The Crazy-Huge Difference Your Eyeliner Color Makes

Demonstrated by 18 celebrities doing the brown vs. black thing.

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If you go into a woman's makeup bag, chances are you're going to fish out a black eyeliner over a brown one. But talk to any makeup artist and they'll tell you that tawny and chocolate shades can read less harsh and more flattering to a variety of different complexions and eye colors. It's actually kind of fascinating to see the big difference a little color change can make...here, 26 celebrity examples.

Taylor Swift
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Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift
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Taylor Swift

Sofia Vergara
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Sofia Vergara

Sofia Vergara
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Sofia Vergara

Solange
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Solange

Solange
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Solange

Olivia Wilde
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Olivia Wilde

Olivia Wilde
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Olivia Wilde

Penelope Cruz
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Penelope Cruz

Penelope Cruz
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Penelope Cruz

Nicole Kidman
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Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman
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Nicole Kidman

Katy Perry
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Katy Perry

Katy Perry
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Katy Perry

Mila Kunis
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Mila Kunis

Mila Kunis
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Mila Kunis

Kate Winslet
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Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet
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Kate Winslet

Katie Holmes
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Katie Holmes

Katie Holmes
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Katie Holmes

Julianne Moore
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Julianne Moore

Julianne Moore
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Julianne Moore

Jessica Alba
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Jessica Alba

Jessica Alba
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Jessica Alba

Ciara
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Ciara

Ciara
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Ciara

Cara Delevingne
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Cara Delevingne

Cara Delevingne
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Cara Delevingne

Beyoncé
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Beyoncé

Beyoncé
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Beyoncé

Anne Hathaway
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Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway
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Anne Hathaway

Angelina Jolie
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Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie
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Angelina Jolie

Kate Beckinsale
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Kate Beckinsale

Kate Beckinsale
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Kate Beckinsale

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Lauren Valenti
Beauty Editor

Lauren Valenti is Vogue’s former senior beauty editor. Her work has also appeared on ELLE.com, MarieClaire.com, and in In Style. She graduated with a liberal arts degree from Eugene Lang College, The New School for Liberal Arts, with a concentration on Culture and Media Studies and a minor in Journalism.

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