In short: Our eight eye crayon shades each have a natural role. Pearl, Champagne and Sorbet highlight. Sorbet and Mushroom shade the lid. Cocoa, Truffle, Olive and Smoke line and define. If you're choosing just one, Mushroom is the most versatile. If you'd like two that work together, start with an Eye Duo.
Choosing eye colour shouldn't feel like guesswork. We chose these eight shades to be easy to wear on their own and even easier to mix. Here's what each one does and how to wear it.
The highlighters
Pearl: Soft Vanilla Gold
The brightening highlighter. Pearl is a pale cream-ivory with warm vanilla tones and a soft pearlescent shimmer. Sweep it across the lid for a fresh, awake look, or dot it at the inner corner and under the brow to open up the eyes. It doubles as a highlighter on the cheekbones, the bridge of the nose and the cupid's bow.
Pairs with: Smoke, Olive, Truffle or Cocoa. Shop Pearl
Champagne: Warm Honey Gold
A time to celebrate. Champagne is a rich golden shade that blends toasted peach and warm honey tones with a reflective gold shimmer. It has the most sparkle in the range, so it's gorgeous swept over the lid for occasions, or simply dabbed in the centre of the lid to catch the light.
Pairs with: Olive, Cocoa or Truffle. Shop Champagne
Sorbet: Soft Dusty Rose
The flattering pink. Sorbet is a warm neutral pink with mauve rose petal tones and a pearlescent sheen. Build it over the lid for a soft wash of colour and smudge a little beneath the brow. It's the one shade that's equally at home highlighting and shading.
Pairs with: Truffle, Smoke or Cocoa. Shop Sorbet
The shaders
Mushroom: Warm Rosy Taupe
The perfect neutral. Mushroom blends soft taupe with subtle smoky rose tones and a silken metallic sheen. It's the shade to reach for when you want your eyes to look defined without looking made up. Build it across the lid and softly smudge it under the brow.
Pairs with: Cocoa or Smoke. Shop Mushroom
The definers
Cocoa: Burnished Bronze
The everyday bronze. Cocoa is a warm burnished brown with a metallic shimmer. Use it to define the upper and lower lash lines, then blend it into the crease and outer corner for warmth and depth.
Pairs with: Mushroom, Pearl or Champagne. Shop Cocoa
Truffle: Deep Charcoal Taupe
The everyday sculptor. Truffle blends dark chocolate and charcoal tones with a soft metallic sheen. It gives natural, soft definition that suits almost everyone, making it a gentler alternative to a harsh dark liner.
Pairs with: Sorbet, Pearl or Champagne. Shop Truffle
Olive: Dark Khaki Green
The modern alternative. Olive is a rich khaki with forest green tones, velvety slate and a gentle burnished gold shimmer. It works as a neutral in place of black or brown and is surprisingly wearable, even if you've never tried green before.
Pairs with: Champagne or Pearl. Shop Olive
Smoke: Deep Silver Grey
The ultimate smoky eye. Smoke is a deep silver grey with cool steel undertones and a soft satin metallic sheen. Line and smudge it for a soft smoky eye, or flick it out into a soft wing.
Pairs with: Pearl, Mushroom or Sorbet. Shop Smoke
Which shade suits my eye colour?
There are no rules, but these shades are a lovely place to start.
- Brown eyes: almost every shade works. Cocoa adds warmth, Champagne brings out golden flecks and Olive is a beautiful surprise.
- Blue eyes: warm bronze and gold tones make blue eyes stand out. Try Cocoa or Champagne, with Truffle for soft definition.
- Green and hazel eyes: rosy and warm shades such as Sorbet, Mushroom and Cocoa bring out green tones, while Olive deepens hazel.
- Grey eyes: Smoke and Pearl together create a soft, cool contrast.
Not sure where to start? Try an Eye Duo
Each Eye Duo pairs a lid shade with a definer, so the work of matching is done for you.
- Olive & Champagne: golden and green, warm and modern.
- Smoke & Pearl: a soft, bright smoky eye.
- Cocoa & Mushroom: warm, classic, everyday neutrals.
- Truffle & Sorbet: rosy lid, soft taupe definition.
Shade guide FAQs
What's the most versatile eye crayon shade?
Mushroom. It works as a lid colour, a soft crease shade and a gentle definer, and it flatters most eye colours and skin tones.
Which shade is best for highlighting?
Pearl is our brightest highlighter. Use it at the inner corner, under the brow or on the cheekbones. Champagne gives a warmer, more sparkly highlight.
Can I mix eye crayon shades?
Yes. Layer a lighter shade over the lid and a deeper shade along the lash line and crease, then blend where they meet with your fingertip.
Shop the range: Luminous Eye Crayons — eight wearable shades of creamy, 100% natural origin eye colour, made in Italy.
Cindy Lüken
Founder, LÜK Beautifood
Cindy Lüken is a food scientist, chef and award-winning entrepreneur with 25 years of experience, holding a Bachelor of Applied Science in Food and Nutrition and an Honorary Master of Science from the University of Newcastle. She started in the lab, then built and exited her first venture, Luken & May Biscuits, sold on Qantas flights and in stores worldwide. In 2012 she founded LÜK Beautifood, making makeup from food, alongside The Beauty Kitchen, where she shares how to eat for natural beauty and why the same nutrient active ingredients belong in your makeup. She has since won more than 20 awards, including an Innovation Prize from the Prime Minister of Australia.