The Crazy-Huge Difference Your Eyeliner Color Makes
Demonstrated by 18 celebrities doing the brown vs. black thing.
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
Taylor Swift
Sofia Vergara
Sofia Vergara
Solange
Solange
Olivia Wilde
Olivia Wilde
Penelope Cruz
Penelope Cruz
Nicole Kidman
Nicole Kidman
Katy Perry
Katy Perry
Mila Kunis
Mila Kunis
Kate Winslet
Kate Winslet
Katie Holmes
Katie Holmes
Julianne Moore
Julianne Moore
Jessica Alba
Jessica Alba
Ciara
Ciara
Cara Delevingne
Cara Delevingne
Beyoncé
Beyoncé
Anne Hathaway
Anne Hathaway
Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie
Kate Beckinsale
Kate Beckinsale
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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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