Brown Eyes: Lupita Nyong'o
Few people on this planet can rock colorful eyeshadow shades quite as well as Lupita Nyong'o — and this might be just one of her best looks ever (especially paired with her fabulous purple Giambattista Valli gown). Since Lupita is an ambassador for Lancome, the Lancome Color Design 5 Pan Eyeshadow Palette in Jacaranda Bloom, $50, might be a good starting point.
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Brown Eyes: Keira Knightley
How's this for a purple eyeshadow look? With her Gothic literature heroine looks, Keira Knightly makes a lavender smoky eye look equal parts classic and editorial. The secret to her makeup here? Rich, metallic shades of purple with a silvery shift, much like the colors in the Maybellline Eye Studio Color Plush Silk Eyeshadow Quad in Purple Icon, $9.99.
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Light Brown Eyes: Ruth Negga
Here's another critically acclaimed actress who makes lavender eyeshadow seem like something classy and vintage: Ruth Negga, who wore a beautiful cat-eyed purple smoky eye like nobody's business. Start with a deep purple that leans close to taupe , then dust a liberal sprinkling of metallic lavender over the top. We think the Pat McGrath Labs Mothership III Eyeshadow Palette - Subversive, $125, would be a great starting point when it comes to recreating this gorgeous look.
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Hazel Eyes: Lily Collins
This look leans a little more high fashion, appropriately so, since Llly Collins was attending a fashion show for Chanel when she wore it. She used a bluish grape shade for a wash of all-over color on her top lid, drawing it outwards into a futuristic wing shape. A nice purple shadow that leans a little blue like Surratt Artistique Eyeshadow in Violaceous, $20, will do you well for this look, especially if you top it off with your favorite mascara (or even a pair of falsies, if you're feeling particularly festive).
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Blue Eyes: Saoirse Ronan
Turns out you can also use lavender eyeshadow for a subtle — albeit slightly alien-esque — glow. Saoirse Ronan wore it to great effect at the 2017 New York Film Critics Awards. A very faint dusting of sheer, shimmery lavender eyeshadow turned out to be the perfect pairing with her bold blackened purple lip and slicked back hair. Just a tiny smattering of Cover FX Shimmer Veils in Amethyst, $28, is all you need for this eye look, though you'll probably also want to pair it with a great purple burgundy lipstick like M.A.C. Lipstick in Cyber, $17.50, if you really want to emulate the sheer drama on display here.
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