smoky eyes

English

Musician Alison Goldfrapp with smoky eyes.

Noun

smoky eyes pl (normally plural, singular smoky eye)

1. 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 (yānxūnyǎn)

• French: smoky eyes, yeux charbonneux
• Polish: przydymione oczy n
• Swedish: sotade ögon n pl

See also

• panda eyes (similar look created unintentionally)