Are you looking for some of the best purple eyeliners including liquid, gel, pencils or pen? Would you like to learn how to wear them or would you like to whether this they are is suitable for blue, brown, hazel or green eyes or not? We’ve got all that including the best brands as well as ways to get the best look just like the catwalk shows you always watch!

A great way to move away from the common black, grey and brown eyeliners is to try purple colored eyeliners. It adds a little vibrancy and color without going to the extra course, just like any other eyeliners, they come in different forms including liquid, pencil, pen, and gel and in slightly different shades that vary from dark to deep (plum) to light to bright brands giving either a matte finish or a shimmery one. The choice is all yours.

Before we look at how to wear them and which eye colors does it compliment best, let us look at some of the best liquid, gel, pencil (pen) as well as shimmery brands.

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Best overall

On the best purple colored eyeliners, there are so many brands, several shades or types from almost every eyeliner manufacturer. Therefore, any attempt to give a list is not all-inclusive. However, some of the popular brands include the following.

MAC Cosmetics Pearl glide intense – Designer Purple (shimmery or glittery)
Almay Intense i-Color – Purple Amethyst
NYX Mechanical Eye Pencil, Deep
NYX Cosmetics Studio Liquid Liner Extreme
Barry M Bold Waterproof – pencil
Rimmel Scandaleyes Waterproof Kohl Kajal Liner,
L’oreal Paris Infallible Silkissime , 240 Pure
A. Girl Gel Glide Pencil 366
still Smudge Stick Waterproof Eye Liner, Tang
l.f. Eyeliner and Shadow Stick, Plum
Bare Minerals Big & Bright – Plum –
Rimmel Soft Kohl – Purple Passion
Too Faced Perfect Eyes Waterproof- Perfect
Blinc Blinc – dark
MAC Rich Purple Chromagraphic Pencil – dark toned

If you looking for any of the above brands, ensure you check on your local beauty shop or on the leading online stores including drugstore.com, boots.com, and amazon.com, target.com, Walgreens, Walmart, eBay.com, or respective manufacturers websites.

Furthermore, we will not go into details on each of the above brands of purple gel eyeliners. We will expect you to see color swatches, read reviews and user rating. You do not want to end up with a dark purple liner when you wanted a bright or light one.

Best liquid

Liquid eyeliners will provide smooth application, a bolder color, less smudging (especially if waterproof), less clumping and they are easier to clean up for the same reason of not smudging. If you are looking for some of the best liquid purple eyeliners, you need to try the following brands:

Milani “Liquid Eye” Liquid-Like Eye Liner Pencil – #07
blinc Liquid
Almay Intense i-Color, Amethyst
NYX Studio Liquid Liner, Extreme
l.f. Studio Cream PLUM – Makeup Liquid Waterproof ELF
MILANI LIQUID EYE Metallic Pencil – Perfect

Again, the list is not conclusive. Many other brands we have not listed exist. If you have an extra ordinary brand, you would us to know, kindly list it on the comment section.

Best gel

Picking on purple gel eyeliner is a great way of achieving vibrant or bold looks compared to a pencil one due to its easy to apply a creamy formula. You need to be careful while applying it with your eyeliner brush not to apply it on your entire eyelid. Since there are different shades, go for what will complement your skin tone and eye color best. Some of the best gel purple colored eyeliner to give a try include:

Maybelline Eye Studio Lasting Drama Gel, Limited Edition, Velvet Cailyn Cosmetics
Essence sparkling
Starry Long Lasting Waterproof – Gel with Brush Violet
Rimmel London Scandaleyes 24H Waterproof Gel Eyeliner With Brush – 003
l.f. Cream Eyeliner, Punk
Bobbi Brown Violet Ink Long-Wear Gel Liner

There are tons of purple colored eyeliners gel waiting for your ranging from bright to darker shades. Read reviews, see user rating and see color swatches to determine the exact purple shade you require.

