The Most Flattering Colored Mascara & Eye Shadow Combos for Every Eye Color

If your dark brown eyes have even a pinch of a warm, golden undertone, you can count on gold shadow to bring it out and make them sparkle. Purple is your most flattering contrast shade for the lashes; go for ultraviolet to really electrify things, or play it subtle and earthy with a deep eggplant.

Tom Ford Crème Color for Eyes in Opale, $45, tomford.com; Lancôme Hypnôse Chromatics Mascara Top Coat in Amethyste, $28, lancome-usa.com.

You need only look to the color palette of a tropical island or the Southwest to see that turquoise and orange make for a perfect pair. Blend warm copper-y shadow across the lids to make light blue eyes pop, then brush navy color, just a couple shades lighter than black, through the lashes to intensify in a way that won't look over-the-top.

Make Up For Ever Artist Eyeshadow in ME728 Copper Red, $21, sephora.com; Dior Diorshow Mascara in Pro- Blue, $28, dior.com.

A brown shadow with shimmer flecks will bring out the lighter tones in the eyes and add a rich, earthy element. And because green and red are complementary colors on the color wheel, you can be sure that anything from a reddish plum to a burgundy wine shade of mascara will enhance your look.

NARS Shimmer Eyeshadow in Galapagos, $25, narscosmetics.com; Clinique Chubby Lash Fattening Mascara in Bodacious Black Honey, $17, sephora.com.

Hazel eyes, which often contain blue, green, amber and brown, are a gorgeous, genetic mystery. You can put just about anything on them and their faint colors will be enhanced, but we like brown to add richness and purple to contrast.

Maybelline Color Tattoo Concentrated Crayon in Lilac Lust, $7, ulta.com; Benefit They're Real! Mascara in Beyond Brown, $24, sephora.com.

A creamy terracotta shadow warms up an amber eye to sizzling levels, while Yves Klein blue mascara jolts the dynamic.

M.A.C. Paint Pot In Rubenesque, $22, maccosmetics.com; Butter London Electralash Amplifying Mascara in Inky Six, $15, nordstrom.com.