doe-eyed’ effect

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

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English term or phrase:	'doe-eyed’ effect
Selected answer:	soft, naive look (big eyes like a female deer)
Entered by:	RHELLER

15:23 Apr 10, 2006

English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Cosmetics, Beauty

English term or phrase: doe-eyed’ effect

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

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

Sanjiv Sadan (X) KudoZ activity Questions: 311 (1 open) (1 without valid answers) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 5
Local time: 17:27

soft, naive look (like a female deer)

Explanation:
somewhat innocent, big eyes

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RHELLER
United States
Local time: 05:57

Grading comment

Thanks to both of you for your great help.
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4 +15

soft, naive look (like a female deer)

RHELLER

3 +5

make the eyes look bigger

suezen

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2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +15

soft, naive look (like a female deer)

Explanation:
somewhat innocent, big eyes

RHELLER
United States
Local time: 05:57
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

Thanks to both of you for your great help.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

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

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

make the eyes look bigger

Explanation:
like Bambi in the film by Walt Disney because deer appear to have very big eyes with black contours around them

suezen
Local time: 13:57
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English

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