A Field of Greens | An Ode to Green Eyeshadow
If you love green eyeshadows, this post is for you; 48 shades of green from cooler greens to olive greens and everything (and I mean that!) in-between. I’ve broken out the greens into four families: cooler-toned greens, just barely warm-toned greens, more balanced (but warm-toned) greens, and olive-toned greens arranged lightest to darkest (for the most part).
If you need some look inspiration, check out all of the looks submitted by users and myself within the green color category. Here are some of my favorite looks that I’ve shared as well: gold/bronze/green, tropical greens with a pop of pink, mint & emerald greens, chartreuse & olive greens, smoky emeralds, and smoky golds & olives.
Cooler-Toned Slightly Warm-Toned Warm-Toned Olive-Toned
Cool & Crisp | Cooler-Toned
NYX Glass Slipper Prismatic Shadow ($6.00 for 0.04 oz.) is a bright, pale aqua green with subtle, warm golden shimmer, though it read a bit "cool" on...
NYX Glass Slipper Prismatic Shadow ($6.00 for 0.04 oz.) is a bright, pale aqua green with subtle, warm golden shimmer, though it read a bit "cool" on...
City Color Hint of Mint Shimmer Shadow ($6.99 for 0.13 oz.) is a light-medium green with warm, golden shimmer and a metallic finish. The texture was...
City Color Hint of Mint Shimmer Shadow ($6.99 for 0.13 oz.) is a light-medium green with warm, golden shimmer and a metallic finish. The texture was...
Sugarpill Clickbait Loose Eyeshadow ($13.00 for 0.19 oz.) is described as a "metallic mossy teal with golden sheen." It's a softened, medium...
Sugarpill Clickbait Loose Eyeshadow ($13.00 for 0.19 oz.) is described as a "metallic mossy teal with golden sheen." It's a softened, medium...
Milk Makeup Mermaid Parade Eye Pigment ($24.00 for 0.34 oz.) is a bright, medium emerald green with subtle, warmer yellow undertones and cooler,...
Milk Makeup Mermaid Parade Eye Pigment ($24.00 for 0.34 oz.) is a bright, medium emerald green with subtle, warmer yellow undertones and cooler,...
BUXOM Pre-nup Eyeshadow ($12.00 for 0.05 oz.) is described as a "shimmering emerald." It's a softened,...
BUXOM Pre-nup Eyeshadow ($12.00 for 0.05 oz.) is described as a "shimmering emerald." It's a softened,...
Make Up For Ever ME304 Emerald Artist Color Shadow ($17.00 for 0.08 oz.) is a medium-dark, emerald green with subtle, cool undertones and a frosted...
Make Up For Ever ME304 Emerald Artist Color Shadow ($17.00 for 0.08 oz.) is a medium-dark, emerald green with subtle, cool undertones and a frosted...
ColourPop Conjure Up Pressed Powder Shadow ($5.00 for 0.05 oz.) is a muted, medium green with cool undertones and a matte finish. It had semi-opaque...
ColourPop Conjure Up Pressed Powder Shadow ($5.00 for 0.05 oz.) is a muted, medium green with cool undertones and a matte finish. It had semi-opaque...
Urban Decay C-Note Eyeshadow ($19.00 for 0.05 oz.) is a muted, medium green with neutral-to-cool undertones paired with a metallic finish. The more I...
Urban Decay C-Note Eyeshadow ($19.00 for 0.05 oz.) is a muted, medium green with neutral-to-cool undertones paired with a metallic finish. The more I...
Coloured Raine Gumby Eyeshadow ($6.99 for 0.064 oz.) is a medium-dark green with cool undertones and a matte finish. It had good color payoff, which...
Coloured Raine Gumby Eyeshadow ($6.99 for 0.064 oz.) is a medium-dark green with cool undertones and a matte finish. It had good color payoff, which...
Coloured Raine Unexpected Eyeshadow ($6.99 for 0.064 oz.) is a dark jade green with subtle, cooler undertones and a warmer, golden sheen. It had...
Coloured Raine Unexpected Eyeshadow ($6.99 for 0.064 oz.) is a dark jade green with subtle, cooler undertones and a warmer, golden sheen. It had...
Make Up For Ever S300 Pine Green Artist Color Shadow ($17.00 for 0.08 oz.) is a muted, deep green-leaning teal with subtle, cool undertones and a...
Make Up For Ever S300 Pine Green Artist Color Shadow ($17.00 for 0.08 oz.) is a muted, deep green-leaning teal with subtle, cool undertones and a...
Coloured Raine Forbidden Eyeshadow ($6.99 for 0.064 oz.) is a deep green-teal with cooler shimmer and subtle, warm brown undertones. The color payoff...
