eye shadow

American  

Or eyeshadow

noun

• eye shadows
  plural

1. a cosmetic coloring material applied to the eyelids.

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eye shadow British  

noun

1. a coloured cosmetic put around the eyes so as to enhance their colour or shape

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• eye shadows
  plural

Etymology

Origin of eye shadow

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

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eye shadow

Charlotte Tilbury, the celebrity makeup artist and cosmetics entrepreneur, is famous for her Magic Cream, Pillow Talk lipsticks and Golden Goddess eye shadow.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

To perfect Fanning’s Space Age skin makeup, department head Erin Ayanian used a sparkly, turquoise cream eye shadow, bought in bulk since it came in tiny containers.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

“We started to see a lot more intensive makeup looks, with contouring and heavy eye shadow application.”

From MarketWatch ● Feb. 7, 2026

She said L'Oréal objected on the basis it owned the Urban Decay make-up brand, which has a range of eye shadow palettes called Naked.

From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2025

Saint Sarah hugs her so hard that she leaves shimmering eye shadow on Sausun’s veil.

From "Saints and Misfits" by S.K. Ali