smoky eye

Also smok·ey eye

[smoh-kee ahy]

noun

1. Often smoky eyes a style of eye makeup application in which dark eyeshadow is applied to the top and bottom eyelids and blended for a dramatic effect (often used attributively).

   the perfect smoky eye; gorgeous smoky eyes; a dreamy smoky eye look.

Word History and Origins

Origin of smoky eye¹

First recorded in 2005–10

Example Sentences

“I actually really like Sarah. I think she’s very resourceful. Like, she burns facts, and then she uses the ash to create a perfect smoky eye. Like, maybe she’s born with it; maybe it’s lies. It’s probably lies.”

From Salon

Black hair, a floppy fringe covering a smoky eye, and music from bands like Green Day is probably how most remember the emo sub-culture in the early 2000s.

From BBC

Johnson, wearing smoky eye shadow and pink lipstick, displays the confident appeal of a celebrity sharing her secrets with the audience.

From New York Times

Her Alice careens from the kitchen to the telephone to the vanity mirror, where she executes smoky eye on herself like the Picasso of the cosmetics counter she once was.

From Los Angeles Times

Alice wanted a career on-screen but had to settle for being a department store makeup artist whose talent for smoky eye brought her into contact with the likes of Dyan Cannon, Eydie Gormé and Elizabeth Montgomery.

From Los Angeles Times