If you’ve ever looked upon the likes of Bella Hadid or Marilyn Monroe and wished that you, too, could have that iconic and seductive squint, it turns out you can ― even if you don’t have that eye shape naturally. All the makings of the perfect smoldering bedroom eye can be found in one beauty trend that’s currently proliferating on TikTok: Siren eyes.
After furiously scrolling through some tutorials and experimenting in front of my own makeup mirror, I discovered that the technique boils down to elongating your existing eye shape by strategically applying drawn-out liner and brown-toned eyeshadow on both the outer and inner corners of the eye, coupled with a few key points of highlight.
When scrolling through the #sireneye page of TikTok ― a hashtag that has already amassed 12.5 million views ― you’ll find that even though everyone has their own unique methods of madness for getting this sultry stare, it will usually involve a couple of brown eyeshadows or contour products, with one shade being darker than the other.
Choosing to use an eyeshadow palette like the Anastasia Beverly Hills’ “Soft Glam” or the “Naked2 Basics” palette by Urban Decay is a great way to have all your shadows in front of you, rather than trying hunting for separate colors.
One of the most distinct hallmarks of this look (and possibly the most intimidating to pull off) is the tiny triangle-shaped wing placed at the inner corner of the eye that should be drawn in a somewhat downward-facing angle using a fine-tipped liner, like Lancôme’s precision liquid pen, or an easy-glide pencil like a gel liner from Urban Decay. This part is key for creating the illusion that your eyes appear more cat-like, elongated and lifted at the outer corners.
After testing this out for myself multiple times, one of my favorite things about this look is how customizable it is. Depending on which products you use and the way you apply them, you can achieve a mood that’s more natural-looking or something entirely dramatic. For instance, using a brown-toned eyeshadow or an eyeliner pencil is going to look a bit more subdued than a harsher black line done with a liquid liner.
To hop on the trend, keep scrolling to see some popular products and tools that TikTokers have been using to achieve this look out for themselves.
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