It is said that Cleopatra used blue-black eye shadow on her upper eyelids, and Nile green on her lower lids. Though it may have worked for the Queen of Egypt, it might be a little too dramatic for a cocktail party in the 21st Century!
The mission of eye shadow is to compliment the beauty of your eyes, not be distracting. One simple rule to follow is that you should never use a shade that overpowers your own eye color -- like blue eye shadow on blue eyes, (More on that at a later date.) It's not that you can¹t use any colored shadows, but in an effort to best enhance your look, we¹re going to first explore neutral eye shadow -- those everyone can wear successfully.
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