crease and the entire brow area with glossy dark brown shadows. Don’t be scared to go overboard; makeup ought to be "sweeping" enough.

If the picture appealed to you, you’ll love these other daring suggestions for graduation night makeup.

Evening makeup for blue eyes

Watch a makeup tutorial video for the evening and read the helpful tips in the description to help you look flawless.

Makeup for gray-blue eyes

• Choose contrasting warm shades. Golden and copper shadows perfectly emphasize the color of your eyes and make them more expressive.
• The right choice will be the most fashionable shades of this season – red. From light orange to eggplant, use what is more suitable for your image. But first, study our guide on how to use red shades in eye makeup.

Arrows drawn with brown or copper eyeliner are appropriate for daily use. Your eyes will literally shine when you see a shimmering arrow.

Popular eye makeup techniques

Smoky eyes for blue eyes

You can create a traditional version of smoky eyes in dark gray tones by watching this video. However, why not attempt creating colorful, smoky eyes? Perfect for those with blue eyes!

Use a primer over the whole movable eyelid to keep bright shadows from showing through and to give them a richer appearance. The other two options are to fill the entire movable eyelid with a white pencil or use matte beige shadows as a base.

Apply a cobalt shade shadow along the orbital line and movable eyelid, omitting paint from the outer corner.

Apply deep purple shadows to the outer, or "clean," corner of the eye, and use a brush to carefully blend the two shades’ borders together.

Make sure to use a black waterproof pencil to draw the line between the lashes on the upper and lower eyelids as well as the mucous membrane. You risk looking ill if you don’t take this action.

Makeup with arrows for blue eyes

Watch our video to discover how to make graphic arrows in a matter of minutes!

Arrows can take on a variety of shapes. More evidence of this comes in the form of a few pictures from fashion shows.

Enhancing the natural beauty of blue eyes is the key to creating the ideal makeup look for them. There is a vast spectrum of colors that can draw attention to your eyes, from muted neutrals to striking hues.

Finding the style and technique that best suits your features can be achieved by experimenting with various approaches. The secret is to blend and balance the colors properly, regardless of whether you like a dramatic evening look or a more subdued daytime look.

Always remember that applying makeup is a fun way to express yourself. Don’t be afraid to try new things and follow your instincts. Your blue eyes can really pop with the appropriate technique.