Siren Eyes: What They Are and How to Get the Look

What are siren eyes?

The siren eye is a makeup look and an eye aesthetic that took off on social media. It’s named after the sirens of Greek myth, whose gaze was said to be irresistible. The look is:

• Long: the eye appears elongated, extending past its natural outer corner.
• Lifted: the outer corner sweeps up toward the temple.
• Sharp at both ends: a pointed inner corner and a tapered outer wing.

The siren look is the opposite of the soft, round doe eye.

How to tell if you have natural siren eyes

1. Almond outline. Your eyes are clearly longer than they are tall.
2. Upturned outer corners. A line through your inner corners sits below your outer corners.
3. Lids that touch the iris, with no white showing above or below.
4. A defined inner corner that points slightly down and in.
5. Lower lash line that rises toward the outer corner.

If most of these fit, your eyes are naturally siren-like. If not, the look is entirely achievable with makeup.

Siren vs doe vs fox eyes

• Siren: elongated and lifted, with a wing that follows the natural lower lash line up and out. Sultry, but still close to your natural shape.
• Doe: round and open, with thin liner and soft corners. Gentle and bright.
• Fox: the most dramatic lift, with a long, straight wing aimed at a lifted brow tail. See fox eyes.

A simple way to remember it: doe is round, siren is long, and fox is long and pulled up.

Your natural eye type decides how much liner a siren look needs, and the eye shapes guide helps you find it.

Siren eye makeup tutorial

You’ll need a neutral matte shadow, a deeper brown or black shadow, a pencil or gel liner and a precise liquid liner (optional).

1. Prep. Prime the lid so the liner doesn’t transfer.
2. Map the lower wing. Look straight ahead and imagine extending your lower lash line up and out toward the end of your brow. Draw a short line along that path, starting from the outer third of your lower lash line.
3. Connect the top. From the tip of that wing, draw a line back to the upper lash line at about the middle of the eye. The two lines form a narrow, lifted triangle.
4. Fill the triangle at the outer corner.
5. Sharpen the inner corner. Draw a small line from the inner corner pointing down and slightly inward, following the natural direction of the tear duct. This is what makes the eye look elongated at both ends.
6. Smoke the outer V. Blend a deeper shadow over the outer triangle and a little above the wing, diffusing it up and out.
7. Keep the lid neutral. A matte skin-tone or soft taupe on the center of the lid keeps the focus on the corners.
8. Lashes: curl, then add mascara brushed toward the outer corner. Wispy lashes or half strips on the outer third extend the line further.

Natural or no-makeup siren eyes

Smudge a brown pencil along the outer third of the upper and lower lash lines, flick it up and out and blend with a small brush. Add mascara to the outer lashes only. That’s the siren shape in two minutes.

Siren eyes on hooded, round and downturned eyes

• Hooded: draw every line with your eyes open, keep the wing a bit thicker than usual and skip thick liner on the inner lid, which the fold hides. See hooded eyes.
• Round: the extended inner and outer corners add length; keep lower-lid liner off the center of the eye so it doesn’t emphasize roundness.
• Downturned: start the lifted wing a little before the outer corner, so the lift begins where the eye starts sloping down.

Common siren eye makeup mistakes

• Closing the triangle with a heavy block. A thick, fully filled outer triangle can look heavy. Keep the lower wing thin and let shadow soften it.
• Skipping the inner corner. Without the sharpened inner corner, the look reads as a regular wing.
• Following the upper lash line only. The siren shape comes from extending the lower lash line; a wing that only follows the upper lashes is a classic cat eye.
• Drawing with eyes closed on hooded lids. The wing will bend or disappear. Draw open-eyed.

Siren eyes for different eye colors

Brown and black liner suit every eye color. For a colored twist, pair the lifted wing with a shade that contrasts your iris: burgundy or plum with green and hazel eyes, copper and bronze with blue and gray eyes, and deep navy or emerald with brown eyes. Keep the lid neutral so the colored corner stands out.

Eyebrows for siren eyes

A brow with a defined arch and a lifted, tapered tail completes the look. Brush the tails slightly up and out with brow gel, and keep the start of the brow soft so the lift reads at the outer end.

Siren eyes in men

Naturally elongated, upturned eyes are common in men too. Grooming that keeps a clean, slightly lifted brow tail emphasizes the shape; angular frames echo it.

Myths about siren eyes

• “Only almond eyes can do siren eyes.” Any eye shape can wear it; placement changes slightly.
• “Siren eyes need a thick black wing.” The look is about angles, not thickness. A soft brown smudge works too.
• “Siren eyes are an eye type.” It’s a style. Your anatomical shape could be almond, round or hooded.
• “It’s the best eye look.” It’s one trend among many. Wear what you enjoy.

See whether your natural eyes lean siren, doe or fox with the eye shape detector.