A stye looks like a red, swollen, and painful bump at the base of your eyelashes or just inside the eyelid. If the stye is large enough ... Just like with a stye (and most eyelid bumps), a pimple is ...

Though a bump on your eyelid may look like a pimple, it probably isn't acne-related. Eyelid bumps are often caused by a small infection like a stye or a medical condition like xanthelasma.

But unlike with pink eye, a stye is often accompanied by a pimple-like bump on the eyelid. This bump can also occur inside of the eyelid, causing swelling and redness on the external part of the eye.