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    Wearing These Customized-for-Your-Eye-Color Lipsticks Will Make You Look 10 Times Chicer

    The eyes (and lips) have it.

    By Lauren Valenti
    Published 15 January 2015 In Features

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    We're always coordinating our lipstick colors to our outfits—why has it never occurred to us to have them bring out our peepers? We asked pro makeup artist Caitlin Wooters to share her favorite lipsticks according to eye color with two options: one soft, and the other bold and bright for that extra pop.

    Brown Eyes
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    Brown Eyes

    "Try a deep pink like Maybelline Matte Lip Color in Mesmerizing Magenta ($7.99) or a soft nude like Maybelline Matte Lip Color in Daringly Nude ($5.99)."

    Blue Eyes
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    Blue Eyes

    "Try a blue-toned red like Sonia Kashuk Satin Luxe Lip Color in Red ($9.99) or light dusty pink likeLorac Alter Ego Lipstick in Nymph ($16)."

    Hazel Eyes
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    Hazel Eyes

    "Try a coral peach like Yves Saint Laurent Rouge Lipstick in Corail In Touch ($35) or a medium brown shade like Bobbi Brown Lip Color in Uber Beige ($26)."

    Amber Eyes
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    Amber Eyes

    "Try a warm orange like Ilia Lipstick in Voilà ($26) or cool pink mauve like Make Up For Ever Rouge Artist in Satin Soft Pink ($20)."

    Grey Eyes
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    Grey Eyes

    "Try a light beige like NARS Audacious Lipstick in Liv($32) or plum like NARS Audacious Lipstick in Raquel ($32)."

    Green Eyes
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    Green Eyes

    "Try a light orange like NYX Round Lipstick in Twist; ($4) or a bright pink like Lime Crime Unicorn Lipstick in Centrifuschia ($18)."

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    Lauren Valenti is Vogue’s former senior beauty editor. Her work has also appeared on ELLE.com, MarieClaire.com, and in In Style. She graduated with a liberal arts degree from Eugene Lang College, The New School for Liberal Arts, with a concentration on Culture and Media Studies and a minor in Journalism.

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