smoky eye

American  

[smoh-kee ahy] / ˈsmoʊ ki ˌaɪ /

Also smokey eye

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.

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Etymology

Origin of smoky eye

First recorded in 2005–10

Example Sentences

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 • Jan. 25, 2025

Then there's Jacobs himself, who is fond of posting Instagrams in a full smoky eye or with a fresh pedicure, showing us how makeup can be for the everyday.

From New York Times • May 10, 2021

“I think a lot of people have realized that the same smoky eye can be somewhat boring,” she says.

From The Guardian • May 8, 2020

Women are urged all the time to do many of the things we find so weird in Holmes: to go blond, perfect a smoky eye, adopt a more masculine tone.

From Washington Post • Mar. 26, 2019

Now that I’m dressed, the hair totally works, and I’ve got the rosy cheeks thing and the smoky eye thing and the freckled shoulder thing all happening at once.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli