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The eye makeup chooser

Find the shades that will best accentuate your hair and eye colour
By Jen O'Brien
The eye makeup chooser

If you've been using the same eyeshadow and liner for the past decade it may be time to update your look. Because trying new shades can sometimes be intimidating we enlisted the help of top makeup artist Michelle Rosen for tips on how to best play up our features.

Scroll through the list below and select the description that most closely matches your features.

Select your hair and eye colour: Brunettes with blue eyes Brunettes with hazel/green eyes Brunettes with brown eyes Black hair with brown eyes Blondes with blue eyes Blondes with hazel/green eyes Blondes with brown eyes Redheads with blue eyes Redheads with hazel/green eyes Redheads with brown eyes

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"; switch(x){ case "Brunettes with blue eyes": mr_image = "01"; mr_product = "Quo's Minerals Matter eye quad in Downtown Brown"; mr_answer = x2 + "violet, browns, grey, brown-pink, beige-pink, mocha, bronze gold, and camel." + x3 + mr_image + x4 + mr_product + x5; break; case "Brunettes with hazel/green eyes": mr_image = "02"; mr_product = "Urban Decay's Urban Ammo eye palette (available at Sephora)"; mr_answer = x2 + "apricot, peach, salmon, purples, bronze-green, brown-green, caramel, greens with gold, khaki, chocolate browns and mocha." + x3 + mr_image + x4 + mr_product + x5; break; case "Brunettes with brown eyes": mr_image = "03"; mr_product = "Sephora's Pure Natural Island Sunset Palette"; mr_answer = x2 + "plums, champagne, grey brown, charcoal grey, chocolate brown, deep muted greens, bronze and purple." + x3 + mr_image + x4 + mr_product + x5; break; case "Black hair with brown eyes": mr_image = "04"; mr_product = "Yves Rocher's Eye Powder Quartet in Variety of Crystals"; mr_answer = x2 + "plums, champagne, deep muted greens, bronze and purple." + x3 + mr_image + x4 + mr_product + x5; break; case "Blondes with blue eyes": mr_image = "05"; mr_product = "Quo's Minerals Matter eye quad in Pillow Talk"; mr_answer = x2 + "beige, beige-pink, peachy-pink, brown-pink, soft peach, light pink, bronze gold, white gold, champagne, taupes, warm bronze and muted mauves." + x3 + mr_image + x4 + mr_product + x5; break; case "Blondes with hazel/green eyes": mr_image = "06"; mr_product = "L'Oreal's Wear Infinité Made for Me Naturals Eye Shadow Quads in Rose Fields"; mr_answer = x2 + "soft purples, taupes, mauve, bronze-green, golden browns and violet." + x3 + mr_image + x4 + mr_product + x5; break; case "Blondes with brown eyes": mr_image = "07"; mr_product = "GOSH's Trio in Golddigger"; mr_answer = x2 + "pinky brown, light mauve, taupes, creams, greens with gold and champagne." + x3 + mr_image + x4 + mr_product + x5; break; case "Redheads with blue eyes": mr_image = "08"; mr_product = "CoverGirl's Eye Enhancers in Blossoms"; mr_answer = x2 + "peach, warm browns, pinks, lavender, brown-pink, muted mauves and copper." + x3 + mr_image + x4 + mr_product + x5; break; case "Redheads with hazel/green eyes": mr_image = "09"; mr_product = "Kat Von D's True Romance eyeshadow palette in Ludwig (available at Sephora)"; mr_answer = x2 + "apricot, bronze, bronze-green, khaki, golden browns and caramel." + x3 + mr_image + x4 + mr_product + x5; break; case "Redheads with brown eyes": mr_image = "10"; mr_product = "L'Oreal's Wear Infinité Made for Me Naturals Eye Shadow Quads in Summer Dusk"; mr_answer = x2 + "plums, champagne, coppers, peach, warm browns, greys, golden browns, green and purple." + x3 + mr_image + x4 + mr_product + x5; break; default: mr_answer = " "; break; } mr_element.innerHTML = mr_answer; } hair_eye_choice(0);

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