smoky eyes

English

Musician Alison Goldfrapp with smoky eyes.

Noun

smoky eyes pl (normally plural, singular smoky eye)

Eyes with a shadowy gradient or dark rings around them, created by the application of black or dark grey eyeshadow or eyeliner.
- 2010, Shani Petroff, Careful What You Wish For, unnumbered page:
  And did I mention the makeup? She had smoky eyes, pink lips, and color on her cheeks.
- 2014, Michelle Madow, Diamonds in the Rough, page 186:
  She did her makeup heavier than usual, imitating the smoky eyes and bright red lips that came up when she Google-searched “flapper makeup.”
- 2014, Michelle Phan, Make Up (Enhanced Edition): Your Life Guide to Beauty, Style, and Success--Online and Off, page 67:
  Think about the difference between dramatic smoky eyes with big full lashes, and demure liquid liner.

Translations

Translations

Chinese:
Mandarin: 煙熏眼／烟熏眼 (yānxūnyǎn)
French: smoky eyes, yeux charbonneux
Polish: przydymione oczy n
Swedish: sotade ögon n pl

See also

panda eyes (similar look created unintentionally)

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