All the eye makeup inspo you’ll ever need

Eyeshadow palettes have got to be the most alluring make-up product ever. They’re just SO pretty.
But do you tend to buy the flashiest-looking one with loads of colours, to then only use one or two?
We’re going to put a stop to all of that today, with a whole bunch of eye make-up looks so inspiring, you won’t know which one to try first. So pick up your palettes and let’s go!
Tip: Use a mixture of silver and greys for a smoky eye that will make your eyes look bigger. Always use the lightest shade to highlight the inner corners. Something with lots of pigment, like Max Factor Wild Shadow Pencil in Ferocious White, will help you to recreate Tay’s fierce look.
Tip: When using a strong colour like Cara’s fiery orange, keep the rest of your make-up quite neutral and your and outfit simple.
Tip: Make glitter eyeshadow sophisticated by layering over a base of pink shadows (bh recommends: Colour by TBN Baked Eyeshadow Palette in Romantic) and focusing your glitz on the inner corners.
Tip: If your shadow colours never stand out as much as you’d like, match them with a coloured mascara. NYX Colour Mascara and L'Oréal Paris Mega Volume Miss Manga Mascara have a few fab colours to choose from.
Tip: Use a creamy highlighting shade with a neutral light brown shadow for an eye look that goes perfectly with a coloured lip.
Tip: Green eyes? You HAVE to try this look. Apply a sheer veil of purple shadow across your lids and then add definition by applying a purple liner (like Inika Organic Eyeliner in Purple Minx) across your waterline.
Tip: For a stunning daytime look, use a highlighting shade over your entire lid and then trace along your crease towards your brow with a peach colour. To take it all the way up to Rihanna’s level, add a few MODELROCK Lashes EXTREME Triple Wispy Individuals on the outer corners.
Tip: Not so handy with liquid liner? No worries. Use a mix of charcoal shadows (bh recommends: Colour by TBN Baked Shadow Palette in Smokey) to create your cat eye. Do your eyes before your foundation and keep some Wet Ones handy for cleaning up the edges.
Tip: A simple sweep of deep peach shadow can awaken your entire complexion. Try it the next time you’re feeling a little dull.
Tip: When wearing green eyeshadow, go for more of a turquoise shade than lime.
Tip: Don’t be afraid to layer completely different colours! Use cool and warm tones as a guide when choosing your combinations. Cool shades like purple, pink, blue and green work well together, as do warm shades like gold, bronze, yellow, orange and red.
Tip: Bronze and gold is a magical combo for all eye colours. Keep eyeliner to a minimum to let metallic and glitter finishes really shine.
Tip: To make blue eyeshadow classy, choose a blue that’s bordering on navy and be sure to stop right on the eye crease to avoid looking like you’re on your way to an 80s disco. bh recommends: Inika Mineral Eyeshadow in Midnight.
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93 Member Comments
Cara's eyes is very striking.
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Love the celebrity beauty looks, the ladies look fantastic with their eyeshadow styles and colours.
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Wow some of these are so stunning!
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Eye shadow palettes is one of my weakest point. always want more. But I forever use just browns and neutrals!
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So many amazing eyeshadows the colours are brilliant have never considered using purple eyeshadow and eyeliner. But it definitely looks beautiful.
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My formal is coming up, this is great I will have to test some of these out!
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That first meme is so me. No more eye shadow palettes.
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so many gorgeous looks
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Wow some of these are gorgeous! Others not so much but some are stunning!
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I love all these looks, they are inspiring me to be more colourful! Rihanna's makeup looks stunning!
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Taylor's look is amazing, but then she seems to be able to pull just about anything off. I really love look number 5 for green eyes. It really makes the eyes pop and look larger.
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I love Caras orange eyeshadow!
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That is it! Cara changed my mind, need to get UD Electric palette....the orange and cool teal are the ones I Have to have!
I am stuck in a rut: gold, copper, teal...all the time...for decades xD
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Better be quick, I think it's been discontinued.
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I love those dark brown eyes with the blonde hair and dark brows. Amazing! (the one with the green eyeshadow)
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I always use my highlighter and shimmery eyeshadows interchangeably
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Some excellent tips and amazing looks here. I love purple eyeshadow with green eyes!
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I haven't bought eyeshadows for ages, they last too long lol
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There are a couple that I like here, Thanks BH for putting this up. It's good to see a different range of looks on several celebrities & big names. Experimenting is a great thing as long as you don't go over board with it.
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Some great suggestions, but also some ones to stay far away from, like a lack of blending and only using one eye shadow for your whole look!
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I love the green eye shadow look, gorgeous!
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Not sure about the orange
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Red eyeshadow? I don't think works on anyone?
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Ahh Coco Rocha, that face!! How could anything look bad on her!!
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Gigi Hadids smokey eye is my favourite
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