History Main / ExcessiveEvilEyeShadow

* In ''Series/Charmed1998'', whenever the Sisters become evil, their eye make up becomes heavier. It's especially noticeable during Phoebe's brief stint as the Queen of the Underworld in Season 4, but it dates as back as Season 1, when she was possessed by the Woogyman, and even extends to an alternate timeline's Piper when she went rogue and became a revenge-obsessed anti-heroine.

* Actually worn by the heroine of ''VideoGame/VelvetAssassin'', and she's not evil... sort of. Does violently stabbing Nazis to death count as evil?

* VideoGame/Persona5: As part of the goth motif the character has in general, the Shadow form of [[spoiler: Sae Niijima]] has black eyeshadow all around her eyes.
* VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI: The villain Kefka has a penchant for dressing like a clown, which includes stark-white face paint and dramatic red eyeshadow drawn into points.
* VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII: Main villain Ultimecia has markings on her face that resembles heavily applied eyeshadow. [[spoiler: When she is possessing the body of Edea Kramer, Edea also has heavy eyeshadow. This is a clue that Ultimecia is in control at the time.]]

-->'''The Chick:''' Where are your glasses? ''*{{Gasp}}!*'' You're ''[[EvilMakeover evil!]]''

-->You're not a witch, are you? He said, fumbling awkwardly with his pike.
-->Of course not. Do I look like one?

Considering villains tend to go overboard, this is usually also accompanied with ''lots'' of [[UncannyValleyMakeup extra creepy makeup]], and some [[EeriePaleSkinnedBrunette pale foundation and a dark wig or hair dye]] to make the character ''really'' [[LooksLikeCesare look like Cesare]]. Finishing this fearsome facial are EvilEyebrows, either natural or (probably) plucked and stenciled on.

* The Evil Queen Regina in ''Series/OnceUponATime''.

* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': By the time of the after-party feast, the [[{{Guyliner}} eyeliner Louis de Pointe du Lac had worn]] at the Mardi Gras ball has become so smudged that it resembles a thick layer of black eyeshadow, which adds a dramatic flair to his green vampire eyes. Although Louis typically isn't cruel towards his human prey, being blood-starved for the past three nights means that his vampiric urges completely override any empathy he might have felt, so Louis indulges in excessive violence by [[{{Jawbreaker}} ripping out a man's lower jaw]] before exsanguinating him.

* In ''LightNovel/AnotherNote'', [[VillainProtagonist Beyond Birthday]] wears copious amounts of theatrical makeup, including heavy eyeshadow and [[{{Guyliner}} eyeliner]], so he can [[IJustWantToBeYou look more like]] [[VillainousCrush his senpai, L]].

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* ''Series/TheEternalLove'': Yi Huai starts wearing dark colours and black eyeshadow after he decides to usurp the throne.
* ''Series/WordOfHonor'': Wen Kexing wears red eyeshadow when he's acting as the Master of Ghost Valley.
* ''Series/IceFantasy'': The [[BigBad Fire King]] wears the most eyeshadow of any character in the series. His daughter Yan Da inherited his fondness for it, though she's more of an AntiVillain than truly evil.

* Dr. Renfro[=/=]Madame X from ''Series/DarkAngel''.
* Caroline from ''Series/TheVampireDiaries'' gets this upon first becoming a vampire. Dropped after a few weeks when writers realized it was ridiculous, as Caroline isn't evil and nor is she trying to look different, and other vampires don't have this effect.

** Also Ensign Hoshi and T'Pol in the MirrorUniverse episode of ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'', given their roles as more sensual, sexually manipulative characters. It also adds to the Original Series look though, once they board the ''USS Defiant'', which has been brought to their universe from Kirk's time.
* Along with a new black wardrobe in series 4 of ''Series/{{Merlin 2008}}'', Morgana also gets dark green eyeshadow.
* Mab in ''Series/{{Merlin 1998}}'' wears dark eyeshadow.
* The Evil Queen Regina in ''Series/OnceUponATime''.
* ''Series/HorribleHistories'' has a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9XSnUo1rpGA sketch]] in which Vikings use eye makeup to make themselves appear more intimidating. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPDAxB38hWc Ivan the Terrible]] also sports some extreme eyeshadow, and Dick Turpin wears eyeliner (even if it does heighten his sexiness more than the evilness [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KbXyALq7uA the song]] is trying to emphasize).

* InUniverse in ''Series/{{Rome}}'' when the fact that Marc Antony has 'blackened his eyes with soot' when GoingNative in Egypt is used as propaganda against him.
* The most obvious difference between One and his EvilTwin Jace Corso in ''Series/DarkMatter'' is that the latter wears black {{Guyliner}}. Most excessive in his first appearance.
* In ''[[Series/Charmed1998 Charmed]]'', whenever the Sisters become evil, their eye make up becomes heavier. It's especially noticeable during Phoebe's brief stint as the Queen of the Underworld in Season 4, but it dates as back as Season 1, when she was possessed by the Woogyman, and even extends to an alternate timeline's Piper when she went rogue and became a revenge-obsessed anti-heroine.
** In the MirrorUniverse from Season 6, all the evil counterpart of the good characters dress in goth-inspired fashion, so of course the evil Charmed Ones have extra heavy eye make up.
* ''Series/{{Smallville}}'': In "Spell", Lana, Chloe and Lois get possessed by a trio of evil witches who are after three Kryptonian crystals. All three [[EvilWearsBlack dress in black]] and were excessive eye shadow.