Coloured Raine Forbidden Eyeshadow ($6.99 for 0.064 oz.) is a deep green-teal with cooler shimmer and subtle, warm brown undertones. The color payoff...
A Touch of Envy | Subtly Warm-Toned
Sydney Grace Springtime Pressed Pigment Shadow ($6.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a bright, light green with subtle, warm undertones and a cooler, aqua-greenish...
Sydney Grace Springtime Pressed Pigment Shadow ($6.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a bright, light green with subtle, warm undertones and a cooler, aqua-greenish...
Sydney Grace Sea Foam Matte Shadow ($5.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a pale green with subtle, warm undertones and a matte finish. It had good color coverage...
Sydney Grace Sea Foam Matte Shadow ($5.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a pale green with subtle, warm undertones and a matte finish. It had good color coverage...
Sydney Grace Perfect Vacation Pressed Pigment Shadow ($6.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a bright, light-medium lime green with subtle, warm undertones and a...
Sydney Grace Perfect Vacation Pressed Pigment Shadow ($6.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a bright, light-medium lime green with subtle, warm undertones and a...
ColourPop Up and Up Pressed Powder Shadow ($5.00 for 0.042 oz.) is a muted, medium green with cooler undertones and a warmer, golden sheen. It was...
ColourPop Up and Up Pressed Powder Shadow ($5.00 for 0.042 oz.) is a muted, medium green with cooler undertones and a warmer, golden sheen. It was...
Urban Decay Kush Eyeshadow ($18.00 for 0.05. oz.) is described as a "grass green shimmer with gold micro-glitter."...
Urban Decay Kush Eyeshadow ($18.00 for 0.05. oz.) is described as a "grass green shimmer with gold micro-glitter."...
Sydney Grace Turtle Bay Matte Shadow ($5.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a muted, medium grass green with subtle, warm yellow undertones and a matte finish. The...
Sydney Grace Turtle Bay Matte Shadow ($5.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a muted, medium grass green with subtle, warm yellow undertones and a matte finish. The...
Make Up For Ever D306 Bottle Green Artist Color Shadow ($17.00 for 0.08 oz.) is a medium-dark, emerald green with flecks of sparkle and a metallic...
Make Up For Ever D306 Bottle Green Artist Color Shadow ($17.00 for 0.08 oz.) is a medium-dark, emerald green with flecks of sparkle and a metallic...
Sydney Grace Evergreen Matte Shadow ($5.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a rich, medium-dark green with very subtle, warm undertones and a matte finish. It was...
Sydney Grace Evergreen Matte Shadow ($5.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a rich, medium-dark green with very subtle, warm undertones and a matte finish. It was...
Sydney Grace Timber Pressed Pigment Shadow ($6.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a deep, forest green with subtle, warm undertones and a cooler green shimmer. The...
Sydney Grace Timber Pressed Pigment Shadow ($6.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a deep, forest green with subtle, warm undertones and a cooler green shimmer. The...
Sydney Grace Island Paradise Matte Shadow ($5.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a medium-dark green with subtle, warm undertones and a mostly matte finish. The...
Sydney Grace Island Paradise Matte Shadow ($5.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a medium-dark green with subtle, warm undertones and a mostly matte finish. The...
L'Oreal Golden Emerald Infallible 24-Hour Eyeshadow ($7.99 for 0.12 oz.) is a vibrant, medium-dark forest green with warmer, olive undertones and...
L'Oreal Golden Emerald Infallible 24-Hour Eyeshadow ($7.99 for 0.12 oz.) is a vibrant, medium-dark forest green with warmer, olive undertones and...
Make Up For Ever ME310 Fir Tree Green Artist Color Shadow ($17.00 for 0.08 oz.) is a dark, forest green with subtle, warm undertones and a pearly...
Make Up For Ever ME310 Fir Tree Green Artist Color Shadow ($17.00 for 0.08 oz.) is a dark, forest green with subtle, warm undertones and a pearly...
On the Fairway | Warm-Toned
Sydney Grace Sea Breeze Matte Shadow ($5.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a light chartreuse green with warm undertones and a matte finish. It had opaque color...
Sydney Grace Sea Breeze Matte Shadow ($5.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a light chartreuse green with warm undertones and a matte finish. It had opaque color...
MAC Chartreuse Pigment ($22.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a bright, light-medium chartreuse with strong, warm undertones. ...
MAC Chartreuse Pigment ($22.00 for 0.15 oz.) is a bright, light-medium chartreuse with strong, warm undertones. ...
Sydney Grace Celebrate Pressed Pigment Shadow ($6.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a bright, lime green with warm undertones and a sparkling, metallic finish. The...
Sydney Grace Celebrate Pressed Pigment Shadow ($6.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a bright, lime green with warm undertones and a sparkling, metallic finish. The...
