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    Makeup How-To: Wear Light Purple Eyeliner for Brown Eyes

    Make your brown eyes sparkle with these light purple shadow and eyeliner combo.

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    how to wear light purple eyeliner

    (Image credit: Kathryn Wirsing)

    Step 1. No need for a brush. Using your ring finger, press on a lavender shimmer shadow all over the lid to the crease.

    Step 2. Use a soft kohl eyeliner for the thickest application. Then apply a light purple eyeliner from the inner corner of the eye to the outer corner.

    Step 4. Using a black kohl eye pencil, fill in your waterline and lower lashes.

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    Step 5. Make the light purple liner pop. Wing the black liner out in one stroke, starting from the bottom outer corner or your eye.

    Step 6. (Optional) Apply a purple mascara to really bring out the color.

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