laugh lines
noun
US
: wrinkles that appear next to the eyes and that are most noticeable when a person is smiling or laughing
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Additionally, my under-eyes look less sallow and my wrinkles (one horizontally across the forehead and two laugh lines) are not as deep.
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Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
After all, there are very few people whose appearance as a 20-something is immortalized in the public consciousness; the curiosity of seeing yourself—laugh lines and crow’s feet-free—on a small screen across the aisle on a flight, or, more realistically, in a TikTok video.
—Hunter Lacey, Allure, 7 Jan. 2026
Many of the trailer’s laugh lines are due to Alexander Skarsgård, who plays a show director who doesn’t fully get it.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
Pros: Inexpensive; can also be used on laugh lines
Cons: Not the best for dark circles; may be too strong for sensitive skin
The Inkey proves that potent ingredients don’t have to be super expensive.
—Deanna Pai, Glamour, 28 May 2025
His characters feel real and their relationships insightful, though under Clinton Turner Davis’s direction, some laugh lines seem purposely underplayed, as if leaning into the play’s comedy would undermine its eventual tragedy.
—Juan A. Ramírez, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Small smiles revealed previously unnoticed wrinkles or laugh lines.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Soft-spoken with laugh lines and a glint in his saucer-sized blue eyes, his appeal is universal.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2025
Alexander never got the chance to watch his hair go gray, or to see time etch his laugh lines into place.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 1 Feb. 2025
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Tamim Alnuweiri, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
After all, there are very few people whose appearance as a 20-something is immortalized in the public consciousness; the curiosity of seeing yourself—laugh lines and crow’s feet-free—on a small screen across the aisle on a flight, or, more realistically, in a TikTok video.
—Hunter Lacey, Allure, 7 Jan. 2026
Many of the trailer’s laugh lines are due to Alexander Skarsgård, who plays a show director who doesn’t fully get it.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2025
Pros: Inexpensive; can also be used on laugh lines
Cons: Not the best for dark circles; may be too strong for sensitive skin
The Inkey proves that potent ingredients don’t have to be super expensive.
—Deanna Pai, Glamour, 28 May 2025
His characters feel real and their relationships insightful, though under Clinton Turner Davis’s direction, some laugh lines seem purposely underplayed, as if leaning into the play’s comedy would undermine its eventual tragedy.
—Juan A. Ramírez, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2025
Small smiles revealed previously unnoticed wrinkles or laugh lines.
—Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2025
Soft-spoken with laugh lines and a glint in his saucer-sized blue eyes, his appeal is universal.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2025
Alexander never got the chance to watch his hair go gray, or to see time etch his laugh lines into place.
—Corey Buhay, Outside Online, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Laugh lines.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/laugh%20lines. Accessed 27 Jan. 2026.
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