panda eyes
plural noun informal
An effect created by mascara or other eye make-up that has smudged, leaving dark marks beneath the eyes: you can avoid panda eyes and streaky cheeks with waterproof products...
- When most of us emerge from the shower, we're usually a bedraggled mess of panda eyes and rouged cheeks.
- I'll usually wash my make-up off to go in the pool though as panda eyes are a bit odd looking!
- Gone was the impeccable make-up and pristine coiffures, replaced by bed hair and panda eyes.
Origin
1960s: from the supposed resemblance to the colouration of a panda's face.