TikTok Makeup Trend 2022: The Siren Gaze Eyes

3 min readAug 11, 2022

The smoked-out gazing look, the sultry eyeliner, taking inspiration from the iconic 90s trend, this elongated shape is the siren eye trend that’s been going viral on TikTok lately.

This is smoky siren eyes trend are the perfect makeup look to captivate social platforms. Apparently, this expression can be done by squinting while also raising the eyebrows and opening the mouth slightly to trap potential partners. But..

What exactly are siren eyes?

Now, women are often called sirens for being so seductive, and dangerous. Think Old Hollywood stars Dorothy Dandridge and Rita Hayworth with their dramatic eye makeup. Now, TikTokers is evoking this sultry look with what they call “siren eyes.” As now TikTok is a great place to delay and prolong your screen time and to be comforted knowing that you’re not alone with your overthinking, but also a place to help you break out of your make-up habit.

So, how to do a siren eye tutorial?

While everyone has their own method of applying it, our favorite is to use these tutorial with tape and follow these steps:

We also saw people talking specifically about siren eyes when TikToker @ aliciabreuer0 gave a tutorial after fans couldn’t stop asking about her eyeliner where she showed how she made her round eyes look more almond-shaped.