The Crazy-Huge Difference Your Eyeliner Color Makes
Demonstrated by 18 celebrities doing the brown vs. black thing.

If you go into a woman's makeup bag, chances are you're going to fish out a black eyeliner over a brown one. But talk to any makeup artist and they'll tell you that tawny and chocolate shades can read less harsh and more flattering to a variety of different complexions and eye colors. It's actually kind of fascinating to see the big difference a little color change can make...here, 26 celebrity examples.

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift

Sofia Vergara

Sofia Vergara

Solange

Solange

Olivia Wilde

Olivia Wilde

Penelope Cruz

Penelope Cruz

Nicole Kidman

Nicole Kidman

Katy Perry

Katy Perry

Mila Kunis

Mila Kunis

Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet

Katie Holmes

Katie Holmes

Julianne Moore

Julianne Moore

Jessica Alba

Jessica Alba

Ciara

Ciara

Cara Delevingne

Cara Delevingne

Beyoncé

Beyoncé

Anne Hathaway

Anne Hathaway

Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie

Kate Beckinsale

Kate Beckinsale
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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.