This eyeshadow Nicole Richie wore to the Ace Awards really makes her hazel eyes pop. I mean, can you even deal? It's so pretty on her...

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The thing is, it's just taupe. It's a neutral, people!

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But there's something about the gold undertones in it—they pick up the metallic touch in her eyes and just make them look like huge, glowing hazel orbs. Which actually sounds kind of terrifying when I put it like that, but, whatever, it's still accurate.

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