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How to make the color of your eyes pop with clothes
Eyes say much about who you are and are also known as the mirrors of the soul. Emphasizing your eyes is a clever way to divert attention from other body parts. A simple way to achieve this, is by using the basics of color theory.
There are two ways to accentuate your eyes with your choice of clothes, and literally create eye-catchers:
1. Wear clothes in your eyes’ complementary color (mainly works for blue, green and brown eyes). The contrast emphasizes the color of your eyes.
2. Wear clothes in the same color group as your eyes (works for all eye colors). The tonal combination strengthens the color of your eyes.
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These rules apply to clothes that frame your face for the best effect. Think: upper pieces, make-up and accessories like scarves that are worn near the face.
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Make green eyes pop with contrasting reds, purples or pinks
The complementary color of green is red, but neighboring colors like purples and pinks are also a good match with green eyes. Experiment and discover what makes you happier: go for eggplant to mauve colors or maybe you’ll feel more comfortable with terracotta hues to deep reds. Feeling bold? Try mixing reds and purples within one outfit for a trendy color-block look.
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Make blue eyes pop with contrasting orange or matching blue
The complementary color of blue is orange, so to create even brighter blue poppers think in the direction of fresh tangerine to warm rusty oranges for your clothes, accessories and makeup. Oranges that border terracotta red also work well.
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Enhance brown eyes with blues, greens or purples
You can go multiple ways with brown eyes. Brown is represented sparingly in the color wheel but is definitely present, in the darker parts of orange. Simultaneously, brown is categorized as a neutral color that can handle lots of combinations. As a complementary color, you can choose from the family of blues but also neighboring colors like green and purple - they all beautifully enhance the brown hue of your eyes. And ofcourse, brown and brown go well together as well.
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Neutral eyes
Then we also have eyes with neutral colors, like black and grey. In this case, the color wheel won’t take you very far. But these neutral colors can handle lots of different options. Keep below rules in mind:
Combine black eyes with darker colors like navy blue, deep purple, burgundy and dark bottle green.
Combine grey eyes with lighter colors like pale blue, light mauve, soft dusty pink and light olive green.
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