Style and Grooming
Siren Eye vs Doe Eye: How Katseye's Daniela and Yoonchae Do Their Eye Makeup (Vogue, Oct 2026)
What is the difference between a siren eye and a doe eye, and how do Katseye's members do them? In Vogue Beauty Secrets videos from October 2026, Daniela said she does a "siren eye," with black winged liner and lashes brushed outward, while bandmate Yoonchae does "the opposite," a softer doe eye with sculpting tricks and aegyo sal. [1] [3] The siren eye pulls your eye long and up. The doe eye makes it look rounder and bigger.
Short answer
- Siren eye (Daniela): black wing, lashes combed out to the sides, warm shadow, a sharp lifted look.
- Doe eye (Yoonchae): brightened center of the face, soft contour, and a shadow under the lower lash line called aegyo sal.
- Pick siren if you want sultry and lifted. Pick doe if you want soft and youthful.
What Daniela showed Vogue
Daniela said she has the "complete opposite" look of Yoonchae and goes for "alluring over innocent eyes." After lining her eyes with jet black wings, she uses L'Oréal Telescopic mascara, which she called her "holy grail" since high school, and brushes the tips of her lashes "more out for that siren look." [1]
In the video, she also said she has "bronzer blindness" and goes in about five times with cream and powder bronzer. She places bronzer higher on the face because lower placement looks "muddy" to her, and uses a cool toned eyeshadow on a small brush for nose contour because it is more precise. [2]
What Yoonchae showed Vogue
Yoonchae said she did not wear eyeliner before moving to the US in 2023 and "looked like a baby." Now she uses pencil and liquid liner. [3] Her "snatched" tricks:
- Concealer dotted under the eyes in an upside down triangle to brighten the middle of the face. [3]
- Powder contour on the inner corners of the eyes and the sides and tip of the nose. [3]
- Brown shadow on the small pocket under each eye, aegyo sal, a Korean technique. She skips it on stage because it looks "cuter" and "Katseye is not a cute concept." [3]
Why these looks are everywhere
Pinterest's October 6, 2026 beauty report listed "manga lashes" up 296% and "doll-eye wispy lashes" up 257% in its searches. [4] Pinterest did not give raw numbers, so read that as rising interest, not a count of people.
How to do a siren eye (original steps)
- Prime and set the lid so liner does not smudge.
- Draw the wing first. Follow the line of your lower lash line up toward the end of your brow. Keep it short and thin.
- Connect it back along the top lashes, thicker at the outer third.
- Add a thin line under the outer third of the lower lashes and blend it slightly. This is what makes it "siren."
- Warm shadow in the outer crease to soften the edge.
- Mascara outward. Brush the outer lashes toward your temples, like Daniela does.
Hooded eyes tip: draw the wing with your eyes open, looking straight ahead. A wing drawn with your eye closed can vanish into the hood.
How to do a doe eye (original steps)
- Skip the long wing. Use a soft brown pencil just on the outer half of the upper lash line.
- Brighten under the eyes with concealer in a small triangle.
- Curl lashes up, not out, and put the most mascara on the center lashes to make eyes look round.
- Try aegyo sal: smile, find the little puff under your lower lashes, and shade just below it with a matte brown. Add a little light shimmer on top of the puff.
- Light inner corner with a pale shimmer.
Which one suits you
| Your eyes | Easier look | |---|---| | Round or big | Siren, to add length | | Almond | Either | | Downturned | Siren, to lift the outer corner | | Small or deep set | Doe, to open them up | | Monolid | Either. Draw the wing with eyes open. |
Mistakes to avoid
- Too thick a wing on the bottom. It closes the eye.
- Dark aegyo sal. It should look like a shadow, not a line.
- Liner on the inner rim (the waterline) if your eyes get irritated. Keep liner on the skin.
Products you actually need (original)
You do not need their exact products. For either look:
- A black liquid or gel liner with a fine tip for the wing.
- A soft brown pencil for the doe eye and for aegyo sal.
- A matte cool brown shadow for contour. Cool tones look like real shadow. Warm tones look like bronzer.
- A lengthening mascara for the siren eye, and a curling one for the doe eye.
- A concealer one shade lighter than your skin for the brightening triangle.
Do a "day" and "night" version
Day siren: brown pencil wing, no lower liner, mascara pulled out. It still lifts the eye but looks softer.
Night siren: full black wing, smoked lower outer corner, and a thin line of shimmer on the center of the lid so the eye catches light.
Day doe: concealer triangle, curled lashes and a tiny bit of aegyo sal. That is it.
Night doe: add a soft pink shimmer on the lid, a pale inner corner and a few individual lashes in the center of the lash line.
How to practice without wasting a morning
- Practice the wing at night, before you wash your face, so mistakes do not matter.
- Draw one eye, take a photo, then match the second eye to the photo. Mirrors flip things and make matching harder.
- Use micellar water on a pointed cotton swab to clean up the wing edge. A clean edge makes even a short wing look pro.
Quick takeaway
Daniela's siren eye: black wing, lashes brushed outward, bronzer placed high.
Yoonchae's doe eye: brightened center, inner corner contour, aegyo sal off stage.
Siren adds length and lift. Doe adds roundness.
Draw liner with your eyes open if you have hooded eyes.