Coloured Raine Bay Breeze Eyeshadow ($6.99 for 0.064 oz.) is a bright, light-medium lime green with warm, golden sparkle over a metallic finish. The...
Coloured Raine Bay Breeze Eyeshadow ($6.99 for 0.064 oz.) is a bright, light-medium lime green with warm, golden sparkle over a metallic finish. The...
Sydney Grace Meadow Pressed Pigment Shadow ($6.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a light-medium lime green with soft, warm undertones and a mostly matte finish. ...
Sydney Grace Meadow Pressed Pigment Shadow ($6.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a light-medium lime green with soft, warm undertones and a mostly matte finish. ...
Sydney Grace Take the Time Pressed Pigment Shadow ($6.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a medium, grass green with warm, yellow undertones and a shiny, metallic...
Sydney Grace Take the Time Pressed Pigment Shadow ($6.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a medium, grass green with warm, yellow undertones and a shiny, metallic...
Golden Olive is described as a "high frosted green-gold." It's a medium-dark, muted green with warm undertones and a golden khaki frosted finish. ...
Golden Olive is described as a "high frosted green-gold." It's a medium-dark, muted green with warm undertones and a golden khaki frosted finish. ...
Coloured Raine Side of Olives Eyeshadow ($6.99 for 0.064 oz.) is a medium olive green with warm, olive undertones and a golden, metallic sheen. The...
Coloured Raine Side of Olives Eyeshadow ($6.99 for 0.064 oz.) is a medium olive green with warm, olive undertones and a golden, metallic sheen. The...
Sydney Grace Cadet Matte Shadow ($5.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a medium-dark, olive green with warm undertones and a sparkling, metallic finish. It was...
Sydney Grace Cadet Matte Shadow ($5.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a medium-dark, olive green with warm undertones and a sparkling, metallic finish. It was...
Tarte Jaded Metallic Shadow ($14.00 for 0.07 oz.) is a medium-dark, olive green with strong, warm undertones and a golden sheen. It was richly...
Tarte Jaded Metallic Shadow ($14.00 for 0.07 oz.) is a medium-dark, olive green with strong, warm undertones and a golden sheen. It was richly...
Sydney Grace Pear Tree Pressed Pigment Shadow ($6.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a medium-dark green with subtle, warm undertones and warmer, olive green shimmer...
Sydney Grace Pear Tree Pressed Pigment Shadow ($6.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a medium-dark green with subtle, warm undertones and warmer, olive green shimmer...
Sydney Grace Herky Bird Pressed Pigment Shadow ($6.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a deep, army green with warm undertones and a bright, metallic finish. The...
Sydney Grace Herky Bird Pressed Pigment Shadow ($6.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a deep, army green with warm undertones and a bright, metallic finish. The...
Olives on Display | Olive-Toned
Sydney Grace Recruit Pressed Pigment Shadow ($6.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a medium, olive green with warm, bronzy undertones and a frosted sheen. The...
Sydney Grace Recruit Pressed Pigment Shadow ($6.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a medium, olive green with warm, bronzy undertones and a frosted sheen. The...
ColourPop Sideline Pressed Powder Shadow ($5.00 for 0.042 oz.) is a medium-dark olive green with warm, brown undertones and a pearly sheen. It had...
ColourPop Sideline Pressed Powder Shadow ($5.00 for 0.042 oz.) is a medium-dark olive green with warm, brown undertones and a pearly sheen. It had...
Make Up For Ever S324 Bronze Khaki Artist Color Shadow ($17.00 for 0.08 oz.) is a muted, medium olive green with warm, yellow undertones and a satin...
Make Up For Ever S324 Bronze Khaki Artist Color Shadow ($17.00 for 0.08 oz.) is a muted, medium olive green with warm, yellow undertones and a satin...
Make Up For Ever M322 Khaki Artist Color Shadow ($17.00 for 0.08 oz.) is a medium-dark, mossy green with subtle, warm olive undertones and a matte...
Make Up For Ever M322 Khaki Artist Color Shadow ($17.00 for 0.08 oz.) is a medium-dark, mossy green with subtle, warm olive undertones and a matte...
Makeup Geek Jester Foiled Eyeshadow ($9.99 for 0.064 oz.) is described as a "bright mossy green with slight gold undertones." It's a light-medium,...
Makeup Geek Jester Foiled Eyeshadow ($9.99 for 0.064 oz.) is described as a "bright mossy green with slight gold undertones." It's a light-medium,...
Sydney Grace Commission Pressed Pigment Shadow ($6.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a medium, olive green with warm, bronzy undertones and a metallic sheen. It...
Sydney Grace Commission Pressed Pigment Shadow ($6.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a medium, olive green with warm, bronzy undertones and a metallic sheen. It...
