Let the Eyes Have It: How to Use Colored Liner

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As the seasons change, so should your makeup routine. Obviously, you might need different shades of foundation or lighter coverage, but you can embrace the warmer weather by experimenting with colored eyeliner.

Colored eyeliner can be a wonderful way to accent your eyes and help you achieve either a glamorous look or something fun and flirty. Colored liners can be used to enhance your eye color and are really easy to apply.

The easiest way to wear colored liners is with a thin to medium line at the base of your lashes -- the way you might wear a black or brown liner. Keep the rest of your eye makeup toned down. A wash of neutral eye shadow is all you really need to accompany this look because you definitely don't want to over do it.

If you are feeling bold, you can wear the liner on the bottom. Apply a neutral eye shadow to your eyelid, add mascara and then you're ready to go! For ladies with dark-brown, green or hazel eyes, using a purplish shade will definitely make your peepers pop. Emerald-green eyeliner works best with hazel or green eyes, and blue eyeliner works best with just about every eye color. For the brave souls, you may want to try applying bright blue. Navy blue also works great for those who are going for the fun but professional look.

So are you up for the challenge? Black Voices has got you covered with tips and examples of some of our favorite celebrities rocking the colored liner trend. Let them be your inspiration!


Rihanna looks daringly chic with her pinkish red liner under her eye paired with false lashes.

Vivica A. Fox
used white eyeshadow to line the inner corner of her eye to make her eyes look bigger and brighter.

Rih Rih is wearing shadow as a liner on her lower lash line.


Jessica Alba
is highlighting her lovely eyes with turquoise liner on the top and bottom lid.

Rihanna, again, here she chose a grayish-blue liner to complement her eyes.

Solange Knowles is rocking a light-purple shadow under her eye to show off her brown eyes.

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