well, i have brown eyes too, i definitely dont like brown tones, i really like to do a smoke eyes w/ its like a dark grey green, or maybe dark purple. But remember, the black or dark purple, is just on the corner of the eyes!!Take ur time putting on the mascara!!!I use white pencil inside my eyes to look bigger and the black right on the eyelashes. And a light beige right under my eyebrows too give an up on my eyes.