Villains and evil characters [[MakeupIsEvil tend to wear excessive, dark-colored makeup]] on and around their eyes. The key word here is ''"excessive"'', as in "singlehandedly keeps a cosmetics company in the black" (no pun intended). There are a few ways for the character to apply the Evil Eyeshadow: there's always some on the eyelid accompanied with mascara to darken and lengthen the eye lashes, and the "excessive" extra can be applied as upper or lower eyeshadow... or ''both'' to go the extra villainous mile. The color isn't restricted to just black, but just about any color as long as it's sufficiently dark.

By now the villain has so much product on their face (and [[GoodHairEvilHair hair too, probably]]) that they will have a very real aversion to water...not because it's their WeaksauceWeakness, but because a good splash means YourMakeupIsRunning. Heroes are advised to avoid [[VillainousBSOD making them cry]] or splashing them, as the [[VillainousBreakdown resulting fury won't be pretty]] ({{Pun}} intended).

Despite [[WesternAnimation/WinxClub the Trix girls]] being the page pic, guys can wear Excessive Evil Eyeshadow, usually in the form of GuyLiner. They also tend to be a lot...''quirkier''...than other guy villains. It's also worth noting that this SubTrope of ObviouslyEvil is so exclusively villainous that it's rare to see even {{Anti Hero}}es use Excessive Evil Eyeshadow[[note]]Most {{Anti Hero}}es who do usually are {{Nineties Anti Hero}}es at best[[/note]]. If the character also wears a lot of makeup in addition to the excessive evil eyeshadow, expect them to be a MonsterClown. When the darkness is natural, rather than from cosmetics, it's CreepyShadowedUndereyes — and sometimes it’s hard to tell which of the two the character has going on, because they have what looks a lot like eyeshadow, but no apparent way to acquire it or time to apply it, so apparently their skin spontaneously generates it.

** Among the tropes [[SubvertedTrope subverted]] by ''WesternAnimation/{{Frozen}}'': Elsa wears noticeable purple eyeshadow to go along the perceived GodSaveUsFromTheQueen. Turns out that's not the case: once che gets a grip of her powers, she stops being antagonistic and stands firmly on the heroes' side.

Despite [[WesternAnimation/WinxClub the Trix girls]] being the page pic, guys can wear Excessive Evil Eyeshadow, usually in the form of GuyLiner. They also tend to be a lot...''quirkier''...than other guy villains. It's also worth noting that this SubTrope of ObviouslyEvil is so exclusively villainous that it's rare to see even {{Anti Hero}}es use Excessive Evil Eyeshadow[[note]]Most {{Anti Hero}}es who do usually are {{Nineties Anti Hero}}es at best[[/note]]. If the character also wears a lot of makeup in addition to the excessive evil eyeshadow, expect him/her to be a MonsterClown. When the darkness is natural, rather than from cosmetics, it's CreepyShadowedUndereyes — and sometimes it’s hard to tell which of the two the character has going on, because they have what looks a lot like eyeshadow, but no apparent way to acquire it or time to apply it, so apparently their skin spontaneously generates it.

** ''Film/DoctorStrangeAndTheMultiverseOfMadness'': After several films of ''relatively'' tame make up while she was in the Avengers, Wanda ups her eyeshadow game again in her Scarlet Witch persona. It's especially noticeable against the façade she puts up when Stephen comes to visit, or her Earth-838, happy-mother-of-two counterpart.

** Among the tropes [[SubverdedTrope subverted]] by ''WesternAmimation({{Frozen}}'': Elsa wears noticeable purple eyeshadow to go along the perceived GodSaveUsFromTheQueen. Turns out that's not the case: once che gets a grip of her powers, she stops being antagonistic and stands firmly on the heroes' side.

** Rare heroic example: Megara from ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}''. She was manipulated by [[EverybodyHatesHades Hades,]] but still...

* The most obvious difference between One and his EvilTwin Jace Corso in ''Series/DarkMatter'' is that the latter wears black guyliner. Most excessive in his first appearance.

* Pictured above, the Trix Girls from ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'' are witches who want to take over the Magical Dimension and are [[CardCarryingVillain rather proud of their evil deeds]]. In their witch form, they wear tons dark eyeshadow.

* Pictured above, the Trix Girls from ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub''.

'''The Chick:''' Where are your glasses? ''[{{Gasp}}!]'' You're ''evil!''

--> '''The Chick:''' You're wearing lipstick!
--> '''Dark Nella:''' I know, and eyeliner.
--> '''The Chick:''' Where are your glasses? ''*{{Gasp}}!*'' You're ''[[EvilMakeover evil!]]''

--> '''[[DeadpanSnarker Bakura]]:''' [[LampshadedTrope Yes, nothing says "Evil" quite like womany eyeliner.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddparents'': In "The End of the Universe-ity", Timmy has this when he wears a dark suit given to him by Dark Laser.
* ComicBook/TheJoker has this in Creator/{{Filmation}}'s version of ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'', which was produced in 1968..

Despite [[WesternAnimation/WinxClub the Trix girls]] being the page pic, guys can wear Excessive Evil Eyeshadow, usually in the form of GuyLiner. They also tend to be a lot...''quirkier''...than other guy villains. It's also worth noting that this [[SubTrope Sub-trope]] of ObviouslyEvil is so exclusively villainous that it's rare to see even {{Anti Hero}}es use Excessive Evil Eyeshadow[[note]]Most {{Anti Hero}}es who do usually are {{Nineties Anti Hero}}es at best[[/note]]. If the character also wears a lot of makeup in addition to the excessive evil eyeshadow, expect him/her to be a MonsterClown. When the darkness is natural, rather than from cosmetics, it's CreepyShadowedUndereyes — and sometimes it’s hard to tell which of the two the character has going on, because they have what looks a lot like eyeshadow, but no apparent way to acquire it or time to apply it, so apparently their skin spontaneously generates it.

SubTrope of MakeUpIsEvil.

Subtrope of MakeUpIsEvil.

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