Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

'doe-eyed’ effect

English answer:

soft, naive look (big eyes like a female deer)

Added to glossary by RHELLER
Apr 10, 2006 15:23
18 yrs ago
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English term

doe-eyed’ effect

English Other Cosmetics, Beauty
For a glamorous ‘doe-eyed’ effect, accentuate the contours of both upper and lower lashes.

What is the implied meaning of doe-eyed’ effect?

Responses

+15
2 mins
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soft, naive look (like a female deer)

somewhat innocent, big eyes
Peer comment(s):

agree Kim Metzger : Sums it up nicely.
0 min
thanks, Kim
agree Elizabeth Lyons : Hi Rita : )
0 min
hi Elizabeth!
agree George Rabel : very comprehensible, Rita
1 min
thanks, George :-)
agree Jeannie Graham
1 min
thanks, Kalimeh :-)
agree Raging Dreamer
2 mins
thank you, dear poet
agree Rachel Fell : ;-) http://www.pic-a-day.co.uk/archives/000144.html
7 mins
great! the asker can not help but understand now :-)
agree Alison Jenner
22 mins
thanks, Alison :-)
agree William [Bill] Gray : It seems to me that it indicates both the softness and prominence of the deer's eyes (as in both answers so far!).
23 mins
thanks, Bill :-)
agree Jack Doughty : Doh, a deer, a female deer... Reminds me of "The Sound of Music".
24 mins
sounds like we have a musician here :-)
agree Peter Shortall
37 mins
thanks, Peter :-)
agree Nesrin : a la Audrey http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/3763887.stm
2 hrs
lovely photo of her, thanks :-)
agree conejo
2 hrs
thanks, conejo :-)
agree Alfa Trans (X)
3 hrs
hi Marju :-)
agree Isodynamia
4 hrs
thanks, Constantina :-)
agree Tatiana Nero (X)
21 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks to both of you for your great help. "
+5
3 mins

make the eyes look bigger

like Bambi in the film by Walt Disney because deer appear to have very big eyes with black contours around them
Peer comment(s):

agree RHELLER : good point :-)
1 min
thanks Rita :-)
agree Refugio : nothing naive about painted eyes
4 mins
thanks Ruth
agree William [Bill] Gray : ... and the picture link from Rachel Fell in Rita's answer gives a good example!
22 mins
thanks William
agree Trudy Peters
49 mins
thanks Trudy
agree NancyLynn
3 hrs
thanks NancyLynn :-)
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