I'm right with you. I SUCK at picking out make-up colors. Thats why I don't really wear anything besided eyeliner and mascara and sometimes eyeshadow. But usually eyeshadow shades aren't the problem, it's the stuff like foundation, blush and lipstick that will look horrible if you don't get the right shade. Eyeshadow doesn't matter that much...at least not to me...but then again it all depends on what you're going for. Natural look? Going out look? Theatrical look? Just play around...thats what I do....and sometimes it works out horribly sometimes I find I like it. Thats all you can do. If you plan on wearing foundation, blush, lipstick and stuff like that you might wanna go to the makeup counter and ask for some help in picking shades. I don't wear that stuff so I don't worry about it. If I DO wear lipstick...it never really looks that bad and you can always tone down the shade of lipstick if it doesn't look right by just blottingand putting some gloss over it. Hope my clueless tips help. Lol