10 celebrity looks that prove the smokey eye isn’t going anywhere

The smokey eye is undoubtedly one of Bella Hadid’s signature makeup looks and damn, does she make it look good. The model usually opts for a smokey eye with a cat eye twist to accentuate her almond-shaped baby blues, and in our opinion it’s a winner every time. 

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Serving Milan fashion week realness AKA OTT in all the right ways, Italian shoe designer Amina Muaddi blended her smokey eye with another trend – pink eye makeup – for a double-down combo of goodness that honestly, we weren't fully prepared for. Give us a second to catch our breath...

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If there was ever a human born to rock a smokey eye, it’s model Jasmine Tookes. The 30-year-old is no stranger to the makeup look in its many forms but personally we love to see her in muted brown-leaning moments like this wearable everyday haze of matte chocolate eyeshadow.

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The great thing about the smokey eye is how creative you can get with the colours you use to create a smouldering shadow. Model Iris Law set the tone for Bvlgari at Milan fashion week with a copper-hued grimy eye look that offset the brand’s boujee jewellery.

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Influencer Emma Chamberlain embraced the eye-opening smokey eye shape of the ‘60s at the 2021 Met Gala, accenting the look with a metallic pop of moss green pigment in the centre of her lids. 

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Honestly, we don’t know if Normani has ever looked bad a day in her life. In fact, we’ve yet to see the singer in a makeup look we don’t love and want to recreate ourselves, and this smokey halo eye makeup is no exception.

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In all honesty, Vanessa Hudgens pretty much introduced us to the modern smokey eye during her notorious bad girl exit from her days as a Disney star – and we thank her every day for having the cajones to commit herself to the rock ’n’ roll lifestyle. A trailblazer in every sense of the word.

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We know we loved Williams before she bleached her hair and brows, but damn there’s something about the transformation that’s just amplified the beauty of the Game of Thrones stars' beautiful big eyes, and subsequently, her ability to rock the heck out of a smokey eye.

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Queen of creative eye looks, Jodie Turner Smith sets the tone here in a gunmetal grey smokey eye that keeps the focus on her deep brown eyes – which is impressive considering how beautifully elaborate her updo is.

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We don’t know a woman alive who could be a spokesperson for black eyeliner quite like Peltz. The actress and model occasionally amps up the drama with a winged out smokey eye that only further enhances her grey-blue peepers. The things we would do to be able to pull off this look ourselves...

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