Sydney Grace Gold Earth Pressed Pigment Shadow ($6.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a rich, medium-dark olive green with warm undertones and a pearly sheen. It...
Sydney Grace Gold Earth Pressed Pigment Shadow ($6.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a rich, medium-dark olive green with warm undertones and a pearly sheen. It...
Sydney Grace Bravo Matte Shadow ($5.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a muted, medium green with strong, warm olive undertones and a matte finish. It had rich...
Sydney Grace Bravo Matte Shadow ($5.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a muted, medium green with strong, warm olive undertones and a matte finish. It had rich...
Make Up For Ever I328 Bronze Artist Color Shadow ($17.00 for 0.08 oz.) is a medium, olive green with warm, golden undertones and a pearly sheen. It...
Make Up For Ever I328 Bronze Artist Color Shadow ($17.00 for 0.08 oz.) is a medium, olive green with warm, golden undertones and a pearly sheen. It...
Sydney Grace Defiance Pressed Pigment Shadow ($6.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a rich, blackened green with warm, olive undertones and a pearly sheen. The...
Sydney Grace Defiance Pressed Pigment Shadow ($6.00 for 0.06 oz.) is a rich, blackened green with warm, olive undertones and a pearly sheen. The...
Make Up For Ever ME624 Black Gold Artist Color Shadow ($17.00 for 0.08 oz.) is a deep, black-brown with warm, olive undertones and a pearly sheen. It...
Make Up For Ever ME624 Black Gold Artist Color Shadow ($17.00 for 0.08 oz.) is a deep, black-brown with warm, olive undertones and a pearly sheen. It...
All. Just send them all. Wowza. Thanks.
I do love green eyeshadows! This post is for me! It could double as a wishlist for my b-day (coming up in a few weeks). I need to see what holes there are in my collection that I could fill in…
I’m just gasping looking at all the gorgeous greens. My personal weakness is for shimmery dirty olive/bronze greens like Commission, I328, D320, Herky Bird, Sideline, etc. I’m just oohing and aahing over them!
I’m so old I’m beginning to look damn good in pastels… maybe even green
My perfect post. Thank you so much, Christine. So many wonderful greens. You don’t realize how many there already are until you see a post like this and I have quite a few but there are still some that I am drooling over! In particular I really want to pick up some of the Sydney Grace greens. In my book, you can never have enough green shades!
Thank you for posting this, as I needed it in order to talk myself completely out of ordering the Melt pot palette ?
So many of the above are sitting on my WL. Some for a very long time. I tend to forget what’s on it after awhile, these types of posts serve as excellent reminders. Plus, they rekindle whatever feels I had when I first read reviews of them and ooh’d and ahh’d over their respective swatches!
I feel just the same. So useful to have this as Smoke Sessions reappears. I really love the range between slightly warm and practically Chartreuse the most. I also like true greens- that are at the midpoint of the spectrum. So there’s no point in getting SS when those shades are very cool or almost too bordering orange on me. Especially as Sidney Grace is coming up with a new green bundle! Thanks, Christine. Also I just went through my stash and located all of my Chanel Yeux Stylo green liners. So happy I got them before they went to the thick style smudge stick. Hope that goes away and the skinny ones come back.
I am in heaven Christine! You have definitely made my day, this is so, so stunning. I really do appreciate all the work you have done for fellow green eyeshadow lovers.
Thank you for this, it must have been quite a lot of work. All those beautiful colors, just pure eye candy. I have green eyes so I feel like I shouldn’t want green eyeshadow, but I just always do!
I have blue eyes and I wear blue … no rules! 🙂
I love greens! My husband is away so I’m wearing all my greens. He’s not fond of that color. He wasn’t fond of orange neither until a couple of years ago they started calling it coral, then he was down for that. Now my closet has quite a bit of “coral” in it lol! He’s so weird!
Love, love, love greens. Especially the envy, fairway and olive sets. Always on the hunt for the perfect green. So many brands put in too much blue/aqua and I’m always on the hunt for that perfect green. This is such a great display of options. Thanks for posting!
I have been in love with green eye shadow since high school.
I love everything about this post. Just ordered a Melt Smoke Sessions palette, so excited for the green goodness!
Beautiful! I love green eyeshadows, among my faves. Thanks Christine!
Ah! … greens … one of the projects on my life list — I really want to get good at incorporating greens in my eye looks, but I’ve barely scratched the surface. Cool greens are the most challenging for me, as they make me look completely washed out; neutral, light, sage-y (greyed) greens too. I’m much more successful with dark, intense blue-greens, and the entire range of warm greens, from pale (especially near-yellows) to dark, forest to olive. But even the ones I know work for me are challenging. Gotta get better!
Thanks for compiling this for us! I love a good green eyeshadow!