For brown eyes

Is going for purple eyeliner for brown eyes a good idea? What if you have brown eyes and a fair skin? Can it still look stunning for people who have dark brown eyes? If any of these questions are your worry too, you deserve to know that this color is ideal for people who have brown eyes including those with dark brown eyes.

Brown is a neutral color, it will be accentuated by a number of eyeliner including purple, plum, black, gray, bronze, green, navy blue, deep navy blue, as well as blue eyeliners. In fact, according to udemy.com, “one of the best looking colors that work best with brown eyes is purple.”

However, it will be a good idea to avoid cool purple shades if your skin has yellow tones as well as mauves and light pink eyeliners.

On how to wear them for brown eyes, it will all depend on the looks you want to achieve. Daytime use might need subtler application while a little adding drama or shimmer for a night even will be perfect. Just get a good tutorial (purple eyeliner tutorial) online to guide you on how to achieve the looks you want.

Finally, on brown eyes and fair skin or darker skin issue, people with fair skin can opt for lighter shades including bright purple one while those with darker skin complexion will look better in dark shades. If you are fair skinned, be very careful if you want to use a darker shades since it could look a bit harsh.

For blue yes

Purple is a good eyeliner color for blue eyes since opposite complement each other i.e. blue-eyed girls can opt for not only this color but also other richer colors including lavender, turquoise, pink, gold, blue and copper.

For green eyes

Purple eyeliner on green eyes — For green eyes

Do they make green eyes pop or are purple eyeliner good for green eyes? What am I have blue-green eyes, can I still wear this color?

Women blessed with green eyes deserve to know deserve to know that dark shades, dark turquoise, or gold eyeliner will flatter their green eyes so well. Even if you have blue-green eyes, purple is still a good choice for you. This color will particularly make green colored eyes to pop.

For hazel eyes

Finally, if you have hazel eyes, purple or green eyeliners will complement your eyes, making you look stunning. Consider your skin complexion avoiding darker one if your skin is fair since they may look a little harsh.

How to wear them for best looks

When it comes to wearing them, especially if you

Purple eyeliner used on lower lash line — When used on lower lash line

have blue, hazel, green or brown eyes, your creativity is your only limitation. You have a choice to go for subtle looks or add a little drama with sensual purple looks or even for shimmery or glittery ones.

You have a wide choice of shades ranging from dark to plum to bright purple to play around with, depending on the looks you want to achieve, your skin complexion, or the event you will be attending while wearing your purple colored liner.

Simple but classic look

You will apply your eyeliner from the center of the upper lash line to the outer eye corners. While doing so, ensure that as you move towards your eye corner, make the line bolder while towards the center of your lash line, and make it as close to your lash line as possible i.e. blend it into your lash line

Sensual purple look

For a sensual or sexy look, apply your eyeliner on your upper lash line as above before tracing your purple pencil liner along your bottom eye waterline. Being subtler compared to black will help in bringing out your hazel, blue or green eyes so well.

Purple-colored cat eye look

Just as you often create cat eye looks with your black or grey eyeliner, you can create a colorful one using purple colored eyeliner. This will give you a great evening look.

Purple cat eyes - Kathryn Wirsing courtesty of marieclaire — Cat eyes – Kathryn Wirsing courtesy of marieclaire

Smoky looks

By smudging your eyeliner, you can easily create a partial purple smoky eyeliner look. This gives you alluring smokey eyes look great for an evening event.

Complement it with other eye makeup

If you are wearing an eyeshadow, ensure it compliments your eyeliner i.e. nicely putting on this color without coupling it with a good eyeshadow color might ruin your looks. Depending on your skin complexion and eye color, try colors such as brown (including shimmery brown for evening events or night outs), silver, lavender, some shades of pink, turquoise, etc

For mascara, apply two coats of black mascara with an option of purple or eggplant hits on your eyelash tips. This will look wow!

To avoid allergies

Some people have sensitive eyes than others. If you are among those with sensitive eyes, you can avoid instances of allergy by going for brands without carmine ( i.e. carmine free). Carmine is used as a dye in a number of products that come in red, pink and purple shades.